THE CLUBHOUSE

Tiger2 wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2026, 4:52 pm Thunderous applause from me Derek, looking forward to the movie!
All the best,
Paul

Not sure it'll be worth the price of admission!

This is coming along nicely!

Derek, will you be tackling the new X-Plus Werewolf Talbot kit, you know the one with the fog effect? I'd love to see you work your magic on that one! 👀🤩🤔👹 I'm going to pass on that one Vlad. Even though I have a few thoughts on how to tackle to the fog I'm not a big styrene builder (with the excep...

I love everything about it. You really nailed the door and stone. Any chance we'll see a video on the build? Thank you very much everyone. I'm quite pleased with look of the crypt - esp. the door - and I like the fur treatment (I tried something slightly different). And yes, there will be a video. ...

Final photos now in the Model Museum...

I call it Tip-toe through the Crypt. This is the 'tip-toe" Wolf Man sculpted by Jeff Yagher with the Talbot Family Crypt sculpted by David Fisher. This wonderful kit was produced by Forbidden Zone (Charlie Norris and Mike Allen) and from the first time I saw it I thought this was the best Wolf ...

Very little left to do now.

Just some touch-ups to the wrists where I had to fill with Aves when I glued the hands in place.

Then some eye gloss and a final coat of matte sealer.

This will be finished this weekend.

Watching the Oscars I was pleasantly surprised to see Frankenstein won three awards including one for Mike Hill and his team in the Hair and Makeup category. I know there was a lot of moaning and groaning on FB over the makeup decisions but if you saw the 'making of..' mini-docs Hill explained the r...

That's amazing!
And the epitome of dedication to a project!

Wow ! how did you create the leaves ? This time I used some autumn leaves from Green Stuff World. They make a variety. In the past I've used real leaves and leaf punchers that create maple, elm and oak leaves and I've also used herbs from the spice rack! I sprayed the surface with watered-down whit...

The crypt is now done to my liking.

Only the Wolf Man remains to paint and position.

Excellent!

This turned out really well!

The crypt door has been completed so all I really have to do now is assemble the crypt, fill some minor gaps where the floor and walls meet, texture, paint and weather the gaps and then weather the crypt over-all with leaves, etc. And then I can finally turn my attention to the Wolf Man himself.... ...

My latest "how-to" video on painting The Terminator is now available. It also includes a nod to The Clubhouse encouraging people to join. https://i.postimg.cc/R6JkSZmd/You-Tube-thumbnail.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdFnXLGKVUM Ahh, very cool. I'll head over there this evening. Lov...

I've had another one of those weeks where I didn't pick up a paint brush, but I did manage to complete a personal project ten years overdue. First, here's my progress on the Talbot crypt: https://i.postimg.cc/jDSTFJWz/WIP-Crypt-5-jpeg.jpg After priming the base in brown and spraying a coat of a sand...

I painted a Creature bust a la Gogos and FM of F

I don't know that I'd ever try this style again. I did it because I had this bust lying around that I got for $25 so why not...

Congrats Vlad. I accepted a package from my employer two years ago, a week after I turned 62. I had planned to retire that year anyway so the package was like winning the lottery. Coincidentally, my financial advisor called me today and I told him I'm just now considering collecting my government pe...

I preferred Cornwell over Kathy Reichs (the Bones series) but gave up after about five or six books. I was not a fan of the Bones TV series at all but I'll likely give this series a try. I see Cornwell has a cameo. However, I'm already a little biased against it. Why is it that whenever I see crime ...

DANG, but I've always loved that kit. And you're a damn good pinner, Derek. I have the figure, but it came with a tree instead of being in the crypt. It's the best Wolfman figure out there, in my opinion. Thanks, Tim! FYI, while the kit you have does include a "tip-toe" version of the Wol...

I don't usually go into the nitty-gritty details of things like pinning a kit together or how the pins are placed but, what the heck, maybe someone can use this information... The vast majority of the pins are made from a very rigid clothes hanger but for the foot I've drilled a hole in the base and...