Comments on: Scary-Crayon’s Fifth Anniversary! (Now with bootleg TMNT and SCARY FACES!) http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/ It's Scary-Crayon's blog, baby. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: TwinbeeMkII http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-50127 TwinbeeMkII Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:46:06 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-50127 Hiya Wes, Twinbee from the Technodrome forums. Just thought I'd post that I believe I've found the origins of our bootleg buddies here. They look to be taken from "Street Surfin' Leo" from the Next Mutation line : http://www.tmnttoys.com/97figures/thrasher/33101.htm It seems to match all the various versions of Courageous Righteous. Hope this helps you out, and keep on bootin'. Hiya Wes, Twinbee from the Technodrome forums. Just thought I'd post that I believe I've found the origins of our bootleg buddies here. They look to be taken from "Street Surfin' Leo" from the Next Mutation line : http://www.tmnttoys.com/97figu...../33101.htm It seems to match all the various versions of Courageous Righteous. Hope this helps you out, and keep on bootin'.

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48955 Wes Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:20:51 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48955 Tetsu: Thanks for the well wishes! And Blender, eh? I swung by the site and saw two of my favorite terms when it comes to software: "free" and "open source." I look forward to seeing whatever you come up with! Also, with respect to the company's lawsuit, technically you can't trademark generic monster balls... so it's not as if <i>Scary Faces</i> was in violation of any copyrights or trademarks that I know of. Back then, there were probably at least three different mass market lines of monster balls (besides the generic discount knockoff stuff), with maybe a couple more that followed in the early 90s. Monster balls were hot. Stephan: Ah, eBay. Is there anything you can't buy on there? Jax: That's cool -- I figured that that's where you'd gotten the year! :) And thank you for the well wishes and compliment as well. Hopefully SC articles will continue to brighten your days in 2009 and beyond! Tetsu: Thanks for the well wishes! And Blender, eh? I swung by the site and saw two of my favorite terms when it comes to software: "free" and "open source." I look forward to seeing whatever you come up with!

Also, with respect to the company's lawsuit, technically you can't trademark generic monster balls... so it's not as if Scary Faces was in violation of any copyrights or trademarks that I know of. Back then, there were probably at least three different mass market lines of monster balls (besides the generic discount knockoff stuff), with maybe a couple more that followed in the early 90s. Monster balls were hot.

Stephan: Ah, eBay. Is there anything you can't buy on there?

Jax: That's cool -- I figured that that's where you'd gotten the year! :) And thank you for the well wishes and compliment as well. Hopefully SC articles will continue to brighten your days in 2009 and beyond!

]]> By: the Jax http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48811 the Jax Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:08:42 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48811 Happy Birthday SC! You brighten my day! (nyuk, nyuk) Sorry I wasn't counting years when I made the switchplate; I only glanced at the copyrights at the bottom of your pages. Lots of great articles from you lately, Wes! Live long & prosper! Happy Birthday SC! You brighten my day! (nyuk, nyuk) Sorry I wasn't counting years when I made the switchplate; I only glanced at the copyrights at the bottom of your pages.

Lots of great articles from you lately, Wes! Live long & prosper!

]]> By: Stephan @ TheTurtleVan.com http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48799 Stephan @ TheTurtleVan.com Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:33:15 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48799 @ Wes Teh Ebayz @ Wes

Teh Ebayz

]]> By: Tetsu Deinonychus http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48763 Tetsu Deinonychus Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:59:39 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48763 I know I'm a little late but.... HAPPY SCARY-CRAYON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, WES! Yeah, I haven't been here in awhile because after watching the <i>Appleseed</i> films (which I highly recommend, especially <i>Appleseed Ex Machina</i>), I decided to learn CG animation. So far, it's a lot of fun, and some of the projects I had been planning to do in flash, I'll probably be doing in Blender (www.blender.org), instead. Anyway, back on topic, those "Courageous Righteous" figures are really pretty neat. I like it when someone injects a little creativity into what is otherwise a rip-off bootleg. Those would be the next best thing to having an <i>Our Friend Power Five</i> toy! The coloring book was kinda neat, too. And, it's another great example of adding some creativity to a knock-off. It would seem weird that the publishing company would sue somebody though. "Glass houses" and all that. I know I'm a little late but....

HAPPY SCARY-CRAYON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, WES!

Yeah, I haven't been here in awhile because after watching the Appleseed films (which I highly recommend, especially Appleseed Ex Machina), I decided to learn CG animation. So far, it's a lot of fun, and some of the projects I had been planning to do in flash, I'll probably be doing in Blender (www.blender.org), instead.

Anyway, back on topic, those "Courageous Righteous" figures are really pretty neat. I like it when someone injects a little creativity into what is otherwise a rip-off bootleg. Those would be the next best thing to having an Our Friend Power Five toy!

The coloring book was kinda neat, too. And, it's another great example of adding some creativity to a knock-off. It would seem weird that the publishing company would sue somebody though. "Glass houses" and all that.

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48605 Wes Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:38:42 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48605 Thanks for sharing, Stephan! Where did you happen to find those? Thanks for sharing, Stephan! Where did you happen to find those?

]]> By: Stephan @ TheTurtlevan.com http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48571 Stephan @ TheTurtlevan.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:30:48 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48571 I have a color variant on those Bootlegs. Thought you'd like to see them. :-) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/JNCOPosterboy/The%20Collection/BootLegs/100_0985.jpg I have a color variant on those Bootlegs. Thought you'd like to see them. :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....0_0985.jpg

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48563 Wes Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:56:25 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48563 Mick: You should do that! I'm sure Star and Bar would enjoy them. And who says little girls can't enjoy princesses and ponies <i>and</i> monster balls? You should send Star a Madball to test the waters. ;) Brian: Thanks! Here's hoping that you are entertained when you get around to reading the pieces. Hopefully I'll have more for the site in the days to follow as well! Mick: You should do that! I'm sure Star and Bar would enjoy them. And who says little girls can't enjoy princesses and ponies and monster balls? You should send Star a Madball to test the waters. ;)

Brian: Thanks! Here's hoping that you are entertained when you get around to reading the pieces. Hopefully I'll have more for the site in the days to follow as well!

]]> By: Review the World http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48554 Review the World Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:17:56 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48554 i haven't had the chance to look at the content yet.. that'll come later tonight and in the days to follow.. - but, did want to make a quick comment and say congratulations, wes! S-C is one of the few sites i visit regularly and i really appreciate it because its so unique.. - looking forward to '09! i haven't had the chance to look at the content yet.. that'll come later tonight and in the days to follow.. - but, did want to make a quick comment and say congratulations, wes! S-C is one of the few sites i visit regularly and i really appreciate it because its so unique.. - looking forward to '09!

]]> By: Mickelodeon http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/01-25-2009/sc5thanni/#comment-48545 Mickelodeon Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:20:12 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1115#comment-48545 I totally loved that article - even *before* the reference to Adric. =) I so want to print out the images and give them to Star and Bar when they're old enough to be over the princess/puppy/unicorn stage of coloring books... I totally loved that article - even *before* the reference to Adric. =) I so want to print out the images and give them to Star and Bar when they're old enough to be over the princess/puppy/unicorn stage of coloring books...

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