To promote the UNKLE album Psyence Fiction, two Pointman action figures were produced. One green and the other blue. A word of warning if considering buying one of these via mail order/eBay etc - they are VERY fragile and VERY easily damaged in the post. I wonder how many of these aren’t actually broken?!

An art exhibition held at the store Nowhere, Tokyo in November 2000, entitled Command Z, saw the release of three figures based on Futura’s work. The exhibition was of the work of Futura and Stash. BAPE T shirts produced for the event cost big money on the secondary market. The figures came in clear containers resembling spray cans. The three figures are called The Pointman, El Nigo and Le James, representing Futura, Nigo and James Lavelle respectively.

Futura’s Pointman has also been given the Kubrick treatment. Kubricks are a range of miniature figures, often compared with Lego (although differing in their detail, articulation and wide subject matter), made by the Japanese toy firm Medicom. As an aside, the name “Kubrick” came from combining “cube” and “brick” into one nicely catchy, and copywritable word. The UNKLE figure is as yet unreleased, although it was mentioned and subsequently first pictured in the Japanese magazine Relax, in the James Lavelle Limited Edtition section. The UNKLE Kubricks are now available for preorder in the US, Japan and Singapore. Whether the UK gets any love...one can only hope. The figures look set to be released as two double packs, with one containing a blue pointman and a black one, the other pack containing a red and a purple one. Whether this is how they will be sold time will tell. Furthermore, Futura has a Be@rbrick in series 5 of this off shoot of Kubricks. As the name suggests, they are figures of bears. The Be@rbricks come randomly boxed, and like swapcards there are those rarer than others. The rarity is easy to check as Medicom print the proportion of a particular figure on the box. The Series 4 figure by US artist Kaws has been extremely sought after. There are two Futura Be@rbricks - a black one and a white one. The black one is called "Strallor Patroller" and features a baby's pram accross the chest. The white one is called "No Spank". In using the bear, a classic symbol of childhood, to address the issues of violence against children and child safety, I feel Futura has delivered a considered addition to the toy world.

As early as 2000 a photograph (again, in Relax magazine) appeared of a new prototype Futura designed figure. The figure is a Mo Wax project. The actual figure is 1/6 scale (12”) and was made by Neil Holdham from the UK company SID Ltd. The folks at SID Ltd are best known for their figure of Sid Viscous based on the cartoon images of Mr Beverley. The figures clothing fabric is by Maharishi. An obscure angle of the figure appeared in issue 29 of German magazine, Lodown. The figure remains unreleased, but fans can only wonder why.

For completeness three more items are mentioned. On the cover of issue one of Educated Communtiy, Futura is pictured holding a Pointman figure - any more information on this is appreciated! Another promotional item released for the UNKLE album was an inflatable punch bag featuring Pointmen (hmm, not quite a figure I agree). Finally, whilst it is Stash's operation, some might argue that the Recon Kubrick also be included, as Futura is involved with Recon.

Beyond these figures are those made by fans themselves, and rumours of bootlegs. Unable to wait for the real deal, home-made mini Pointman figures have already appeared on eBay. Others with a flair for sculpting have tried their hand at making their own Pointman-like figures.