Wow! Thank you so much for making this video and for the shout out! You've explained the mysterious process of sofubi so clearly and beautifully, better than I've ever seen. You're the best!
The Crafman is like the Bruce Lee of toy production, looking all around the world at every culture he can find for tricks and techniques to work into his own style. Man's a Craf-Fu Master.
5:45 A brief explanation is that the different liquids have a their own thermal properties. Oil can release more heat energy and remain at 100 degrees than toluene can. If the vinyl cures clear when heated over a long period of time then this makes sense as the toluene can only transfer so much heat energy into the vinyl before the liquid near the mold cools. Just by changing liquids you can achieve quicker or slower curing times using the same setup with little to no temperature adjustment. In other words, if you want a burnt egg put it on a red hot frying pan, and if you want a warm egg put it on a red hot sheet of thin aluminum foil.
@@2degucitas This is why I say it with a question mark at the end, because it *seems* fairly unsafe... but when you talk to someone who actually pulls vinyl, they'll probably say "It hasn't killed me yet." :|
I think the whole toluene thing came from a factory visit video rampage did years ago… we don’t use toluene. It’s a salt oil bath. In the furnace tank the salt doesn’t boil and disperses heat evenly.
Craftsman you really deserve millions of subscribers. Your video editing quality is top notch. I hope viewers take the time to share your videos around more. You should have 20M subs by now, your videos are SO GOOD.
I'm so happy to see this video! I've been obsessed with sofubi for a while now and this is a great intro. Also very excited about the upcoming sofubi from Crafsman! (Also thanks for the brief shoutout taken from my own video about sofubi)
Hey buddy! I was going to message you directly on Instagram to be sure you saw the final thing. :D The footage from your visit is SO nice, my friend. Also... I think I got the soft vinyl "infection" now. LOL!
The algorithm just threw me this channel for the first time. I'm shocked you don't have 10 times as many views. I love the stop motion and puppetry! I'm subbing and liking
Seriously such a good video CrafsMan! Thank you so much for shouting out The Beast is Back/Chris Lee, following him online has introduced so much of the toy making community to me- even have made some friends at toy shows talking about his work! Such a genuinely great artist!
So cool, Crafsman!!! It's such an honor to have you in the FutuRETROistic magazine!!! I'm so excited to order my OTO-7!!! Thanks for such an edu-taining video!!! 🐼🐼
Wow man, i came here because i was just a little curious and ended up getting a full history class, refrences and links on where to get my own stuff done!! This is how it should be!! Thank you!!
😁thx for the video, i lived in Japan as a child, & that smell of the vinyl in the toy stores is one of the things that has stuck in my memory 50 years later, wish i still had some of those toys!
What a cool episode/history lesson - my Maker has an old windup “cat chasing a ball” celluloid toy that has “made in occupied Japan” on it. Looks like you have a lot of cool stuff going on, congrats on being featured in that magazine! Nice to see (and hear) OTTO7 again. And having a vinyl toy of him being made- whuuuut?!? xoxo
Incredibly informative video on a process of of toy making I never knew about. In all the DIY efforts you already do I can imagine you seeing this and wanting to experiment with it yourself, immediately.
Wow im so glad to see the channel has just kept growing all thes years!! I stopped watching back when the spacechicken first started being sold and now im back to see things are progressing more than ever! Much love man xxx you are a comfort, a genuis and an inspiration.
Great video! Sofubi is such an interesting genre of toys and art. The unique manufacturing and painting processes make them so interesting, they've really got a vibe like nothing else in the collecting space. It's so neat holding a piece that you know someone literally pulled from the mold by hand and/or meticulously painted. They have such a strong handmade vibe, gives me the same feeling as holding a hand-wittled wooden figurine or a vintage toy from the mid 1900s or earlier where it was crafted near entirely by hand. The price can be very high but you're paying for the process, the labor, the ability of the artist's sculptwork to come out in the final product and the feel of the materials once you have it in-hand. Such neat little chunks of vinyl, honestly.
thank you so much for this video, cool to see a lot of familiar names in here!! i love my little sofubi collection -- hope to see more people joining this fun community!
Very interesting and informative video. I've loved how these types of toys look since I was a kid, and I'm just now discovering what they are and how they get to look so beautifully detailed.
My goodness gracious. Crafsman plus how it's made. I can't absorbe it! Too chilllll. Also non glove set of craftsman hands. I feel like we just saw the Sasquatch. Your love to other vinyl creators is beautiful. Love it.
Crafsman doing a "how It's made" video. I'd be fascinated by a whole series of these. Especially because you've already done such a good job of introducing us to these basic concepts. So when you talk about what the process allows compared to injections molds, etc. I know what you mean! :D
Very interesting realm of toys I have never given much thought to. This video sums it up nice and neat. Shifting gears,I don’t know which is more soothing….the music track or the calm,cool,creole accent of Crafsman. It’s like chopping up toy shop with Dr. John. Thank you Crafsman for your time and effort.
Can't wait to see your new Sofubi Toy. It's an incredible process that one. So exciting to get the toy from the factory. A surreal feeling, but an incredible one. Thanks for helping the community! And keep up the good work!
Timing! I just bought a piece by and artist named gargamel at a toy show the same day this video came out. Never heard of sofubi until yesterday, but the piece was cool and spoke to me.
I was just thinking its been a while since we had a toy video, really informative and interesting man, definitely need to look into some equipment for sofubi production 😀
@TheCrafsMan your video has me itching to create a new toy 😄 I've been a small bit hesitant to go back to resin casting as I felt there was alot of wasted material in the process but sofubi looks like a great alternative 😀 I'm going to go sculpt something new right away while I have the motivation 😄
I love this channel, you are not entertaining, but very educational! This is a process many fans are passionate about, but unfortunately a lot of artists are very lip sealed about the processes, while you give the people a high quality scholarly level of explanation! Awesome channel
Crafsman I am in your discord and was there when you talked about doing more like documentary long videos and I think this is the perfect craftman style documentary video format (I'm only 5 minutes in rn tho as I write)
Thanks for making this video. Your kind calming voice, curiosity of the art of toy making, and willingness to share your research/experience with us are very much appreciated ❤.
Muchas gracias por este gran video , te sigo desde hace mucho y tú has sido fuente de mi inspiración para hacer mi primer juguete de vinil , he aprendido mucho de tus vídeos y me gusta mucho que ahora tengas pronto tu figura sofubi , te deseo.mucho éxito y sigue deleitándonos con tus vídeos
your voice is so relaxing and youre an incredible teacher!! ive been trying to learn more about doll production (im a fashion doll enthusiast and customizer) and stumbled across your video- incredible work!!
hi craftsman, i love your videos! thank you for doing a video on sofubi, they're a niche hobby here (mostly with tokusatsu collectors) so its nice to see them get some love! Fun fact: a lot of dnd monsters were inspired by a bunch of ultraman figures and sofubi that the creators stumbled upon!
This is SO cool and so interesting. I love toys so it's fun seeing this process. Neat you got all that footage and the toys that came out of it are SUPER interesting. I like the kiju kitty.
Wow, it's been years since i've seen your videos pop up on my feed, mr. Crafsman. The quality of your videos has clearly taken a sharp upturn since you showed us different things you like. Very glad to see content creation is working out well, can't wait to see more!
First time watching one of your videos. Saw those adorable kaiju kitties over a year ago on pinteres and now I know that the world of toys and craft is so vast and fascinating. I've never been into collecting that much, but these days it's growing on me. Thank you, it was truly interesting video, will be surely checking out more! Now i want to make a toy myself
Oto-7 bringing some drama to the Crafs-shed! Love that you are into soft vinyl! what cool and crazy designs! I think that soft vinyl has a more artistic aesthetic than most toys. Some other toys designs are certainly great, especially vinyl figures and such but there is certainly something special about those soft vinyls that makes them right at home in an art gallery.
Awesome dive into a nostalgic way of making the toys we grew up with. Many old vinyl toys were handed down to multiple generations they were so durable.
This video is one of the best things ever, pure zen for me. I got into making toys literally last year -- I'm not fully 'anywhere' with my career in it yet, but I hope to get there one day. A part of me is searching for kinship with Japan's hand in the toy trade as well, being of Japanese Descent -- I STG my brainstem has just been obsessed with fabrication and creature-design since I was out the womb. ANYWAY, as per usual, brilliant videos man. Really appreciate this, even though I've been getting into sofubi (and own a few pieces from some people here!!!) -- SOFUBI is life, toy-making is the best de-stresser a few investments in materials can buy. What a cool and awesome community. ALSO-- The Vinyl wonder good vibes are so real. Won't forget DCON 2022 and me just buying a ton and having a lovley convo with the seller(s) there. Plus the paint is HELLA good, even on resin
New fan, huge fan. Been stepping through all your vids. Excellent production and clear as crystal communication about my favorite artform. I'm a sculptor - I did the massive Krawluss back in the day for Skinner and MVH.
One of the GI Joe customizes I know, Skunk Works Customs, speaks glowingly about Wonder Vinyl paint. The soft vinyl process you showed is similar to the way they made the original GI Joe heads. Their heating process was much faster than what was shown here, and the kept them in motion while they heat cured. The opening for the neck post was then pushed out with a sharpened tube. It is not hard to get plastisol, and many people use it to make custom fishing lures. That PVC is usually very soft (Shore OO instead of Shore A like silicone molds).
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Wow! Thank you so much for making this video and for the shout out! You've explained the mysterious process of sofubi so clearly and beautifully, better than I've ever seen. You're the best!
Hey Wonder Goblin!!! So cool to see two of my favorite artists in one video!
Hey Linda! So sweet of you to say that! Thank you!@@lindahoang5123
Y'all do magical work together!
The Crafman is like the Bruce Lee of toy production, looking all around the world at every culture he can find for tricks and techniques to work into his own style.
Man's a Craf-Fu Master.
"I digest" made me chuckle out loud. I love you, Crafsman.
Me too
Thanks so much for the shoutout! The kids thought it was the coolest thing ever❤🙏
King Jaguar!!!!! I'm so honored you included my original character in his sofubi form
What a fantastic character! Super impressive work, my friend!
The slow horror of Crafsman watching Oto7 malfunction is peak comedy
5:45 A brief explanation is that the different liquids have a their own thermal properties. Oil can release more heat energy and remain at 100 degrees than toluene can. If the vinyl cures clear when heated over a long period of time then this makes sense as the toluene can only transfer so much heat energy into the vinyl before the liquid near the mold cools. Just by changing liquids you can achieve quicker or slower curing times using the same setup with little to no temperature adjustment. In other words, if you want a burnt egg put it on a red hot frying pan, and if you want a warm egg put it on a red hot sheet of thin aluminum foil.
Toluene is carcinogenic. Having an open vat of that stuff 24\7 terrifies me.
Are we sure that’s toluene and not salt?
@@2degucitas This is why I say it with a question mark at the end, because it *seems* fairly unsafe... but when you talk to someone who actually pulls vinyl, they'll probably say "It hasn't killed me yet." :|
I think the whole toluene thing came from a factory visit video rampage did years ago… we don’t use toluene. It’s a salt oil bath. In the furnace tank the salt doesn’t boil and disperses heat evenly.
@@neilewing6803can you elaborate on this please?
Craftsman you really deserve millions of subscribers. Your video editing quality is top notch. I hope viewers take the time to share your videos around more. You should have 20M subs by now, your videos are SO GOOD.
Man this video was packed with amazing toy content. Loved every second
Thanks for watching, Uncle Jessy! Glad you enjoyed it. :D
I'm so happy to see this video! I've been obsessed with sofubi for a while now and this is a great intro. Also very excited about the upcoming sofubi from Crafsman! (Also thanks for the brief shoutout taken from my own video about sofubi)
Hey buddy! I was going to message you directly on Instagram to be sure you saw the final thing. :D
The footage from your visit is SO nice, my friend. Also... I think I got the soft vinyl "infection" now. LOL!
I was almost positive you would be featured in this video somewhere 😉 congratulations 🎊 👏
We're so honored to be called out in this video!!!!!
This is a great video! Thanks for including and giving credit to my work!
Great video! I'm Alex from Seismic Toys and this video does such a great job explaining why we do what we do! And what makes the process so unique.
The algorithm just threw me this channel for the first time. I'm shocked you don't have 10 times as many views. I love the stop motion and puppetry! I'm subbing and liking
Thank you for giving one of my videos a chance! I really do appreciate that, and the very kind words!
Seriously such a good video CrafsMan! Thank you so much for shouting out The Beast is Back/Chris Lee, following him online has introduced so much of the toy making community to me- even have made some friends at toy shows talking about his work! Such a genuinely great artist!
Glad I stumbled into this video. I love your super chill voice and humor! What a great video. I'm gonna look for more of them!
Thanks, man! This was a very informative and well-put-together video. I'm excited about your new figure. Nice work!
your videos are so creative , so well done and sooo entertaining!
So cool, Crafsman!!! It's such an honor to have you in the FutuRETROistic magazine!!! I'm so excited to order my OTO-7!!! Thanks for such an edu-taining video!!! 🐼🐼
Wow man, i came here because i was just a little curious and ended up getting a full history class, refrences and links on where to get my own stuff done!! This is how it should be!! Thank you!!
This is the perfect video to refer people to when introducing them to sofubi now. I love it.
this is my first video on collector toys ever
😁thx for the video, i lived in Japan as a child, & that smell of the vinyl in the toy stores is one of the things that has stuck in my memory 50 years later, wish i still had some of those toys!
Thank you for making this, I really enjoy seeing the glimpses into other cultures/ communities and most of all designs
What a cool episode/history lesson - my Maker has an old windup “cat chasing a ball” celluloid toy that has “made in occupied Japan” on it.
Looks like you have a lot of cool stuff going on, congrats on being featured in that magazine! Nice to see (and hear) OTTO7 again. And having a vinyl toy of him being made- whuuuut?!? xoxo
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing the world of sofubi 🍻🍻
Incredibly informative video on a process of of toy making I never knew about. In all the DIY efforts you already do I can imagine you seeing this and wanting to experiment with it yourself, immediately.
Very informative video, loved seeing the process of how these soft vinyl toys are made!
Wow im so glad to see the channel has just kept growing all thes years!! I stopped watching back when the spacechicken first started being sold and now im back to see things are progressing more than ever! Much love man xxx you are a comfort, a genuis and an inspiration.
Wonderful video. Your love and interest in these things shine through the screen.
I have been so excited for you to enter the world of sofubi!
Great video! Sofubi is such an interesting genre of toys and art. The unique manufacturing and painting processes make them so interesting, they've really got a vibe like nothing else in the collecting space. It's so neat holding a piece that you know someone literally pulled from the mold by hand and/or meticulously painted. They have such a strong handmade vibe, gives me the same feeling as holding a hand-wittled wooden figurine or a vintage toy from the mid 1900s or earlier where it was crafted near entirely by hand. The price can be very high but you're paying for the process, the labor, the ability of the artist's sculptwork to come out in the final product and the feel of the materials once you have it in-hand. Such neat little chunks of vinyl, honestly.
thank you so much for this video, cool to see a lot of familiar names in here!! i love my little sofubi collection -- hope to see more people joining this fun community!
Uhhhhh so the algorithm recommended this video and I'm friggin glad it did! This is amazing. Great production. Informative and funny!
Thank you for checking out one of my videos! I do appreciate that, as well as the nice comment! Hope you stick around with us! :D
That Kaiju kitty is my new favorite thing ❤😺 Thanks for the hard work and care you put into your videos, they are always a treat!
Absolutely wonderful video, as an amateur toy artist I'm thankful for you and your content everyday!
Very interesting and informative video. I've loved how these types of toys look since I was a kid, and I'm just now discovering what they are and how they get to look so beautifully detailed.
Great Job!!! for someone that is new to the sofubi scene you nailed it!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!
My goodness gracious. Crafsman plus how it's made. I can't absorbe it! Too chilllll. Also non glove set of craftsman hands. I feel like we just saw the Sasquatch. Your love to other vinyl creators is beautiful. Love it.
Crafsman doing a "how It's made" video. I'd be fascinated by a whole series of these. Especially because you've already done such a good job of introducing us to these basic concepts. So when you talk about what the process allows compared to injections molds, etc. I know what you mean! :D
Great to see our buddy Bwana represented! Keep up the good work!
Very interesting realm of toys I have never given much thought to. This video sums it up nice and neat. Shifting gears,I don’t know which is more soothing….the music track or the calm,cool,creole accent of Crafsman. It’s like chopping up toy shop with Dr. John.
Thank you Crafsman for your time and effort.
This is a true evolution of your main content. This is fascinating.
I could never get enough of your videos! Your voice is mellow, and your comedy puts a smile on my face!
Huge fan of all things in this video. Your SM animation AND puppeteering skills are getting as crazy as your editing.
Can't wait to see your new Sofubi Toy. It's an incredible process that one. So exciting to get the toy from the factory. A surreal feeling, but an incredible one. Thanks for helping the community! And keep up the good work!
Timing! I just bought a piece by and artist named gargamel at a toy show the same day this video came out. Never heard of sofubi until yesterday, but the piece was cool and spoke to me.
I love this video! It’s almost like a kind of documentary style, but crafsman. it’s awesome!
You speak with the voice of a calm sentient landscape.
Subscribed. ❤
Wow. Thank you so much!
Thanks for making this video, never even heard of these until you covered them here
I was just thinking its been a while since we had a toy video, really informative and interesting man, definitely need to look into some equipment for sofubi production 😀
DAVE! :D Mannn, while researching this video I got the BUG again to sculpt a figure.
And ohhhhhhh snap, your designs would be so nice in soft vinyl!
@TheCrafsMan your video has me itching to create a new toy 😄 I've been a small bit hesitant to go back to resin casting as I felt there was alot of wasted material in the process but sofubi looks like a great alternative 😀
I'm going to go sculpt something new right away while I have the motivation 😄
I haven’t been this invested in the day-to-day life of a puppet since Mr Socko entered my life.
I love this channel, you are not entertaining, but very educational! This is a process many fans are passionate about, but unfortunately a lot of artists are very lip sealed about the processes, while you give the people a high quality scholarly level of explanation! Awesome channel
Crafsman I am in your discord and was there when you talked about doing more like documentary long videos and I think this is the perfect craftman style documentary video format (I'm only 5 minutes in rn tho as I write)
Thanks for making this video. Your kind calming voice, curiosity of the art of toy making, and willingness to share your research/experience with us are very much appreciated ❤.
This is so awesome! Thanks for highlighting the world of SOFUBI
That was such an interesting and pleasant 19 minutes and 15 seconds, I think I'll watch it again
Muchas gracias por este gran video , te sigo desde hace mucho y tú has sido fuente de mi inspiración para hacer mi primer juguete de vinil , he aprendido mucho de tus vídeos y me gusta mucho que ahora tengas pronto tu figura sofubi , te deseo.mucho éxito y sigue deleitándonos con tus vídeos
your voice is so relaxing and youre an incredible teacher!! ive been trying to learn more about doll production (im a fashion doll enthusiast and customizer) and stumbled across your video- incredible work!!
Fascinating process.Love that Baby Godzilla. Looking forward to the OTTO 7 So-fubi.
Love for you mr craftSman... Happy everytime for you .🎉
hi craftsman, i love your videos! thank you for doing a video on sofubi, they're a niche hobby here (mostly with tokusatsu collectors) so its nice to see them get some love! Fun fact: a lot of dnd monsters were inspired by a bunch of ultraman figures and sofubi that the creators stumbled upon!
konnichi wa, always a good day when a Crafsman video comes out!
I lived in Tokyo 6 years, hope you enjoyed yourself.
This is the video I've been waiting for
The lightbulb with feet was adorable.
This is SO cool and so interesting. I love toys so it's fun seeing this process. Neat you got all that footage and the toys that came out of it are SUPER interesting. I like the kiju kitty.
Wow, it's been years since i've seen your videos pop up on my feed, mr. Crafsman. The quality of your videos has clearly taken a sharp upturn since you showed us different things you like. Very glad to see content creation is working out well, can't wait to see more!
Holy cookies! Wish id’ve known you were here man!! Stoked to finish this video after work 😮
This is my first introduction to your channel and I am absolutely delighted
First time watching one of your videos. Saw those adorable kaiju kitties over a year ago on pinteres and now I know that the world of toys and craft is so vast and fascinating. I've never been into collecting that much, but these days it's growing on me.
Thank you, it was truly interesting video, will be surely checking out more! Now i want to make a toy myself
"Softnicity" is going directly in my word rotation. You are amazing as always.
You make a great first impression, craf 🤩
Crafman is the best thing the UA-cam algorithm ever gave me. He is a national treasure.
Your skillset never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for all the effort you put into your work. It really is a joy to watch.
That was such a relaxing and informative video. I love your voice so much. Aaaaah
This is excellent! Thank you for making this!
Fantastically informative for an artist and DIY creator such as myself looking to get into sofubi making. Subscribed!
Oto-7 bringing some drama to the Crafs-shed! Love that you are into soft vinyl! what cool and crazy designs! I think that soft vinyl has a more artistic aesthetic than most toys. Some other toys designs are certainly great, especially vinyl figures and such but there is certainly something special about those soft vinyls that makes them right at home in an art gallery.
MR. MEOW in the hizz-ouse! :D Sincere thanks for the kind comment, and honestly for just hanging with me all this time!
That vinyl wonder paint scratch test had my jaw dropping with shock, wow!! Love to see a small business making leaps in the hobby
Your videos always amaze me man. The quality is so high it’s almost funny
I appreciate that SO much, my friend.
I hadn't heard the term before! Thanks so much for teaching us all about this, and in such an entertaining way!
Always refreshing to learn new stuff here at your channel ❤
Thanks so much, my friend! :D
😍😍😍 This is the first time I've ever seen someone showing the mold making process. Awesome sauce!
Awesome dive into a nostalgic way of making the toys we grew up with. Many old vinyl toys were handed down to multiple generations they were so durable.
thank you man, love these sorts of videos. really comfy
crafsman is a lovely example of how much hard work and dedication and magic goes into aspects of life i hardly even think about most days
This video is one of the best things ever, pure zen for me. I got into making toys literally last year -- I'm not fully 'anywhere' with my career in it yet, but I hope to get there one day. A part of me is searching for kinship with Japan's hand in the toy trade as well, being of Japanese Descent -- I STG my brainstem has just been obsessed with fabrication and creature-design since I was out the womb. ANYWAY, as per usual, brilliant videos man. Really appreciate this, even though I've been getting into sofubi (and own a few pieces from some people here!!!) -- SOFUBI is life, toy-making is the best de-stresser a few investments in materials can buy. What a cool and awesome community.
ALSO-- The Vinyl wonder good vibes are so real. Won't forget DCON 2022 and me just buying a ton and having a lovley convo with the seller(s) there. Plus the paint is HELLA good, even on resin
theres always so much joy and love in his videos, they just make any day better!
New fan, huge fan. Been stepping through all your vids. Excellent production and clear as crystal communication about my favorite artform. I'm a sculptor - I did the massive Krawluss back in the day for Skinner and MVH.
Your videos are beautifully well made
One of the GI Joe customizes I know, Skunk Works Customs, speaks glowingly about Wonder Vinyl paint.
The soft vinyl process you showed is similar to the way they made the original GI Joe heads. Their heating process was much faster than what was shown here, and the kept them in motion while they heat cured. The opening for the neck post was then pushed out with a sharpened tube.
It is not hard to get plastisol, and many people use it to make custom fishing lures. That PVC is usually very soft (Shore OO instead of Shore A like silicone molds).
Thank you for making the video for me to watch it. I know other people already said it but you are the best.
I always wondered how these were made. Very cool!
This was really interesting to learn about, very cool! I'd love more videos like this talking about the history of these kinds of crafts and toys.
Thank you for the education.
Softnicity. I love being here
Love soft vinyl, I grew up with kaiju figures. Never really knew what all went into making them, so interesting
This video is incredible!! Thank you for doing what you do!! 😤💪😎
Crafsman doing Sofubi is a game changer 🙌
Amazing and inspiring. You bring out the inner child in me. Thank you!.
Absolutely fascinating episode Crafsman! I thoroughly enjoyed this craffumentary!