Resident Evil's Alice

Wow! I mean, seriously, wow! I don't know who or how they are doing sculpts over at Hot Toys, but damn! They are phenomenal! Their Sarah Connor was amazing, and now, they give us Alice form Resident Evil. You recognize instantly that it is the Alice played by Milla Jovovich. Not only are Hot Toys sculpts amazing, but the clothes and accessories are also jaw-dropping.



Alice comes with: One pair of relaxed palms
One pair of palms for holding gun
One pair of palms for holding blade
One dark blue colored jacket
One black short-sleeved T-shirt
One black military vest
One pair of black leggings
One pair of light-brown leg warmers
One pair of black boots
One blade with sheath
Two Nepal knives
Two pistols
Two shotguns
Two machine guns
One baton
and a brown faux-leather gun holster with belt.



She is around 28 CM tall, and has a truetype body with 30 points of articulation. She even has a detailed skin texture. The stitching and detail to the costume/clothing is another one of the things that makes Hot Toys so amazing.



If you are a Resident Evil fan/Collector, I really don't see how you could pass this up. Well, other than not having the $164.99 they are asking for her. Sideshow is offering her with Flexpay though, so it would be split into two payments of around $82.50. I'm impressed with Hot Toys. I don't think there is a better collectible doll/figure company out there today. The time, detail & accuracy of their products are simply stunning!

Just because....

Get Creative!

http://www.30daysofcreativity.com

I invite everyone to participate in this! It will be fun. You will learn a little about yourself. You will create good habits that you can continue with after June. It's just for a month. Try something!

Tornadoes May 24, 2011

Good grief was it a crazy day here in Oklahoma. There were tornadoes everywhere! Me, T & our Pup Leela are all okay though. We were lucky. The small town 7 miles from us was hit hard. Homes completely destroyed. We actually had debris from the town in our yard. The fork in the picture was found with the prongs stuck into the dirt. Glad no one was standing there when it came hurtling out of the sky!



Homes to the North of us were also destroyed. My friend Misti rushed up there to help people search for their missing pets & help with the clean up. She even brought cold beer. She's awesome. There has been so much damage in Oklahoma today. My friend Dan lost his house. His parents lost theirs, and they lost their family business. They make beef jerky. Mike's Beef Jerky to be specific. I'm not sure what they are going to do. Thankfully though, they are all safe & unharmed.



I cannot stress enough how important the RED CROSS is in times like this. If you can, donate. If I learn of any other specific places you can donate to help, I will let you know. Keep all of these people in your thoughts, as well as those in the other affected tornado devastated areas.

The Rapture!

So apparently the Rapture is supposed to happen tod

Steampunk

image via Geek Alerts

Steampunk is a term described on Wiki as: a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] Specifically, steampunk involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain—that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; in other words, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne or real technologies like the computer but developed earlier in an alternate history.

Steampunk is growing. Not only in the written word, but also in art, fashion & design. There is even a steampunk magazine. One guy went as far as steampunking Star Wars & did an absolute amazing job!


Photo courtesy of Sillof's Workshop

There are numerous blogs & sites & even Etsy shops full of steampunk merchandise & creations. Even musicians have gotten into the spirit. Check out this amazing guitar!


Image via 2dayblog

There is no limit to what you can steampunk! If you would rather just shell out some $$$ though, lucky for you, Entertainment Earth has just what you're looking for! They have 3 pages dedicated to steampunk merchandise.

Steampunk goggles

Steampunk multi gear neclace & earring set

Head over to their steampunk link to check everything they have! Entertainment Earth Steampunk

Good news!!!

So with the help of a very good friend I have reclaimed my .com! Yes, JenTucker.com is once again back in the hands it should be. What does this mean for you, my faithful blog followers? Well, as far as this blog goes, not much. I'm leaving this one just the way it is, right here on blogger. However, if you see any art or want to find T-shirts of my stuff, you will probably be seeing new links appear. JenTucker.com will focus solely on my art & photography. There will also be another blog dedicated solely to my art which will feature videos & show the progression of pieces as I work on them, with thoughts on art & the processes of art. That will be at jentuckerart.com. Right now, there's nothing there but a place holder with one piece of art & a blurb. Many thanks to Chris & T for all their help!

BifBangPow! and their Comic Con Exclusives!

BifBangPow! is a newer toy company making some really sweet toys & collectibles. They are the company that made the simply amazing, king of the impossible, Flash Gordon Figures a couple years back. Well, since that time they have expanded their licensing base quite a bit. Now they have toys & collectibles based on Dexter, The Twilight Zone, and just recently added, Doctor Who! They are creating the Doctor, The Master, and many of the Aliens from the show in the same old school stlye as the Mego 8" figures. Not only that, but they are offering up their first ones at Comic Con 2011 as Comic Con Exclusives! Check their newest creations out! BifBangPow!

Amazon Toy Sale

Every once & a while Amazon has a toy sale where you can find some of those missing parts of your collection for a great price. Right now seems to be that time.

They have everything from Star Wars to Doctor Who to Pokemon to Warcraft to Alexander Dolls.

The sale runs through May 15, 2011. You might head on over & check it out.




On sale at Amazon right now for $42.99, reg. Price $99.99. Kotobukiya ArtFX Statue.

Wonder Woman Painting: More progress

A bit more progress made. This is where it really starts getting hard. I don't want too much detail, but I don't want it to be too simple either. Getting it clear in my head before I lay it on the canvas is sometimes a bit of a challenge.

Big Kids & Toys

You may not be aware, but big kids play with toys as well. Not only do we play with them, but we also like to pose them & take pictures of them in cool action poses. There are many Flickr groups dedicated to just such things. Don't believe me? Go check out some of my favorites:

The Secret Life of Toys

Toys & Models With Backdrops

Toys'r'Uz

Star Wars Toys

or

Skip the Frogman's photostream

I participate in playing with toys myself. Being a Star Wars collector, as well as all kinds of other action figures, I get the urge once & a while to break out the figures & pose them. I have even gone as far as building elaborate backdrops from time to time.

Last night was one of those nights. Here's a few pictures of what I did!





Remember, I have tons of photos & art displayed over on my Flickr. Go check them out if you ever have a moment.

Have a great weekend everyone!

May the 4th Be With You!

Happy Star Wars Day! That's right, May 4th is Star Wars Day all over the Universe! For exciting news on the Blu-Ray release of the Star Wars saga head over to maythe4th.starwars.com and enjoy all the news & goodies. There are going to be 9 different discs in the Blu-ray set which you can purchase either together as a set, or separately. Twitter has #maythe4thbewithyou & #starwarsday trending right now as well! Go, have fun, enjoy Star Wars today!

May the Force & the 4th be with you!

Yoda Comic

I was posting Star Wars quotes on one of those social networking sites, specifically the "Fear leads to anger..." one & my friend Chris commented, "It can all be subdued with a great cup of coffee though". That made me laugh & an image appeared in my mind, so I drew it. Ta-da!

Munsters & Monsters!!!

Welcome to May, blog readers! Look what I found! 7 inch tall figures of that beloved monster family, The Munsters! Diamond Select has created 3 in the series so far which include Herman, as seen above, Lily & Grandpa.

The Entertainment Earth website is offering the figures with the specialty market exclusive "Build-An-Electric-Chair"- not available to the Mass Market.

I'm not sure who gets the specialty market figures & who gets the regular mass market figures outside of that.

Keeping up with the ghoulishness, I also found a giant Frankenstein by Diamond Select that is slated to be released in October! The biggest Frankenstein figure in the history of Frankenstein figures, this one looms in at 18 inches tall. A 1/4 scale figure! He also has 26 points of articulation & a real cloth suit! You can pre-order yours now for $69.99 at Entertainment Earth.

Futurama Tineez

Here are some adorable Futurama Collectibles! They are called Tineez & they are produced by Toynami. They are between 3 to 4 inches tall depending on the character & made of vinyl. I have seen them at the mall chain Vintage Stock, but you can also pick them up online at Entertainment Earth. Oh, and don't forget, new Futurama Episodes start June 23rd!

Thundercats Classic Figures Re-Issue

Holy Thundera! There has been more Thundercats news than you can shake a stick at this year! The announcement of the New Series on Cartoon Network this fall, new staues, new toys, & now a re-issue of the classic figures. These are re-worked, but are very close to the originals. They are 8 inches tall with 18 points of articulation. The originals had around 5. Not only can you get Lion-O & Tygra, but you can also get a retooled Sword of Omens from the new series! It has a 17" plastic blade & extends to 25". It also has phrases & sounds from the new series.

There is also a 4 inch wave of new figures. These look sharp! Thundercats figures come with their own environment so you can recreate scenes from the TV show or make up new ones!



Check out all the awesome Thundercats toys available now for pre-order from Entertainment Earth

The most amazing collectible from Thundercats this month though, goes to, without a doubt, Sideshow Collectibles with their 26" High, 15.00 lbs, Mixed Media Statue that not only has the best sculpt I have ever seen on a Mumm-Ra collectible, but also, get this, LIGHTS UP! You read it right! The thing lights up. Light-up features include Sword of Plundarr, eyes, and chest symbol. How freakin' sweet is that!? Now, the bad part is the price. $374.99. OUCH! Luckily they have a flex-pay plan so you can get it for payments of $84.38 a month. Not too bad. It's definitely worth it!

Attention! Calling all Doctor Who fans...

(Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor, 8 1/2 inch tall maxi-bust statue)

Right now over at Entertainment Earth, you can, for a limited time, order Doctor Who items at a savings of buy 1, get the 2nd of equal or lesser value at 40% off! everything including action figures, prop replicas, T-shirts, and dozens of other items as long as they are Doctor Who! The sale is good until April 26, 2011!

Lynda Carter Wonder Woman Painting update

More work done on the painting. She's almost done. I am nervous & excited. Toward the end of a painting is very similar to reaching the ending of a story you are writing. You have fewer choices in direction & every stroke/word effects the whole thing. You really have to be aware of the effects to the whole. Basically, you don't want to mess it up with one bad choice. So far, I am very happy with my choices. It is indeed one of my favorite things I have ever worked on.

R.I.P. Elisabeth Sladen AKA Sarah Jane

Very sad, sad news Doctor Who fans. Our beloved Sarah Jane has passed away. She was 63. Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane was always one of my favorite companions on Doctor Who & the one I remembered the best from when I was a kid. She was witty, charming, looked great in a pair of knee high boots & will be missed by all who had the joy of watching her play Sarah Jane. Positivity & love to those who knew her personally.

Luis Royo Figures

You have probably seen Luis Royo's art on book covers, calendars, or on magazine covers. His style is haunting and sexy. I love his style & the way his figures seem to float or have a real lightness to them. Now Yamato USA is producing PVC 1/6 scale (approx. 13") mini statues of some of his sexiest ladies. These figures have incredible detail in the way of the paint job. The detail is amazing. The outfits are molded of plastics that appear very cloth-like & can be translucent enough to see tattoos hidden underneath. The one shown here is called Ritual & will be available from Entertainment Earth October 2011. You can pre-order it now. They have it listed for $109.99, which is $10.00 cheaper than the Yamato site has it.



Make sure you check out many of the other figures inspired by Royo's art work on both the Entertainment Earth site & the Yamato USA site as well as the artist's website.