THE CLUBHOUSE

Here are a couple of 'extreme' close-up shots of the molten steel effect on the plaque. It turned out much as I has anticipated so I'm pleased. https://i.postimg.cc/vxcCHs0V/WIP-7.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ctrP4SFF/WIP-8.jpg The heat effect was done with a base coat of white primer. I then used a cre...

Thanks Vlad.

My plan for the plaque that the bust is attached to is to make it look like the molten steel both Terminators are destroyed in at the end of T2

A little nervous about how I'm going to try to pull this off...

I finished the Terminator's chrome skeleton by using a chrome paint marker. In the past, I've used Molotow and they're still great paint pens, but this time I used one from Let's Resin and it's just as good if not a little better. I find fingerprints are less of an issue with Let's Resin's paint pen...

A little more progress.

Still on track to finish before the end of the month.

I repainted the eye and ignored the sculpted detail. I thought it was too small and was looking in the wrong direction.

Back in early December I received a Terminator wall hanger from the 1990s that was produced by Global Marketing and may have been sculpted by Mike Hill. I'm hoping to have the project finished by the end of this month and it will be the subject of my next YouTube video. I like how it's shaping up (n...

Just my opinion, but I don't think there's really one 'must have' line of paint for skin colors. I start with a base color from a defunct producer and mix other colors into it until I get the exact shade I want. For light-skinned characters, my palette starts with a pale skin color, magenta, a pale ...

Wonderful!
I bought one of these from Mike when he first released the kit.
Sadly, mine is still in its box waiting its turn on the workbench....
I remember the fit was exceptional.

Well, at least I don't have to worry about finding a place to display it anymore... Yes you DO! :mrgreen: You're not gonna let a "model museum accident" ruin your masterpiece are you? Just get another replacement head and - FIX - the bugger!!! :mrgreen2: Nope - I hated that damn ape! It t...

Graybeard wrote: ↑January 5th, 2026, 3:19 pm Awesome work my friend.

Thanks very much, Paul.

BTW, my latest 'how-to' video is up in connection to this project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3_PtuGfdw

Wonderful pieces!

That's a busy year!
Your post has reminded me that I have to finish my Big Mike...

A small thing I guess, but I'm always struck by your ability to pinstripe. :lol: :lol: It's not something I do often, Steve because it is a pain in the a** to lay down the making tape, but most times things turn out as I had planned... It really is hours and hours of tedium followed by a couple of ...

Thank you very much, Trevor

It was a relatively productive year for me. I managed to complete 14 projects - some of them commissions - and started shooting 'how-to' videos for my YouTube channel (which really slows down the painting process...). I already have a few projects in mind for 2026 as I work my way through my stash o...

My last project of 2025 only took 9 years (yes, nine!) to complete, but at least I got it done in time for the series finale. This is "011," a 1/4 scale resin bust sculpted by Jeff Yagher and produced by Paul Gill. It languished on my 'to do' shelf after I primed it and gave it an initial ...

Outstanding rescue work Derek, a paint job that really does the sculpture justice! I love the Billiken range, benchmark classics that still hold up today. Perhaps the Creature was the weakest in the line in terms of likeness, mainly due to its hands which are a little too big and its stance which l...

Fantastic post and collection!

Seems like a perfectly fine place to post this...

Merry Christmas all and a Happy New Year!

Thanks very much Tim, Harry, Vlad and Rick. The colors were chosen based on film stills and some video and photos I found of the actual cape: https://i.postimg.cc/CRxsR1Wb/AC-costume-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ns64S1Ms/AC-costume-4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PvHmTrWX/A-C-gold-cape.jpg The gold cape li...

I just restored a Billiken Dracula for use in a future Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein diorama There will be a YouTube video on the restoration. Hoping to finish another project before year's end. Stranger things have happened... https://i.postimg.cc/gkkPRPwh/Drac-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/43...