The Nerdstrom Collection, Pt. 16: Post Monsters mini GK

Charming resin mini GK (built and painted by the estimable Thad Rhodes) put out in the early 90s by the mysterious company Post Monsters ("For adults with childlike eyes"), which produced a whole line of mini Ultra-kaiju in the super-deformed style... go ahead and embiggenate this mini pic:

The Nerdstrom Collection, Pt. 15: more mini magic from hustle55goodjob

Very happy to be welcoming another wonderful hustle55goodjob custom Gara-mini into the collection... this surly lil' sucker brings the smiles! 

Garamon Pizza Bat...

...was available from Liver Diet, but is now gonersville.

Gary. Godzi. Trucks.

A photoplay adventure.

We interrupt our regularly-scheduled GARAMANIACAL programming...

... to let you know that Miyazaki-san at Atragon G-K has pretty much finished his Garamon kit and it is, unsurprisingly, wonderful.  He really dialed in on some true-to-the-suit details, and also made some very unique interpretive decisions.  Check out the shape of the nose overall, and the nostrils in particular- real grotesque elegance going on.  The strange vertical seam-like impression running down the torso is something I have never picked up on before, and it makes me want to rewatch the Ultra Q Gara-eps again soon, to see if I can discern it.  As ever, he's included the heavy-duty zipper up the back, and the placement of the spikes to the left and right of it is exceptionally well-done, obscuring this great detail just enough to make your eyes want to dig in and find it.  Can't wait to see his paint-up of this beast!

Check out these pics from his recent posts, then head on over to his site to check out the rest.

Double Walters On The Dime

I have to take a minute to mention that there are two great Walters participating in GARAMANIACAL: header card/video art master Walter Parenton, and someone who just got on board in the last few days, the esteemed sculptor Walter Chauskoskis.

The severely kickass new Garamania header logo above? Walter Parenton delivered that magic, as well as a GARAMANIACAL version that you’ll see here and @ FOE, as we get closer to the show. Full Garamonic salute to Mr. Parenton; awesome work, man.

Chauskoskis has been on fire for a while now; he is perhaps best known for being the clay-pusher being the figural realization of Jeff Lamm’s Greasebat.  (Have you seen his recent Kung Fu-stance, betailed Greasebat custom? WOW…) Walter C. is a major fan of Garamon, I’m delighted to have him on the roster, and I can’t wait to see what he does!

GARAMANIACAL opens Friday, February 10th at FOE Shop & Gallery in Northampton, MA.
Be there as this cozy little corner of the Northeastern US becomes the center of the Garaverse!

Coloring contest entry

Here's one your ol' pal The Proprietor did; of course, I can't win my own prizes, but this one (and any more I can squeak out before opening night, as time allows) will be going in the show to benefit the MSPCC.

This one's all paint markers and spray cans and wrapping paper, for fong's sake!  As I said, ANYTHING GOES!!!  And you could win AWESOME GARAMON TOYS for your submission!

Work it any way you wanna... keeping your finished piece half a standard page in size is the only rule!

Howl's Move-Outta-The-Way-Gary Castle

"Calling to report that our Trandoshan friend...

... has been neutralized."

THERE IS STILL TIME!!!

To get in on Astromonster's lottery for 5 one-offs of the new Red Mercury Garakutagigas!
Not much time, though, citizen- you have until midnight tonight!!
RUN!!!
(Well, click.)

Also available: 15 standard edition pieces... dig it:

New Yamanaya Garamon coming in September

Thanks, Yamanaya... always great to see you guys poppin' a new color of your amazing Gary.

If you don't own one of these, you need to... and this would be a fine place to start:

Nice color scheme, truly... kinda what I was thinkin' when I commissioned this custom back in '07:

Scratchbuilt mini Garamon

Another great piece of Gara-fan art... this mini scratchbuilt Gary (found here) is superb!

 

From what I can gather, it was featured in a hobby mag at some point... check out the comparison between it and one of Bandai's Gara-minis:

Takahashi inside!

Oh my god... how cool is this?!?!?
Atelier G-1 Garamon kit build-up painted with beauteous B&W tones... and a Minoru Takahashi head under the Gara-mask!!

Found here... GREAT work, love it!

Beautiful custom work on an Eye Scream 12" Garamon

The pics (from this fantastic modeling blog) speak for themselves:

A couple of subtle, well-executed modifications and a velvety new paint-up... very well worth the work!
Love it!

Packaged and ready for Kaiju For Japan!

Check it out... the Bandai Ultraman Max Pygmon, Garamaniac version!
Monster bagged, header stapled, and now he wings his way to Ohio for the sale.

Kaiju For Japan!
It's almost here!
Stay tuned to Gorilla Mouth!
Buy early and often!

Header design for Kaiju For Japan custom

Rockin' (if I do say so myself) header collab betwixt me and Paddy C, for my Kaiju For Japan submission (go, embiggify, DO IT):

The sale date's coming up fast!
4/22!
Can't wait!!

Forming....

Two great build-ups of the Atragon GK Pygmon kit

Build-up pics of the fantastic Atragon-GK Pygmon kit are showing up here and there; here's a pair of fine examples from Japanese modelers... first, from this blog:

... and from this blog (can I say again how much I love the zipper on the back of this sculpt?):

Kaiju For Japan

Kaiju collector and customizer Troy Stith is currently organizing the Kaiju For Japan drive. 
Troy is looking for contributions of custom toys and other original kaiju-related art which will be sold online, with all proceeds being sent directly to the Japanese Red Cross.  Over 55 contributors are on board thus far, including some heavy hitters of the custom kaiju world; it's going to be a great selection of goods! 
The proprietor will be contributing this recently completed Ultraman Max Pygmon:

The details of the sale are still being hammered out (it remains to be seen whether pieces will be posted at fixed prices or auctioned), but Troy has set Thursday, 4/14 as the due date for contributions, and Friday, 4/22 as the date of the sale launch.  I'll post further details as they become available; you can also keep an eye on Troy's blog, or email him directly at troystith at hotmail dot com.