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…
What is it with dismemberment and Star Wars movies? Hands, arms, legs, entire torsos. Actually, I’m not sure if there have been any beheadings, but maybe they’re saving it for “The Force Awakens.” I’ve mentioned the walls with the red[…]↓ 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…
Really, the defining characteristic of a Minion is their ability to be blown off a catwalk at a moment’s notice. And so, one of the more elaborate (and often used) purpose-built props I made for “Minions at Work” was a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been a sad couple of days. The world seems to be going to hell, and though I’m powerless to do anything about it, I feel helpless and discouraged about humanity. But then I read a scientific report that, all-in-all,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bad guys don’t have OSHA (that’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to you non-Americans). I mean, just LOOK at the Death Star. Dangerous doors, low beams a storm-trooper could hit their head on, and what about that power core where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The problem with doing a photo-comic is that sometimes you have to work pretty hard for a simple joke. This one was suggested by the clear GI Joe I’d gotten as a GI Joe Collector’s Club exclusive. That was easy.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few years back I found a clearance sale and was about to pick up four “Muppets in Space” action figure playsets for a song. The pieces, though scaled for much smaller figures than my Minions, have turned out to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As a kid I always loved something that’s a dramatic rarity these days: the moment when the hero or villain would break out the map covered with little tanks and airplanes, or better yet, the full-on model or diorama, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes a panel comes together just because I have props I want to show off. In this case, I spent an inordinate amount of time repainting a VERY pink fashion-doll stove I found at a thrift store, and I had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…