Sitting right next to my computer here I have a copy of “Kickin’ Bot,” former Mythbuster Grant Imahara’s book on building combat robots. Not that I’ve ever BUILT a combat robot, or that I ever intend to, but hey, sometimes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like this one in that it suggests another dynamic to the relationship between Minion No. 1 and Minion Number 2. (By the way, in case you’ve been wondering, it’s not a typo or error that I use “No. 1”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a very simple setup, but I like it. That’s of course a Star Wars rancor monster. I absolutely love those guys. Probably my favorite Star Wars creature. The “ripple glass” office divider is a total trick. It’s an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I did this shot for a lighting blog-post I did on my old “One-Sixth” blog years ago. It was just thrown together to demonstrate the use of practical lighting, thus the LED light in the box. I liked the look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not a lot to talk about with this one. I discovered many years ago that a common promotional give-away by garbage disposal companies are these little simulated roller-bins. I’ve found a number of them in thrift stores imprinted with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought I’d get this one out-of-the-way early in our Christmas run, since it really isn’t a Christmas toon. It DOES include Doctor Santa though, so I’m running it. This came after a run of cartoons in which Minion Number[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We rejoin the holiday season, already in progress… And here we have the third of our Santas. While the other Santas have always been portrayed as some version of the “genuine” article, there’s never been any question that this is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, in yesterday’s blog post I was talking about my experience with the care and feeding of reptiles. Today, we continue with that theme. Actually, we never kept snakes, so feeder mice were not a thing for us. Actually, that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought this was funny, even without the clearly labeled button. This photo setup uses a couple of interesting prop. The star, of course, is the robot, a large, radio-controlled toy called Buster the Robot by EZ-TEC. He’s controlled by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Joelanta is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest events of the year for collectors and customizers of 1/6th scale action figures, including GI Joe, Action Man, Max Steel and others. The next convention will be held in March of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…