Cris Rose is a UK-based artist that is into analog photography and robots. His resin robots are functional, yet cute. There are back stories to all of his designs. Cris imagines a world where robots are ubiquitous servants, everywhere from industrial labor to childcare. I had a great time painting up a pack of his recent Bits and Bytes mini-sized (1/24 scale) DIY ‘bots, each with their own background. Keep in mind each of these minis is around an inch tall, and check after the fold for pics of each!
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Cris Rose Bits and Bytes DIY Painted by PRS! (Mega post) Leave a comment
Marmit Parababy Mogera with Missile Truck Leave a comment
This was a commissioned pair of figures by a man after my own heart, a Mogera collector. I wanted to contrast the alien war machine of Mogera with the grungy Ground Defense Force missile truck.
Real X Head Zombie Akro-kaiser Leave a comment
This bad boy is one of my contributions to the July Monster Invitational Show at FOE. He’s dark and scary, and I went super technical on this one. Everything is Monster Kolor except the shiny blood drip detail work.
Super7 x Paul Kaiju Partyball ‘Khornate’ Leave a comment
Partyball is Paul Kaiju’s contribution to the Monster Family line, and a super fun little sculpt. This custom will be at the FOE Monster Invitational Show in July. I continued my experimentation with mixed finishes and also tried something else in a fit of inspiration. I had been looking at Warhammer 40k models and was inspired to try out some more technical airbrushing to do glowing engraved symbols. Read the rest of this entry »
M1GO ‘Real Type’ Vira Seijin 1 comment
Vira Seijin hails from Ultra Seven and is totally silly looking. The sculpt screams ‘real plant’ to me, so I had at it on a flesh vinyl blank. This guy will be at the FOE Monster Invitational Show in July.
Transformers Dark of the Moon Bluestreak (Sidearm Sideswipe) 1 comment
The new Transformers toys are really spectacularly made. I might not actually enjoy the movies, but there’s no denying that the films had a hugely positive influence on the toys and the line in general. The biggest problem with the current movie toys is that Hasbro is pretty cheap about paint, so the figures always look pretty flat compared to their on-screen counterparts. Compare the above and after the jump photos to this shot of the figure out of the package:
Yuck. This guy is a Wal*Mart exclusive repaint of Sidearm Sideswipe, a concept Corvette in a pretty slick homage-filled rally car deco. It makes a pretty serviceable movie Bluestreak. I up-detailed this guy while preserving the scheme and details that made this version cool. Tons and tons of pics after the fold.
Killer Culture Safrinin Microfighter Leave a comment
This guy snuck out alongside the weathered edition for the TAG Battle Pack.
Gargamel Mighty Blue Mightin Leave a comment
The Mightin sculpt is a fun little mini, and receptive to all kinds of fun colors. This blue and green one will be at the FOE Monster Invitational Show on July 8.
Max Toy Co Minis Leave a comment
You can never have enough Max Toy Co minis, especially now that there’s two new molds: Dragigus and Drazorus. These two are the first release on glow vinyl, painted by Mark Nagata.
Every day it seems like Captain Maxx has more and more villains to face!
Max Toy Co ‘Real Type’ Tripus Leave a comment
Because I’m feeling nice, I figured I’d give you guys a FOE Show teaser this week. This guy will be a the FOE Monster Invitational Show in July. He’s a realistic take on the mini Tripus sculpt flesh blank. I went for matte with shading on the squishy bits and shiny jade-pearl for the fish scales.
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