Monthly Archives: August 2013

Character Design Contest ♯35 Poll (Public Domain Literature)

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Character Design Contest ♯34 Winner

The winner of our transformations contest is none other than AMS for his wolfman transformation. Well done man and well done to everyone who entered, there where some excellent creations.

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Character Of The Week- 10th August

This week, I'm going keep it short and talk about the latest in Trekkie's robot companions series, the Robot Rabbit.

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Now, the main point of looking at this image is that there aren't any really fancy tricks going on, no shading (which Trekkie can do very well), no background, just item placement. See how many different items you can spot. Making items fit in places they aren't made for can be hard enough sometimes, but fitting them around a companion must take a while, especially as it's so well done. It doesn't need any other decoration to look interesting (although it'd probably be spectacular shaded).

Pop Quiz – August 10, 2013 – The Who!

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On August 10, 1968 - The Who's "Magic Bus" was released.
Your challenge this week is to create a 1960s inspired, psychedelic mode of transportation. So put on your favourite Ravi Shankar album and get groovy man. Peace.

You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!

All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine forums,ImageShackPhotoBucket, or whatever);

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • The image must be new and designed specifically for the Pop Quiz;
  • Please name your files as [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
  • Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this). See this post on how to get the direct link for most sites.

This contest will close at 9am Eastern on Sunday, August 11th

Make It Sew: The Costume Blog – John Mollo

John Mollo - Costume Designer

 

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2 Time Oscar Winner: Gandhi, Star Wars Episode IV

1998-2003 Horatio Hornblower

1997 Event Horizon

1994 The Jungle Book

1993 The Three Musketeers

1992 Chaplin

1990 Air America

1990 White Hunter Black Heart

1988 Hanna's War

1987 Cry Freedom

1985 Revolution

1985 King David

1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1983 The Lords of Discipline

1982 Gandhi

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1981 Outland

1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1979 Alien

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1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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1999 The Alien Legacy (video documentary) (archival material)

1983 Wagner (TV series) (military advisor)

1983 Privates on Parade (technical advisor)

1979 Zulu Dawn (historical advisor)

1975 Barry Lyndon (historical advisor)

1971 Nicholas and Alexandra (uniform and military advisor)

1970 The Adventures of Gerard (technical advisor)

1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series) (advisor: military costumes)

On his costume design for Star Wars: "George left me in no doubt. Audience mustn't consciously notice the costumes, he insisted. If they do, you have gone wrong."

 

 

 

Just For Laughs

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The Big Question ♯13

Apologies to anyone who didn't know yet, but I am going to ask about what people think of the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the next Doctor. Good or bad call?

Personally I think it's a great idea. Not only is he a fantastic actor, but he's a life long fan, so we can expect great things from him. I'm glad that we have an older Doctor for this regeneration and Capaldi will be able to bring the gravitas and dominance of the situation that such a role would require. He could also play a calmer and darker Doctor, which would contrast nicely against Matt Smith's goofy, hyper-active (with the occasional darkness) portrayal.

Also I'd like to know which old Who bad guys you would like to see them bring back this series, to continue the theme from each passing series (Nestene/ Autons, Daleks, Cybermen, Macra, The Master, Sontarans, Davros, Time Lords, Silurians, The Great Intelligence, Ice Warriors). Personally I'd go Axons.

Caption Contest ♯7- Results

Last week I asked you to find the best replacement dialogue for this panel.

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Here are the top 5 that I thought were best.

Tool- "What?! They canceled Firefly after one season...Idiots!"

Worf- "Eating kryptonite really does a number on you."

Mr. Gross- "Hello my pretty"

Skybandit- "I am Stallone and this is Rocky XIII!"

Timedrop23- "Hey Green Lantern, I'll show you 'oppan gangnam style!"

But there can only be one winner. And that person is.......

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Power User Profiles: Scatman

When I decided to bring back the PUPs I made a list of 'machiners I'd like to include, today's power user was top of that list. Which is not really that surprising, when you are name checked alongside AMS as one of the masters of Heromachine (by djuby and Kaldath no less) you know you've got some serious skill going. Added to the fact his creations are always unique and brilliant and his comments never fail to amuse, I'm happy to welcome Scatman to the ranks of the Power Users.

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Poll Position- Joss Whedon

This week, I want to hear your opinions on what is Joss Whedon's greatest work. I'm not going to put everything he's done, I'll let you guys add your faves.

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