Neca’s 8-Bit Godzilla arrived in the office just before Comic-Con and boy did he make an entrance. He came packaged in an 8-bit video game themed box. I was obsessed immediately.
Another addition to Neca’s classic video game tribute line, Godzilla’s appearance is based off the 1988 8-bit Nes game Monster Of Monsters. The game is playable as both Godzilla and Mothra as you battle your way across Planet X fighting enemies like Hedorah, Baragon, Ghidorah, and more! So let’s take a closer look and see just how successful Neca was at bringing this pixelated kaiju to life.
In my initial comparison, the sculpt looks great. It looks as though they used their 1985 Godzilla figure as a starting point and worked from there. His head is fairly symmetrical, save for a slightly raised right eyebrow and some mismatched teeth. But even still, he looks mega ferocious!
I...
Another addition to Neca’s classic video game tribute line, Godzilla’s appearance is based off the 1988 8-bit Nes game Monster Of Monsters. The game is playable as both Godzilla and Mothra as you battle your way across Planet X fighting enemies like Hedorah, Baragon, Ghidorah, and more! So let’s take a closer look and see just how successful Neca was at bringing this pixelated kaiju to life.
In my initial comparison, the sculpt looks great. It looks as though they used their 1985 Godzilla figure as a starting point and worked from there. His head is fairly symmetrical, save for a slightly raised right eyebrow and some mismatched teeth. But even still, he looks mega ferocious!
I...
- 7/24/2015
- by Caroline Stephenson
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Face Off Episode 408
“It’s Better in the Dark”
Original Airdate: 5 March 2013
In This Episode...
The contestants must create a new species that can be from any ecosystem on earth: mountains, ocean, arctic, etc. Naturally, (almost) everyone chose the ocean. They must create two different paint schemes: a normal paint job, and a “bioluminescent” paint job that appears under black light. On top of all this, tonight is a double-elimination night. The guest judge is producer Jon Landau.
The Creations
House wanted a sexy fish woman from an ancient race of fish people. Glenn didn’t like the colors and thought it looked worse close-up. Ve did not think she was beautiful or sexy. The paint looked terrible under the black light, and the hands were atrocious. Neville saw chaos.
Kris created a fish person who had decided to make contact with humans. The paint job didn’t look too different under the black light,...
“It’s Better in the Dark”
Original Airdate: 5 March 2013
In This Episode...
The contestants must create a new species that can be from any ecosystem on earth: mountains, ocean, arctic, etc. Naturally, (almost) everyone chose the ocean. They must create two different paint schemes: a normal paint job, and a “bioluminescent” paint job that appears under black light. On top of all this, tonight is a double-elimination night. The guest judge is producer Jon Landau.
The Creations
House wanted a sexy fish woman from an ancient race of fish people. Glenn didn’t like the colors and thought it looked worse close-up. Ve did not think she was beautiful or sexy. The paint looked terrible under the black light, and the hands were atrocious. Neville saw chaos.
Kris created a fish person who had decided to make contact with humans. The paint job didn’t look too different under the black light,...
- 3/6/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Face Off Episode 405
“Two Heads Are Better Than One”
Original Airdate: 12 February 2013
In This Episode...
To tie in with Jack the Giant Slayer, the contestants are paired up and tasked with creating a giant with at least two heads. Bryan Singer is the guest judge.
The Creations
Alam and Eric Z. created an ogre that was painted Smurf blue. He slays other giants and puts their heads on his feet. The feet-heads looked smushy and cartoonish. Glenn said they were so dreadful he couldn’t look at anything else. Ve and Neville had similar sentiments.
Kris and Eric F. wanted to make a really, really gigantic giant - and they succeeded. They built a massive contraption for their model’s shoulders. The model played Jack, caught in the grips of this two-headed giant. The makeups stood probably 10 feet tall. The molds were big enough to bathe in. Bryan found it clever,...
“Two Heads Are Better Than One”
Original Airdate: 12 February 2013
In This Episode...
To tie in with Jack the Giant Slayer, the contestants are paired up and tasked with creating a giant with at least two heads. Bryan Singer is the guest judge.
The Creations
Alam and Eric Z. created an ogre that was painted Smurf blue. He slays other giants and puts their heads on his feet. The feet-heads looked smushy and cartoonish. Glenn said they were so dreadful he couldn’t look at anything else. Ve and Neville had similar sentiments.
Kris and Eric F. wanted to make a really, really gigantic giant - and they succeeded. They built a massive contraption for their model’s shoulders. The model played Jack, caught in the grips of this two-headed giant. The makeups stood probably 10 feet tall. The molds were big enough to bathe in. Bryan found it clever,...
- 2/13/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Face Off Episode 404
“Eye Candy”
Original Airdate: 5 February 2013
In This Episode...
We start with a time-wasting foundation challenge: to turn a female model into a bearded sideshow woman with hand-applied facial hair. Eric Z. won with a simple, natural, and realistic beard. He gets immunity this week.
The spotlight challenge requires each contestant to create an original candy monster or creature. Real candy must be incorporated into the makeups. Will Cotton, a stylist who worked with Katy Perry, is the guest judge.
The Creations
Anthony created Colonel Candy. It was clean, it was cute, it incorporated the candy well. He was deemed safe - he would have been one of my top picks, but I suspect the judges were trying to give others a chance to shine.
Eric Z. made a candy witch with a gingerbread house hump on its back. This was nothing special.
Wayne made a sugar rock candy troll.
“Eye Candy”
Original Airdate: 5 February 2013
In This Episode...
We start with a time-wasting foundation challenge: to turn a female model into a bearded sideshow woman with hand-applied facial hair. Eric Z. won with a simple, natural, and realistic beard. He gets immunity this week.
The spotlight challenge requires each contestant to create an original candy monster or creature. Real candy must be incorporated into the makeups. Will Cotton, a stylist who worked with Katy Perry, is the guest judge.
The Creations
Anthony created Colonel Candy. It was clean, it was cute, it incorporated the candy well. He was deemed safe - he would have been one of my top picks, but I suspect the judges were trying to give others a chance to shine.
Eric Z. made a candy witch with a gingerbread house hump on its back. This was nothing special.
Wayne made a sugar rock candy troll.
- 2/6/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Face Off Episode 402
“Heroic Proportions”
Original Airdate: 22 January 2013
In This Episode...
The contestants must make their own superhero. The winner of this week’s challenge will see their characters appear in an upcoming DC comic book. There were no guest judges.
The Creations
Eric Z.’s superhero was based on his real-life hero, his father. Unfortunately, his superhero had a massively overdeveloped left arm - but was not named Captain Whack-Off. He is safe.
Autumn wanted to make a 1970s-style superhero, one her daughter would want to be. She was definitely the most superhero-y, but it was a sloppy paint job. She is safe.
Alam had problems. She made a glass man hero. It had a really cool face sculpt, but he was basically wearing a unitard that looked like pajamas. The big problem was the enormous back piece, with huge shards of “glass,” was far too heavy. She had...
“Heroic Proportions”
Original Airdate: 22 January 2013
In This Episode...
The contestants must make their own superhero. The winner of this week’s challenge will see their characters appear in an upcoming DC comic book. There were no guest judges.
The Creations
Eric Z.’s superhero was based on his real-life hero, his father. Unfortunately, his superhero had a massively overdeveloped left arm - but was not named Captain Whack-Off. He is safe.
Autumn wanted to make a 1970s-style superhero, one her daughter would want to be. She was definitely the most superhero-y, but it was a sloppy paint job. She is safe.
Alam had problems. She made a glass man hero. It had a really cool face sculpt, but he was basically wearing a unitard that looked like pajamas. The big problem was the enormous back piece, with huge shards of “glass,” was far too heavy. She had...
- 1/23/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
The "ultimate green car" has gone up for sale. The 1998 Mitsubishi Magna earned its title as the bodywork is completely covered with astro turf. The owner of the vehicle, Tim, put the car up for sale on the auction site eBay at the starting price of just one Australian dollar. It has since gained a number of bids, but as of earlier this week the price still only stood at Aus$$51. Tim says that he gave the car a make-over about six months ago, using 20 square metres of AstroTurf to cover the bad paint job. He said: "The paint job was botchy and we needed something to cover it and someone suggested AstroTurf. "It (more)...
- 10/18/2012
- by By Alice Stewart
- Digital Spy
Face Off Episode 307
“Monster Twist”
Original Airdate: 2 October 2012
In This Episode...
We start with a foundation challenge which tasks the contestants with creating their own unique Day of the Dead celebration. Patrick is back to judge just this challenge. The contestants are not doing the challenge; the previously ejected contestants are back, and the winner gets to rejoin Face Off. Nicole won. She is back in.
Now the spotlight challenge. The contestants must create movie monsters based on the drawings of children. They must work with their new “clients” to capture their visions.
The Creations
Sarah created some kind of cookie and candy goon. I was unimpressed.
Nicole created a cool, evil bad/vampire/demon thing. It was definitely the scariest-looking creation this week.
Alana’s monster had a giant eyeball on the top of its head, with a top hat to hide it. Glenn loved the way the head...
“Monster Twist”
Original Airdate: 2 October 2012
In This Episode...
We start with a foundation challenge which tasks the contestants with creating their own unique Day of the Dead celebration. Patrick is back to judge just this challenge. The contestants are not doing the challenge; the previously ejected contestants are back, and the winner gets to rejoin Face Off. Nicole won. She is back in.
Now the spotlight challenge. The contestants must create movie monsters based on the drawings of children. They must work with their new “clients” to capture their visions.
The Creations
Sarah created some kind of cookie and candy goon. I was unimpressed.
Nicole created a cool, evil bad/vampire/demon thing. It was definitely the scariest-looking creation this week.
Alana’s monster had a giant eyeball on the top of its head, with a top hat to hide it. Glenn loved the way the head...
- 10/3/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
By Jason Lees
First off, I have absolutely nothing to do with the artists at Trick or Treat Studios. MoreHorror is running a contest giving away one of these masks, but it's sponsored by a retailer (enter the Halloween II Michael Myers Mask give away here), and not the studio, so I feel free and clear to ramble on about my absolute love for this mask. Just look at it (pictured on the left).
My history with the shape mask goes back to when I was eleven and found a five dollar version at the mall. Yea, it was garbage and didn't last until I got home that night, but I loved it with all my black little heart. Years later I found a decent Don Post version, one of the earlier ones, and kept it on my shelf for years until my ex stored it in the garage one...
First off, I have absolutely nothing to do with the artists at Trick or Treat Studios. MoreHorror is running a contest giving away one of these masks, but it's sponsored by a retailer (enter the Halloween II Michael Myers Mask give away here), and not the studio, so I feel free and clear to ramble on about my absolute love for this mask. Just look at it (pictured on the left).
My history with the shape mask goes back to when I was eleven and found a five dollar version at the mall. Yea, it was garbage and didn't last until I got home that night, but I loved it with all my black little heart. Years later I found a decent Don Post version, one of the earlier ones, and kept it on my shelf for years until my ex stored it in the garage one...
- 10/2/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
On the Season 2 Finale of "Face Off" (Wed., 10 p.m. Et on Syfy), the finalists had to come up with three designs for their models, who then performed a dance routine in front of a live audience.
Ian was given the horror genre, and while his creativity wowed the judges, they were not so keen on his paint effects, which Ve Neill ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") thought were sometimes a little flat.
However, Glenn Hetrick ("The Hunger Games") applauded the way Ian managed "to bring something different every week."
Rj was tasked with the fantasy genre, and backstage he was worried that the crowd hadn't loved his designs.
Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld") thought that while Rj's designs were "very powerful" from a distance, up close "it feels less like a realistic make up."
For her part, Neill said she loved his sense of fun and whimsy.
Last up was Rayce, who'd tackled the sci fi genre.
Ian was given the horror genre, and while his creativity wowed the judges, they were not so keen on his paint effects, which Ve Neill ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") thought were sometimes a little flat.
However, Glenn Hetrick ("The Hunger Games") applauded the way Ian managed "to bring something different every week."
Rj was tasked with the fantasy genre, and backstage he was worried that the crowd hadn't loved his designs.
Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld") thought that while Rj's designs were "very powerful" from a distance, up close "it feels less like a realistic make up."
For her part, Neill said she loved his sense of fun and whimsy.
Last up was Rayce, who'd tackled the sci fi genre.
- 3/15/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Huffington Post
On the Season 2 finale of "Face Off" (Wed., 10 p.m. Et on Syfy), the finalists had to come up with three designs for their models, who then performed a dance routine in front of a live audience.
Ian was given the horror genre, and while his creativity wowed the judges, they were not so keen on his paint effects, which Ve Neill ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") thought were sometimes a little flat.
However, Glenn Hetrick ("The Hunger Games") applauded the way Ian managed "to bring something different every week."
Rj was tasked with the fantasy genre, and backstage he was worried that the crowd hadn't loved his designs.
Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld") thought that while Rj's designs were "very powerful" from a distance, up close "it feels less like a realistic make up."
For her part, Neill said she loved his sense of fun and whimsy.
Last up was Rayce, who'd tackled the sci fi genre.
Ian was given the horror genre, and while his creativity wowed the judges, they were not so keen on his paint effects, which Ve Neill ("Pirates Of The Caribbean") thought were sometimes a little flat.
However, Glenn Hetrick ("The Hunger Games") applauded the way Ian managed "to bring something different every week."
Rj was tasked with the fantasy genre, and backstage he was worried that the crowd hadn't loved his designs.
Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld") thought that while Rj's designs were "very powerful" from a distance, up close "it feels less like a realistic make up."
For her part, Neill said she loved his sense of fun and whimsy.
Last up was Rayce, who'd tackled the sci fi genre.
- 3/15/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
This is what I feel. Steven Moffat took another completely ordinary thing -- like a kid saying “Are you my mommy?” and cemetery statuary and shadows -- and turned it into something else I have to be afraid of: cracks in the wall. I live in an 80-year-old building. The paint job in my apartment is eight years old. It’s all cracks. Oh, and an extra secret scary room in my apartment -- something else I have to worry about now. (I’ve heard that this is a common dream scenario for New Yorkers, we who live in tiny places: we dream that our apartments are bigger or weirder than they are. I’ve certainly had dreams/nightmares like that, about staircases that don’t exist in reality or nonexistent crawlspaces leading to rooms I’ve never seen before yet somehow always knew were there. And now those nightmares are gonna be worse.
- 4/6/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
U.S. Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir posing for Vf.com’s “Faces of the Games” portfolio. Photographs by Justin Bishop. Vf.com’s "Faces of the Games” portfolio features portraits of 44 Vancouver Olympians in their raw, natural states. U.S. Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir agreed to be photographed for the collection under one condition: Johnny wanted to go big. Think body paint. Think glitter. Think Lady Gaga. That is how I found myself in a penthouse apartment—with the most astonishing view of Vancouver—watching Mac Cosmetics makeup artist Caitlin Callahan transform Weir into an otherworldy, blood-splattered being. The paint job took about three hours.
- 3/1/2010
- Vanity Fair
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