Spare parts...

It's always good to have some!

Happy New Year by the way....

The holy family...

The Bride of Frankenstein!

The shading in the original sketch looks much more subtle. Ink, crayon and white out, tinted sepia in Photoshop (2011).

Glenn Stange as.....

Guess who?! I recently rediscoverd oil paints (this time water souble) and this is one of the results. I love them, but the drying time kills me, I have more finished, but I can't put them on the scanner yet! Note to self: Get rid of the cheap brushes. Oil on paper, (2012).

Stuff from the hard drive part 4 of 4: Miscellaneous...

Here is the last installment of the stuff that inhabited my hard drive. They're were all painted by me. Enjoy!

Resin Chef Godzilla 1973

Resin Chef Megalon, second version.

Billiken Predator

Billiken Cyclops, two horned version.

Dimensional Designs Kraken from »Clash of the Titans«

Glenn Strange bust by William Paquet/Gothic House Designs

Resin from the Grave Igor together with Billiken Frankenstein Monster

The above with some Photoshop added.

Mike Hill's Horror Mount Rushmore

Aurora Plastic's Phantom of the Opera

Billiken Dracula

Billiken Phantom of the Opera

Resin from the Grave Werewolf of London

Juniper Model's Diana Rigg of »The Avengers«

Needful Things Yoda

The Monster in Black & White....

From my Sketchbook.....brush, copic & white out, 2011.

Curse of Frankenstein: Christopher Lee as the Monster

One of the few pieces bought and painted last year. Christopher Lee as the Monster from Hammer Films first Frankenstein flick (1957). It's a hollow cast resin bust released by (the now defunct) company Model Giants. Sculpted in 1:3 scale and great detail by the elusive Mr. William Paquet. One piece casting, painted with acrylic paints, a real fun kit to work on.

80 years ago....

"It's alive! It's alive!"

I was a Teenage Frankenstein ...

Some might have noticed it in the past days anyway: After two years it was time to give the place here a little facelift, I hope you like the changes and bear with me that it's still a work in progress here. The buttons on the right side sends you directly to the »up-to-date« paintings, sketches and of course garage kits.

After the unwanted break my accident forced opon me I'm happy to present you the first new piece of linework: Teenage Frankenstein. Done in November as a pen & ink drawing and colored with Photoshop recently. There is more in this vein to follow, so stay tuned!

Classic Plastic Part five: Aurora/ Moebius Gigantic Frankenstein

Sorry for not posting so long, the last link in a chain of events slowing me down in the past three months was breaking my right hands wrist. But I'm at least back on track in the web (while still not able to draw and paint) and delivering the last installment of my Classic Plastic series: Gigantic Frankenstein.

Once the holy grail of AURORAphiles, mainly because of the hefty pricetag back in the 60ties. For $4.95 you could buy 5 regular AURORA monster models or tons of candy. So most kids skip it, resulting in poor sales. Big Frankie disappeared quickly from the catalog and store shelves within a year and haunted the minds of Baby Boomersever since.

Demanding up to $2.000 on Ebay for a complete kit in the past decade Moebius Models finally reissued the kit in 2008 after Polar Lights passed the bucket before, making it available to modellers who couldn't afford the Original.

Build up Frankies dropped in price once the re-pop was available, but the original box is still a sought-after collectible if in pristine condition and basically impossible to find. Part of the magic is the sensational artwork by James Bama depicting Glenn Strange in the classic Karloff makeup.

Building the kit is a challenge indeed due to the size. Handling isn't easy while painting - I subassembled most of the parts and put them together after painting, but some major gaps needed putty and repainting. I removed the chain and stone, mainly because I don't like them to begin with. He is a great, humorous addition to the Frankenstein collection. So go, make a friend and build the friendliest Monster in town yourself! (You can get one here...)

The Frankenstein Monster according to Tony McVey...

One more classic from the dungeons of +17 years of collecting and painting Garagekits: Famous SPFX artist Tony McVey's take on the Frankenstein Monster. A limited edition 1:6 scale resin figure from ancient 1996/97. He cleverly incorporated the looks of actor Rondo Hatton instead of Karloff into his design making it quite unique. It's still one of my favorite GK figures. My paintjob is not the greatest anymore, but after such a long time it would be a shame if your skills haven't improved over the years ?!

See more of Mr. McVey's terrific sculptures here. If you're lucky you can catch them sometimes on Ebay.

Frankenstein at the movies - The first from 100 years ago...

Another creepy milestone passed this year: The first Silver Screen Frankenstein Monster turned 100. Charles Ogle created his outrageous makeup and costume himself for the Edison Company first adaption of Mary Shelly's classic tale. A long lost film was rediscovered in the late 70ties and is now available at Youtube.

This is William Paquet's 3-D rendering of the Ogle creature, rereleased from Monstrology Models and now available through the Headless Hearseman. Painted by me with acrylics, pastels and airbrush.

Here is the full movie (only 12 minutes long):

The Bride of Frankenstein turns 75 today

Happy anniversary! It was 75 years ago today, April 22, in 1935, that »Bride of Frankenstein« was released. Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger and Elsa Lanchester as the bride. It's my all-time favourite film and a good reason to continue the commission gallery with the model kit released by Billiken of Japan in the early 90ties. The likeness is uncanny, the body isn't. But its still the best rendering of Elsa available in the GK world.

Read more about the film and its history and all things Frankenstein in the wonderful FRANKENSTEINIA blog concieved by Pierre Fournier.