Toys, Spaceships, & Skulls

We are SKELETRON and we are here to make cool toys.

ABOUT US

Working with an incredibly talented cast of artists, designers, sculptors, and other collaborators, SKELETRON is led by Ben Conway and Mark O'Byrne.

Lovers of vintage toys, modern design, and intergalactic robots, you can find us buried in action figures at our home base in Minnesota.

ROBOSKULL MKII KICKSTARTER

CROWDFUND SUCCESS

After two years of design and development, the ROBOSKULL MKII Kickstarter was launched on October 14, 2021. Reaching it's funding goal in only 95 minutes, the campaign went on to add stretch goals and funding that far exceeded everyone's expectations. Ending with $609,878 pledged from 1,523 backers, it is one of the most successful toy Kickstarters to launch on the platform.

A SPECIAL COLLABORATION

ROBOSKULL MKII Kickstarter

We brought together a multi-generational mix of special talent to collaborate and launch the SKELETRON brand on Kickstarter.

the ROBOSKULL MKII KICKSTARTER TEAM

Bob Brechin, with Alex Wu, Ben Conway, Christopher McLeod, Dave Proctor, Kate McLeod, Mark O'Byrne, MJ Sullivan, & Troy McKie.

Angelos Karderinis, Brandon Lacy, Brian Hickey, Brian Sauer, David Schneider, Ian Kennedy, John Kukovich, Justin Ross, Ken Kelly, Mark Seddon, Paddy Lennon, Scott Jennings, and so many more.

PALITOY LEGEND

Bob Brechin, former Chief Designer at Palitoy, joined the SKELETRON development team very early in design process. Bob's insight and enthusiasm for the project helped guide the team to the final design of the ROBOSKULL MKII.

Bob previously worked on many popular toys lines at Palitoy in the UK from 1967 until 1984, including the iconic Star Wars and Action Force brands.

MORE COLLABORATORS & FRIENDS

We are incredibly fortunate for the opportunity to continue to work with so many amazingly talented people.

Thank you Alex Horley, Cory Cantelupe, Cosmic Orphan, Douglas Hart, Eddie Merriken, Erik Mona, Fred Aczon, Fredrick Faith, Gary G, Gary "Goggles" Head, George Greenoe, Glenn P. Winkler, Guy Cassaday, Jason Sobol, Jf Lemay, Joel Ylvisaker, John Jett, Justin Bell, Kuen Siang Chua, Malley Design, Matthew LeCroy, Nick Vreeland, Paul Kirschstein, Riley Loew, Ryan Costello, Sean Glenn, Sean Harker, Shan Conway, Stacy E. Walker, Thomas O'Mahony, Tim Baron, Wordburglar, Zane Olson and more to come!

Of course, none of this would be possible without the awesome people within our toy collector community. Thank you to all of the Kickstarter backers and content creators for your overwhelming support!

Contact Us

b e n @ s k e l e t r o n . c o m

m a r k @ s k e l e t r o n . c o m