Space Invader consists of two very diverse figures. The strange little alien came from a boxed set of polyethylene "Space Monsters" by the Italian model company, Atlantic. A friend sent me this set...[See More]

This is one of the Lido figures from my childhood. I actually did the work on this one way back in 1982! I sharpened a lot of the mushy detail and added a new weapon and breathing controls. That...[See More]

Robot “B” is another of the Lido styrene space figures and one more representative of the “tin can” approach to robot design in the 1950s. The original bolt heads on the feet were inconsistent, so I...[See More]

Way back when I was growing up in the 1950s there were several space themed programs on TV (“Tom Corbett, Space Cadet”, “Captain Video”, “Space Patrol”, “Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers”, etc.)....[See More]

This model goes way back, with the figure finished in 1969! I was modeling a lot of comic book characters back then and converting anything that would give me additional subjects. This one started...[See More]

This is another robot from the Lik Be crystal styrene series. Of the six Lik Be robot designs, this one is the most serious, so I took a very realistic approach in detailing and finishing it. The...[See More]

This started as an old toy item, made by the Hong Kong firm Lik Be. It probably dates back to the early 1970s. Lik Be had at least six robot designs molded in different sizes and materials. This...[See More]

The Red Death is made up from figure parts that were included in three model car kits. The basic body is the Ghost from Aurora’s Undertaker Dragster. The face is Julie’s from Aurora’s Mod Squad...[See More]