Chris Scott is the man behind Grindhouse Toys, he is an independent toy manufacturer that also specializes in design, art direction and prototyping. He has worked on several top independent toy lines including, Operation: Monster Force, Skeletron, Eagle Force, Operation Recall, Longbox Heroes, The Naughty or Nice Collection, The Prisoner, Nancy Drew and others. In 2023 he released the D.R.E.A.D. Trooper and in 2024 he released Necromancer. Both sold out and received rave reviews. Grindhouse Toys is fueled by nostalgia and anything vintage. Incorporating a classic VHS packaging design for their action figures, invoking those magical Friday nights at the local video store.

Industry veteran over 20+ years. Always saw toys as a business in addition to a hobby. As a kid, I would flip action figure packages over to find out what company made them. I learned the addresses of all of them. I would then write the companies with suggestions. Sometimes they wrote back. Went to school for “old school” practical movie effects, but learned I could translate that into toys. Kenner (Hasbro) hired me out of school into their model shop. I would sneak up to the sculpting studio during my lunch breaks. Eventually hired into that dept where I worked on Batman, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Men in Black, and lots of other things. These were the days of wax sculpting! I went on from Hasbro to Wizkids games where I learned miniature sculpting with epoxy. I would work on Mage Knight, Mech Warrior, Marvel, DC, Aliens, and lots of fun stuff. Eventually Hasbro brought me back and I transitioned into the digital world of sculpting. Marvel, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Disney Princess, Joe, and others were the lines I got to work on. Now I help smaller, independent artists with their dreams of toy making and world building.

Longtime toy industry veteran and current Production Manager for Four Horsemen Studios. Chris has helped bring many toys to action figure fans’ hands over the years, including the Mythic Legions, Cosmic Legions, and Figura Obscura lines from the 4H, as well as products from NECA and releases from many indie toy companies including Eagle Force, Plunderlings, Boglins, Chicken Fried Toys, and more. He also runs his own successful toy company D13 Toys, recently releasing the new Biblical Adventures toy line.

Mark is a self-taught 3D artist with a decade of design experience. Initially finding success helping Kickstarter campaigns in the tabletop gaming industry. Mark began utilizing his knowledge of military weapons to design 1:12 scale action figure accessories in 2020 quickly gaining a reputation as the go to artist forhyper realistic 3D weapon sculpting and contributing to Valaverse’s highly successful Action Force line of modern military action figures as well as contributions to: Operation Monster Force, Operation: Recall, Delta-17, and more.

A lifelong G.I. Joe fan and dedicated toy collector, Brian brings over 25 years of experience in advertising and graphic design to World War Hell. He’s an award-winning illustrator and packaging designer, known for his work on the Roboskull box and his ongoing contributions to Big Bad Workshop. Brian ran his own creative agency for a decade, helping launch and grow brands to national recognition. He’s also the founder and organizer of Assembly Required, the long-running G.I. Joe convention held annually in Des Moines. Passionate about community, storytelling, and bold design, Brian is thrilled to help bring World War Hell to life.

I’m a professional toy prototype artist & illustrator with over a decade of experience in the Consumer Products industry. I have a foundation in painting and illustration, and a deep knowledge and passion for iconic entertainment franchises. I’m specialized in highly detailed aesthetic execution; developing top-tier physical and digital painted prototypes, art assets and color design for world class products from brands like Star Wars and Disney.

I’m excited to pursue opportunities in creative product design and development, where I can apply my artistic expertise, strategic vision and inclusive cross-functional collaboration to create engaging and innovative products and experiences that foster meaningful connections with fans.

Arlen has always been compelled to create. Back in the 80’s and 90’s, he was the kid drawing comic book characters on his binders and playing in rock bands. In the 2000’s, he dabbled with graphic design, and then became a master luthier and guitar-building teacher. In 2010, he took up sculpting as a hobby, working with any material he could get his hands on, from pumpkins to epoxy, before discovering digital sculpting, which changed his life forever. Since 2015, he’s worked professionally as a Digital 3D Sculptor in the toy and collectible industry, for fan favourites like Hasbro, Mezco and Action Force, on characters like Serpentor, Sugar Man and Darth Raven. As the creator of the Naughty or Nice line, he got a taste for sculpting and producing his own designs, and now as a founder of The Nameless Toy Company (TNT Co), he’s making all of his nostalgic dreams a reality. Arlen is an action figure specialist, known for his attention to anatomy, detail and form, and his drive to find the perfect balance between aesthetics and function. A loving Dad of three awesome girls, Arlen works out of his home studio on beautiful Vancouver Island, BC.

Tim Baron is an artist, illustrator, and skateboarder from Indiana. His clients include Tony Hawk, The Property Brothers, AC/DC, Birdhouse Skateboards, Plan B, Creature, H-Street, Super 8 Skateboards, Rush, Soundgarden, and Pennywise.Tim designed a board for Tony Hawk that was released in the Spring of 2021 and sold out. One year later, Tim was asked to design the official “Hawk Vs. Wolf” podcast board for Tony Hawk and Jason Ellis which also sold out. Tim has designed several ReAction figures for SUPER7. His turn-around drawings and color ways were used to create such figures as They Live, Lost Boys, Anthrax, King Diamond, and Rancid. Tim also did the card art for the Phantom Star Killer “Red Baron Banshee” edition figure. In late 2022, Super7 released action figures of Tim’s “Astro Zombie” character as part of their ReAction figure toyline. Waves one and two sold out. Tim continues to ride his skateboard and bleeds art and creativity everywhere he goes. His life mission is best summarized in four simple but combustible words… Go Skate. Go Create.

Scott juggles many hats, having started a short lived career in e-learning and educational software before escaping to pursue animation on cartoons for streaming platforms and ultimately, indie video games. He's pushed pixels on video games like Skullgirls, Indivisible, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Blazing Strike and Slave Zero X. He continues to work in games while also finding time to be a freelance illustrator on toy projects and chipping away at personal comic projects. He likes little plastic army dudes, fighting games, and long walks in dying malls.

Shane Pierce is an American artist and the creator of NOMADS. Painting for entertainment and creator owned properties including the likes of Heavy Metal, Savager, Judge Dredd, and Penny Dreadful.

Juandamurai is an illustrator with more than 20 years of experience, usually working on projects for t-shirts, illustrations, coloring books, character design and concept art for animation.

Yannick Bouchard is a Canadian artist, known for his detailed and meticulous artworks, whether it be oil painting, pastel drawings or digital painting, the latter being his primary tool of trade. He has been a freelance illustrator for the past 14 years, creating artworks for heavy metal albums, books, T-shirt designs, boardgames and a wide variety of commissions of all kinds. He has been specializing in horror in the past years, mostly working on officially licensed T-shirt designs for various brands.

Adam Riches is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design (BFA in illustration), and has worked for many national clients on lots of cool brands you’re probably familiar with, this includes things like packaging art, toys, comic book covers, “As Seen On TV” products, album art, shirts, posters, magazines, trading cards, costume design, dinnerware, murals, and just about anything else you can stick art on.

Growing up in the middle of nowhere... a small farming community in rural northern Minnesota called Crookston, there really wasn't much to do unless you were into football, hunting or throwing things off the bridge. Not much for football or hunting and throwing things off the bridge got old after about 14 years, Todd moved on to drawing and skateboarding as a means for fun around 1989. Somewhere along the way, he ended up doing art related things for Familia Skateboard Shop, Nike SB, the V skateboards, Creature Skateboards, Strangelove, Brat Bros Fingerboards. These days Todd is stationed in Northern Minnesota, doing art on a regular basis mostly as a freelance illustrator, working mostly within the skateboard world while also, trying to skateboard every single day.

Mark Pennington worked at Hasbro on G.I.Joe as the second full-time figure designer from December 31st, 1985 to August 1988. In that time he helped develop over 75 figures. Having scratched the G.I.Joe itch, Mark decided to leave Hasbro in August of 1988 to pursue a career in illustration. Mark "wanted to do comics, and illustration and fantasy art." Mark quickly found success in comics, earning an Eisner Award nomination for best inker in 1993. Mark became a prolific professional comic book artist. He is probably best known for his work on Shade, the Changing Man, which earned him a nomination for best inker in the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards in 1993. He has worked on countless titles for Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Image, and Valiant – including Batman, Catwoman, Death, Detective Comics, Hellblazer, JLA, Sandman, Spawn, Wetworks, X-Men, and many more.

In addition to creating comics, Mark taught life drawing at the Kubert School for a couple years before comics really took over his professional life. Since then he's also created painted card art for the Legend of the Five Rings, and other pirate-themed and samurai-themed card games.

If there is a military question, Ben Rushing knows the answer. From a young age, Ben has had a great interest in all things military, starting with playing with his G.I. Joes. As a teen/young adult, he developed a deep interest in military history and model building that primarily focused on time frames from WWII to Vietnam. Ben’s fascination with all things military then guided him to active service for over 20 years in the United States Military. He can often be found researching specific equipment, weapons, and movements of WWII campaigns and participating in large-scale reenactments.