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The smallest of the Iron Giant toys is picked up like a suitcase here, leading the reader to expect little from this "giant". Adventure Team member, John Frink, is seen earlier in this story, when the Commander addresses the team. Adventure Team member, John Frink, is seen earlier in this story, when the Commander addresses the team. John is wearing glasses from the Classic Collection GI Joe, Theodore Roosevelt. These are molded from clear plastic, with the frames painted silver. They are the nicest pair of GI Joe glasses I've ever seen. While the camera makes it hard to see, Frink is carrying a remote control device in his hand. This is the transponder from the recent Adventures Of Joe - Save the White Tiger. John's entire outfit is from that set. mo-hay is just one of many nervous outbursts made by John Frink on The Simpsons.


This whole shoot was shot in what was then the Art/QA room of Turbine's first Massachusetts office. The carpeted floor worked well for my shoot. This smallest Iron Giant toy came packaged with the video release. It has four points of articulation - two shoulders and two hips. This remote was intended as a transceiver for the white tiger in the set Save the White Tiger. The tiger from that set had a transmitter collar, and this was the tracking device.


I'm hoping the reader will assume these doors are everywhere in the complex, as I only modeled one and used it everywhere. The alien was shot separately, then brought into Photoshop as a new layer, motion blur applied, and faded in a small amount. Throughout the story, John Frink uses "frinkisms". Little outbursts of nonsense, just like the Simpsons character. I superimposed the number 1 on the control screen of the remote control... for a reason.


Sigh... I may one day reshoot this whole thing with a better camera. When I see all the work I put into this reduced by the quality of the camera, I get sick. Martin Short is excellent as Jiminy Glick on his Comedy Central talk show! Glick just seemed appropriate for John Frink. The wonderful Hasbro articulated Alien. Originally a WalMart exclusive sold for around $20.00 I remained patient as I saw the price drop to $12.00 then $8.00 then $6.00. I bought one at $8.00 and two more at $6.00 before they all disappeared. My only disappointment with this figure is the upper arm articulation. It clearly has a joint but the joint has been glued. Looking at it in the box lead me to believe it could rotate like a standard GI Joe, but when I got it open it was clear that it was never intended to move. This limited the poses a little. Still, it's the best Alien toy yet.


At this point I should have shown more aliens in the shot. This should have built from the two to the four I had ready.


Teddy Roosevelt's glasses are highly sought-after by GI Joe collectors and kit-bashers. They are the perfect glasses. This is a 21st Century spare hand that came in a "hand" set, a carded set that included hands in various different poses. I used this one because I knew he'd be punching buttons on his controller. I superimposed the number one here to show that the Giant was set on "1". What does that mean? You'll find out...


This is a 21st Century spare hand that came in a "hand" set, a carded set that included hands in various different poses. I used this one because I knew he'd be punching buttons on his controller. Here, the Giant "morphs" into a larger version of itself. We can see now that the remote control includes a marvellous device that sets the Giant's size. This is the Iron Giant that came on a bubble-card. At least two versions were made by Trendmasters... one had magnetic arms that came off and could snap back on, while the other transformed into a battle version of the robot. I used layers of blurring to show the transformation.


This is the Iron Giant that came on a bubble-card. At least two versions were made by Trendmasters... one had magnetic arms that came off and could snap back on, while the other transformed into a battle version of the robot. I used layers of blurring to show the transformation. This is the electronic version of the Iron Giant. He stands about 12-13 inches tall, and has a light sensor you can set so that if the light changes it roars. It's meant to be a room monitor. It also has other settings.


This is the alien that came with Hicks. Click to see the boxed set. This alien has the same body as the one that came with Hicks. Only limited articulation, but otherwise good-looking. I found this one at a yard sale for just a quarter or two. Originally it came in a $30.00 (or more) Toys R Us set with the Predator. This is one of the Hasbro aliens. While it is highly articulated, its body is based way too much on a human, much like the original alien, which was a human dressed up. This alien is awesome! Nuff said. This is the 12-13" Iron Giant. Originally this one cost $24.99. I had to buy it because it was so cool! Note the red eyes... he has acquired targets! Look out!


It's obvious the aliens are about to get more than their share of daily Iron intake...

Previous Page | Next Page Sconces are made of plastic easter-eggs, the rounded half, cut in half, painted silver inside, green outside. The silver is meant to diffuse light upward. GENETRIX - just a random name to imply genetic research. Though the picture doesn't show it, the X is a double helix of atomic spheres. Light flare looks like something from Photoshop or Lightwave, but is actually how it appeared. Behind the sconce is a TapLight light. The moulding is plastic wall moulding painted semi-matte black. The moulding is plastic wall moulding painted semi-matte black. This door is cut into the foam-core for realism. It is non-functional, but looks real enough. Details on its construction can be found on the "Behind the Scenes" page. Click here to see how it was constructed. This is a model of the Pulse Rifle from the movie Aliens. It was part of a "Hicks vs. Aliens" 12" figure set produced by Kenner around 1997. This is a Classic Collection GI Joe with the head of Corporal Hicks, wearing the Marine outfit that came with the "Hicks vs. Aliens" toy set. Click here to see a larger picture of the set in its box. The heads on these aliens are beautifully molded. Each rotates on a neck, but do not tilt in any way. For this shot I dismantled an alien Queen toy I had a spare of. I removed its tongue-mouth, which slid in and out as you squeezed its head. I applied it to the open mouth of one of the Hasbro aliens to show the mouth protruding. Again, the detail is lost due to poor camera. At this point you can see the large Iron Giant is quickly becoming overwhelmed by the vicious aliens. Note its red eyes that look good even in shadow.

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