I sent my X-Plus "Big Garamon" resin statue to painter Rick Cantu- commissioned him to improve upon the utterly shitty factory paint ops.
Just received this progress pic this morn- YESSSS!


NOW I can see the cthonic, gelatinous weight of the lips!
NOW the irises are at the perfect proportion to the whites, with the perfect degree of Gara-walleye!
And the drybrushed highlights...only about a hundred times more natural...

And this is still being worked- the eyes are going to be glossed, with just the slightest, naturalizing tint of red oxide mixed in; Rick's also gonna do some more work on the overall skin surface (face/torso/arms) that's really gonna make this piece pop in a particular way...can you say "Basil Gogos"?

Wow---looks just like your avatar!

these things are just so cool. id be interested to see where this ends up going.

freaking lethal!

Very cool

Nice! It will be cool to see the before & after pics on this one.

Resurrecting this thread, as I’ve just received a pic of the finished statue from Rick Cantu…I love what he’s done!



I actually nixed the idea to do a full-on Basil Gogos-style paint scheme, with all sorts of contrasting color accents- I feared the piece might become a bit too busy, if we went that route. I’m really happy with the way this has turned out; sorry I don’t have a pic of the un-repainted statue at hand, but take my word for it: it’s a huge improvement!

Awesome! How can you not love Garamon?

Frickin' sweet!

very nice! even got the gangsta pose goin on to

Break yo-self foos!

I know, right?!?
I'd like to buy the world a Garamon....

Lemme tell ya, I am well-ready to display this huge hunk of resin Gara-goodness! He was a major grail for me: hunted him for five years, beginning in '99; had a few frustratingly close misses along the way; finally scored him in October '04- amazingly, tho, I have never yet put him out on display. I was waiting to get the repaint done, hunting around for the best person to do the job, backburner-ing it and spending money on other things, etc. Finally I found Rick, but I had to get on his waiting list- add another 7 months.

Can't wait to get him home, plug him into his awesome base (featuring a little Semi-Ningen at his feet, in an arm-sweeping "TA-DA!" pose), and give him his rightful place of honor in the Gara-case.