thanks for the kind words about my artwork, guys! just to be clear, they're all flat prints, not cards. that doesn't mean cards aren't in the
cards. the mix-n-match-body-parts ones probably won't work well as cards, anyway, eh?
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one of the coolest sessions: "wolfman vs godzilla" — a fan film created by shizuo nakajima (no relation). it's been in the works for decades, made with salvaged puppets/miniatures/sculpts from real kaiju movies as well as new suits, guest input from sir tsuburaya himself, and a crazy werewolf plot. after a presentation of entertaining and jaw-dropping slides, we were fortunate enough to be given access to a 20 minute assemblage of clips from the movie. unfortunately, we were asked to refrain from sharing recordings of the movie and behind the scenes slides, so you'll see none of the incredible material here
g-fest 2013 session "wolfman vs. godzilla"i think, however, these non-movie related bits from shizuo nakajima's personal history are ok to share...
g-fest 2013 session "wolfman vs. godzilla"he single handedly saved this suit from the incinerator!
g-fest 2013 session "wolfman vs. godzilla"i have more but limited myself to just two in case they
don't turn out to be sharable.
a common scene often seen in the dealer room:
g-fest 2013 dealer roomit was wonderful to witness parent/child shopping sprees
there seemed to be many more younger fans this year than previous years.
here's a proper shot of nakama toys' table:
g-fest 2013 dealer roombryan may have gone completely off the rails by this point.
g-fest wouldn't be g-fest without the incredible talent displayed in the costume parade! here are a few standouts/oddities:
g-fest 2013 costumefrumpiest hedorah ever.
g-fest 2013 costumeoddly (unintentionally?) s&m-ish (or at least gimp-mask-ish), ultra-shiny ultra
woman?
g-fest 2013 costume parade"real" radioactive spines! they lit up right before the breath attack effect would strike.
g-fest 2013 costume parademotorized head and hands spin 360 degrees!
amazing home-made suits, all. there were quite a few baby/toddler costumes that drew "d'awwwwwwww"s from the crowd, too.
see the rest (just a few more) in the
flickr set. those are just the highlights. when i get a chance to comb through the rest, i'll probably find more to upload.
only one day left!