OMG...they're painted in that Warhammer style. WTF!!

Hooot!
did I say HOOOOOT?! Amazing I'd say!

That's why the S-Taiin is so hard to get!!! You have all of them!!

edit: rude comment redacted — thanks for the clarification, kurumonz!

I think a clarification is in order. Dustin certainly wasn't hoarding any S-taiins. They were sent to him to be customized. By "landing" he meant that they will be shipped out soon. I was lucky to get a sneak peek at those and they're amazing!

Awww, dammit...I missed the rude comment.

If it makes you feel any better, I still don't have a milky S-Taiin of my own.

^^
Read quickly that looks like "milky stain".... ewww

Good work on the little spacemen! They look sharp!

Phil

Spacemen...in SPAAAACE!

They look great. Well done.
My favorite part about this toy is the goofy, happy/excited look on his face.

i guess it wasn't rude as much as it was sympathizing with those who have been struggling to get a hold of one while it appeared that you were hoarding. i've since been edumacated that that's not the case

besides, if i didn't know any better, i would have thought that these toys were your own creation because the paint work on these are fantastic! you really bring out the inner-child-joy expressions perfectly.

no...dustin really is a hoarder.

Thanks, man.

You know, if I were gonna hoard these I would have bought as many as I could at SDCC. Instead, I bought one, couldn't resist painting it, and then passed it along to another collector. Since then, a couple of awesome board members have given me theirs to paint for them. Knowing how tough they are to come by, I am truly flattered that these folks want me to paint on them.

This sculpt, for me, is a joy to work on. It's got everything a fun, little spaceman should have; awesome helmet, raygun, tanks on his back, goofy smile, etc. It's such a refreshing break from the stuff I've been painting that I kind of get lost while working on them...it's easy to forget that it's only a pocket-sized figure.



BIG TIME! If anybody out there wants to help me increase my "hoard" of SDCC Pocket S-Taiins to "1" feel free to PM me.

I've had this GID Beetlar for a while and I finally got around to painting him. It took me a while to figure out where I should place the dots on this one in order to achieve the effect I wanted. I backed up the dots with just a hint of blue and gave him pink eyes.





Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Amazing work as usual Dustin! Almost a shading effect with the placement of the dots.

nice beetlar. damn.. love the virus style.

Here's my take on an Odoron. I tried to work with the opaque black base to create more of an ominous feel for this guy...like a cold, angry sea coming to destroy everything in its path. I used some pearlescent blues, silvers, and whites (along with the base color) to get the effect I was going for. Being so monochromatic, it took me a while to get the balance and contrast I wanted. I think it's there now but I'm sure you guys will let me know if it isn't.







Hope you like it, thanks for looking.

That's really nice Dustin. I like how you created a sense of depth (deeper depth?!) by darkening the valleys of the sculpt. Best Odoron I've seen yet.

Thanks, Sokko.

As much as I like the painted clear blue and clear green releases, I can't help but think of flavors of mouthwash when I look at them. I wanted mine to be darker and more intimidating and I felt that the opaque black vinyl would help me get there.

The tension in the sculpt is really what does it for me on this figure. There's a lot of movement in the limbs and in the crests of all the little waves. I tried my best to emphasize those elements while still keeping within my limited "stormy sea" palette.

Glad you like it.

More GID, more dots. I gave this one some spattery sprays in hopes that it would punch up the "energy" effect I was going for.

With Halloween just around the corner, I decided that now would be the time to paint up my G&G set. I went for a "realistic" look on the little dude's armor, drybrushing up through various silvers to get it where I wanted. The big guy has various blues and silvers and his "belly-face" glows in the dark.



Hope you guys like 'em.

^^ Stunning. Love this set painted up, as always great work.

nicely ruined ...wait - these were supposed to be costumized.
i like small dude better than big one, but colors and quality of paintjob absolutely fxxking impressive.
still a mystery to me where you get your inspriations from...
great job man!!!

Love this one. Very froggy !

Thanks for the comments, guys! I'm glad you like them.

I should add, if anybody is interested in adding these dudes to their collection please feel free to shoot me a PM.

Wow Dustin! That G&G set is superb! I really dig the "realistic" approach you did with these two. Nice work man!