BUILT DIFFERENT: Japanese Soft Vinyl Toys | HOW they’re made, WHY they’re special

This video is about the world of SOFUBI (soft vinyl toys made in Japan). Soft vinyl toys are “a whole ‘nother monster”, in more ways than one, all the way down to how the molds are made. Vinyl pulling is a unique, time-honored, slower-paced process that has produced some of the most pleasant plastic figures on earth.

VINYL WONDER – DURABLE VINYL PAINT
https://www.vinylwonder.com/
WONDER GOBLIN VINYL TOYS
https://www.wondergoblin.com/
MAX TOY CO
https://www.maxtoyco.com/
NEIL EWING / BOMBASTIC PLASTIC
https://www.bombasticplastic.com/
BWANA SPOONS
http://goopygravy.com
MAGITARIUS
https://www.magitarius.com/
LAST BASTION STUDIO
https://www.lastbastionstudio.com/store
CANDIE BOLTON
https://www.candiebolton.com/
LOW TECH STUDIOS
https://www.lowtechstudios.com/

HOW IT WAS MADE: JOY RIDERS & SKY KING (Fantastic HOW-IT’S-DONE info!)
https://www.thebeastisback.com/blog
FUTURETROISTIC ART MAGAZINE (Thank y’all for featuring Steady Craftin!)
http://www.FutuRETROistic.com
RUDE PANDA
http://www.patreon.com/RudePanda

VIDEOS REFERENCED OR SHOWN IN THIS EPISODE:
The Great Process – The world of sofubi you don’t know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLD4OYonFVo
Rampage Toys – How to make SOFUBI
http://rampage-toys.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-sofubi-how-it-all-works.html
Making Toys – Como se hace el SOFUBI? Visitamos una FABRICA…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyiQdHRY0a8
Mighty Jabba’s Collection – SOFUBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Xec0Eniks
Sharmeleon – Japanese Sofubi Toy Factory Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVjU77_Q1s
KaijuKornerAndy – Japanese Soft Vinyl (sofubi) Toy Factory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8R5woxyAY
Wonderbot – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeAErSF_sIw
What is Sofubi? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTIZGZ92Y3Y
Brandon Bwana Spoons – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGu00SszpHU
AllMovieJapan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkIoABKI7ng
Plastic Fantastic: Japan’s obsession with soft vinyl toys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ_w8UpCWPc
Bearo – Japanese Sofubi Toy Technique “Bucket Method”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMB6PqmEE84
Dongyuanxing – Shenzhen soft vinyl sofubi toy making factory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsBG7YG-qPY
Don Kratzer – SOFUBI – Made in Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqA6RhLoyM
Japanese American National Museum – In the Clutches of Kaiju
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcIonZtqscQ
70 Years of Service: Post-WWII Reconstruction in Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlbqFyXxpgo
The Repatriation of Celluloid Dolls from the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFY7SpB2hWM
SOFUBI TOY FACTORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcW_DFAq_4k
EVIL ROY STUDIO – Making Urban Toy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itjwT8K9uV4
SPACERAMBLER – Sofubi Vinyl Resin Toy Sculpture – Graybeast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09u6rbZWh5Q