Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Ultimate Gear Heads: Interview with Drew Seldin of Triforce (By Rebecca "Bonks" Rothschild)


Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Drew Seldin, Vice President of Triforce. His company makes drop gorgeous, accurate replicas of Gears of War characters and weapons. Feast your eyes upon these...


Good lookin' right? Here's the chat I had with Drew.

Bonks: How old is Triforce? Could you describe it's conception?

Drew: TRIFORCE WAS OFFICALLY LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2008. A COUPLE OF REALLY HUGE GEARS FANS GOT TOGETHER AND STARTED TO MAKE PRODUCTS WE AS FANS WOULD WANT TO HAVE.

Bonks: Has anyone ever told you there are better things you could do with
your time or talent?

Drew: HA! I HAVE NO TALENT BUT I CAN RECOGNIZE IT IN OTHERS AND THE INCREDIBLE TALENTS OF OUR ART TEAM ARE NOT HARD TO SEE. WHEN YOU COMBINE THE SKILLED HANDS OF OUR ART DIRECTOR AND LEAD SCULPTOR EXTROIDNAIRE ERICK SOSA WITH OUR PAINTERS PAUL KOMODA AND JORDU SCHELL THE END RESULT IS A PIECE THAT IS REALLY BROUGHT TO LIFE! ONE THING WE REALLY STRIVE TO ACHIEVE IS TO ACCURATLEY CREATE THAT WHICH HAS ONLY EVER BEEN SEEN IN A VIDEOGAME ON YOUR TELEVISION SCREEN!

Bonks: How do you decide what you want to replicate?

Drew: WE LOOK AT THE GEARS UNIVERSE AND DECIDE WHAT WE AS HARDCORE FANS WANT FOR OURSELVES AND GO FROM THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY CHARACTERS AND WEAPONS WE LOVE SOMETIMES WE FEEL CHOOSING WHO OR WHAT TO CREATE NEXT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF THE JOB!

Bonks: Are you a gamer? What do you like to play?

Drew: I AM A GAMER AND OBVIOULSY LOVE GEARS OF WAR! I THOUGHT THAT THE RECENTLY RELEASED BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM WAS HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED. POWERED BY THE UNREAL ENGINE OF COURSE, SORRY HAD TO PLUG EPIC AND GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DESERVED! I REALLY LOVED THE LOOK OF ARKHAM, THE CONTROLS, AND THE STORY. IT IS THE DEFINITIVE BATMAN GAME! AT THE MOMENT I AM WORKING HARD AT SLAYING ALL OF THE GODS OF OLYMPUS IN GOD OF WAR 3!

Bonks: Any other geeky vices such as comic books or anime?

Drew: I AM A HUGE SUPERHERO FAN...SUPERMAN IS MY FAVORITE! I DON'T READ COMICS BUT LOVE SMALLVILLE! I ALSO GREW UP ON STAR WARS AND COULD SIT AND WATCH THOSE MOVIES AT ANYTIME.

Bonks: What do you think makes your products worth the investment?

Drew: BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING AND WANT IT THEN IT BECOMES WORTH IT TO YOU. MY MOM ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO ME, "BEFORE YOU BUY SOMETHING ASK YOURSELF IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT. IF THE ANSWER IS YES, THEN IT IS WORTH IT." ALL THE HARDWORK AND PAINSTACKING DETAILS THAT WE POUR INTO EACH PIECE MAKES THEM AS ACCURATE AS CAN BE AND I HOPE THAT REALLY SHINES THROUGH IN THE FINAL PRODUCT! PERFECTION IS IN THE DETAILS AND I MUST SAY WE LOVE US SOME DETAILS!

Bonks: Any shout outs or events coming up you wanna plug? Now would be
the time :)

Drew: WE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO EPIC GAMES! THEY SHOWED OUR PRODUCTS LOTS OF LOVE AND IT HAS GOTTEN EVERYONE IN THE TEAM PUMPED UP TO WORK ON NEW AND EXCITING PRODUCTS! THEY ARE AN AWESOME GROUP OF PEOPLE AND ARE SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH OUR PRODUCTS. OUR MARCUS FENIX PIECE IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT SOME POINT IN MID-MAY OR EARLY JUNE SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE FATHER OF ALL BAD ASSERY!

AS A TREAT FOR YOUR LOYAL READERS WE WANT TO EXTEND AN OFFER TO THEM WITH THIS 30% DISCOUNT CODE Sugar Drone OFF OF OUR LOCUST DRONE DESIGN MAQUETTE AVAILABLE AT WWW.PROJECTTRIFORCE.COM. THIS CODE IS GOOD THROUGH APRIL 30. THE DRONES ARE READY TO SHIP AND THE LANCER IS EXPECTED TO SHIP IN JUNE.

Thank you Drew Seldin for letting me pick your brain and a double thank you for the generous discount. We heart you and we heart Triforce.





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