… this sentence was one of the many things that excited me about “Kick Ass” back then. There was a lot to laugh about, a well-known story told in a new and different way and some unforgettable characters. Kick Ass is probably the only comic adaptation for which I didn’t read the original, although I’m …
“At some point in our lives, we all wanted to be a superhero.” Read More »
Taxi Driver is one of Martin Scorsese’s most iconic films and also one of Robert de Niro’s most iconic roles. I love this film and have painfully realized that I haven’t seen it for ages. Painting the miniature of Travis Bickle by Studio Miniatures was really a lot of fun. The design is phenomenal, it …
I’m happy to finally add a mini of Sly Stallone to my collection: Of course it’s the legendary John Rambo. I think I saw Rambo II twice before I saw the first Rambo and I still like it more. When I found that miniature by Rogue Miniatures, I just had to have it. The mini …
Today the blog is one year old and the whole family comes together to celebrate. I thought I should throw a little party and take a picture with all miniatures I painted since I started the blog a year ago. Lots of awesome stuff from Crooked Dice, Studio Miniatures, Hasslefree, Knight Models, Stronghold Terrain, Elladan, …
Just when my Saga project was about to begin I had to squeeze in another small painting project. Last week Albert Uderzo passed away, illustator and writer (after the late René Goscinny) of “Asterix & Obelix”. As those unbending Gauls were two of my childhood heroes (well, amongst many others) and with the passing away …
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When I was in Spain a couple of weeks ago I found this awesome Son Goku miniature. Doing some research afterwards I found out that there is a small but vivid community of sculptors and fans who produce very nice Dragonball miniatures on commission base. Right now there seem to be some officially licenced games …
2. Do not expose it to direct sunlight. 3. Do not feed it after midnight. Who doesn‘t remember those rules from one‘s childhood? I already knew about Gremlins far before I saw the movie because everybody was talking about Gizmo and the evil versions. When I finally watched it, I … … oh shit, now …
Altough I played a lot of PC games around the 2000s, I never played a Tomb Raider title. Still, back then Lara Croft became such an omnipresent popculture icon, that there was no way around her. When the first Tomb Raider movie was released in 2001 the pubertal me and my friends went to the …
The latest miniature is a true icon of the movies, nobody less than James Bond. It comes from Crooked Dice and I’m pretty sure it’s meant to be the icarnation with Sean Connery – you have to excuse me here, I’m really not a James Bond guy. I think the first Bond that I have …
When I was a kid, E.T. was more a myth to me than an actual movie. It took years to finally see it while everybody else was already talking about it. I remember how impressed I was by that little creature, altough that scene with the agents coming to the house in those hazmat suits …
