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would you be happy to put your talents into a mass production?
i mean - when i see how tankman shows his perfect promotional projects and what weak final product it turns into, i think that it can really disappoint.

A couple things are super appealing about it, but first I'll address the disappointment aspect. It's true that my level of painting won't be lived up to on the production pieces. Heck, I wouldn't have been able to do so much custom work thus far if production pieces lived up to prototype art. The upside outways that for me though. Everybody will still see my art on the Sideshow prototypes, and I will have a part in determining how something will ultimately look. I can't wait til you all see what they have me working on now. I can't wait to have some of these myself. Not only that, but I'll get to see things way down the road before most people even know they were being made. That's friggin' sweet.

And, no, I can't talk about anything not officially revealed, so don't ask.

Awesome job on everything Nathan! Thanks for giving us all tips on what you use and stuff. I was thinking about getting an airbrush...

Thanks, and I definitely encourage you to get an airbrush. It's like having a magic wand that casts paint spells onto collectibles. How was that for a geek statement?
 
Hey Nate Dogg did they make you sign a non disclosure agreement? How did they notify you? Give us the scoop man.
 
Thanks, and I definitely encourage you to get an airbrush. It's like having a magic wand that casts paint spells onto collectibles. How was that for a geek statement?

Can you please recommend an inexpensive starter airbrush?

(BTW, This is Elm Street Freak, Tom. I had a name change operation.)
 
Oh, hey ESF. Name change operation:lol

My first airbrush was the Testers Aztek. The body was plastic and light weight. It also featured switch out tips for different effects. The best part of it which I actually miss on my expensive one is the side bottle feel. It was so easy to change colors because the connector could screw onto any bottle with a similar thread and size. You will also want a compressor with a moisture trap, otherwise when the air compresses, it will fill your airflow with drops of water that will cause your paint to spit when you least expect it. Ideally, you'll want a compressor with a storage tank, but those are expensive. But if you're painting a lot like me, it's so worth the money to save all the headaches.

Hey Nate Dogg did they make you sign a non disclosure agreement? How did they notify you? Give us the scoop man.

Yes, I signed a non-disclosure, and there is a big Italian guy with a lead pipe standing behind me right now, so I'm not going to say more about that.:)
 
Man, one of these days I'll get something painted by you... I'm only doing my LOST customs now so it's not like I have unpainted head sculpts just laying around (although I wish they were more plentiful). Hopefully by the time the next sculpt gets released you'll be willing and able/available to take it on. :) Fantastic stuff sir!

Thank you very. Yeah, I got some catching up to do. I suppose I'm thankful for the current overload though. That just means I'm doing something right. I hope to be caught up soon so I can invite new orders.


Sent you a PM!! :pray:

Sent you a PM! (again) :)
 
Probably not too near future. Sideshow is starting to hit me fairly regularly and I still have a backlog of projects from you awesome Freaks. That's why I'm waitlisting everybody at the moment.

The Peter Weller isn't actually a custom sculpt, but a custom mod on a Huia model kit head. I'm right there with you though. I really want to get that one done.

You can't even say how you got on with them? Damn, they are hardcore.

Oh, is that what you meant by, "How did they notify you?"? Well, I first met the ops manager at last years Sideshow panel, told him I was a customizer on the Freaks board, showed him some stuff, and kept being a squeaky wheel until they finally gave me a trial project which I knocked out of the park. That's the nutshell of it.

You can get used compressors with storage tanks pretty cheap. I bought a very nice setup for about 150 dollars.

That is a great price. My new one was $400+, but well worth it.

damn man. Those stormtroppers are _____ing

____ing what?

Sent you a PM! (again) :)

I'll be catching up with all my emails and PMs in the days to come. I try to squeeze them in between paintings and such. Sorry for the delay. I'm not ignoring anyone.
 
I stole this from the Horror section.

My latest bash. Silent Surfer's Myers head, and dyed jumpsuit.

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Only if your buying me a new camera.

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The dye job came out really nice on the jumpsuit, but unfortunately, the threads were synthetic and didn't take the dye. It started as the Saturday Toys Tan jumpsuit.
 
I'll be catching up with all my emails and PMs in the days to come. I try to squeeze them in between paintings and such. Sorry for the delay. I'm not ignoring anyone.

I figured it was a 'busy' thing. Which pretty much indirectly answers my question. :(
 
Dude, DM, thanks for that great review. I really appreciate that. Love the opening of the movie playing in the background audio. It's great how the video ends right when Mr. Myers says Michael's name.

'78 Myers was always one of my fave movie icon, and I'm happy to be able to share that with those of you who got in on my Myers. Much love, DM. Sorry I missed the post in the Myers thread. Since they moved it out of the Horror section, I haven't visited it. I guess I need to see what's new there.

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Dude, DM, thanks for that great review. I really appreciate that. Love the opening of the movie playing in the background audio. It's great how the video ends right when Mr. Myers says Michael's name.

'78 Myers was always one of my fave movie icon, and I'm happy to be able to share that with those of you who got in on my Myers. Much love, DM. Sorry I missed the post in the Myers thread. Since they moved it out of the Horror section, I haven't visited it. I guess I need to see what's new there.

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Yea it was just crazy timing on how Mr.Myers voice worked out. Just perfect! Thanks again for such a great sculpt to work with. One of my grails is complete! Quick question. How do you get the youtube videos to show up in the forum post instead of me just showing the link?
 
Yea it was just crazy timing on how Mr.Myers voice worked out. Just perfect! Thanks again for such a great sculpt to work with. One of my grails is complete! Quick question. How do you get the youtube videos to show up in the forum post instead of me just showing the link?

There's a little thing to click on that says something like "get embed code". You click on that and a long code comes up. Just copy it and paste it. You don't even need the
things because the code will already have what it needs.
 
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