Scheduled to Make Their Debut Next Year

They will be available on a semi-commercial basis beginning next year. Do they have any commercial value? Well, let's see how it turns out :) 来年、試験販売の予定。売れるでしょうか？ものは試し（笑）。

Across the Pacific

Scott, a talented artist based in Texas,suggested that we swap our assemblages. So I told him to choose whatever he likes from this website. Oddly enough, his choice was Dodong. LOL. 

And these are what I received from Scott today. Very inspiring! I always take a cue from his work. Thanks Scott. You should receive mine in a couple of days!

Lovely Christmas Gift

Sting and Tabatha were so thrilled when they opened a Christmas gift from Kanako.

Wow, look! It’s wasanbon!  

They're too cute to eat. Thanks a lot, Kanako! 

Dronkie's New Life in Hokkaido

Luckily, Dronkie was adopted by Kanako’s family and now lives in Hokkaido. 

"Wow! My first time to see snow! I should have brought strawberry syrup, which goes well with shaved ice!"  

Taken by Kanako on Dec. 12, 2012

WE ARE THE WORLD

Cyndi Lauper's performance stands out among others. Don't you think so?

Here's my version of WE ARE THE WORLD:

Terminal Frost

Pink Floyd's Terminal Frost (from Momentary Lapse of Reason) is my favorite tune. It always inspires me, and this time is no exception. 

It has turned into something weird, but I really enjoyed the process of creating it. 

Yosaku the Lumberjack

Trimmed this straw whisk a bit to sweep the desktop

 And recycled the waste into a raincoat for Yosaku the lumberjack

Happy Halloween!

Bought this tiny Jack-o'-Lantern at a 100 yen store (Japanese dollar store) 













And this is Greedie, which I made especially for this occasion. 

Take a look at how he works :)

Seahorse

As an avid cyclist myself, I've always been fascinated by the shape of a chain. 

And the combination of a chain and an aluminum wire, as it turns out, is something that is worth trying. 

RoboCrab

Tiny bells and pen points were just enough to spark my imagination. 

All made of metal, it’s a lot heavier than it looks, which I like very much. 

The belly side 

Glass Fuse Squid

What do you associate a glass fuse with ? 

Steampunk Bug

As always, the challenge is to make the most of whatever is available.

And this is what I've come up with.

When turned over, it looks more mechanical.

Not that I’m well versed in steampunk, but the word itself is inspiring as I’ve seen many great steampunk artworks in Second Life.

Tiny Electric Dinosaur

I can’t remember when I bought this telephone modular jack adapter. Little did I know, however, that it would come in handy in another way. 

It's modeled after Tyrannosaurus Rex

The upside down logo represents the decline of a once prominent global company :'-(

Dodong

Hi! I’m Dodong. I’m different in that I have a built-in basket on my head.

Oops, excuse me, I forgot to trim my nose hairs.

See? It comes in handy!

Sir Scrap Newborn

A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk

Chair

Picked out a belt buckle and two U-shaped steel rods to make a chair














With Sting, Tabatha and Dronkie in the back

A real chair I made quite a while ago

Dronkie

Hi, I’m Dronkie, hot and fresh from the oven!

Thanks to a whim of Shoji, I’ve got expressive eyes!

Trio Paradise

Listen to what they're playing:

Sting & Tabatha

Meet my sweetheart, Tabatha. She was born just a few hours ago!

Press Conference

Hey, bring a helmet ! Not your f---ing head !

Prima Donna

Found it quite difficult to render the elegance of a prima donna with wires and other scrap materials.

And the result is not satisfactory at all, though it gave me an inspiration for my next work.

Twin-lens Reflex Camera (Rolleicord Nano)

If you love photography, then twin-lens reflex cameras would be worth giving a try. They have everything the latest digital cameras don’t have. 

Posing in front of Ed Van der Elsken, one of the great old-time photographers I truly admire

Electric Bulb Man

Built this one, inspired by Fred Astaire’s tap dancing 

Shooting is fun!

Hi!  My name is Sting. I’m Shoji’s second robot. Today, I hit the streets to shoot a bit and bumped into a weird guy.

I've got a video camera made of a pencil sharpener! 

Accordion Man

Thought it would be fun to make an accordion with a heatsink and SD card adapters...

And the result is:

I love musette and the images it conjures up.

Posing with a Motorcycle

A 2-inch tall Kamen Rider figure posing with a motorcycle, with Ikuo Hirayama’s work as a backdrop

Robot 3 (Homeless)

I'm better off living in a garbage bin !

On Stage

This is a guitar I made quite a while ago, using scrap wood. Fortunately, the size is just right for Robot 2.

And this is what I came up with:

And this is what he's singing: