Sunday, August 17, 2008

finished PUNISHER figure!

ok, more pics + details:
removed & filed down the teeth from the skull on his chest, repainted chest, his face, added blood splatter
captain america style boots, belt + gloves, filed down pouches on hips & replaced with gun + holster on right hip, pouch on left (both from wolverine figure)
double barrel shotgun with holster attached to backpack (from another marvel figure, not sure which)
backpack made from pouches & straps for 1:6 figure webbing, with fully functioning plastic clips, can hold his night vision goggles (also from wolverine) & the side pocket holds his knives! straps have shells for his shotgun attached.

im hoping to get hold of a gambit figure next week, so i will also have a long coat for him too.

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the original figure:

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

custom punisher figure!

ok, i'll go into more detail soon, this is a bit of a rushed post! new paint job, new gloves/boots, filed down the teeth on the skull, made custom back pack from gi joe accessories.

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ok, here is how it originally looked, minus the side pockets that i had already filed off by the time i took this pic:

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Return of "BLACK REIGN"

BLACK REIGN is a 2 piece ambient/drone project (me + arthur Arqueilo Urquiola from atv news/rat alley/sedlec)
been on hiatus for nearly a year but think it's time to get things going again. a split with DECAY (terence-discombobulated, eugene-sedlec/dying process) could be on the horizone + we have a couple of old tracks we may do something with & i will be sorting out some new material.
some artwork i've been working on:

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ok, had to put it on it's side! click the one below if you wanna have a bigger view.

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

CHICO!

Finally finished my Chico portrait! for those of you that dont know, Chico was an incredibly cute chihuahua puppy we fosterd who unfortunatly died of parvo virus when he was just a 3 months. he originally came from a pet shop & when he was ill his owners couldnt be f@#ked to look after him. another victim of the hideous conditions that animals get put through here, if he had had proper vaccinations early on he would have been ok. why the hong kong government allow this to go on i dont know, we live in a society where lift buttons are wipped down evry 2 hours & yet tattoo studios have no hygiene regulations (find a studio with a sink in it's work area) & animal cruelty is a-ok.
anyways, been working on this on & off for a while & decided it was time to finish it! im kinda happy with him, let me know what you think!

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Hello to anyone who actually reads this (i know there's a few of ya')
it's been a busy couple of weeks, the studio (star crossed tattoo for those of ya that dont know!) is super booked up, to be honest everyday is pretty much overbooked! (none of this "im booked up for two months" but then only do 2 or 3 hours work a day crap that you here from some "famous" studios who spend most of their time on their asses!) Julia is working solid 6 days a week!
anywho, is could be a long one, might be a bit of ranting (you have been warned!)

First up........ MORE COMIC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After the new "Red Hulk" storyline being so good, i have recently gone back & read "Planet Hulk" which is even better!
visually it's incredible & so is the story, im not going to give anything away, JUST READ IT!
so far im through the first book, planet hulk, now im moving on to World War Hulk & World War Hulk:Frontline.
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Pic from Planet Hulk (Incredible Hulk #96)

I mentioned a couple of comic shops in my last post, here are their details:

Causeway Bay Centre, 15-23 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay.
"METRO COMICS" shop 112
"CLARKS COMICS" shop B7


Ok, second up........ SKIN & INKS EXHIBITION.

im not gonna go too into detail, 'coz it's all in Julia's blog so just check out: http://monkeysandink.blogspot.com/
the exhibition went really well, the closing party was great! Julia tattooed live & most of our friends turned up to support us!
we basically had our own area which i was really militant about, so if i wouldnt let you in im sorry, i didnt want our area to turn into a circus like the studio working next to us. Julia did a sweet anchor design on Danny, see the pics below.
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one of Julia's canvasses sold @ auction for $11000, to a guy that spoke to us at the opening party who said his budget was $10000, so were really glad he got it! pic below.....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

RED HULK!

just discovered a couple of awesome comic shops in hong kong! i was under the impression that they didnt exist here since the one in the SINO CENTRE turned into nothing more than a toy shop!
METRO COMICS & CLARKS COMICS are in CAUSEWAY BAY SHOPPING CENTRE on sugar street (i'll go into more detail with my next post!)
anyway.... as the title of this post would suggest, this is about the new RED HULK!
for those of you that dont know, over the years the hulk has a few personas & the newest is "THE RED HULK!" i dont want to give too much away, but BRUCE BANNER is locked in a secure underground bunker, so who the hell is RED HULK?!?!?!
issue 4 comes out tomorrow, so get your arses down to causeway bay & pick 'em up!
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also worth checking out is WOLVERINE 66, which starts a new story entitled "OLD MAN LOGAN" which is set 50 years in the future. not a nice place!
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

X MEN!

ok, so those of you who know me will be suprised to see me making this post!
i was convinced that the x men movies sucked, i only saw the end of the 1st one & didnt watch 2 or 3............. well last week we had a movie marathon & watched all 3 in a row & i FUCKING LOVED THEM!
so anyway, did a bit of research today regarding the WOLVERINE movie & it looks like it's going to be awesome! basically explains wolverines past, shows him during WW2 & the vietnam war + his involvement in the ominous WEAPON X project.
cast:
Hugh Jackman (Wolverine),
Liev Schreiber (Sabretooth),
Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool),
Taylor Kitsch (Gambit),
Will.i.am (Kestrel),
Danny Huston (William Stryker),
Dominic Monaghan (Barnell)
Lynn Collins (Silver Fox)
Daniel Henney (Agent Zero)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (Young Logan)

planned release date is May 1st, 2009.

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Hugh Jackman as LOGAN/WOLVERINE during filming for a vietnam scene.

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Liev Schreiber as SABRETOOTH

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

NEW TATTOO MACHINES

ok, so ive just completed 2 more tattoo machines.
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hand made brass jonesy frame with aged black patina finish, hand wound cloth wrapped coils with "candy apple" finish, antique chinese coin shelf washer, 1948 hong kong 5 cent coin contact screw, brass binding posts.

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oil blackened iron bulldog frame with red paint, twin cloth wrapped hand wound coils, brass binding posts, custome budhist swastica contact screw.

CONTROL

just watched "control" a film by anton corbijn about the life/death of joy division vocalist ian curtis.
formed in 1976, they pionered the post/punk sound of the late 70's.
for those of you who dont know, joy division later became new order.
although they were only around for 4 years, they were an incredibly important & influential uk band, as new order were also to become in their own right.
joy division & new order are two of my favourite bands of all time.
below is the trailer for the film, their 1st tv appearanve, 2 live tracks & the video for "love will tear us apart" as well as john fruscianti's acoustic cover of "new dawn fades" & new order performing "atmosphere"
enjoy, & if you dont already own any joy division, go buy some!
hk records has an awesome double vinyl.


control trailer


"shadow play" live on granada tv, 1st tv appearance


"transmission" live 1979


"she's lost control" live


"love will tear us apart" video


"new dawn fades" cover by john fruscianti


"atmosphere" new order (originaly recorded as new order)

Sunday, May 25, 2008

ok, havent made a post for a few days, so thought i'd say something!
ive been working on a couple of tattoo machine re-builds, (i will post pics when they are finished) julia & i finished our canvases for the "skin & ink" show, & we went to see the ne indiana jones movie, which is awesome!

Friday, May 16, 2008

MORE RAT ALLEY!

Ok, so had a RAT ALLEY practise today & we have 5 new songs, 4 with vocals (one of them only has 3 lines!) & 1 that still needs some words.
below is video for "LIVEFASTDIE" which is kinda stupid, but we enjoy it!

SPOILT HK BANDS!

wow, just re-watched the Converge "long road home" video, & i realised most of the venues are like school halls! the pa's are not amazing, & yet anything less than perfection doesnt seem to be good enough for a lot of local hk bands.
then again, Converge have a true punk/hardcore attitude, these guys just wanna bust their asses playing as many shows as possible.
im glad a small punk scene is starting to show up in hk, oi! squad, defiant scum & my band (rat alley) will be playing more shows soon, & we will put on a good show with whatever we got!
if i could afford to i would be putting on shows everyweek, but with the cost of kit i cant, this could be one of the many things holding hk back, coz lets face it for a city like hk, the music scene is weak.

Friday, May 2, 2008

SCT Records.....

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ok, so i just posted this pic on my other blog, but i thought i'd put it here too!
just had the new sct designs printed, mock up's of the 10" vinyl that i will hopefully (fingers crossed!) end up getting pressed! this is basically the format i would like all SCT releases to eventually be.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

IRON MAN!

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so, there is finally a GOOD Marvel movie!
saw iron man last night & it was awesome! didnt like x-men, hated spiderman (how is it possible to ruin spiderman?)
anyway, final some one has got it right. directed by JON FAVREAU (from one of my all-time favourite films swingers) has done an awesome job & Robert Downey jnr was great as Tony Stark
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

ANTHRAX!

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Chris (Flahaven) copied a load of cd's for me, including the entire Anthrax back catalogue, & i'd forgotten how much i love them!
been rockin the early stuff non stop.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

NEW MELVINS ALBUM!

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it's called "nude with boots" & thought i'd hunt for it on the off chance it had been leaked...... & it had!
The band still includes founding member King Buzzo and Dale Crover, and they still have the Big Business guys Jared Warren and Coady Willis playing with them. didnt grab me by the balls like "(a) senile animal" (their last album, 2006) but it's really growing on me! some nice 70's rock moments, as well as some epic stuff & some typical melvins noise! due for release July 8th.
it will be their 24th anniversary this year, & they will be releasing lots of viny + a dvd so it's looking busy!

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

MIGHTY TWO HEADED DP WARRIOR!

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ha ha, this is something i knocked together for DP! been working on a few designs with Julia for DP shirt designs & decided i'd do this too! should post the shirt designs soon, just wanna get the final go ahead from DP.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

CHIHUAHUA SMACK!

ok, so one of my chihuahua's (BUSTER) goes absolutely nuts everytime i have gummy bears!
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MILO was not impressed!
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VICTIMS

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always excited when i discover something that blows me away, & VICTIMS did just that!
they are from sweeden, check them out:
www.myspace.com/victims

Friday, April 18, 2008

JAWS!

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shark that Julia painted for me to use for our/DP's birthday party, dont really know why im posting it, i just really like it!

hey flahaven, there are a few posts up now, you bitching about me not putting anything up has really helped motivate me!

TAD, BUSTED CURCUITS AND RINGING EARS

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EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GO BUY THIS DVD!
TAD were one of the best bands to come out of the whole sub pop seatle scene in the late 80's/early 90's & along with the MELVINS are my personal favourites.
i just happend to see this in hong kong records & was amazed, this was the last thing i expected to find ANYWHERE in hk!

anyways, this got me thinking & i thought i'd just do a quick revue of what im listening to @ the moment, as im pretty sure a lot of you wont have heard of some/all of these bands & you should 'coz they are f*#king awesome!
quite a few of these bands (most of them!) are from louisville, seems to be a lot of shit hot bands from around there right now!
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COLISEUM - these guys fuckin rule, probably one of my all time favourite bands!
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PUSHER - unfortunatly these guys have split up, before their album has even been properly released! features members of breather resist, lords & coliseum.
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BLACK CROSS - featuring members of coliseum, pusher, young widows, ex-national acrobat, ex-by the grace of god
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LORDS - another one of my all time favourites, think black flag meets the melvins (could that be anymore perfect?!)
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PRIDE SWALLOWER - awesome kinda 90's noise grunge, but now!
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BLACK FLAG - ok, so im guessing most of you will know these guys, even if only by name! rollins is the man!
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THE MELVINS - buzz is a fucking genius, totally insane but a fucking genius!
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BAD BRAINS - fuck minor threat, these guys were where it was @! so wish i could have seen them back in the day.
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TAD - check these guys out, doomed from the start, these guys had the worst luck but made powerfull music!