So we finally pulled the trigger, and after months of talking about painting my mixed-parts Bemon, it went home with Rodney and a decision was made. Hedorah very well may be my all time favorite kaiju ever, in the history of the world. With that in mind, I loved him for who (and what) he was - not a glow in the dark, vividly painted bright monster of dreams, who happened to be drippy & droopy. I liked the good ole smoggy, sludgey, maybe-about-to-pop-out-of-the-Gulf-of-Mexico pollution creature he was, ready to crush cities & suck smokestacks at power-plants. So I asked Rodney to roll with the original color palette of Hedorah, as we know him on the silver screen, and make my Bemon a real live proud-to-be-polluted monster.

The end result is obviously stellar, and speaks for itself. Have a look.





He did an amazing job, and in due time too - for those who don't know, Rodney is moving to California, and departing the very tiny Austin SB crew. I've been lazy, and by way of controlling my toy wanting/buying habit, I've been staying real shy of SB - but for Rodney's departure I can't help but post this. Hopefully it offers a little eyecandy to tide everyone over until he unpacks in CA, and starts airbrushing again (trust me, it won't take him long). So before I head off to see Rodney off for his last night in town, here's Bemon's last chance to say goodbye.


Safe travels to Rodney, and I hope all of you enjoy the toy I've been greedily keeping to myself for the past week(ish).

This guy makes me start to want a bemon.

Wow! Those last 2 shots outdoors really look nice. I love how natural light, outdoors, brings out the true colors on paint. Really beautiful job!

I'm always amazed by how characteristic Rodney's work is. He has a way with metallics that is distinctly his own.
Congrats on an amazing Bemon!

Sweet concept too!

Where in CA are you moving Redhanded?

I will be in San Deigo as of the 20th, first day at the new job is the 24th

See some of you soon!

Thanks for the comments, I love the out door shots!

Beautiful work... and I agree with Melek... the outdoor shots really show off its color.

Welcome to SD redhanded.

Like caviar and fine wine...

To be fair, they are all outdoor shots. I don't have a photo-box or indoors backdrop quiet yet, due to a thing called laziness.
The many profile shots were taken sitting on top of my car, under a cover, rather than a canopy of foliage - but all the pics are just minutes apart and a few feet away from eachother. The green leaves and shadowed background really does him right, though.
This was a drab & rainy day though, so we'll see how he fares downtown in the night, and perhaps under a bright blue sky - a smog monster's least favorite sight.

I really like the contrast that midnight blue has on the gold.
Very nice work.

redhanded's style works so well with the smoggy beasts

I'm not usually too fond of custom Bemons but this thing is super fine.

The eyes are amazing.