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Fundraising for the BMOG Toys bear and manta mold was done through Kickstarter. The goal of raising $19,000 was surpassed by the end of the fundraising period on December 13th, 2013. | Fundraising for the BMOG Toys bear and manta mold was done through [[Kickstarter]]. The goal of raising $19,000 was surpassed by the end of the fundraising period on December 13th, 2013. | ||
A survey of the Kickstarter members as to what color the Kickstarter exclusive bear and manta should be resulted in "action hunter" orange. This set was named Solarbear vs. Pick-Slaughter. BMOG Toys designer Trent Troop has commented that the orange used for Pick-Slaughter is similar to the "safety" orange found on ''Generation 1'' [[Tyrannotron]].<REF>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1822390380/bmog-bio-mechanical-ordnance-gestalts-ursenal-vs-m/comments</REF> | A survey of the Kickstarter members as to what color the Kickstarter exclusive bear and manta should be resulted in "action hunter" orange. This set was named Solarbear vs. Pick-Slaughter. BMOG Toys designer Trent Troop has commented that the orange used for Pick-Slaughter is similar to the "safety" orange found on ''Generation 1'' [[Tyrannotron]].<REF>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1822390380/bmog-bio-mechanical-ordnance-gestalts-ursenal-vs-m/comments</REF> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:58, 5 July 2025
Solarbear is a fictional character and robot toy made by BMOG Toys in 2014. He is a heroic robotic bear who turns into an arsenal of weapons.
BMOG Toys
Pick-Slaughter is a character from the BMOG (Bio-Mechanical Ordnance Gestalts) toy line. He is not an homage to any existing character, but meant to be used as either a stand-alone figure, or as accessories to any toy capable of using 5mm port accessories, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Zoids Blox, and many others.
Development
Fundraising for the BMOG Toys bear and manta mold was done through Kickstarter. The goal of raising $19,000 was surpassed by the end of the fundraising period on December 13th, 2013.
A survey of the Kickstarter members as to what color the Kickstarter exclusive bear and manta should be resulted in "action hunter" orange. This set was named Solarbear vs. Pick-Slaughter. BMOG Toys designer Trent Troop has commented that the orange used for Pick-Slaughter is similar to the "safety" orange found on Generation 1 Tyrannotron.[1]
Solarbear and Sea-Labrys were released in August 2014. The package included stickers to make Sea-Labrys into Pick-Slaughter.
Reception
The Retro Robot Radio podcast for May 3rd, 2014 mentioned Mant-Axe, Pick-Slaughter, Sea-Labrys and Ursenal in the news.[2]
- Solarbear and Sea-Labrys review on YouTube by Rob A
- Various BMOG Bear and Manta Ray sets review on YouTube by Vangelus
Toys
- BMOG Toys Action Hunter Bear and Manta Ray (2014)
- A recolor of the Military Black Bear and Manta Ray by BMOG Toys. Contains two rifles, two rocket launchers, a hammer, a tuning fork, a scanner, a clamp, an axe and gun.
- Comes with two sticker sheets and instructions.
- Parts form this set are used to make Pick-Slaughter, Sea-Labrys, Solarbear and Treblemaker.
Gallery
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Color options for the BMOG Toys Kickstarter project -
Action Hunter color concept for the BMOG Toys bear and manta -
Solarbear and Sea-Labrys on sprue -
BMOG Toys bear mold instructions
