Monday, November 26, 2012

I've reached my limit with Google!

Friday, I was posting the Hawkman action figure posting when I got a message saying that I was unable to put all three photos on the post due to reaching my data limit with blogger. The photos are a big part of my postings. In order to get more data, I need to buy a package and right now, I have to wait to get paid. I am thinking that I will use this situation as a break to catch up on some work and adjust to my new life schedule before I start posting new art, custom toys and action figures. I should be back to posting in two weeks. I thank you all for following and reading my postings on both this site and the Xenex the Bug Man site. Take care. 

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Action Figure Friday- Hawkman (MOTU VS. DC)!


I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was splendid! To end this Hawkman week, I have...well,  Hawkman. Back in the beginning of this last Summer, I was in and out of the hospital due to illness. When I got in from the hospital I was met by one of my best friends, Jeff from the Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff podcast. He had a wonderful gift of The Masters of the Universe vs. DC Classics -Hawkman vs, Stratos 2 pack. I will have to say, this has to be the best MOTU vs. DC 2 pack on the market today! This version of Hawkman is just like the DC classics Hawkman minus the sword and shield. Here is a listing of that Hawkman on Cool Toy Review. I didn't have a Hawkman action figure from the DC classics line so I didn't feel like I was doubling up on the same toy. The Stratos from that 2 pack is also equally awesome! But, I will feature that one on another day. 


Here's an Amazon listing for this action figure: Hawkman vs. Stratos 2 pack

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 




Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Hawkman Study!


Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that everybody has a great day. Be safe and VERY thankful! Here's a quick sketch of Hawkman to celebrate Turkey Day! 

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 


Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 



The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Taylor's Toy Tuesday's DIY Custom- Hawkpony!


Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
I will have to start off by saying that I did not think this custom pony would actually get finished. I had a lot of problems with this guy. In the end, he turned out great, but the road to the end was paved with a lot of redo. Some of the major problems that I faced was with paint coloring on the pants and the wings. For the pants, I used a gloss green for the legs and decided to then paint the red tights and boots onto the green. That was a bad idea. I ended up using several coats to get the red to not show any green from underneath. I definitely know now to not paint that red over that gloss green. Honestly, I should have known. The second problem was with the wings. I originally was just going to do wings that were folded up. After talking to a couple of people, I was convinced to do open wings that match the helmet. I got one open wing sculpted and baked. I then sculpted the second one, baked it and then saw that it did not match the first wing at all. So I sculpted another. Once the wings were done and painted, I then found that the wings didn't actually flush fit to the body anymore. I ended up using glue gun filler to fit the wings. It worked. Again, I honestly didn't think this pony would actually make it to posting, but it did. I would like to say that stubborn perseverance from me is what made this pony come to pass. Never give up! Never Surrender! Now, I've got some important updates, so more pictures will be at the end of this posting. Enjoy the pics. I've got to get back to illustrating comic books! :)

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery
Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

I also have this posted in my devianart gallery here.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sketch Card of the day- Hawkman!


Hawkman Sketch Card by Taylor Lymbery
This week will be a Hawkman kind of week. To start off this week, I have an older sketch card of the winged hero. Hawkman is a DC superhero who was created by Gardener Fox (writer) and Dennis Neville (artist). Several incarnations of Hawkman have appeared in DC Comics, all of them characterized by the use of archaic weaponry and by large, artificial wings, attached to a harness made from the special Nth metal that allows flight. Most incarnations of Hawkman work closely with a partner/romantic interest named Hawkgirl or Hawkwoman. When I was a kid, my best friend Stephan gave me his Super Powers Hawkman action figure. My Hawkman didn't have wings, but that did not keep me from flying him around. But anything about this character outside of me having an action figure of Hawkman was completely unknown to me as a kid. In all honestly, I should read more comics with Hawkman in them. There is one story I am looking forward to getting my hands on where Hawkman and Adam Strange, one of my favorite characters, team up to end a war between the Rann's and Thanagar's inhabitants. I've heard that it is just ok, but it has such a heavy hand of science fiction that I can't pass it up. I hope it doesn't disappoint. You can also see this sketch card here in my devianart gallery. 

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Action Figure Friday- R5-D4


Back in 1996 or so, I managed to muster up enough money from my after school job to buy this 6" R5-D4 from the Star Wars Action Collection 12" toy line. At that point in my life, anything Star Wars was going to be bought by me as long as I could find the money for it. There were times that I wouldn't buy my school lunch in order to have just enough money to go buy a Star Wars toy. In some ways, it makes no sense, but I was hooked! The Astromechs from this 12" line were sculpted really well. They look fantastic and feature the essential articulation. I've got to tell you, I'm not a big fan of the droid, but I have kept this action figure all of these last sixteen years due to the fact that I really like this toy! 

As far as articulation goes on this toy, he has a swivel head (expected), Swivel legs (ok), swivel ankles, a pull out center foot and little teeny tiny rollers on each foot. The fact that this is a astromech droid of some sort, I'm not expecting a load of moving parts. I would have liked to see a "pop-out" motivator part for his head. That way he could have a "bad motivator" as Luke calls it when this droid is on its way to Uncle Owen's moister farm. I could just make a motivator and put it where the antenna is. You know, I honestly don't remember this droid having an antenna in the Star Wars movie.... Now that I have done my research, I now know that the droid has an antenna. You can kind of see it here. Enjoy some pics of my R5-D4 from my personal toy collection. 







Here's a couple of Amazon listings for this action figure: Star Wars Action Collection 6" R5-D4 Action Figure and Star Wars Action Collection R5-D4 6.5" Droid Fully Poseable With Retractable Leg.


All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 



Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Hand Eye Study 1 by Taylor Lymbery
It's a sketchbook kind of day! Today I have hands, a couple of eyes and a mouth! Ooh! It's a bit creepy once you see the face in the middle. Hands are tough. I'm constantly using my own hands as models. Is that a problem? Not usually... not until I need to draw my right hand, and that's the hand that I use to draw with. There are hand models you can buy. I probably should get one, but what I am doing seems to be working fine for now. The trick to drawing hands is this: think of your hand as a flat rectangular box. Use an acute triangle for the base of your thumb. Then draw lines out for you fingers. Draw in spheres in the place of all of your joints in your hand. Then connect the spheres with little rectangular boxes that are the extensions of your fingers. With this basic model, you should be able to "pose" the hand and still be able to get the anatomy of it pretty close. It will take practice. The good thing about this method is that it gives you an easier idea of where shadows fall depending on the light source. Now, you don't have to use this method. This is how I learned to draw hands. If you have a better method and want to share it with me, please feel free to comment! You can also see this piece here in my deviantart gallery. 

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Taylor's Toy Tuesday's DIY Custom- The Emperor's Royal Guard!

Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
This is not the first time I have oohed and awed about the Emperor's Royal Guard. You really have to work hard to not like the simplistic and organic design of these guys.They have a nice predatory bird look designed in their helmet. They have are in al red and covered in awesomely designed robes. They have those scary soulless visors built into their helmets. Dude! What I'm trying to say is this, "These guys look really cool!" 
For this custom toy, I used a Roseart Color Blank body. I tried to keep the simple look of the Royal Guard uniform by not adding to much detail in how I made pieces. Here's an example: Instead of shaping a shoulder piece of the cowl to fit to the helmet, I dropped that feature and focused on the detail painting in the helmet. I extended the legs and painted the body to mimic the dark maroon of the Kenner Action figure. I then painted black lines in to be the stitching. I cut an under-skirt of red felt and stitched it in the back. To finish off the toy, I cut a red cape and glued it with foil for shaping and a dark red for the inside. I put it over the neck spoke and popped the head on. I then made a force pike and trimmed it to fit in the Guard's hand. I do have plans to make another Guard. I would like to pair them with an Emperor Custom. We shall see. Now, I've got some important updates, so more pictures will be at the end of this posting. Enjoy the pics. I've got to get back to illustrating comic books! :)



All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 
Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery 
Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
Royal Guard by Taylor Lymbery
I also have this posted in my devianart gallery here.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Pin-up of the Day- The Riddler!


The Riddler art by Taylor Lymbery
 When Christopher Nolan original announced that the Dark Knight Rises was going to be a made film, I was swirling with excitement that we could get a great realistic Riddler. I would imagine how he would add a nice realistic twist on this amazing Batman Rogue's Gallery member. In the end, that ended up not being the case and instead we got a Catwoman, and Bane. But, it does make you wonder, "What would a Nolan Riddler be like?" At this point, I don't think any of us will ever know. The only closeness we could get to the idea of a Nolan "Real World" Riddler would be from The Batman the Animated Series. The animated series dealt with him in the way that the comics portrayed him; as being a cold calculating thug with a desire to confuse his victims with riddles. That is the Riddler I like! He would have more seriousness and less laughing and jumping around in skin tights. You can also see this piece here

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Action Figure Friday- MOTU Classics- Rattlor!


I had a bit of great satisfaction when I opened this newest version of King Hsss's Snake Man General, Rattlor. When I first saw Pixel Dan's review of this action figure, I knew that I wanted him in my collection. This action figure is fantastic! 
To start off, this toy, as with most all of the Masters of the Universe Classics action figures, is chocked full of articulation. You have a ball jointed neck; ball-hinged shoulders and hips; hinged elbows, knees, chest and ankles; and finally swivel waist and wrists. To add to this long list of movement, he also has a swivel tail much like that of Whiplash. So needless to say, this snake man is pretty poseable. One incredible thing about this toy has to be the paint application. It is truly beautiful. There is so much attention to detail that I would have to think that elements of Rattlor were in fact hand painted. The maroon is very vibrant and works so well with the yellows and blue, just like the original release of this character


Rattlor comes with his snake staff, an Evil Horde armband, and his neck extension. I like how they paid homage to the vintage and 200X toys with keeping the Strike like head. 


That's leaves the way you want to display your toy with a couple of options. I personally like having his neck extension on the toy. I really makes him tower a bit over all of the other Snake men that have been released so far. 


The tail has a rattle in it to harken back to the original release Rattlor that had a rattle in him. It makes sense; he's a rattle snake. The only problem I have with this rattle is that it is really quiet. Is that a big deal? Nope. Again, overall this action figure is great! Now I know that there have been some problems with some of the recent MOTU Classics toys having the paint rub off to show black plastic. I've seen a little paint peeling up from the ball joint of the neck extension. Other than that, I've had no problems. Now Mattel has said in passing that we might get the 200X armor for this action figure in a battle pack. I'm not too keen on getting the battle packs, but I might be tempted to get it just to get the armor. You can find this guy on amazon and ebay for about $40.00. Normally I would say just to wait to see if Mattycollector re-releases him, but if you want to drop the dollars for this guy I would understand. He's that cool. 

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Pin-Up of the Day- The Sorceress!


Oh, The Sorceress! Oh how you steal my heart! I'm a big fan of the Sorceress. After the 200X MYP cartoon of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, I have been in love. She's tough, wise and beautiful, just like my tough, wise and beautiful wife! Seriously! She is. I'm not kidding. The Sorceress is the protector of Castle Grayskull. She has a lot of back story throughout the various cartoon series, so I'm not going to go through all of it. I might touch on those biographies when I do large scale pieces of her in those various forms.  Here is her biography from the new Masters of the Universe Classics toy line:  

Growing up in a small Eternian village, Teela’na helped defend her people from a Horde Scout ship that had discovered her planet on a magic locating mission. Recognized for her loyalty, courage and wisdom, the current aging Sorceress® chose Teela’na to take up her title and defend Castle Grayskull’s secrets for the next generation. During her reign as Sorceress®, Teela’na not only cast the spell to clone the Sword of He, she was also cloned herself by Skeletor® who desired a magic-wielding bride to pass on his legacy. With the help of Man-At-Arms®, Teela’na saved the cloned child. And it was through her undying love and devotion to this baby girl that Teela'na gave her up to Man-At-Arms®, awaiting the day when her daughter would become the new Sorceress® and Guardian of Castle Grayskull's secrets.

If you are scratching your head, wondering what in the world I'm talking about, don't fret. Even as big of a fan as I consider myself, there are many story elements that I don't know. I will have to say this, I don't have a Sorceress action figure. I had a chance not to long ago to get the MOTU Classics line toy and I passed due to the way the action feature wings were made for her. They were just hideous. But, with chance for getting the very expensive MOTU Classics Castle Grayskull, I might have to reconsider and get a Classics Sorceress... You know, to protect my investment. You can also see this piece here

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Taylor's Toy Tuesday's DIY Custom- The Flash Pony!!


Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
My first real introduction to The Flash was through static on my television screen back in 1990. I would struggle to get the show to come through the rabbit ears to see the excitement of John Wesley Shipp playing Barry Allen, the fastest man alive! The show is very silly at times, but It was always worth sitting through the snow. I've always liked the look of The Flash's costume and like the idea of the Flash's super powers. I have read only a handful of stories that both Barry Allen (Flash I) and Wally West (Flash II) have appeared in. The last story was the Blackest Night series. Before that, it was JLA. Neither one are probably great examples of who The Flash is in his world. Honestly, I really should find some decent stories that feature him. So, needless to say, my knowledge of The Flash is really based on the T.V. series. 
When I was making this pony, I had a debate with myself about whether this pony should have a tail or not. I like the idea of Flash pony wanting to streamline his costume in order to be that much faster, but he is a pony, and I couldn't have him without his tail. In the end, I made a compromise. The Flash Pony would tie up his tail into a bob. That way, the tail would not cause drag by loosely hanging behind him. When I did this, I wasn't sure if anyone would get the idea without me having to give background. At the last convention, I found a couple of people who got it without any explanation. I like them. They get me. Now, I've got some important updates, so more pictures will be at the end of this posting. Enjoy the pics. I've got to get back to illustrating comic books! :)


All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 


The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!



Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
Flash Pony by Taylor Lymbery
I also have this posted in my devianart gallery here.