Thunderbolt WIP continued

 

Less than 20 days til deadline and the prototype is finally finished and ready for mold making.  The damn head alone has over a dozen separate parts which sucked up a lot of valuable time. 

The fun part of the project is over and now it's time for the grind. Click below for more pics!

Gun Pod - T Minus 25 Days

 

Gun Pod for the  Thunderbolt done! Took about 4 hours from start to finish which is on the slow side but that's okay. Macross toy collectors from my experience are extremely critical when it comes to detail and craftsmanship.  

Iron Fro Fighter

 

Custom piece for Giant Robot Biennale. Ugly Doll platform wasn't my first pick but then again I didn't have a choice! I reused the Afro character from another custom I did a couple years back. I had used it on a different platform for a show @ MPH but it didn't sell! Now, I'm giving it a second attempt at finding a new home.

TAG 1yr anniversary Show

 

Here's my contribution to Toy Art Gallery's 1 year anniversary show held at their Melrose gallery today!. A bit of a remix off of an old design. I think I've made this my "default" custom as I've used this piece on quite a few occasions for group shows in the past. All of the parts are readily available for me to cast so it makes for a simple and quick custom. The only thing that needs to be done is to add different weapons/equipment to make it different from the other versions. 

Thunderbolt Update

 

Finally started up this project again after getting the "Go" on it. This piece will be released in mid October during the Macrossworld con. I'll post more info in regards to the con later. Here's what I've added to the piece since I last worked on it:

Multitasking

 

Multitasking at my personal best! The key is to find as many workable surface areas as possible and rotate from one to the next counter clockwise until the sun comes up lol.  I'll definitely post pics of final pieces when complete.

Simple Piece

 

This piece was due on the 3rd but just got started today! I think the show is on the 11th or 15th of this month for the Giant Robot "Bienalle" which will be held in Little Tokyo, LA. I'm aiming to go quick, simple, and clean and hopefully I'll finish the build by tomorrow, and paint the following day. I'll try to post more WIP pics as I go.

5am and Done!

 

Sorry for the shotty pics...I'll take some better ones after I go pass out for about 12 hours. While assembling the final pieces together I managed to crack it's mouth guard and had to do an emergency repair job. Four hours later and it's finally complete.

WTH?

 

Just got these two pieces in the mail to customize for an upcoming show by GiantRobot.  The pink one  is a vinyl figure from "UglyDoll" and the other one is called "Big Boss Robot" from Giant Robot. I believe the show is on the 22nd of Sept so I got quite a few weeks to go.

Unicorn WIP

 

This one's taking way too long to finish. Good thing the collector's been super patient with me which is great because I never want to just rush through a custom piece to get it done. I really do appreciate the patience!

Here's some quick insight on what this piece is about:

Dental Logo Design

 

Recently got the chance to design a logo for a dental office in Texas. Logo design's definitely not my specialty but was very fun to do. In the past I've done a few logo designs but never had it turned into an actual storefront signage. Got quite a kick out of it!

Old Work Studio

My old work studio from 2006 to around 2008. This space was in the back of an old warehouse hidden behind a ghetto strip mall in Westminster, CA. The furniture pieces were all junk finds and were tossed together for that "homeless" look. It definitely looked like hell but it had everything I needed to produce a finished product.

You can't see it in the pic but on the right side would be another trashy desk and that was the resin casting area. Behind the camera is another workstation  where I would do resin cleaning and assembly.

Wish I would have taken more pics! At the time I hated my situation and figured I wouldn't want to look back at it.