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GNS - Doomflight

Friday, December 08, 2023

My Guy N Smith Lego project is progressing nicely, with photographs for The Dark One, Nightspawn, The Sucking Pit, Caracal, Werewolf by Moonlight, The Slime Beast, Alligators, The Camp & The Cadaver already in the bag. Still lots to go... but I am keeping the final pics of the Lego cover reconstruction (not my re-imaginings) for my forthcoming book exploring Guy's imagination. So if you want to see them, look out for the fanzine's publication sometime in the first half of next tear.

Now it's time for Doomflight. I will be recreating both the actual cover for this book, which is probably my favourite of Guy's book covers, as well as making my own cover version, which will feature the mysterious druids. As usual, watch this space...

GNS: Claws and Teeth

Thursday, December 07, 2034

I'm proud of my Lego Caracal, but I need to borrow his claws for my next Lego GNS cover shot -The Sucking Pit! I've been looking forward to constructing this one.

This morning`s view from my office work's desk:

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Tissue Works Better Than Incense

Monday, December 03, 2023

Well, incense was not a suitable substitute for graveyard mist, and I didn't fancy using smoke bombs in the house. So, thinking creatively, which is what this Lego project is all about, I'm using tissue paper instead. Sticking Lego to the base through tissue paper is not the easiest thing though, but it's done now. I need to figure out a way to light it effectively now. 🤔

Nearly there, despite fudjcat!

Sunday, December 03, 2023

Guy N Smith - Ready for the 1st Photoshoots

Saturday, December 02, 2023

Finally ready to roll on the Lego version of the GNS The Slime Beast cover, I got cracking on it early.

I just need to find the font used on the original 70's book
now, and make a Lego version of the NEL logo. But
that's for another day...

With one photoshoot done and God knows how many more to go, I cracked on with a couple more shoots later in the day. Although I usually love the cover art of Guy N Smith's books, I'm not the greatest fan of the cover photography of my favourite two novels of his - Nightspawn and The Dark One. To be fair, they also aren't the easiest to reproduce in Lego form either. And so I've recreated two of the grimmer graveyard scenes in the books to make my own cover versions of horror novels.

Nice to see you again :)

Thursday, November 28, 2023

Nice to see this fella again. It's been a while..

The Caracal is Devoping

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Getting very close on my Lego caracal now...

I Will Miss the Sunrises and Rainbows

Monday, 27 November, 2023

My team in work are being relocated to a new floor in the New Year. I am gonna miss the views from my current location, and not just the spectacular sunrises. This rainbow lingered for almost half an hour, and grew in intensity with each passing minute.

Lego Swamp

Sunday, 26 November, 2023

I think this Lego diorama is ready to be photographed for the cover shot. I need to work on the positioning, backdrop and lighting now, and I might change the marsh grass....

Guy N Smith Caracal

Saturday, 25 November 2023

Having a reading and cuddling this mad cat day.

Lego - The Dark One

Friday, November 24, 2023

Building a Lego scene from Guy N Smith's The Dark One novel...

who's that in the bottom right of the pic lol?

I WILL Get a Decent Lego Likeness

Thursday, 23 November, 2023

I WILL get a decent likeness in the end, I promise 🤣

Grim Lego

Wednesday, 22 November, 2023

Seems more grim making a horror Lego set than actually writing horror novels. Anyway, here is the start of my first Guy N Smith lego diorama. It's gonna be a graveyard set, sharing scenes from the author's books Nightspawn and The Dark One. There is also a nod to Bats out of Hell. I will probably change the Sylvia Kline gravedigger minifigure for a better one. I'm waiting on some Lego base plates and graves before I can continue with this model... #GuyNSmith #Lego

Lego

Monday, 20 November, 2023

Well, this took my longer than I thought it would. Spent my entire evening playing Lego lol.

Guy N Smith - Caracal

Sunday, 19 November 2023

Starting my 20th and last GNS book of 2023. It's been a long and entertaining journey. Thanks to the lovely people on the Guy N Smith Appreciation FB Group, including Guy's wonderful family, for making the reads a hell of a lot richer, and helping me get hold of some of his very rare books. Chuffed I kept to my New Year's resolution to devote my reading year to Guy ☺️

Lego

Saturday, 18 November 2023

Slowly getting my first Lego Guy N Smith book recreations pieces together. It's taken bits from four different sets to get this close to Doomflight and there's still more work to be done...

Liver News

Friday, 17 November 2023

My liver scan at the hospital gave me good news so I can continue on my low dose chemotherapy to help my condition. The walk to hospital yielded some nice view too. Even the waiting room in the hospital was cool.