This Blog-Page is Dedicated to the Memory of a very talented Artist/Sculpter who left us way too young. His Name was "JIM FAWKES", & I met him at the New Jersey, "CHILLER THEATRE Model & Toy Expo", around 1991-92. He attended the twice-yearly event, & always had something new & gorgeous to surprise the fans, collectors, & customers of the genre. He specialized in sculpting jobs for styrene/resin Model Kits & Action Figures, for big & small companies alike. His work was finely detailed, simplistic & meticulous enough to remind me of DC Silver Age Comic Book Artist, NICK CARDY. If CARDY had been sculpting his work,...it would look like what JIM was producing...Many top pros in the Sculpting/Modeling field feel that Jim's work is on the same level of quality as the wonderful AURORA Monster & Figure Kits of the 1960's. JIM had even worked with AURORA designer & "New X-MEN" Co-Creator, DAVE COCKRUM, transferring his design/drawings into a dimensional sculpted masterpiece. JIM's figures of Women were superb & sensual, smooth & perfect. I am very fortunate to have known him, & utilizing his talents to sculpt the SPACE BANANAS "Model Kit" for me. He left us in 1997 & is dearly missed, & he would have undoubtably progressed at his art, & achieved a quality rarely seen in the industry...He was two months younger than I, & it was a real tragedy to have passed on at so young an age, & the circumstances involved truly sickens me. Thank you to RAVEN HOOD, for his help, & continueing what JIM started. Cheers JIM,...your work & kindness of heart lives on forever...
Somewhere I still have that Space Bananas holo-card
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