Day 153

Day 153: June 2^nd

Meet the Hulk stop motion movie

This one was made almost entirely with KyeZs beginning minimate collection. He really loved that fact and I loved doing that for him!

Day 152

Day 152: June 1^st

Peter Parker: Spider Man stop motion movie

Taking a small break from the regular routine of the blog I am posting my stop motion movies as my family is going on a big trip this week. This is my first stop motion movie and I feel is one of the best I have done. I still want to go back to doing small movies again as my camera and photography skills have greatly improved since these ones. So sit back and enjoy the movies over the next few days!

Day 151

Day 151: May 31^st

3 inch Minimates

When minimates first came out Art Asylum had them in the 3 inch scale as opposed to the now standard 2 inch size. They had a variety of properties from the classic Star Trek to Rock and KISS. My first ever minimate was Gene Simmons from KISS. It took some time but I did manage to track down all of them during my slight obsession in having all things minimate. I have since downsized my obsession and thinned out my collection keeping only the stuff I really want/like outside of the main lines of minimates I want to collect. Out of this whole shelf I have 7 still and would like to get a few more back but they are getting a bit tougher to find.

Day 150

Day 150: May 30^th

Marvel Minimates Poster

This poster is light years ahead of the original Marvel one they did, which I still love but now that I have this new one I don’t feel so bad about selling the old one! I have several minimate posters that will get showcased here. DST got permission to give away this poster at conventions last year and it is awesome! They have included a smaller version packed into the Marvel minimates but it is awesome to have a full sized version of it. I plan to have it framed in my study/office/toy room one day!

Day 149

Day 149: May 29^th

Sundays with my Son

Not much to say. I like it is great that is it. Go away ghost.

Day 148

Day 148: May 28^th

Minimates Comic Book by Winkerbean

A few years ago I began dabbling in making minimate stop motion movies. It was a lot of fun and I began writing a script for a new one while working on gathering props and such for it. Well the script kept getting bigger and bigger as the ideas just kept coming and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do since it was far too big for a stop motion movie. About that time Minimate Multiverse member Winkerbean started posting pages from a comic he was making with minimates. Needless to say I was hooked, his ideas were awesome, the props were great and I loved the idea! I began talking with him about his work and got some great ideas and information about the process he uses and started work on my own. When the chance to get my hands on an actual copy of his first comic came up I jumped on it! I look to it whenever I feel bogged down in the process of my own work and it always gives my imagination a little boost to help me with what I am working with! He is by far one of the biggest influences in my minimate comic work!

Day 147

Day 147: May 27^th

Artmates Project

Before Luke brought the Artmates idea to his store a friend of mine and myself had an idea to custom some blank minimates in styles inspired by different artists. While he did up the minimates I designed the logo art work for them. We are still planning to go ahead with the “Jackson series” of them possibly this summer so stay tuned for more info on that!

Day 146

Day 146: May 26^th

Future Soldier

Despite what the package says this is very much Kyle Reese, it says so on the name tag on his chest! I love all the neat pieces he came with but most of all the backpack that has removable canisters! Very cool DST, very cool.

Day 145

Day 145: May 25^th

Hunter/Killer Tanks

For as much as I loved Terminator 2 I cannot recall these tanks and have not gotten around to watching the film in awhile. I do however enjoy both versions of these tanks that we got in the first round of minimate vehicles. I have some nice plans for them in my comic project and can’t wait to get to that part!

Day 144

Day 144: May 24^th

Doctor Octopus

We got a Doc Ock minimate waaaaay back early on in the days of minimates and he was alright, but this one not only buries that one but builds a house over it! Some people had issues with the new arms and getting/keeping them attached but I never had that problem. I love the sour puss face too!

Day 143

Day 143: May 23^rd

Vulture

The Vulture is one of Spider Mans classic villains and I am all too happy that we got him as a minimate. Back when I started collecting toys, the Spider Man animated cartoon was on and the toy line had the more revamped modern looking Vulture in it. I was not a big fan of this look and much happier with this look. I can even over look the slight off colour that the wings are. The clock is now ticking as to when these wings get reused to give us a Falcon minimate!

Day 142

Day 142: May 22^nd

Sundays with my Son

The hero jail guard I had said his name was green aim trooper. Well I bet the guard was sleeping, Jack got out.