Foofnick Roop in firey danger!

OK, this is the best part of being a toy designer for over 10 years in Los Angeles.

When you build an artistic career here you meet lots of other creative people along the way.

Some of the people I know run a company called "Legacy Effects"

which happens to be the company that was once known as "Stan Winston Effects".

Having such friends in my life helps when we get a job in house

that requires really thorough reference.

I visited Legacy to get some reference on a particular character they had worked on

and when I ( I am the guy NOT in armour) walked in the door I bumped into this guy!

Ultimately I know the suit is an elaborate movie prop.

I know that I am standing next to parts output via an STL machine and cast in a rigid plastic.

I of course realize that this suit was made over many weeks

by dozens of hard working effects artists

and not in a few hours by a single millionaire weapons designer

as the movie showed us .

I know all this, but...

I AM STANDING NEXT TO IRON MAN!!!!!

Spooky Halloween Noggin Bops

Spooky Noggin Bops were out for Halloween this year.

They were really fun to design ( I designed the heads for FOUR of them)

and even more fun to see in action!

I just want to say thank you

to our licensee "Z Wind Ups"

for doing a really spectacular job in making these!

Capsule Toys I designed

I thought making toys was cool!

Here's one of my images Tattooed on my brothers leg!

I designed the "Cyclone" character to be the symbol of my nieces fast pitch softball team.

It was used on the uniforms, website and other stuff.

Time went by and the girls on the team moved on to High School.

My brother, who was the team coach has come to regard those days fondly.

He had the logo Tattooed to honor those days.

It honored me!

To my knowledge this is the first of my images to be etched into some body's skin!

Thanks Bro!

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