Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 For ADAMcon 26, my wife Erin crocheted a bunch of ColecoVision game characters as raffle prizes (along with the traditional ADAMcon afghan). She posted a group photo of them (with descriptions) to her deviantart website here. But here's a sample: Shameless plug time: She has done some work on commission (including dolls of Londo and G'Kar for J. Michael Straczynski -- creator of Babylon Five -- as a birthday present this year, after his staff saw her deviantart site), a large number of fantasy and SF characters (including Doctor Who), and will be selling stuff in general in the fall. Poke around her gallery if you are interested. If you have a ColecoVision game character that you'd like to see in toy form, make a suggestion! I had asked for a car from Spy Hunter, but she ran out of time before ADAMcon. Enjoy! *Dr. D.* 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTonah Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Well...damn! Those are awesome. I'd be curious about pricing on some of these. I can think of several people who would love these as gifts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Fantastic - regards to Erin Please get back to us with pricing on these, as I surely will take some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Erin says thanks for your kind words! Prices vary on size and time required for making. You can contact her at gingerpoliticat@gmail.com for more specific information. If you want testimonials, you can ask hardhat, adamcon, or newcoleco, each of whom owns one as a prize from ADAMcon 26. *Dr. D.* Edited July 29, 2014 by Dr. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Mr Do one is so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Mr Do one is so cute He was a hard one to make, as his many white polkadots are adhesive felt that had to be cut out and ironed on to stick tightly (for washability). Erin has separate photos of each toy; I just used the group shot for simplicity. I will ask her to post all these to her deviantart site, so you can see them up-close. *Dr. D.* Edited July 29, 2014 by Dr. D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 He was a hard one to make, as his many white polkadots are adhesive felt that had to be cut out and ironed on to stick tightly (for washability). Erin has separate photos of each toy; I just used the group shot for simplicity. I will ask her to post all these to her deviantart site, so you can see them up-close. *Dr. D.* She did an awesome job on these, congrats to her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 She did an awesome job on these, congrats to her! She is really kind of amazed at the positive response to her crochet toys. She taught herself from YouTube videos to pass the time, since so far she has been unable to break into the nepotistic political scene in Cleveland (she was a well-paid staffer and later bureaucrat in several Ministries in Ontario before she moved here after our marriage). One door closes, another opens, I guess... *Dr. D.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 They are really awesome. I got a feeling I seen that blue rabbit in a video game before but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe Penguin Wars... Anyway, they are a work of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Roadkill Frogger is funny... EDIT: I don't know if Erin was doing an homage to Donkey Kong with the gorilla doll, but to me it looks more like the gorilla from Congo Bongo. EDIT #2: Some suggestions for other crochet toys: The Ram-Car from Destructor (or maybe even Destructor himself), The Chef or the Hot Dog from BurgerTime, the player's character from H.E.R.O., Lady Bug, Panama Joe from Montezuma's Revenge, the "mouse face" from Mouse Trap, the angel character from Pepper II, the dinosaur from Roc'n Rope, the astronaut (or perhaps an alien critter) from Space Panic, the main character from Tapper, Winky (from Venture) and the player's spaceship from Zaxxon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 EDIT: I don't know if Erin was doing an homage to Donkey Kong with the gorilla doll, but to me it looks more like the gorilla from Congo Bongo. It was intended as Donkey Kong (he comes with a barrel to throw). She looked at a lot of different box and arcade art for him, since the CV graphics version is kinda simplified. And the same for Mr. Do. I don't think she's ever seen Congo Bongo. *Dr. D.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I would love to see Sydney Hunter as a crochet toy Does Erin accept custom order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I got a feeling I seen that blue rabbit in a video game before but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe Penguin Wars... Actually he was supposed to be the mouse from Mouse Trap (who is just a head in the CV version). The only rabbit in the photo is the brown one, which is not from a game, but rather an inside joke for newcoleco Re: penguins, the cute little guy from Antarctic Adventure was also on the to-do list, but she ran out of time before ADAMcon. I don't doubt that she will make him, though. *Dr. D.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D. Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I would love to see Sydney Hunter as a crochet toy Does Erin accept custom order? I am sure she will, but you will have to contact her for the details. I gave her E-mail in Post #4 above. *Dr. D.* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Mr Do is pretty awesome!!!! I think ladybug and the chef from burgertime would be pretty cool. Circus Charlie and Girls Garden figures from homebrew would look pretty cool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardhat Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I won the Smurf, and the details in it are awesome. It is now resting safely on my son's bed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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