While you're here... buy my eBay crap!

by Bill Cable
on 2018-11-14, 07:30:48

Over the weekend I finally got around to cleaning the Protocol-osseum. It had been a catastrophe. The product of too many projects going on that required photography along with an influx of new collectibles and no place in my house where I'm allowed to stage my Star Wars stuff. After ...

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Droids Custom AT-AT Driver: SOLD OUT!!

by Bill Cable
on 2018-11-14, 07:29:03

It's the moment you've been waiting for - my latest Droids Custom is now on sale! Check out AT-AT Driver!:

Featuring an authentic Vintage AT-AT Driver figure and weapon, and a cast replica gold AT-AT POTF coin, this latest creation is sure to strike fear in the hearts of your puny Rebellion!

The bio on the back reads: Entrusted with piloting THE EMPIRE's most deadly combat walker, the terrifying AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), AT-AT DRIVERS were instrumental in defeating the Rebellion at the Battle of HOTH.

How badass is that?? I should be a writer!

AT-AT Driver is limited to a one-time run of 15 pieces, and comes with a signed and numbered COA.

So... let's get to what you really care about - ordering this thing! The thing is... you're too late! They're all gone!

Thank you for your continued support!

Droids Custom AT-AT Driver: All Done!!

by Bill Cable
on 2018-11-12, 09:05:14

I finished assembling my AT-AT Drivers on Friday. Yay for days off work to recover after late Steeler games!!

This means that the AT-AT Drivers will go up for sale on Wednesday, November 14th. Expect the story to be posted between 8:30am and 9:00am Eastern (New York) time. Set your alarms!!

Droids Custom AT-AT Driver: All Systems GO!

by Bill Cable
on 2018-11-07, 08:27:14

I've wrapped up all the prep work on the AT-AT Driver. Coloring's done. Front and back are proofed and ready. And I gotta say I'm pretty happy with the results. Here's the proof from when I positioned the art on the Droids template:

It framed up nicely! For the bubble background, I decided to go with classic Vintage AT-AT Driver yellow.

The other big change I made from first proof to final was to adjust the saturation levels of the character. He was kind of melting into the background on the first proof. On the second you can see how he really pops.

The back is done, complete with an AT-AT Driver photo and bio!

And the other thing I did was primed and painted the coins:

I'm hoping to assemble the customs over the weekend, which means I should be ready to sell them next week! Stay tuned for an announcement Monday!

Droids Custom AT-AT Driver: Mostly colored!!

by Bill Cable
on 2018-10-31, 07:43:36

So my work on the AT-At Driver Droids Custom has been a bit slow-going. I was hoping to have the colors all done by now, but I've been too busy to work on it as much as I'd hoped. The base colors are mostly done. Check them out:

I still need to do the first shadows and highlights on the main walls of the cockpit. After that's done, then it'll be on to finer details and the various washes I apply to make the thing look more in the Droids cardback style. I might have it done by next week... we shall see!

So about those Droids Custom art auctions on eBay...

by Bill Cable
on 2018-10-31, 07:39:00

Last week I posted a story announcing auctions for three of my original art pieces from my Droids customs. Good news! They all sold.

Interesting news! They all sold to the same person.

In fact, that patron was the only person to bid on two of them. And it's a guy I know who's a long-time fan of my customs and owns quite a few of them. So when he made an offer to purchase all of the rest of my original drawings, I agreed. So if you were hoping to bid on any of the other pieces - well, you won't have that chance. I'm happy to see them all go to someone who genuinely appreciates them.

HalloWords from Tom Spina!

by Darth Danno
on 2018-10-31, 07:31:49

Spooky new updates and a Happy Halloween to all!

Our studio's been very busy of late and we've got a lot of new projects that will debut on our site very soon. Today's update is perfect for the Halloween season... a KILLER KLOWN mask that we restored and displayed for a movie prop collector client! Check out the news page on our site to see this project and other recent additions to our site!

And to celebrate the season, we're counting down some of our favorite horror prop projects on our Facebook page, heading towards our favorite holiday, Halloween! Click here to check them out and remember to like our page and join the over 25,000 fans who follow us on Facebook today!

Thanks for reading and we hope everyone has a great (and safe!) Halloween!

Action Figures & Their Beers – Hair of the Lug

by Beedo Sookcool
on 2018-10-30, 14:00:25

DRYGATE BEARFACE LAGER

I’ve had a few beverages from the Drygate Brewing Company of Glasgow, all of which I’ve liked, but I could only find an action figure partner for one other of their products: Disco Forklift Truck. Yeah. The weird names they give their beers make it kind of ...

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Action Figures & Their Beers Ciders -- Road Hog

by Beedo Sookcool
on 2018-10-29, 11:45:03

ROSIE’S PIG FLAT TYRE

This cloudy sparkling cider made with rhubarb and bestowed with a clunky name comes from the Weston’s Cider Press in Herefordshire. Rosie’s Pig is actually the nickname given to one of the company’s first stubborn old delivery trucks, and is a sub-line of their products, of which ...

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Action Figures & Their Beers – Schrödinger’s Cat

by Beedo Sookcool
on 2018-10-28, 09:12:24

BLACK CAT / MASTERPIECE RAVAGE

Some time ago, around Hallowe’en, I bought some Moorhouse’s Black Cat so I could photograph it with Takara/Tomy’s Masterpiece Ravage:

And I never got around to writing a review about it. Time passed, and I completely forgot about it. No, seriously! I don’t remember a thing about it, not even taking that picture! I must’ve drunk it, because the photo is dated 2013, and apart from the very special Fuller’s brews that I’m saving, beer didn’t last too long after I bought it back then. It was neither memorably horrible enough for me to instantly rush to trash it, nor was it so amazing that I went back to get buttloads more and write a glowing, praise-filled review. So it must’ve been at least acceptable. Maybe. I dunno. Enh.

If a beer goes down my gullet, and I don’t write about it, did it happen? Not a clue. The beer is an unknown. Until I open another bottle and drink it, it is both good and bad at the same time. Now I have introduced quantum uncertainty to beer reviews. I think I need another beer . . . .

Drink this if you also like: I couldn’t say. I can’t remember what it was like.