It's a statue that stands 240mm. Not sure who sculpted it but it captures 100% RJB style. Hopefully Marvel will do more collabs with Rockin' Jelly Bean.
Friday, 5 June 2009
Marvel x Rockin' Jelly Bean!!
I've been a big fan of Rockin' Jelly Bean, ever since seeing his work in a magazine. The guy is a genius with a pen, creating hot retro looking babes on speed! I am lucky enough to have one of his early prints. His latest work is a fusion with Marvel's Invisible Woman.
It's a statue that stands 240mm. Not sure who sculpted it but it captures 100% RJB style. Hopefully Marvel will do more collabs with Rockin' Jelly Bean.
It's a statue that stands 240mm. Not sure who sculpted it but it captures 100% RJB style. Hopefully Marvel will do more collabs with Rockin' Jelly Bean.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Spec Figures 4
I'm so happy to get this today. Spec Figures 4 magazine/book (so-call mook) is a collaboration of Japanese 1/6 customizers showcasing their military figures. So far there are four edition, with the latest presenting the U.S Army, the previous were based on British army and U.S Marines.
The work presented are amazing with each customziers focusing on every little details. Also there are tutorials on how to weather down clothes and how to make your own 1/6 bdus and boots. Though there are a lot of pictures, which are easy to follow, all text are in Japanese.
I enjoy reading through these books since they capture various eras of military forces, giving people ideas and knowledge on how to customize their figures.
I purchased mine from Hobby Link Japan and I advised people who are into 1/6th should get a copy as well, since the pictures alone offer a wealth of information. Here's a few pages of the book.
Monday, 1 June 2009
Hot Toys - Dutch from Predator
I recently received my Dutch figure from the Predator film. I'm a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger and used to watch most of his early eighties film when I was a kid. The first time I noticed Arnie was in Predator, he just reminded me of comic superheroes. So I was very pleased to hear that Hot Toys was doing the Predator line, though HT did do a Predator before but it was the Predator in Alien vs Predator.
(Click on pictures for bigger image)
The headsculpt was crafted by Yulli a talented Korean sculptor and looks exactly like the man. The boxset comes with the following items:
- M16 with M203 grenade launcher
- Pistol
- Drop leg holster
- Combat knife with sheath
- Machete with sheath
- Tactical gloves
- Boots
- Grenades
- Cigar
The gear here is great, though some people have said that some items didn't exactly match the film such as one of the knifes and the pistol should have been a desert eagle.
With Arnold's muscular presence HT decided to use their rubber bodies for this figure, but with this they've added, just a little, articulation to the arms. Both arms are removeable from the body with its ball-joint socket. I think it's a good idea HT have done this, as you're able to move the arms without stressing the rubber, because the previous muscular bodies were one piece torso which caused tear due to posing the figure in different positions. Still the rubber will be stressed around the elbow area when the arm is posed in a 45 degress position. Wonder if HT will figure a way round that! One thing I dread with these rubber bodies are they may deteriorate in the future, since preivous rubber bodies have deteriorated, but now HT seems to have better material, so touch wood these last longer than me, haha.
(Click on pictures for bigger image)
The headsculpt was crafted by Yulli a talented Korean sculptor and looks exactly like the man. The boxset comes with the following items:
- M16 with M203 grenade launcher
- Pistol
- Drop leg holster
- Combat knife with sheath
- Machete with sheath
- Tactical gloves
- Boots
- Grenades
- Cigar
The gear here is great, though some people have said that some items didn't exactly match the film such as one of the knifes and the pistol should have been a desert eagle.
With Arnold's muscular presence HT decided to use their rubber bodies for this figure, but with this they've added, just a little, articulation to the arms. Both arms are removeable from the body with its ball-joint socket. I think it's a good idea HT have done this, as you're able to move the arms without stressing the rubber, because the previous muscular bodies were one piece torso which caused tear due to posing the figure in different positions. Still the rubber will be stressed around the elbow area when the arm is posed in a 45 degress position. Wonder if HT will figure a way round that! One thing I dread with these rubber bodies are they may deteriorate in the future, since preivous rubber bodies have deteriorated, but now HT seems to have better material, so touch wood these last longer than me, haha.
Friday, 29 May 2009
Enterbay - Green Hornet
Enterbay's next Bruce Lee chapter will be Kato in Green Hornt. Here are the details:
- Product：BRUCE LEE - KATO from THE GREEN HORNET
- Release Date：2009-06
- Edition：WORLDWIDE LIMITED EDITION OF 5000
- Product Status：Pre-Order NOW!
- MSRP：$190 USD
N.B: Price listed above excludes shipping
• Approximately 30 cm Tall
• Authentic likeness of Bruce Lee as "KATO" (one head sculpt)
• 2 x hair styles (One for posing with hat and one for without)
• Movie-accurate KATO outfit ( 2 different looks)
• Removable as-seen-on screen Mask and old style chauffeurs hat
• 2 x KATO Throwing Darts
• 10 interchangeable hands ( 8 black gloved hands)
• Technologically advanced new Original Action Body BL 3.5 (improved ankle joints)
• Features 15 points of Articulation
• Bonus Paper Binocular
• New high-performance Original Figure Stand FS-200 (100% All metal and extra foldable base)
• ENTERBAY's 360°Eye Ball System
• Certificate of Authenticity Card The Green Hornet Exclusive Design Premium Packaging Box Set (each edition comes with it’s own carry bag)
• Worldwide limited edition of 5000 pcs
Officially sculpted by: ARNIE KIM
Arnie Kim has worked his magic once again, with a younger version of Bruce Lee. The details are amazing as always. What I like with this is the improved ankle joints, which is bit of a nightmare with the early BL bodies. The joint aren't stiff enough to hold any decent position and the figure usually takes a dive to the ground
. It's good the R&D team have sorted something out, but it's yet to be seen if the joints holds out.
(The sculptor Arnie Kim)Thursday, 21 May 2009
Enterbay - 龍爭虎鬥
In 2007 Enterbay released their third series of Bruce Lee figures from the film Enter The Dragon (龍 爭虎鬥). Two versions were made, A and B. The B version comes with a different headsculpt, a white tunic, a black catsuit, a nunchuck and a few hands. The best thing about version B was the catsuit, as my most memorable moment of the film was when Bruce Lee was in the catsuit sneaking into the enemy's base.
Version A consist of:
Blue suit
Brown suit
Extra pair of hands
Boxing Gloves
I chose Version A because I like the plain expression. Also if I wanted the catsuit I can always try and make one.
The headsculpt was produced by Arnie Kim, an South Korean sculptor, he has been sculpting Bruce Lee heads for a long time, but now I feel he has started to capture Bruce Lee's essence.
The nice thing about the headsculpt is the moveable eyeball system, which gives the character more expression. The paint job is excellent compared to other companies, though they seemed to have given my Bruce Lee extra blushes than required.
The body is beautifully sculpted, but the articulation is limited compared to Hot Toys True Type. One minor fault of the body is the feet joints which is quite loose, therefore it would not hold some poses upright. I think the best way Enterbay can retify this problem is by using the ball-joint system like Hot Toy, as it provide more poses for the figure and keeps it in posture.
It's quite cool that they've included the boxing gloves as they were used near the beginning of the film when Bruce was sparing.
Enterbay and Arnie Kim have done an excellent job in bringing a realistic 1/6 version of Bruce Lee. It's one of my favorite figures so far, just with the craftsmanship that has gone into it.
Version A consist of:
Blue suit
Brown suit
Extra pair of hands
Boxing Gloves
I chose Version A because I like the plain expression. Also if I wanted the catsuit I can always try and make one.
The headsculpt was produced by Arnie Kim, an South Korean sculptor, he has been sculpting Bruce Lee heads for a long time, but now I feel he has started to capture Bruce Lee's essence.
The nice thing about the headsculpt is the moveable eyeball system, which gives the character more expression. The paint job is excellent compared to other companies, though they seemed to have given my Bruce Lee extra blushes than required.
The body is beautifully sculpted, but the articulation is limited compared to Hot Toys True Type. One minor fault of the body is the feet joints which is quite loose, therefore it would not hold some poses upright. I think the best way Enterbay can retify this problem is by using the ball-joint system like Hot Toy, as it provide more poses for the figure and keeps it in posture.
It's quite cool that they've included the boxing gloves as they were used near the beginning of the film when Bruce was sparing.
Enterbay and Arnie Kim have done an excellent job in bringing a realistic 1/6 version of Bruce Lee. It's one of my favorite figures so far, just with the craftsmanship that has gone into it.
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Darren Carnall's Creative Corner
Just wanted to introduce a fellow Englishman, Darren Carnall.
The guy is a wizard at painting headsculpt as well as resculpting. He's resculpted few headsculpts from Sideshow including Legolas, Ewan McGergor as Obi-Wan and Arnold Schwarzenegger from Terminator 2, all look hundred times better than the original. Also his paint application on these are truely amazing with life-like resembalance.
A top bloke to talk to, though at the moment he's got like a million comissions to do. Shows how much people like his work.
Check out his work through here: http://www.darrencarnall.com/
(Aragorn Repainted head)
(Original Sideshow headsculpt on the right, DC's magic work on the left)
The guy is a wizard at painting headsculpt as well as resculpting. He's resculpted few headsculpts from Sideshow including Legolas, Ewan McGergor as Obi-Wan and Arnold Schwarzenegger from Terminator 2, all look hundred times better than the original. Also his paint application on these are truely amazing with life-like resembalance.
A top bloke to talk to, though at the moment he's got like a million comissions to do. Shows how much people like his work.
Check out his work through here: http://www.darrencarnall.com/
(Aragorn Repainted head)
(Original Sideshow headsculpt on the right, DC's magic work on the left)
Sunday, 17 May 2009
H1N1 Flu Mutation!
News report of the H1N1 flu outbreak. Click link to see.
www.bbc.co.uk
'There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in London due to mutation of the H1N1 virus into new strain: H1Z1.
Similar to a scare originally found in Cambodia back in 2005, victims of a new strain of the swine flu virus H1N1 have been reported in London.
After death, this virus is able to restart the heart of it’s victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believe to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alert to phase six, its highest level, and advised governments to activate pandemic contingency plans.
In Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, President Felipe Calderon urged people to stay at home over the next five days.
There are many cases elsewhere - including the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Israel, and New Zealand.
BBC health correspondent Mark McGrith says the raising of the WHO alert on Wednesday suggests a global epidemic, or pandemic, is imminent.
In the latest developments:
* The Netherlands confirms its first case of zombie swine flu, in a three-year-old boy recently returned from Mexico. After passing away early this morning, he rose from the dead and lunged at his mother.
* Ghana has become the latest country to ban pork imports as a precaution against swine flu, though no cases have been found in the West African country
* China's health minister says that the country's scientists have developed a "sensitive and fast" test for spotting swine flu in conjunction with US scientists and the WHO. The country has recorded no incidence of the flu yet. There methods, however, have been uneffective in spotting the H1Z1 strain.
At the meeting of health ministers in Luxembourg, a French proposal for a continent-wide travel advisory for Mexico will be discussed.
It is unclear whether the EU executive has the power to impose a travel ban.
Several countries have restricted travel to Mexico and many tour operators have cancelled holidays.
Other members are resisting calls to implement travel bans or close borders, on the grounds - backed by the WHO - that there is little evidence of their efficacy.
The EU ministers will also try to agree on how to refer to the new virus.
The European Commission has been calling it "novel flu", replacing the word "swine" to avoid prompting a fall in demand for pork and bacon.
On Wednesday, Egypt began a mass slaughter of its pigs - even though the WHO says the virus was now being transmitted from human to human. '
Zombies alert!!!! Luckily the website is a hoax or I'll be getting my Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide out to read. The weblink posted is the cached of the original website, since the original has been taken down by government officials. Slags!
www.bbc.co.uk
'There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in London due to mutation of the H1N1 virus into new strain: H1Z1.
Similar to a scare originally found in Cambodia back in 2005, victims of a new strain of the swine flu virus H1N1 have been reported in London.
After death, this virus is able to restart the heart of it’s victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believe to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alert to phase six, its highest level, and advised governments to activate pandemic contingency plans.
In Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, President Felipe Calderon urged people to stay at home over the next five days.
There are many cases elsewhere - including the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Israel, and New Zealand.
BBC health correspondent Mark McGrith says the raising of the WHO alert on Wednesday suggests a global epidemic, or pandemic, is imminent.
In the latest developments:
* The Netherlands confirms its first case of zombie swine flu, in a three-year-old boy recently returned from Mexico. After passing away early this morning, he rose from the dead and lunged at his mother.
* Ghana has become the latest country to ban pork imports as a precaution against swine flu, though no cases have been found in the West African country
* China's health minister says that the country's scientists have developed a "sensitive and fast" test for spotting swine flu in conjunction with US scientists and the WHO. The country has recorded no incidence of the flu yet. There methods, however, have been uneffective in spotting the H1Z1 strain.
At the meeting of health ministers in Luxembourg, a French proposal for a continent-wide travel advisory for Mexico will be discussed.
It is unclear whether the EU executive has the power to impose a travel ban.
Several countries have restricted travel to Mexico and many tour operators have cancelled holidays.
Other members are resisting calls to implement travel bans or close borders, on the grounds - backed by the WHO - that there is little evidence of their efficacy.
The EU ministers will also try to agree on how to refer to the new virus.
The European Commission has been calling it "novel flu", replacing the word "swine" to avoid prompting a fall in demand for pork and bacon.
On Wednesday, Egypt began a mass slaughter of its pigs - even though the WHO says the virus was now being transmitted from human to human. '
Zombies alert!!!! Luckily the website is a hoax or I'll be getting my Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide out to read. The weblink posted is the cached of the original website, since the original has been taken down by government officials. Slags!
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