Genesis of the

Bush Buddy and Oh Kerry

Vibrating Massage Wands

Seeing how election fever has gripped America and the relatively boring campaigns of John Kerry and George W. Bush, SiliconSlave thought that it would have a little fun and add some excitement to the election.  We contemplated nominating these candidates for a Dildo of the Month award based on their uninspiring debates with far too many rules, but liability is a little high to actually market a the candidates as Dildos.  With new conservatism running wild we decided it would be best to turn the candidates into the next best thing Vibrating “Massage Wands.”  We felt this would be as good a political statement as any and to be fair we gave each candidate equal attention to detail when designing the Massage Wands.  The following is the progression of the Oh Kerry and Bush Buddy Massage Wands from concept art to finished product.

Concept Art for Bush Buddy Massage Wand

Concept Art for Oh Kerry Massage Wand

Bush Buddy on Pedestal (Clay Pre-Firing)

Close-up of Bush Buddy (Clay Pre-Firing)

Profile of Bush Buddy (Clay Pre-Firing)

Rear View of Bush Buddy (Clay Pre-Firing)

Close-up of Oh Kerry (Clay Pre-Firing)

Profile of Oh Kerry (Clay Pre-Firing)

Textured Logo of Handle (Clay Pre-Firing)

Clay is then fired in a kiln until hardened.

Clay is given final prep work to remove any burrs or artifacts.

Hardened model has several coats of silicone applied to it over a few days until sufficiently thick for use as a mold.

Mold from shaft.

Silicone mold is peeled off model and then reversed.  It should be an exact negative of the model at this point.

Head mold removed from clay.

Vibration egg is suspended in mold and resin is poured in.  The resin is similar to the plastics used to make regular toys.

Suspending the Vibrating Egg in Shaft

Pouring the resin into the mold.

Once the resin hardens, the toy can be removed from the mold.  Any flashings are gently removed.

Flashings being removed from resin after extraction.

The toy is now primed and painted.  This is a lengthy process as all painting is done by hand.

Hand Painting Toy

Painting on the finishing touches.

Bush Painted On Platform (no clear coat)

Close-up of Bush (no clear coat)

Side view of Bush (no clear coat)

Kerry Painted on Platform (no clear coat)

Close-up of Kerry (no clear coat)

Side view of Kerry (no clear coat)

SiliconSlave Raised Text (no clear coat)

Bush Buddy Massage Wand with Controller of Base (no clear coat)

Platform Underside (controller storage)

Now that everything has been painted and the artists are happy with their coloring, a protective clear coat can be applied to seal the paint and provide an extra level of durability.

Bush Close-Up (protective clear-coat applied)

Bush Full Frontal (protective clear-coat applied)

Bush Full Profile (protective clear-coat applied)

Kerry Close-up (protective clear-coat applied)

Kerry Full Frontal (protective clear-coat applied)

Kerry Profile (protective clear-coat applied)

SiliconSlave Logo (protective clear-coat applied)

Base with Controller (protective clear-coat applied)

As you can see it is a fairly intensive process to make each massage wand.  In the future if demand for such products is great enough, SiliconSlave can move to an injection molding process; that should significantly reduce the cost of the toy.  However to get the color right, the toy will still need to be hand-painted.

Be sure to check out our reviews of the two individual toys for more pictures.

Bush Buddy Review

http://www.siliconslave.com/review.php?aid=69

Oh Kerry Review

http://www.siliconslave.com/review.php?aid=70

Also if you are interested in it we are contemplating customized toys such that we can make one or more toys featuring the likeness of someone that you submit via a photo.  If interested drop us a line.  Customized toys would make excellent bachelorette party gifts (perhaps her fiancé or perhaps an ex-lover – it is up to you).

E-mail us at:

Customer.service@siliconslave.com