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All material copyright: Greg RankinRankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-87000397889355491182014-12-10T23:39:00.001-08:002014-12-10T23:44:14.055-08:00Attention, ancient site!Yeah, I said it. :P<br />
I'm posting everything regularly ooooover here:<br />
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Supertemporal panels, other art, whatever! Come on by and see fresh stuff.<br />
Because I'll likely not be posting around here very often. Or ever.Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-50125085983080111932013-09-02T23:23:00.000-07:002013-09-02T23:23:25.892-07:00Supertemporal: 1-4<div style="text-align: center;">
These are the weekly adventures of the Victorian era's first time traveler. </div>
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Lady Gibson has gone Supertemporal.</div>
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San Diego Comic-Con 2012! The world was supposed to end, but somehow, we survived! Glad we did, because otherwise, Aluminum Shepherds #1 wouldn't be debuting in booth 1945!</div>
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Aluminum Shepherds is a story about a father/daughter contractor team that helps build planets far away in the universe. The father, Blake, had a VERY different life before his daughter Lena arrived, and present circumstances force his secret past to the surface.</div>
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Headed home after a long day</div>
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Lena and Dad get ready for some dinner</div>
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Small talk during the morning commute</div>
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Lena reporting for rivet duty</div>
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Dad having a rough day in Magma Processing</div>
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Dad having a rougher day in Magma Processing</div>
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Lena in action</div>
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Lena abandoned</div>
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More art to come as time permits! See you in San Diego!</div>Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-38352031441728466822011-07-19T14:27:00.000-07:002011-07-19T14:46:33.635-07:00Steampunk Poker: San Diego Comic-Con booth #1945Hey all! This is what I've been working tirelessly on for the last few months: Steampunk Poker! It's a complete artistic redesign of a deck of playing cards, all the way down to the smallest detail. <br /><br />The cards have all been redesigned to reflect Victorian aesthetics, and the face cards all feature unique Jacks, Queens and Kings according to their respective houses. Hearts feature the adventurous types, Clubs represent everyday working stiffs, Diamonds are the posh aristocrats, and Spades are ornately detailed robots. Of course, all members of these houses have a steampunk twist.<br /><br />As a special treat, I've designed a handful of deluxe boxes to unveil at Comic-Con and sell online thereafter. The deluxe kits include a deck of cards, 25 hand-crafted Steampunk Poker chips, a decorative insert that displays which hand trumps the other, and other decorative elements wrapped up quite fancily inside a finished wooden collector's case.<br /><br />The deluxe kit contents:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMJtD49ArJ902BsGm1rUUgyOEclNbDCYy7sffPS0TkTw_Apehxc4Tf8e_UbSbeXua9iWN6M3aK_6TNG-6x0gM1lkok-x6dZ7SNzj0lkvq3xu9EF7Wq3DurXJq-UrTy5tmPTNjVg/s1600/Resampled952011-07-179520-59-2895485.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMJtD49ArJ902BsGm1rUUgyOEclNbDCYy7sffPS0TkTw_Apehxc4Tf8e_UbSbeXua9iWN6M3aK_6TNG-6x0gM1lkok-x6dZ7SNzj0lkvq3xu9EF7Wq3DurXJq-UrTy5tmPTNjVg/s400/Resampled952011-07-179520-59-2895485.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631179802873984338" /></a><br /><br /><br />The deluxe kits unopened:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoXdggkc-ShqiepevyoTRLx5lAjsd_mONFCW574sva1KH8MOwVanRrHUVfyJYSEBxg8tIov_6w5PfJZMKyfxhs13PGHmBUbIp43ryF-CgSyt4x81QVyBL636mKaeyxgkVnEYhyA/s1600/IMG_20110716_173734.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoXdggkc-ShqiepevyoTRLx5lAjsd_mONFCW574sva1KH8MOwVanRrHUVfyJYSEBxg8tIov_6w5PfJZMKyfxhs13PGHmBUbIp43ryF-CgSyt4x81QVyBL636mKaeyxgkVnEYhyA/s400/IMG_20110716_173734.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631179559256712530" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some gold chips available in the deluxe kit:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw7YNGjfYEndN2tEKBcDR0EcKWjWmHlpGwDlO3w58rQxCFFgrnRHYK-crNstKt3ladmLtT3Xu8mtdxHJ42zFPFT8iuX5UJR_tamYSXSIuzOdOnyS8zINaQn2RvvQFMdIwmKPYvQ/s1600/IMG_20110716_190951.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw7YNGjfYEndN2tEKBcDR0EcKWjWmHlpGwDlO3w58rQxCFFgrnRHYK-crNstKt3ladmLtT3Xu8mtdxHJ42zFPFT8iuX5UJR_tamYSXSIuzOdOnyS8zINaQn2RvvQFMdIwmKPYvQ/s400/IMG_20110716_190951.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631179399113571154" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steampunk Poker cards out of the box:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQaPlGNAo9fpE2VE2Xt-8MKXruoGP0WJdWRnjtGoiMK5e_HB7vqk2MPMIMcoEriARFjgytpYIZqn5WyT9TIpbjQRHbHsR8ignStcwAZXGCNqy3IvSTkKZmS5FkCm-0Ag4qUlSIA/s1600/IMG_20110717_184414.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQaPlGNAo9fpE2VE2Xt-8MKXruoGP0WJdWRnjtGoiMK5e_HB7vqk2MPMIMcoEriARFjgytpYIZqn5WyT9TIpbjQRHbHsR8ignStcwAZXGCNqy3IvSTkKZmS5FkCm-0Ag4qUlSIA/s400/IMG_20110717_184414.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631179177807453458" /></a><br /><br />A random sample of some spade cards:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOGbLDr9DdnEsl7VsQlXxrbMuPiz0JTHopdFtxw1IWXugcQRPkWR_KMb4-wzcONyEK0bT4v6Xn_ugDnpKXeIniFGe4xdgcbO97F7rWv6nEEHstSZ7mi7IYIRPY3ZImqOVWANHcw/s1600/IMG_20110717_184646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOGbLDr9DdnEsl7VsQlXxrbMuPiz0JTHopdFtxw1IWXugcQRPkWR_KMb4-wzcONyEK0bT4v6Xn_ugDnpKXeIniFGe4xdgcbO97F7rWv6nEEHstSZ7mi7IYIRPY3ZImqOVWANHcw/s400/IMG_20110717_184646.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631178682076835298" /></a><br /><br /><br />A few of the face cards:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzSXGothsOWhH-XHYT3Tq5pDgDOBk8_OAb0XGUapgaHH7RMW6hTmmt19hUXEXl6kEQjBAlyK5L4DUmY9_kxUcGihPJyRtSl_x6HRr711btzfhYnsq_PCbkv34AyA2OfdB8SoOVg/s1600/IMG_20110717_184707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzSXGothsOWhH-XHYT3Tq5pDgDOBk8_OAb0XGUapgaHH7RMW6hTmmt19hUXEXl6kEQjBAlyK5L4DUmY9_kxUcGihPJyRtSl_x6HRr711btzfhYnsq_PCbkv34AyA2OfdB8SoOVg/s400/IMG_20110717_184707.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631178609037518834" /></a><br /><br /><br />A random hand featuring the queen of robots:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f5YKFxr4T0DFgs5BNNslLQu9JRio_caFVL0g8Cj7APMnhyphenhyphenwJ6Q4G-Zz6Yk40C2ebHl9yCMTdVpIOhjFAWoKLXYXgWXmdXw9B1TQk-t6BgLvYr2bs8_8QuXM1oONkiuzg_FxYcQ/s1600/IMG_20110717_185100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f5YKFxr4T0DFgs5BNNslLQu9JRio_caFVL0g8Cj7APMnhyphenhyphenwJ6Q4G-Zz6Yk40C2ebHl9yCMTdVpIOhjFAWoKLXYXgWXmdXw9B1TQk-t6BgLvYr2bs8_8QuXM1oONkiuzg_FxYcQ/s400/IMG_20110717_185100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631178546261042402" /></a><br /><br /><br />Visit the Rankinstein booth at #1945. We hope to see you there!<br />I'll post more details after the convention!<br />-GregRankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-29366460188932802452011-02-10T11:32:00.001-08:002011-02-10T11:37:56.503-08:00Codename Hart 1Here's the first few pages from Codename Hart! <br />-Colors by Sara Jerzykowski-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF4Pmn0DXZgefM_YFXBDJ2-d7f6C4eF9bwjgOj-2qxChzLurxv7gdH9M5HqK97A4GqwR8xKU6Hd47coVnzHjeykG3w5cwO6JuTvmvSxWWPKe_eQMWa2GknYIt4-uHDX1CUSYwyA/s1600/HART02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF4Pmn0DXZgefM_YFXBDJ2-d7f6C4eF9bwjgOj-2qxChzLurxv7gdH9M5HqK97A4GqwR8xKU6Hd47coVnzHjeykG3w5cwO6JuTvmvSxWWPKe_eQMWa2GknYIt4-uHDX1CUSYwyA/s400/HART02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572146689172919458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr1WG_NkQ-UxV0dR3loejotCtUNnPV976k-cbIH4752W5NfgIVedxvWSDrDQSEC0_peA8MpRpwxsrD638Na7UU1goJtO7X3LVC1X2dGZtgFmmQ0xiKmmLABHx0CWSSWonSjY4VQ/s1600/HART03.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA922zpqdrLY7y5onLE9vl7pfJtgr1ugfHiCAyxehzWJpH7agKlBh6h-GDvGOXzVui9SHBouc93KnTlL0CcVz8JS0ck-QYSfYQzJ3rs-gPSb1HS9vPyUo58fnfo7W4XMY1AVbpA/s400/HART05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572146411547059762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDT-zC35JEz6s0FRLiAZRHirJrhikqeIA2xmSRrXSUjbYAMbG485Ol2oWD2UwPQaWVWxLpt58pXux75fI6n0t8HTG9EJCOBlN_WsTKKwNnL5mOzh-pboGM4saedQhyphenhyphenoKk5tNLiw/s1600/HART06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDT-zC35JEz6s0FRLiAZRHirJrhikqeIA2xmSRrXSUjbYAMbG485Ol2oWD2UwPQaWVWxLpt58pXux75fI6n0t8HTG9EJCOBlN_WsTKKwNnL5mOzh-pboGM4saedQhyphenhyphenoKk5tNLiw/s400/HART06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572146347633711778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWAd3vovrBtVZXiC5dxgliOZTMVANl42TgCNZIAw383XBu5kbpIu8LCXK9OWxA-dKQiof2RPoj8NwwDxwVHr5W2RsPVXMAgQ_-JlmM3rnAUuA0zYLRCSQGlV38h9novCvZzYK7A/s1600/HART07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWAd3vovrBtVZXiC5dxgliOZTMVANl42TgCNZIAw383XBu5kbpIu8LCXK9OWxA-dKQiof2RPoj8NwwDxwVHr5W2RsPVXMAgQ_-JlmM3rnAUuA0zYLRCSQGlV38h9novCvZzYK7A/s400/HART07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572146272205739426" /></a>Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-48840404925102482552011-01-26T18:42:00.000-08:002011-01-26T18:50:53.188-08:00About my abduction...I can't believe I've been away for so long!!!<br />I wish to offer Saint Blogulous (the Patron saint of blogs) this humble and crappy image of Judge Dredd as an offering.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWENgKZlfefHfGkExtGnzBuTI84aOVVL_JIg_B7fahqo-uAgZWkRNmTQFs4bosZ8-PxKLdNCCrL7LFKCA3_iSzFkbBs68v4FyVI1zR9oLken1xYcd42ZUb4qZR-o_11zRDFOX_g/s1600/Dredd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWENgKZlfefHfGkExtGnzBuTI84aOVVL_JIg_B7fahqo-uAgZWkRNmTQFs4bosZ8-PxKLdNCCrL7LFKCA3_iSzFkbBs68v4FyVI1zR9oLken1xYcd42ZUb4qZR-o_11zRDFOX_g/s400/Dredd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566691840870235842" /></a><br /><br />And I vow to keep up with this thing more frequently, starting with pages from Codename Hart that I finished last... June. JUNE? REALLY?!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-41533983584530331342010-03-04T18:38:00.000-08:002010-03-04T18:49:39.111-08:00Fairly Odd Puppies galleryWow... what's with all the dust, cobwebs and skeletons wearing Dharma Initiative jumpsuits? <br /><br />OH YEAH! I haven't updated anything in... a long, long time. But it's all for a good reason - I'm busy working on Codename Hart. Out this summer! More details on THAT later.<br /><br />But first, here's three pieces I put together for our crew (Fairly Oddparents/Tuff Puppy) art gallery at Nickelodeon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffCz9Y_EceoZbcgAuIcdhHdpBFCi_DJdFOoORFP8kfBHPY7XePwM_EiEHrHoJjHbqq10wh4inW6RfIGp5nbIm2cmpT1NGQF9510iKhPkZowUQpljq6mFSRZqCcjIpz6FByy6sJg/s1600-h/Twink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffCz9Y_EceoZbcgAuIcdhHdpBFCi_DJdFOoORFP8kfBHPY7XePwM_EiEHrHoJjHbqq10wh4inW6RfIGp5nbIm2cmpT1NGQF9510iKhPkZowUQpljq6mFSRZqCcjIpz6FByy6sJg/s400/Twink.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444976122042061474" /></a><br />"Justice ful-filled in Twinkstone"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMTOQwmZxjNy_2Dzt2v07FswEeo4en-hiItExLjh7B1142riWTiUYAOeOEsQipB91PejFt6UT4GyFOGnCrmTHByH0bHvJAzMla5qZBM1Vy4si38PigzzzH9OmoIKj63gz1FCsnA/s1600-h/Warlock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMTOQwmZxjNy_2Dzt2v07FswEeo4en-hiItExLjh7B1142riWTiUYAOeOEsQipB91PejFt6UT4GyFOGnCrmTHByH0bHvJAzMla5qZBM1Vy4si38PigzzzH9OmoIKj63gz1FCsnA/s400/Warlock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444975859948309490" /></a><br />"Warlock of Fudge Mountain"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8yt7NlqTROPag1jbY0j2YiRN8R8hpL4DjR0yMB90xg8IjcFT0YkUBKKABH5f8jrX5wXzUuh0fAIy0SET_JFeck_KUbpKs5WniBEaNJg9j3BNk1QaHKJ2o752OrN-_Qnkgrne7g/s1600-h/Cupcake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8yt7NlqTROPag1jbY0j2YiRN8R8hpL4DjR0yMB90xg8IjcFT0YkUBKKABH5f8jrX5wXzUuh0fAIy0SET_JFeck_KUbpKs5WniBEaNJg9j3BNk1QaHKJ2o752OrN-_Qnkgrne7g/s400/Cupcake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444975669463815986" /></a><br />"What cost, Cupcake?"<br /><br /><br />Yay, satire!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-40195349745780967752009-07-20T14:39:00.000-07:002009-07-20T15:21:27.989-07:00B-Movie Starlets #1The Comic Con starts Wednesday and the books are IN!! I'll be at booth D-8, so drop on in and say hi!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzGINuMii4za4bwu0EKluzfMyf5NAj0op_7kYaut2b0-sTAyFh6-ZusZk2LGA_c-J6Aon_lT8wihW1Ra2Z5VZLfPaDVFD6q-FPTpLqc2iaUb7XNiBCYqlIhSVKsGZW5HaeqtxQ/s1600-h/Star01Cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzGINuMii4za4bwu0EKluzfMyf5NAj0op_7kYaut2b0-sTAyFh6-ZusZk2LGA_c-J6Aon_lT8wihW1Ra2Z5VZLfPaDVFD6q-FPTpLqc2iaUb7XNiBCYqlIhSVKsGZW5HaeqtxQ/s400/Star01Cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360660538731646386" /></a><br /><br />28 pages of full color mayhem! Head on over <a href="http://www.rankinstein.com/starlets.htm">here</a> for a description.<br /><br />Hard 8 Volume 2 will be there as well - check out the <a href="http://www.hard8comic.blogspot.com/">Hard 8 blog</a> or my <a href="http://www.rankinstein.com/store_01.html">store</a> for more info!<br /><br /><br />I'll also be featuring prints (and original artwork I haven't done yet.) -<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWQpnPZx_gk31EuW8eMIU8gkl_HhfIm_nuWVzXgngUraB3rU32maIU8zPdP4NetecmdzLetbJPdJIa9iLRDYnoEZftMLbhKwTrZE8_iRGxTKCj4GHyTzfzioN6kwL0KELSOV3A/s1600-h/AmberAmok.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWQpnPZx_gk31EuW8eMIU8gkl_HhfIm_nuWVzXgngUraB3rU32maIU8zPdP4NetecmdzLetbJPdJIa9iLRDYnoEZftMLbhKwTrZE8_iRGxTKCj4GHyTzfzioN6kwL0KELSOV3A/s400/AmberAmok.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360660620369436754" /></a><br /><br />More details <a href="http://www.rankinstein.com/store_01.html">here</a>.<br /><br />For folks who won't be in San Diego this week, please visit <a href="http://www.rankinstein.com/">rankinstein.com</a> to catch up on all the goodness!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-54476796074890321472009-07-09T17:54:00.000-07:002009-07-09T18:01:10.987-07:00Two weeks!!Just a quick update - <br />B-Movie Starlets #1 is at the printers and will arrive in time for the Con!<br />I'll also be selling original artwork, T-shirts and prints.<br /><br />Here's a rough of a print I'll have at the booth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqKMbqF4ZQezBbMPbxqPJ60QkNjaFhqY9JycOJAsR3DMTS3PBTV5LoxA89R1kWGISWMew3VvBrWB9a79k-CbHP5kceaW_Wd6VK9g-0zzV0_xpGKKPxxAV-xyiW6-JFw0QdoPv-g/s1600-h/Spaceruff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqKMbqF4ZQezBbMPbxqPJ60QkNjaFhqY9JycOJAsR3DMTS3PBTV5LoxA89R1kWGISWMew3VvBrWB9a79k-CbHP5kceaW_Wd6VK9g-0zzV0_xpGKKPxxAV-xyiW6-JFw0QdoPv-g/s400/Spaceruff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356628829958820898" /></a><br /><br />More to come!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-48575073759939551862009-06-04T09:42:00.000-07:002009-06-04T09:51:11.106-07:00Episode 4.5: Darth Vader hitches a ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T8GbtYAmmRFNZoYchAx0CFBZKC6wOqdZ2VEJfyeBMjsHM63y4zLirt-0GW70cGfVoGDQ3adTnc8wv2sy5EI2nyhUm69YKu7XIwGV6TvBSw8fA1XIrc-QcfLL8lgNpHBS_n9TSg/s1600-h/VaderCrash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T8GbtYAmmRFNZoYchAx0CFBZKC6wOqdZ2VEJfyeBMjsHM63y4zLirt-0GW70cGfVoGDQ3adTnc8wv2sy5EI2nyhUm69YKu7XIwGV6TvBSw8fA1XIrc-QcfLL8lgNpHBS_n9TSg/s400/VaderCrash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343514503505610226" /></a><br /><br />This is a piece that'll appear in an upcoming tribute book called "100 Ways to the Dark Side".Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-5575695128760611342009-05-26T18:46:00.000-07:002009-05-26T18:54:10.479-07:00Some panels-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e8G7-l259F6O1HqjF45Q3pi17e9ydYaAVmIS6YI9RT-EXcAKDxJ4YTOTSckUIwby3WPPyxLneUPc73oAB89z0VSTyKFDZ8O0dTT2YojYke2Ssb_SFbzDYPJIggYWcw7tQzZV9A/s1600-h/StarFlee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e8G7-l259F6O1HqjF45Q3pi17e9ydYaAVmIS6YI9RT-EXcAKDxJ4YTOTSckUIwby3WPPyxLneUPc73oAB89z0VSTyKFDZ8O0dTT2YojYke2Ssb_SFbzDYPJIggYWcw7tQzZV9A/s400/StarFlee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340314696618376354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfSshfi3QlruxSJ46-5MFb9fHzMASiKyYdLmZlW69Xg1tugOcXwgnp2rGIQ3NHrEijHzeLUGXHWCvgsKy_hWoSvxhSF3RpGtUtKUE2DfgwnFLCBO6ecXnMwWHwxJh5i4fwv08gA/s1600-h/StarPissed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfSshfi3QlruxSJ46-5MFb9fHzMASiKyYdLmZlW69Xg1tugOcXwgnp2rGIQ3NHrEijHzeLUGXHWCvgsKy_hWoSvxhSF3RpGtUtKUE2DfgwnFLCBO6ecXnMwWHwxJh5i4fwv08gA/s400/StarPissed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340315045657450114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4kEtpxzaA-SqZp9kJQ6KfTyCnhw50Ny4jQIVpKgtsPpicWEFe15hFXyYAHQ9_mr6aL1fuNxNq25NmmA6WrHbipk0ti4tUTmqZl3-yWLtsnXGe6h1-UdGZ367Q7-US1JwK5IkjQ/s1600-h/Star_shed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4kEtpxzaA-SqZp9kJQ6KfTyCnhw50Ny4jQIVpKgtsPpicWEFe15hFXyYAHQ9_mr6aL1fuNxNq25NmmA6WrHbipk0ti4tUTmqZl3-yWLtsnXGe6h1-UdGZ367Q7-US1JwK5IkjQ/s400/Star_shed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340314962813588674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS6asj7Vlp-x4qOY5wL1bqs0gX8dWGUII03Ri9yEyCkhX48cO3W9kKniiNSukuMk3gkfQWCPzUT06EDFvUwPz8eGf6xLkBuXy-lNxPJ2J_ibUTrbduDnYxcGE_xnMIWb3WLRhgA/s1600-h/Starstairs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS6asj7Vlp-x4qOY5wL1bqs0gX8dWGUII03Ri9yEyCkhX48cO3W9kKniiNSukuMk3gkfQWCPzUT06EDFvUwPz8eGf6xLkBuXy-lNxPJ2J_ibUTrbduDnYxcGE_xnMIWb3WLRhgA/s400/Starstairs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340314887937205698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_8s_vN8GDg_zhLXTIqJseJ_uh73zraSDtGkFYINHfXzi1WrXz2PSPFyhyqKZzufsVuk5Hg2gDUaTe28DDwsvCaqsKGl78gZhxtJhpt7RkXAdSllD8AeL0E8vRwPjD3Io5L4H4A/s1600-h/StarScreen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_8s_vN8GDg_zhLXTIqJseJ_uh73zraSDtGkFYINHfXzi1WrXz2PSPFyhyqKZzufsVuk5Hg2gDUaTe28DDwsvCaqsKGl78gZhxtJhpt7RkXAdSllD8AeL0E8vRwPjD3Io5L4H4A/s400/StarScreen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340314805452039010" /></a><br /><br />It always amazes me to see months of my life fly by so quickly on paper. And no, I haven't just been working on these five panels.<br /><br />More stuff later!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-78850913445833684292009-05-11T22:01:00.000-07:002009-07-27T21:31:29.950-07:00I can't stop watching!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pAwR6w2TgxY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pAwR6w2TgxY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I originally saw this at YooouuuTuuube. Check out what <a href="http://www.yooouuutuuube.com/v/?rows=18&cols=18&id=pAwR6w2TgxY&startZoom=1">they</a> do with it:<br /><br />Just amazing.Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-3337702727858435182009-03-31T23:26:00.000-07:002009-03-31T23:53:07.013-07:00Moley-Here's a couple sketches out of the moleskine:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj4jm4aul1Qpsqy-c6D3C-sPbAiVvgoUrHX94vF8Jyvc_L1ChN2FOjSbqG4d_KsUfSExvMRf2J23AXQJ1T1E7-lgRHtC8acs_wIQhAyoJF7Q7bhM7cxTZQ0tif0SwEUQUAXdqdQ/s1600-h/Moley01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj4jm4aul1Qpsqy-c6D3C-sPbAiVvgoUrHX94vF8Jyvc_L1ChN2FOjSbqG4d_KsUfSExvMRf2J23AXQJ1T1E7-lgRHtC8acs_wIQhAyoJF7Q7bhM7cxTZQ0tif0SwEUQUAXdqdQ/s400/Moley01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319610724618724914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MAzwAKfvUVIt3VUXH2sKFMYtzWXo-8_3jcIx3LL2a7YsnLT-qj9GoGmmAzfx_Igtl7C5tJ3wJ29RZxNN6b7x932S0g4iZE1xnHgkaaDIOYQpHzbDVD3L5EzGUccVBhOAmIS8Vg/s1600-h/Moley02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MAzwAKfvUVIt3VUXH2sKFMYtzWXo-8_3jcIx3LL2a7YsnLT-qj9GoGmmAzfx_Igtl7C5tJ3wJ29RZxNN6b7x932S0g4iZE1xnHgkaaDIOYQpHzbDVD3L5EzGUccVBhOAmIS8Vg/s400/Moley02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319610665345281250" /></a><br /><br />Creative use for duct tape #106...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir40EXxpTrba5B8b-EKG3jhPRziHUSEaIe29AePVfMdodHPKTNoMKJLBVD5IFdf6QbrBbHWFILY1aj1CCzEQHegNo3i4YBosmiazsADZGmO_iYueB06i07uE6kTnB0bGjhWhAe-g/s1600-h/Moley03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir40EXxpTrba5B8b-EKG3jhPRziHUSEaIe29AePVfMdodHPKTNoMKJLBVD5IFdf6QbrBbHWFILY1aj1CCzEQHegNo3i4YBosmiazsADZGmO_iYueB06i07uE6kTnB0bGjhWhAe-g/s400/Moley03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319610590217957698" /></a><br /><br />...MacGyvering a pencil holder onto a sketchbook.Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-7486199254951935582009-03-20T16:44:00.001-07:002009-03-20T17:10:13.008-07:00"Don't trick me, gypsy!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzikTKCtg5sSUUavVi1fKTKOOHQ80pA5NVaf5ZWQkSexcYowntSbZxkrpC_Tk4X8xE3Na616APQK8TJmRNPcdNAwCqvLYwYAJbcrNxN1D0yFUHX1BjoSrl2mnnhzqmmCrjh5Jtg/s1600-h/Baxtale_Poster_0211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzikTKCtg5sSUUavVi1fKTKOOHQ80pA5NVaf5ZWQkSexcYowntSbZxkrpC_Tk4X8xE3Na616APQK8TJmRNPcdNAwCqvLYwYAJbcrNxN1D0yFUHX1BjoSrl2mnnhzqmmCrjh5Jtg/s400/Baxtale_Poster_0211.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315420399304581394" /></a><br /><br />I had the privilege of attending Baxtale at the Bordello last week.<br />I brought my trusty Moleskine along, since tribal belly dancing isn't something I can sketch every day. For the record, drawing in dim red light is difficult. (Dead sexy, but difficult.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZaJWODV31hem_vhKwxfLBYmxtq0eVXi-4y3LE8CA2mxVMUFnmL-xzQE5cboQmVPdTQbKDgQcuK0cnTzkS8HPnSr86sd3XFdERg9JjG-aTn-VRYWnL6Dl3ohfp-dP93ECKa9d2w/s1600-h/bax1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZaJWODV31hem_vhKwxfLBYmxtq0eVXi-4y3LE8CA2mxVMUFnmL-xzQE5cboQmVPdTQbKDgQcuK0cnTzkS8HPnSr86sd3XFdERg9JjG-aTn-VRYWnL6Dl3ohfp-dP93ECKa9d2w/s400/bax1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315420331881444018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqvQwNU7Fkv-o89FwRVg1kInQgfjtVbLIYQ2G_ejENDIySyPxBnkeJVDzdP3jtTMOCysYy4a0vyxLbv3mIIrmphz3c6rrpnuqUAwJwDELSiZrPlu8Htjuei0oSpAzV3FEHmUvOg/s1600-h/bax2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqvQwNU7Fkv-o89FwRVg1kInQgfjtVbLIYQ2G_ejENDIySyPxBnkeJVDzdP3jtTMOCysYy4a0vyxLbv3mIIrmphz3c6rrpnuqUAwJwDELSiZrPlu8Htjuei0oSpAzV3FEHmUvOg/s400/bax2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315420284389920322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvOgcqZU2PbGyg-jRel3vs9R5fMddNAgN1x7nQDjUgc7fxP0XD1srBFN7uRQj5R0YIrnJekKztUeaNxJwUcsq-_pHkBtVyKgYEgrSWtxdfOXAx7afpUIQp2ARHAwrojhH-wcLBQ/s1600-h/bax3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvOgcqZU2PbGyg-jRel3vs9R5fMddNAgN1x7nQDjUgc7fxP0XD1srBFN7uRQj5R0YIrnJekKztUeaNxJwUcsq-_pHkBtVyKgYEgrSWtxdfOXAx7afpUIQp2ARHAwrojhH-wcLBQ/s400/bax3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315420231693102210" /></a><br /><br />Here's some footage of Se7en's performance:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zayYKq61bKA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zayYKq61bKA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />I couldn't find footage of Petrojvic Blasting Company from that night, but here they are in broad daylight.<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vcokvFdGnAk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vcokvFdGnAk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br />B-Movie Starlets is still rolling along! I'll post more stuff soon.<br />(Hotel reservations for the Con filled up in the first two hours of opening! :( But something always opens up later.)<br /><br />Cheers!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-9658002258248322442009-03-18T18:17:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:34:33.188-07:00Aliens vs. Predator done right:This is NOT MY ART. ...but I wish it was. <br />These pieces were done by an advertising agency called DDB for an AvP movie marathon in New Zealand.<br /><br />http://www.ddb.co.nz/<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuFTGdNoOFp-5dlUE69rgWnLofmVKd-LB6qLtHv3G_sxDrHD5qTNZ-SF7YrYNPtKzEfjTRRsk-77IGupYWVEEeoW_Z02GjeIh08tlACqmZUOtzV4yctrU6V_wn_KEekQzLLQCRw/s1600-h/alienpred3-2-678x478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuFTGdNoOFp-5dlUE69rgWnLofmVKd-LB6qLtHv3G_sxDrHD5qTNZ-SF7YrYNPtKzEfjTRRsk-77IGupYWVEEeoW_Z02GjeIh08tlACqmZUOtzV4yctrU6V_wn_KEekQzLLQCRw/s400/alienpred3-2-678x478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314702302628705298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_MSDuTcA5CP5jV3wT_gtEUY4fQawu7lQkmaDRsrN3GadDnZyD3qR9GRDH6O3v85pTLZ99Amf9QAQU78Dq9vIUmh5TvWIeeOb1QzhmKIcvgurnveJmgizrLsH4wav_xPS9sYSLw/s1600-h/alienpred2-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_MSDuTcA5CP5jV3wT_gtEUY4fQawu7lQkmaDRsrN3GadDnZyD3qR9GRDH6O3v85pTLZ99Amf9QAQU78Dq9vIUmh5TvWIeeOb1QzhmKIcvgurnveJmgizrLsH4wav_xPS9sYSLw/s400/alienpred2-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314702245397887842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAh_83bf_E6cPsVS5nURvzYIgz4MpkMnbKAI06q8g4q91eHApxzqFGSkkvTPyLI7khHdVbCZbg25a5SW4OTUvef-6zhyvY5LhXf6c7D0j1lb2g4py6TtFhyphenhypheniemsNxz-rW1j7Fyg/s1600-h/alinepred1-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAh_83bf_E6cPsVS5nURvzYIgz4MpkMnbKAI06q8g4q91eHApxzqFGSkkvTPyLI7khHdVbCZbg25a5SW4OTUvef-6zhyvY5LhXf6c7D0j1lb2g4py6TtFhyphenhypheniemsNxz-rW1j7Fyg/s400/alinepred1-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314702182729225826" /></a><br /><br />I posted these because I watched Aliens vs. Predator 2 and it was just terrible. Thank goodness it was a rental. <br />But in its defense, the movie was ALMOST as ridiculously funny as these images.Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-90900141204008439122009-03-09T18:12:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:43:05.305-07:00Waiting for the WatchmenSo I saw Watchmen this weekend. It was really fun and it stayed pretty true to the book (yeah, except for the ending). <br />I gotta say the slow motion brutality was overdone and the sex scenes were mini-pornos (really awkward mini-pornos) but it was, overall, a pretty good movie.<br />For the folks who detested it, I have to echo Patton Oswalt and say that there are FAR worse comic-adaptation movies out there (Daredevil, Elektra, Catwoman). So there.<br /><br />I brought my moleskine sketchbook along with me for the wait beforehand. <br />Inspired by geekiness, I drew the same two blue dudes that Dave Gibbons drew. (Two, you say?) Most folks are now familiar with Dr. Manhattan, but unless they read 2000ad (the same birthplace as Judge Dredd) they've probably never heard of the Rogue Trooper. Blue's MY favorite color. I think Dave Gibbons has the same opinion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMuLI9kbPtWm3Sx2CJ4EziYmCqneN-enG3MU7cClt-58ii7emqFpjERQvY5T7U0DouY2y1VnQHRYWHqgYs2UsXQJVHjtMfI99Yy-T82F5YvvLKXKEBPF-5eIVu6MylZIPcA42hg/s1600-h/Blau.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMuLI9kbPtWm3Sx2CJ4EziYmCqneN-enG3MU7cClt-58ii7emqFpjERQvY5T7U0DouY2y1VnQHRYWHqgYs2UsXQJVHjtMfI99Yy-T82F5YvvLKXKEBPF-5eIVu6MylZIPcA42hg/s400/Blau.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311368160461360642" /></a><br /><br />More Starlets stuff in the works!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-2179999860745160592009-02-23T10:41:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:49:30.889-08:006 months to go!The Comic-con is coming up July 23, so I'm plugging away at B-Movie Starlets book one.<br />I though I'd show just a few panels before they get inked and colored.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSsvnP-BrhkU3AWtVGO6CKes1MqHwo66R2mfmHeVz22z1qw4EhxBl1GSrUH8EsTPVrEIAqu6easCu0CmmDLlULjntSnTvtNLl5KubxtYXZ-MkBQmaq34JKhPkE6V4iYUBqf9KcQ/s1600-h/Star001.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtj3ynlXphXMchvvKZFBzcEYl-H5Utv1rP9-H0Ke6fBNyROnbnyTkvLt3UBoKvDTDFWkjI3bdGQHGulNY3WIQvKnqV3TI2rC_XgGLqh8heweTFITwtMPjgLImF9_cYfMcCH4OvhQ/s400/Star009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306065932055532898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3H5duYhJRTfINHUlE9seY6MBUweBAjrhcwu5GqFPwYPN5k_oGJV3_9NmsTh_nmcvMFUIcQ5Lcyyvlnb09SF4eJnSuiaJ8ahgkU-a_YtPOVo5H2ts62SOtEyDq_oJbwHi9Xo8crg/s1600-h/Star012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3H5duYhJRTfINHUlE9seY6MBUweBAjrhcwu5GqFPwYPN5k_oGJV3_9NmsTh_nmcvMFUIcQ5Lcyyvlnb09SF4eJnSuiaJ8ahgkU-a_YtPOVo5H2ts62SOtEyDq_oJbwHi9Xo8crg/s400/Star012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306065885544715218" /></a>Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-78541242931524410912008-12-19T01:23:00.000-08:002008-12-19T01:26:58.407-08:00What the card says:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs0IhQcSqrCsLgA7oOsU5MTcu1ffJd7Edupbo-czNtf5VQmyMUXnDVdQLNxC9Hfwq6smzIwz6v9hGH0ajNwj6D6En_d9Hqwq5FTWK_3PCXGjQjOmQpUn-3Uge0gQ45etNm6ypwg/s1600-h/ChristmasCard_08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs0IhQcSqrCsLgA7oOsU5MTcu1ffJd7Edupbo-czNtf5VQmyMUXnDVdQLNxC9Hfwq6smzIwz6v9hGH0ajNwj6D6En_d9Hqwq5FTWK_3PCXGjQjOmQpUn-3Uge0gQ45etNm6ypwg/s400/ChristmasCard_08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281429737890201010" /></a>Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-71974732689021830812008-12-15T18:30:00.003-08:002008-12-15T18:36:23.449-08:00Under constructionI haven't rebuilt my website in a while, so here's a new front page.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmcedImF8iF1BKWD84A8zc8GrYUHHYALCDJn74j2Takg5ysQXrME7J-AaPtXjf9kEBjM1tHV4lOEXfFQvRFs9ULOV_ddlkO1QQiJufvy_VcPh1-QlcL59zJsiea3xcZw4gSsCDQ/s1600-h/SpacegirlsColor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmcedImF8iF1BKWD84A8zc8GrYUHHYALCDJn74j2Takg5ysQXrME7J-AaPtXjf9kEBjM1tHV4lOEXfFQvRFs9ULOV_ddlkO1QQiJufvy_VcPh1-QlcL59zJsiea3xcZw4gSsCDQ/s400/SpacegirlsColor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280209955753003298" /></a><br /><br />There's lots to do, but it'll be finished soon.<br />(I'm sorry to say that there aren't any exploding heads this time.)Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-69288918946012954122008-12-01T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:41:01.830-08:00Another quickie-Sometimes I'll put movies on while I'm drawing. It's pleasant white noise and it's also a good way to gauge breaks. Das Boot was my movie of choice last week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1NxVEhsHiV1tErj2gderKi66jhk4yZGI8y_bjOSOHQqvAEI9_NmL9ENpg-2OAp7aAeesgOVMGt67KJfxGpwJBDwyXADXfzjN12s2S5UHqhRQTFzuoxiHnzUW1cFxSRXgq1dhWg/s1600-h/Die_BootFrau.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1NxVEhsHiV1tErj2gderKi66jhk4yZGI8y_bjOSOHQqvAEI9_NmL9ENpg-2OAp7aAeesgOVMGt67KJfxGpwJBDwyXADXfzjN12s2S5UHqhRQTFzuoxiHnzUW1cFxSRXgq1dhWg/s400/Die_BootFrau.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274890875485708290" /></a><br /><br />There actually weren't any women on board. But maybe that's why they were so angry all the time.Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-68310699105719647812008-11-17T19:24:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:23:00.646-08:00The Machine Project at LACMA(There's art in this post but none of it is mine.)<br /><br />I went to LACMA to see the Machine Project last Saturday (http://machineproject.com/). In a nutshell, it was a day filled with installations and performance art scattered throughout the museum. <br />By ten, my feet were sore and my camera was full. Here's just some of the cool stuff that was there:<br /><br />Greeting you in the grand entrance was a huge cardboard model of the museum:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSsEROQlFnMnmxNYYo4pO6T7D8PGm8gyB15sMLoWBNYBD_RYjy-KgN66SFBYQr82z_eyfCe9GXMX9ZTfq5c5vUPiWEh-RnoI5Fz21yALpPPZVfKbRReTXb_E8umb37X-7Bb4lGg/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Cardboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSsEROQlFnMnmxNYYo4pO6T7D8PGm8gyB15sMLoWBNYBD_RYjy-KgN66SFBYQr82z_eyfCe9GXMX9ZTfq5c5vUPiWEh-RnoI5Fz21yALpPPZVfKbRReTXb_E8umb37X-7Bb4lGg/s400/LACMA_Mach_Cardboard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835588672905042" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was really cool to watch. I only wish I kept recording through Smoke On the Water and Hungarian Rhapsody. They're totally different songs when played on precision glass.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0jQcevd4AIc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0jQcevd4AIc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I couldn't watch this pair descend the stairs backward. I guess if you're going to die, it's best to have company.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-KdoTrYz88fZE00bB2UvYJCyY4rl2eyZVYflE4yGa6MXFPhLF8_i-PNxqLLdRNuM8tcKU3BnBpOqAkHtcijkmojAQ_NUZivwtHvjlJT_GnxWTMGMqUqYGHM0KaQEUaSjmEx6sg/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Twins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-KdoTrYz88fZE00bB2UvYJCyY4rl2eyZVYflE4yGa6MXFPhLF8_i-PNxqLLdRNuM8tcKU3BnBpOqAkHtcijkmojAQ_NUZivwtHvjlJT_GnxWTMGMqUqYGHM0KaQEUaSjmEx6sg/s400/LACMA_Mach_Twins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269838022991895618" /></a><br /><br />Every hour on the hour, a speed metal guitarist emerged from this arch and played. At night, he wore a hooded cloak and red lights illuminated the smoke.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T4verk4zQ1Bh0rmvL9gxtii2LRo9DOs7Bm87q0xjy96NmfSMEkl38tOAk-8H8ynekRVZWmkYM11RXt5jg0A72Zu7xY_HO4lVuTYeU_2nuCz1q-wwXDUtLOAMRStIikTUJThN7A/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Speed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T4verk4zQ1Bh0rmvL9gxtii2LRo9DOs7Bm87q0xjy96NmfSMEkl38tOAk-8H8ynekRVZWmkYM11RXt5jg0A72Zu7xY_HO4lVuTYeU_2nuCz1q-wwXDUtLOAMRStIikTUJThN7A/s400/LACMA_Mach_Speed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269837795210852386" /></a><br /><br />Here's the outside of one of Richard Serra's sculptures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-PJjzsxDPsCp5t-ag64JihOGPWt24jl3PLAF_qqxYj-BfPxjg1-rq_a3B0hUGz4McaUIzMr6umcrYTtt75gXUNHdQh8OyMX1hG2vZbNYFuxK9gqYvz50ZZ_nu1pOwAwBaUXFvQ/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Serra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-PJjzsxDPsCp5t-ag64JihOGPWt24jl3PLAF_qqxYj-BfPxjg1-rq_a3B0hUGz4McaUIzMr6umcrYTtt75gXUNHdQh8OyMX1hG2vZbNYFuxK9gqYvz50ZZ_nu1pOwAwBaUXFvQ/s400/LACMA_Mach_Serra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269837644702373602" /></a><br /><br />And here's the inside:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QoyzgVAC8YI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QoyzgVAC8YI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This telephone would randomly ring in the Ahmanson Building. But there was a catch...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivo-i6BtphgG-7rjHpovpsy3ud2n4OHtnZQVevvLF7iGFKSBRVWIx8c6QdzMj2UP8HDrPhRXnneH9aQpjiWB2flAy7vrhBN0Nj3x8B1aQEdBjQESNLNPADy8r6G7DYJFEm-kR-Zw/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Poems01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivo-i6BtphgG-7rjHpovpsy3ud2n4OHtnZQVevvLF7iGFKSBRVWIx8c6QdzMj2UP8HDrPhRXnneH9aQpjiWB2flAy7vrhBN0Nj3x8B1aQEdBjQESNLNPADy8r6G7DYJFEm-kR-Zw/s400/LACMA_Mach_Poems01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269837391957828706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3MszzkrCwlmWKV4S5KW4xChrr9jc5SN7BkUuuqOlmUjxU6-pacpnDctCMuulzKpo0WqUwq6MApvl1HMKuuf2rucxiSsQ3EGkWYhyphenhyphentH5uuoJr8m6RFIDOFPhOC_6lETxxrFTlMw/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Poems02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3MszzkrCwlmWKV4S5KW4xChrr9jc5SN7BkUuuqOlmUjxU6-pacpnDctCMuulzKpo0WqUwq6MApvl1HMKuuf2rucxiSsQ3EGkWYhyphenhyphentH5uuoJr8m6RFIDOFPhOC_6lETxxrFTlMw/s400/LACMA_Mach_Poems02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269840755367178626" /></a><br /><br />The humble readers hid beneath a stairway below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMrfe6-uzVEZiqhf1jWvE_iUGJC7YsIXJBIDq4jjmKYduxZJXoD-kjIVmTv2f9EIlmf8YGjZXk44c8B6wLJJ6vtPQ9Wf2vjQ4kWMgqIr1e0RENI7XP4xhXa5urx-OAtv1Ut1kUw/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Poems03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMrfe6-uzVEZiqhf1jWvE_iUGJC7YsIXJBIDq4jjmKYduxZJXoD-kjIVmTv2f9EIlmf8YGjZXk44c8B6wLJJ6vtPQ9Wf2vjQ4kWMgqIr1e0RENI7XP4xhXa5urx-OAtv1Ut1kUw/s400/LACMA_Mach_Poems03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269837235260616946" /></a><br /><br />An early Iron Man prototype:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYPnODs-wvQ-xeEBe3m2LicizxSV16lKtJ7vbvVsOR46FTwD6F33gIonAly-czVBkuCLes1272G2VdZM8BjL_lDDemRxA6M5zVjgrAM_C1gZ2a8eUinTTaOCsjgOwETEwJEnZ2g/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Pepperman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYPnODs-wvQ-xeEBe3m2LicizxSV16lKtJ7vbvVsOR46FTwD6F33gIonAly-czVBkuCLes1272G2VdZM8BjL_lDDemRxA6M5zVjgrAM_C1gZ2a8eUinTTaOCsjgOwETEwJEnZ2g/s400/LACMA_Mach_Pepperman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269836258404624866" /></a><br /><br />But it's best to see him in action:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a1U3u_12hEA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a1U3u_12hEA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />There was a birdhouse workshop on the 3rd floor of the Art of the Americas Building. Any birdhouses made that day were attached to existing structures and branched out as the numbers increased. It was avian sprawl at its finest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavZ1moVyeyEo419_8MditBdRWuQmXyKdZLV06xS-L_NQRBQWuYrKxdxRG9N7zMYWmbMWvcNYHMl4_WU3fgF_qZJzmI3PGmG_G4TBOHSM3AOz6ig16-odW02ZKKjFCKvFRwL89fg/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Bird01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavZ1moVyeyEo419_8MditBdRWuQmXyKdZLV06xS-L_NQRBQWuYrKxdxRG9N7zMYWmbMWvcNYHMl4_WU3fgF_qZJzmI3PGmG_G4TBOHSM3AOz6ig16-odW02ZKKjFCKvFRwL89fg/s400/LACMA_Mach_Bird01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835805429232914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j_-5ekxSlKgNx1asiTpRdaR-T0NgIK7BwVGM1vRKMgbMLj_podWUJRCdAoQSGj4u9VLLfmLKfN42wLwwIB55cseUKbiAPg11lT2-bVCqGg0SB9CzipleAh9iu3j24bYNEouZhw/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Bird02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j_-5ekxSlKgNx1asiTpRdaR-T0NgIK7BwVGM1vRKMgbMLj_podWUJRCdAoQSGj4u9VLLfmLKfN42wLwwIB55cseUKbiAPg11lT2-bVCqGg0SB9CzipleAh9iu3j24bYNEouZhw/s400/LACMA_Mach_Bird02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835742155278322" /></a><br /><br />The houses were species-specific. I chose the chimney swift, whose house featured an oval door, mood lighting, and a hardwood floor. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixafS_GGSSUIbHfdMliI_NsdceWHv8awc_0BZlM2pObvgwu3xnsqh8qoBtHfXDqisaYJ3WyhuJkH6v74Fpzsz3XGZ6RCIhPqo0-F6bPlqSMZBonNT8slU_AaEB4w07yMg6nY0T_Q/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Bird03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixafS_GGSSUIbHfdMliI_NsdceWHv8awc_0BZlM2pObvgwu3xnsqh8qoBtHfXDqisaYJ3WyhuJkH6v74Fpzsz3XGZ6RCIhPqo0-F6bPlqSMZBonNT8slU_AaEB4w07yMg6nY0T_Q/s400/LACMA_Mach_Bird03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269845182679335922" /></a><br />But there was a bonus feature: a recessed area in the back for (I kid you not) a bat roost. (Those scratch marks are for the bats to cling to.) After the event, they bring the birdhouses to you and install them. So now I have to come up with a cool name for my pending pet bat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_hfOYybkjYsJ7zPZsEZW8FC2fPCG5LB5fnrrZBvyzsuu-v-v1WECdl1jEhfWSxCAKjTlZT2whfFBYeZu-xffBVvUWc40uzjAqjXvqW8ZKzwkuC7kZh4MDUYQcfGI6LZcU_KxQ/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Bird04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg_hfOYybkjYsJ7zPZsEZW8FC2fPCG5LB5fnrrZBvyzsuu-v-v1WECdl1jEhfWSxCAKjTlZT2whfFBYeZu-xffBVvUWc40uzjAqjXvqW8ZKzwkuC7kZh4MDUYQcfGI6LZcU_KxQ/s400/LACMA_Mach_Bird04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269845119947344498" /></a><br /><br />This guy almost made it the whole day:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ln3HlJy3pmmx5ArNC2Vf8SNUr1uK-X-g6rbTPB8GtcPFpxUHdwG18zwjit-gA-B5TJV3XP7XDHHn0vAiXbGnK1FZ9s6LQ-n5F3rXrN9QUqpGrJbrjWJrn0D7T6qNXXQmpCiSLQ/s1600-h/LACMA_Mach_Unicorn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ln3HlJy3pmmx5ArNC2Vf8SNUr1uK-X-g6rbTPB8GtcPFpxUHdwG18zwjit-gA-B5TJV3XP7XDHHn0vAiXbGnK1FZ9s6LQ-n5F3rXrN9QUqpGrJbrjWJrn0D7T6qNXXQmpCiSLQ/s400/LACMA_Mach_Unicorn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269838130012801586" /></a><br /><br />There were multiple video presentations at 8, but inbetween them were performances by Lasagna Cat (www.lasagnacat.com). I REALLY hope someone serves up Family Circus like this. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KasqLHY4_Pc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KasqLHY4_Pc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6n1-9BWjAKo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6n1-9BWjAKo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/thp4JmpwRZU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/thp4JmpwRZU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-InShAxN7rE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-InShAxN7rE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Anyway, cheers!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-55291756703069797312008-10-20T13:58:00.001-07:002008-10-20T13:59:53.702-07:00Fun with nightsticks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02EyQ55sU5XZcwaeqUwvYLDDKHSQkZ0M232IvAd7Ne6-svFtjivwPCZEJEbxtRX5PShW_PVvbSbRgQh2K-7Wlb6RIdcavSCs25LgMBtXsv2HoETBjfUy9h2a5hjYKsszhUjMgXw/s1600-h/10_20_08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02EyQ55sU5XZcwaeqUwvYLDDKHSQkZ0M232IvAd7Ne6-svFtjivwPCZEJEbxtRX5PShW_PVvbSbRgQh2K-7Wlb6RIdcavSCs25LgMBtXsv2HoETBjfUy9h2a5hjYKsszhUjMgXw/s400/10_20_08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259343497031367698" /></a>Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-54860226791992168892008-10-10T18:05:00.001-07:002008-10-10T18:17:45.711-07:00Busy-nessHere's a little business card. <br />Fresh out of the new sketchbook!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7CFEG07caXKpkK-BmnfYlJqRbChykONF4IWQYHEZeRku6ijWq5As4Z_EftAk74D3QG_LHjL8ngYX8qNvB1HhqoSwTVkFAKbOy4_KFmYEMAvwmSZVWtMTwp35C31OeDFpyDzRbw/s1600-h/CARD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7CFEG07caXKpkK-BmnfYlJqRbChykONF4IWQYHEZeRku6ijWq5As4Z_EftAk74D3QG_LHjL8ngYX8qNvB1HhqoSwTVkFAKbOy4_KFmYEMAvwmSZVWtMTwp35C31OeDFpyDzRbw/s400/CARD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255696202111654290" /></a><br /><br />More to come!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-76864350553891212982008-08-29T11:00:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:45:34.910-07:00Life is good.Especially when you're drawing French maids:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkodVl9e7V17nLW33D977kqPBqLGj5c3HHhh4EEYcnrveJwiYgQ0QZb2rDP3JGhibX5Ke6yyP5r5gPYYqtde8m2pITmVyNJOaG3duQEUJIZukgwJMAw50wBXAdJkqVmqQf20jYQ/s1600-h/8_22_08_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkodVl9e7V17nLW33D977kqPBqLGj5c3HHhh4EEYcnrveJwiYgQ0QZb2rDP3JGhibX5Ke6yyP5r5gPYYqtde8m2pITmVyNJOaG3duQEUJIZukgwJMAw50wBXAdJkqVmqQf20jYQ/s400/8_22_08_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240001902089287490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-aSkw-QtFBqYVD2_Wawph_bigA5HjGnTUv5dJPPyVIlufbcZc3K_UPmvFEtwDIcgQ45Ok5PYHrFTHomQjpxacMg6NGGUr3WJdfJl6v2TQ_c_8jgRRcSSZuvHI8q4RILAUjMvmg/s1600-h/8_22_08_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-aSkw-QtFBqYVD2_Wawph_bigA5HjGnTUv5dJPPyVIlufbcZc3K_UPmvFEtwDIcgQ45Ok5PYHrFTHomQjpxacMg6NGGUr3WJdfJl6v2TQ_c_8jgRRcSSZuvHI8q4RILAUjMvmg/s400/8_22_08_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240001824903500114" /></a><br /><br />I cruised Mulholland highway last weekend and it was awesome. Lots of beautiful scenery and interesting places. I'm DEFINITELY going back to the Rock Store (and if I'm dared enough, I'll try the haunted steak joint).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijALwmvQ9vXCOThyphenhyphenw3qckFiQlmmVXfe5PZ-8ZFCTDLnf-OSvCqHBji31o0iqCbCV0HPepRZX4t009FfFvyxzgIZTkVQuVuIHvtee5ceQPjmYAeTcaXKCp1zym7GlRkGh3C8WDfIg/s1600-h/Mulholland_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijALwmvQ9vXCOThyphenhyphenw3qckFiQlmmVXfe5PZ-8ZFCTDLnf-OSvCqHBji31o0iqCbCV0HPepRZX4t009FfFvyxzgIZTkVQuVuIHvtee5ceQPjmYAeTcaXKCp1zym7GlRkGh3C8WDfIg/s400/Mulholland_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240001729254336802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZTuRGi5smC964TUUzz_W4VJvwDXFznV5PrWYCbh9E8u1sk_c0YOdIuGy8b_0F341UQOLwZ3Vqi0HGpZwKURW65ERefQ1bH413tOgwflR2OcLdMb-g1VpTqjvB-C8REYwY12fdQ/s1600-h/Mulholland_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZTuRGi5smC964TUUzz_W4VJvwDXFznV5PrWYCbh9E8u1sk_c0YOdIuGy8b_0F341UQOLwZ3Vqi0HGpZwKURW65ERefQ1bH413tOgwflR2OcLdMb-g1VpTqjvB-C8REYwY12fdQ/s400/Mulholland_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240001671516705618" /></a><br /><br />The highway ends at PCH, across from Leo Carrillo state beach. I had my board shorts, sunscreen and sketchbook ready. (Beach sketching could be habit-forming. Better get in as much as I can before summer's gone.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHsrVVJe9vCNeTgf6kgxvK_hx-61dDtP6FMGBul1ogh_I5sL_VaWEn_L_fREWI7KVexhcTPmaaT503C_I1JFtFbd5AolRnThABNP2uWvDMUQ6VfbeOBQGH_n3UeY3X5RaOJHnXA/s1600-h/8_23_08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHsrVVJe9vCNeTgf6kgxvK_hx-61dDtP6FMGBul1ogh_I5sL_VaWEn_L_fREWI7KVexhcTPmaaT503C_I1JFtFbd5AolRnThABNP2uWvDMUQ6VfbeOBQGH_n3UeY3X5RaOJHnXA/s400/8_23_08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240007403995531570" /></a><br /><br />More art later!<br />Cheers!Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636481.post-64001626872612027612008-08-20T19:37:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:04:20.880-07:00Turning a wrench:With my show being on hiatus for two months, I've been taking some time to clean out the garage and fix up some things. Enjoy this little mechanical distraction from all things art-related:<br /><br />I bought a cop bike from a public auction a LONG time ago. I ran around with all the police stuff on it (and re-wired the lights to flash - don't tell anyone) but I got bored with the look. So I've been changing it around over the years. It's been off the street for way too long (and my other bike is getting creeped out sharing garage space with a two-wheeled cadaver) so I'm getting the old cruiser back on her feet.<br /><br />Here's a couple of greasy "before" pics of the carburetors that needed to be rebuilt. After sitting for so long, the gasoline just gelled the soft parts together and I had to replace LOTS of stuff.<br /><br />Floats and Needles: (could almost be a kid's board game... well, I guess it was mine in a way.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4myLt4s8ohskmGA43Z3HkGYprPWmkyqHlrMmmt_6w0kezh-BDAID9Nbd_DQXLPLWa06MjwESCX_mwfuakWELnmpSV1G2YOEmB_cCDRg2VezQR1FU3nZzxHW7_nl2q6dJ-Cz_A/s1600-h/KZ_CarbsApart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4myLt4s8ohskmGA43Z3HkGYprPWmkyqHlrMmmt_6w0kezh-BDAID9Nbd_DQXLPLWa06MjwESCX_mwfuakWELnmpSV1G2YOEmB_cCDRg2VezQR1FU3nZzxHW7_nl2q6dJ-Cz_A/s400/KZ_CarbsApart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795747885705874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjKneVHAJr1G5KCl9O39Inad4fWjg2EvRAFl281wnBNOTtrRggrVaRQNJZvP0gijvgD_3nBK-wbzPMMbB5XhRiPJD5k0R3YHpsPwlS4972sLpp12uMNL-H9lrlBTLJnk_2zkeDw/s1600-h/KZ_Needles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjKneVHAJr1G5KCl9O39Inad4fWjg2EvRAFl281wnBNOTtrRggrVaRQNJZvP0gijvgD_3nBK-wbzPMMbB5XhRiPJD5k0R3YHpsPwlS4972sLpp12uMNL-H9lrlBTLJnk_2zkeDw/s400/KZ_Needles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795685481114770" /></a><br /><br />A tidier "after" pic of nice, clean carbs:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT64GKHMyuWETwJHsnfvQBkLmbEGQJp3x19thPo9-q8N2EBXl07UE4ocPBRL6xCnLP1HPSCE7tgPSMYe467EFYP5fyLCVvhLJ6fFxxbFadrraJttB8knBWxfuF2INu8HKcyoNgcw/s1600-h/KZ_Carbs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT64GKHMyuWETwJHsnfvQBkLmbEGQJp3x19thPo9-q8N2EBXl07UE4ocPBRL6xCnLP1HPSCE7tgPSMYe467EFYP5fyLCVvhLJ6fFxxbFadrraJttB8knBWxfuF2INu8HKcyoNgcw/s400/KZ_Carbs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795602081849826" /></a><br /><br />And here's where they go, right behind the engine:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SzXbwz3Yxi8Lzdk08xoQW4JJMLGdtuAQQo5fec0CTlmXKdJ4s7cTBmnwnBOTytbOUezJJ9SnbRDT-WyUvXCd6R2tQ1NLmZRTW3bzvAMnTdkb2074n5PdM5h5hjtdBg13LmjwQA/s1600-h/KZ_Space.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SzXbwz3Yxi8Lzdk08xoQW4JJMLGdtuAQQo5fec0CTlmXKdJ4s7cTBmnwnBOTytbOUezJJ9SnbRDT-WyUvXCd6R2tQ1NLmZRTW3bzvAMnTdkb2074n5PdM5h5hjtdBg13LmjwQA/s400/KZ_Space.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795526499029090" /></a><br /><br />I repainted the tank, fenders and body plastic and I'm pretty pleased with the look so far.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl-ViyBhFQGQvfRqlK2420Ege1uUfMAbEVsShyWPRf3F2IvOSshg0GfEwa21EIHrtZ5g37GlqmosEW0Mb3NLzmZPd8T9nO_A-PzUo8jG-zXZc42whSFdQJMofPhduyBzAOvX2lQ/s1600-h/KZ_Black_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl-ViyBhFQGQvfRqlK2420Ege1uUfMAbEVsShyWPRf3F2IvOSshg0GfEwa21EIHrtZ5g37GlqmosEW0Mb3NLzmZPd8T9nO_A-PzUo8jG-zXZc42whSFdQJMofPhduyBzAOvX2lQ/s400/KZ_Black_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795420032272898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sRBxSLzWM1Od-a6VhucAkQAZFZqR81xqmQeR0SDMYhMKX03UEVePwwGU5N2y0rZee_WxuyxbLbkAZpRTuYpUMCKMuU66AlE7nYwlLJ9BjxNSVp83PgsSoijrTq9bhlSpkkuJ4A/s1600-h/KZ_Black_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sRBxSLzWM1Od-a6VhucAkQAZFZqR81xqmQeR0SDMYhMKX03UEVePwwGU5N2y0rZee_WxuyxbLbkAZpRTuYpUMCKMuU66AlE7nYwlLJ9BjxNSVp83PgsSoijrTq9bhlSpkkuJ4A/s400/KZ_Black_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236795360345985282" /></a><br /><br />Next steps? Changing out that big-booty seat, headlight and mirrors. Think I'll surf over to ebay for a bit...Rankinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680975686028782978noreply@blogger.com0