ShouldBee is now Assemble

For the past few weeks, we’ve been working on our next set of collectibles based on some seriously amazing games and cartoons. As we prepare for our next slew of toys to join our beloved Breakfast Monkeys, Missing Yeti’s and Taco’s, we decided to choose a new name. With an updated website and new brand partners joining our original artists, we thought now would be a great time to brainstorm a name that matched our identity.

So like any great toymakers…we delegated this process to our toys. After all, they’re the ones who would be welcoming our new creations to the fold.

And so, we assembled our goon squad and the great name-storming session of 2013 began in earnest…

Unfortunately, all they did was stand around and gossip about whether or not Ben Affleck would be a good Batman.

And so, we punished their insolance with a few well-placed blasts from our Nerf pistol.

We then went back to the drawing board, drank a few Cherry Cokes, closed our eyes…and fell asleep. When we woke up three days later, a single word appeared in our minds:

We thought it was the perfect way of describing how we will be expanding our stable of toys by assembling a one-of-a-kind collection of custom-crafted toys from the far reaches of geekdom. We can’t wait to show you what we have cooking up so stayed tuned!

Visit us at AssembleToys.com

Eggside Story

Two sides. Three eggs. One Breakfast Monkey. Happy Monday.

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Breakfast Apocalypse

He was only trying to order breakfast…

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Own a Yolkel

Monday Morning Toys

Plague Doctor and Yolkels available at ShouldBee.com

Lean on me

Everybody needs somebody to lean on.

The Day the Toys Attacked

It was just another day at the office…

When we heard an insidious whispering around the corner. We crept stealthily across the hallway to see:

A game is afoot. What are they planning? What are these horrible little creatures conspiring about?

Uh oh, did we just say all that out loud?

Oh no! They saw us! Run!

Arrrgggggghhhhh! The madness! The madness!

The toys have taken over the office! I repeat, the toys have taken over the-mmmppphhhhh (the sound of our mouth being violently muffled).

A plan completed. A company conquered. A game of solitaire begun. TGIF.

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Meet the Breakfast Monkey

First watch this:

Finished? Mind blown? Good. Now stare at this:

Still with me? Fantastic. Now look at this:

Copyright: 20th Century Fox

Okay, you can’t own Doctor Zaius either. But you know what’s better than Doctor Zaius?

A monkey staring at a bagel. Click to own the Breakfast Monkey (bagel sold separately).

But that is not just any monkey staring at a bagel. That is the Breakfast Monkey co-created by artist and animator Joe Boyle. The Breakfast Monkey is a magical creature who lives to share the goodness of breakfast. He can fly and make breakfast foods appear out of thin air. He almost had his own cartoon show until something terrible, unexpected and ultimately unforgivable happened, which we are legally bound not to reveal (it involved tiny knives).

He also turns people’s heads into stacks of pancakes on a whim. Yes, the Breakfast Monkey has a unique sense of humor and morality that even he barely understands.

In a moment of temporary insanity ShouldBee thought it wise to unleash the Breakfast Monkey on our world. To commit this foolish act, we summoned Joe Boyle from his home and commanded him to turn over the 2D sketches that we would transform into a 3D model. Sir Boyle recognized resistance was futile and created a set of amazing turn-arounds.

We then threw his magical little sketches into our 3D rendering gizmo. Pressed the panic button and out popped:

We then sacrificed a small goat, mumbled a prayer to the God of chaos Chthulhu, chewed some peyote and activated our 3D Printomatic 5000, which created:

Source: The Family Guy Copyright: 20th Century Fox

Which we declared an abomination and promptly set loose inside a Whole Foods Market. We then sobered up and pressed the right button on our 3D printer, which resulted in:

Great success! Now you can take home the Breakfast Monkey and make every morning a psychedelic kick in the pants. Keep him on your desk, table, shelf or nightstand…but never leave him alone, or terrible, unexpected and ultimately unforgivable things will happen (he will turn your cat/dog/iguana into an omelette).

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New Collectible: Cassie from Hack/Slash

She’s got a little surprise for you…

And it’s well worth the price of admission…

We’re excited to premiere our newest designer collectible, Cassie Hack from Tim Seeley’s bestselling Image Comic series, HACK/SLASH.

As a young girl, Cassie Hack saw her own mother hack and slash her schoolmates to pieces. Now all grown up (and ranked as the #37 sexiest comic heroine), she has sworn to find and kill all Slashers – blade wielding serial killers. Cassie travels the world with her loyal sidekick, Vlad, to find and destroy mass murderers.

Make your own horror movie with this exclusive 6-inch custom-manufactured sandstone collectible.

Click to Own the first and only Cassie Collectible

ShouldBee worked closely with Tim Seeley to translate Cassie’s physical characteristics and personality, from her blood-splattered shirt to her favorite baseball bat. As the first ever Hack/Slash statuette, we wanted to get every little detail just right and even worked with an actual model to design the initial artwork and 3D renders, which served as the basis for her 3D printed statuette.

From the pages of Tim Seeley’s epic series to your home, each statuette is custom manufactured and made-to-order for each lucky collector. Add Cassie to your collection and let her protect you from all the terrors in the night.

Click to take home your very own guardian angel

Brand Spankin’ New Toy: Kitsuneruma Collectible Daruma Doll

Feeling lucky? Well…are you?

Available at ShouldBee.com

We’re excited to premiere our newest 3D printed collectible, Kitsuneruma, a Daruma doll designed by Jamie Noguchi, the creator of the acclaimed comic, Yellow Peril. Daruma dolls are modeled after Bodhidharma, the first Zen Buddhist practitioner.

Kitsuneruma sketch by Jamie Noguchi

Daruma dolls are wish-making dolls.  Make a wish.  When it comes true, color in the left eye and keep it as a memento. Collect a Daruma for your most important wishes and goals.  Japanese corporate culture uses Daruma dolls to inspire employees to complete great tasks.  When the task is assigned, an eye is colored in.  The single eye will remind them of their duty.  Once the task is completed, the other eye is colored in to commemorate their accomplishment.

Source: lazyhiker.com

When Jamie and ShouldBee began working together, Jamie presented five different designs for Daruma dolls…

Based on fan input, we decided to bring Kitsuneruma to life. Kitsuneruma in particular represents mischievous wishes. ShouldBee’s artists then spent several weeks transforming Jamie’s 2D designs into 3D models, which we eventually produced into a 3D printed collectible.

Click to own a Kitsuneruma and make your own luck!

Jamie Noguchi is a writer and artist who is known for his work on the webcomics Yellow Peril, Erfworld and Angry Zen Master. Jamie also completed a successful Kickstarter campaign to create a line of plushie toys based on his design Puppy Cow.

Now you can own Jamie’s newest toy design, which also serves as the comic navigation in Yellow Peril.

Per Jamie, “It’s always disappointed me that in the history of the American sitcom, only one has ever starred an Asian American in the lead, headlining role.  Margaret Cho’s “All American Girl” is the one and only Asian American sitcom to ever air on network television. What, we only get one? Yellow Peril is my small attempt to correct that great imbalance in the world of entertainment.  Sure, there are plenty of office humor type comics.  And yes, plenty of comics out there star Asian people.  But none have been drawn by me… until now!”

Kitsuneruma stands at 2 inches and is custom manufactured in sandstone. The first 25 orders will receive exclusive art signed by Jamie himself.

Click to own your own Kitsuneruma

Discover Jamie Noguchi’s Yellow Peril

Taco the Imp coming at you in 3D!

This will not end well…

A few months ago, artist Sharon Gauthier submitted her character art for Taco the Imp to ShouldBee. Per Sharon, “Taco is a confident albeit tiny @$$hole. He steals food, gets into fights and has quite the mouth on him, as is evident by his head-wide toothy grin. He can be a loyal friend, but with friends like him, who needs enemies?”

Look at that smile. That is not the smile of a mentally stable creature.

Taco the Imp: You had us at “go stuff yourself.”

And so, we decided to wreck havoc upon existence by bringing him to life as a 3D Printed Collectible. Although Taco is still in production, you can check out the 3D models we created from Sharon’s art, which will serve as the basis for his figurine…

Need some Taco in your life? Reserve yours today by ordering here.

And don’t forget to check out more of Sharon’s amazing artwork here.

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Do you have an original character that should be a toy? Visit us at ShouldBee.com and submit your art today!