My big fat royal zombie wedding

What's better than a Royal wedding?
A zombie royal wedding! Now coverage of that I'd watch!
Well, anyway. Here's what I've got to work with. Awesome in part because I had nothing to do with any part of it.

So I intend to stand tall on the shoulders of giants such as Pete, Wayne, and Gavin. The only thing I need to do is not f**k it up.

The first thing to do, I felt, was to alter their stance, because that wasn't very zombie like, so to do that I cut it up into chunks! Oh yes. That's right! This is more than a re-paint.

Yikes! I've done it now!
Using super glue to stick it back together would only result in the same bear again. So it's time to bring out the moders friend, car body filler.

A nice big blob of filler in between the bits means I can put all the bits a pieces back at different angles.

And while I'm at it I may as well stick the crown on a Kate's head instead!

Now, with a dremel, I need to carry the lines of the drapery back through, so you cant tell it used to be all chopped up.

Then I gave it a bit of a spray with the white. To get a better idea of shapes without getting distracted by colour. I hollowed out Kate's eyes a bit and put the black dots back on with some filler.
I also hollowed out her cheeks a bit, cut her jaw off and stuck it back on open.

Because William is now leaning back the dress was draping incorrectly so it needed a big fat splodge of filler there


Now that he's looking up I can make more of his face too. Hollowing out the eyes and mouth with the dremel again giving it a scream type thing.

A few holes in kate and her dress too...

Some cuts too. Maybe it was Fred who got to her?

Then it's just a matter of painting it I guess.

And here's some before and after shots...

10 THINGS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IN 2011

Happy New Year folks!

Hope you all had a great holiday? I must say it's good to be back after too much TV, way too much food and waaay too much time with the family!? Hehe

So we're all looking forward to a fantastic year in 2011. Check out 10 reasons why you should get excited about OddCo in 2011... (in no particular order)

10. Weenicons - 5 new figurines and 2 spanking new money boxes will launch this Spring!

9. www.weloveodd.com launches brand new website NOW!!!!

8. Teeny Demons - a huge relaunch of the perfectly formed satanic ponies will happen this Spring at the Birmingham NEC...

7. Dead Teds - Peter Underhill and OddCo will continue to launch more of the hugely successful Dawn of the Ted zombie bears range in 2011, starting with some amazing Zombie Killers in Feb/April.

6. The Bogies Blind packed figures and computer games - Australian toy company TPF will launch a huge international collection of our very own Bogies in 2011. Each blind packed toy comes with it's very own computer game code hidden within the pack!

5. Horrorscopes are coming - Terrific new 'star sign' themed Bad Taste Bears are coming your way throughout 2011, starting with the fantastic Aquarius in Jan and then Pisces in Feb. Keep a look out for your horrorscope.

4. Popmash is here - Expect some hilarious new Popmash merchandise this year, starring some side splitting new characters including Hemanilow, Beatlejuice and Godcilla.

3. Jabear is delivered - Due for delivery this month, Jabear is the biggest ever BTB outside of the 'giant figurines' and is surely a fantastic starting point for what is destined to be an amazing BTB collection for 2011.

2. Deadmau5 mini collectibles 2 - With a brand new album and a huge new tour under his belt, 2011 will be an amazing year for dance guru Deadmau5. OddCo intend to ride the wave of the success of series 1 with an amazing second series of figurines coming late Spring. Initial designs are already approved and we are sampling the figures as we speak.

1. Mini Mayhem - this is the amazing new range of chibi Bad Taste Bears from Peter Underhill, creator of furry fury. Mini Mayhem is due to drop this Sping and more images will be revealed as we approach the official launch in Feb!

Here's to a great new year! All the best!

Paul and the team at OddCo.

GOREZONE!

Dawn of the Ted in September's issue of Gorezone magazine...

THE T-SHIRT FACTORY

Our great friends at the T-shirt Factory in Turkey, have sent us some sneak images of them making some lovely little Zombie tees just in time for the Tall Ships event!!! Thanks guys!

Phantom Zombie Rising at Sundown on Wednesday....

My dog has no nose…..How does he smell? Horrible…..My poor old doggy brings a whole new meaning to the word flea-bitten; in actual fact he’s completely and utterly bear-bitten. I’ve set a great example by picking up the dogs mess, although I can’t help but think that the canine needs to go in the bin too……Let Sleeping Dogs Die Phantom Zombie will be rising at Sundown on Wednesday 28th July.

Limited to just 220 worldwide, make sure you’re on guard and Online at 8:55pm on Wednesday 28th July to defeat this terrifying teddy and get your Zombie kill. The bear will be limited to members only and to 1 piece per member for£30 each. Some stock is also available at participating retailers.

Day 7

Hope?

We have received an overwhelming response from experienced Bad Taste Bear wranglers (collectors) all over the world who are suggesting that some have become immune to the disease of the Walking Ted and therefore they can harness and control these rotten, man-eating teddy bears!

This must be due to the fact that BTB collectors have been exposed to these horrors for many years and are now impervious to the infection. This is great news! Perhaps there is hope after all?

Therefore I implore all bad taste bear collectors to gang together as an experienced band of Zombie Killers and help set the world (or what’s left of it) free from the evil clutches of the Dawn of the Ted!!!

Everyone be online at 6.30pm today to capture the first wave of ‘Dawn of the Ted’ and help us to salvage some kind of humanity…..

Day 6

Out of Control

If you are still reading this, then you will know that everything has gone to s**t…

I am now barricaded in an old farmhouse, somewhere in deep Northumbria, North of Newcastle upon Tyne.

We (the OddCo staff) tried to make it to our local port and see if we could get onto an evacuating ferry, but as we arrived, we could see that hopes of escape were futile. The ferries we on fire, sinking or overrun with the infected…

I’m afraid to say that not all of us made it out. Those furry little ba**erds tore into the team!?? I’ve never seen anything like it before. Blood, guts, fur, stuffing, squeakers and buttons for eyes everywhere!?

After some amazing heroics from warehouse manager Billy and Dexter the dog, (who joined forces as a unlikely, blistering, zombie killing machine) most of us managed to get away in one piece and have spent the last 2 days and nights hiking up North.

We are all very tired and need to re-group our thoughts… How can we regain control of our situation and turn these dreadful circumstances into our favour?

Perhaps our beloved BTB collectors can help us?

Day 5

Losing Control

“The quarantine areas are becoming more and more difficult to control,” says Met Police Chief Sir Ian Blair…
In a controversial interview with (everyone’s favourite paper) the Daily Mail, Met Chief, Blair, argues that efforts to hold back and destroy the ’hordes’ of Walking Teddy bears are failing and that the Government is too late and should concentrate efforts on helping the un-infected evacuate to areas of safety which are becoming fewer and fewer apart.

It is now common knowledge that the Walking Ted can only be destroyed by removing the head or destroying the brain; but where possible, do not approach these creatures. They are extremely aggressive. One bite can cause a terrible fever, a dreadful rage and an extreme case of the munchies!?

Evacuees are being ushered onto ferries in the UK ports of Aberdeen, Newcastle, Hull, Dover, Portsmouth, Folkestone, Plymouth and Swansea in the hope that they can be safely secured on smaller islands surrounding the UK, such as the Isle of Mann, the Isle of Wight, the Orkney’s, Jersey and Guernsey.

Day 4

Under Control

“We are starting to take control of the situation,” says Deputy Minister Clegg.
"Although it is still unknown as to how the infection began to spread and as to how it continues to spread, the government are beginning to quarantine infected areas and
are starting the process of burning and burying the bodies of the disease ridden bad
taste bears…

If you come into contact with any of the Walking Ted, please either flee the scene, or if forced, remove the heads and destroy the brains of the infected,” continues Clegg.

The Prime Minister was unavailable for question time today as we are told that he has been holding international crisis meetings with world leaders.Although some are suggesting that this is not the truth and David Cameron has in fact been attacked....

....by his very own teddy bear.

Day 3

The Ted Rise

In an official statement from the ‘department of health and safety,’ all plush play-thing owners are being told to lock their treasured toys up as securely as possible, without attempting to come in to physical contact with them.

Scientists and doctors studying the terrifying teddy attacks are now suggesting that one bite from the nasty critters could be contagious and as the strange infection spreads fast, the public are being told to remain calm and stay indoors.

All children are to be kept away from schools, employees are encouraged to stay at home and overwhelmed emergency services are asking the injured or bitten to stay away from surgeries and doctors offices… Anyone who has come into contact with the Rising Ted, are being asked to hang white sheets from their letter boxes. They will be collected by our national guard and be assisted with specialist care.

Day 1

Breaking News

Disturbing reports are just coming in, that for some unknown reason, inanimate stuffed animals are coming to life and attacking each other and their owners!?

Readers would have every right to consider these allegations absurd and foolish, but now incidents of this terrifying teddy bear ‘outbreak’ have been sighted in numerous cities across the UK. We’ll be bringing you more on this baffling story as and when it begins to unfold…

DIARY OF THE TED

Diary of the Ted starts tomorrow 16/07 on the OddBlog. Keep watching and start praying...

The Dawn is near....

FULL COLOUR ZOMBIE PRINT!

This is now officially my most favourite Peter Underhill print of all time now... Do not miss out out the opportunity to own this amazing piece of signed, limited, Underhill artwork.

This is the Dawn!

Place your pre-order for this print here...

'PHANTOM' ROT N' ROLL...

'PHANTOM' SELF SERVICE...

KOLLECTIBLEKULTURE

Head's up to the delicious Kollectiblekulture toy blog for another great review of 'Dawn of the Ted..' Check out their great blog for all your up-to-date toy reviews...

LIMITED EDITION ZOMBIE PRINT

Do you want Braaaaainnns with that?

Check out the first (of hopefully many) limited edition 'Dawn of the Ted' prints from Peter Underhill, creator and artist behind the Bad Taste Bears. Obviously this is just his initial rough sketch and we can't wait to see the final, finished, coloured product!!

If you want to pre-order this awesome looking zombie print, then get on-line to Bad Taste Bears today and secure your order.

PLEASE NOTE this print will only be available to pick up from the Hartlepool Tall Ships event at the beginning of Aug. The print goes on sale for a limited period of time (til 21st July) and we will only order as many as YOU order from us...

FRIGHT SITE REVIEW

Thanks to the folks on Fright Site for a great little review of 'Dawn of the Ted'

Check them out here...

'PHANTOM' YOU ONLY WANT ME FOR ONE...