Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Tommy on the move

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Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Tommy, too

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Amazing how a wig, painted eyebrows, and freckles add to the personality of a character. My "Tommy" figure, the second I've ...
Friday, May 29, 2020

Another Tommy

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My first Tommy figure went over pretty well. He's the cutest figure I've ever made. Well, here's the second Tommy. He's n...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

AWOL

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I've been derelict in posting to my blog. But I've been busy working on figures. I finished the fella you see pictured. Originall...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Using what I've learned

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I'm working on the jaw for the fat guy character. I made a lot of progress. Some sanding and touchup and he...
Saturday, May 09, 2020

Mike Brose

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1953-2020 I build vent figures because Mike Brose wrote a great book. He offered advice and encouragement whenever I asked, and provi...
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Thursday, May 07, 2020

Chewin' the fat

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My fat man sculpture I did for Braylu Creations has morphed into its first casting. I've started the process to build the first figur...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Lockdown project

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Between baking cookies, following the news, daydreaming, and binge-watching "Game of Thrones", I've been working on this sl...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Look into my eyes

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Here's a look at the completed eyes. These are 1.5" wood knobs painted white. The irises were printed on a computer printer, cut ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Ring around the headstick

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I have used different methods of securing a headstick in the neck of a casting. Braylu Creations came up with a method new to me using...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Feathered dot

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I glued the computer-printed irises onto the 1.5" wood knob eyes. The knobs got 3 coats of white acrylic paint. The most important ...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

Haven't seen this guy in a while

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My return to figure making has been a slow steady process. I started by building a few conversions I had laying about. Then I steppe...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Four eyes

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I've read many figure makers lamenting the scarcity of 1.5" eyes for full-size figures. It was universally accepted that Mike Bro...
Sunday, April 19, 2020

Steve Hurst

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One of the best of us gone too soon.