Hummer on tracks (link roundup)

H2 Bomber with rubber tracks by GeigerCars.de available as various desktop wallpapers.

And a few more links:

1. Pete Emslie drew caricatures of his art students.

2. "I Will Kill You With My Bare Hands," and Other Fun Tales of Russell Crowe.

3. Here's what happens when a media outlet thinks a Reuters photo looks too good to be true. Via.

*Previously: Hummer with wagon wheels.

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Anyone need a buoy?

Friday, January 29, buoys painted by young artists will be auctioned off to help support programs at Art Haven in Massachusetts. This buoy with shark face nose art is by Tom Torrey and will also be auctioned off:




*Previously: Nose Art Contest.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

Ghosts in the woods (link roundup)

Two haunting images by Kristamas Klousch.

And a few more links:

1. Dragon nose art.

2. Frog demon.

3. Sad Wonder Woman.

*Previously: Wonder Woman art auction.

*Buy invisible jets at eBay.

November Art Theme: Nose Art Roundup

Here's the roundup of submissions for the November Nose Art Contest. Sorry, I just woke up, so I haven't yet chosen a winner from these terrific designs:



Panels from Royce Lee's webcomic Manmachine.





Asajj Ventress and Browncoats by Shane Parker.





Hellcats and horse cavalry by Jacob Green.





Slave Leia by Dean Reeves.

I'll announce the winners later today.

*The Star Wars McQuarrie Concept Action Figures Set is 30% off at Entertainment Earth.

November Art Theme: Slave Leia Nose Art

Is Dean Reeves' excellent Slave Leia the last entry for the November Nose Art contest? There's about two and half hours left to submit an entry. Remember, the grand prize is a $100 store credit, but one random entry will also win a $25 store credit. (The top image above is a 1680x1050 desktop wallpaper.)

*Previously: Slave Leia Amigurumi.

*Buy Slave Leia toys at eBay.

November Art Theme: Hellcats Nose Art

More nose art by Jacob Green for the November Nose Art contest. Today is the last day to enter for a chance to win a $100 Threadless credit.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

November Art Theme: Cavalry Nose Art

Jacob Green's clever submission for the November Nose Art Contest is a horse with a decorated gas mask. See also: Designs for a custom tachometer.

*Previously: Browncoats nose art.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

November Art Theme: Serenity/Firefly nose art

The first entry in the Nose Art Contest is Shane Parker's homage to the Browncoats. Over at his own site, he recently posted some clever global warming posters.

If you missed the announcement, the best original nose art submitted this month will win a $100 Threadless store credit. A random submission will win a $25 credit, so don't be intimidated into not participating.

*Buy Serenity Christmas ornaments at Entertainment Earth.

More nose art inspiration

If you missed the announcement, this month's art theme is nose art and the winner will receive a $100 Threadless store credit. Thanks to Steven Gettis, who has a swell art site himself, here's another gallery of nose art for inspiration.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

November Art Theme: Nose Art

UPDATE: The contest is now over. You can see the entries here.

And the art theme for November is . . . Nose Art. To enter, simply email me your illustration by midnight California time on November 29. The best design will win a $100 Threadless store credit. And I will also give a $25 store credit to one randomly chosen participant. You may send as many entries as you'd like, and this contest is open regardless of where you live. No nudity, please.

The contest is not limited to any particular subject matter, but for some inspiration, here's a roundup of Star Wars-themed nose art:


Wampa from a metal ARC-170 Starfighter.





Kowakian monkey-lizard and Wampa nose art from various Lego sets.




Princess Leia by John Eaves.





Ahsoka and Twi'lek by The-First-Magelord.





Twi'lek and Slave Leia by Spencer Brinkerhoff.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

ARC-170 Starfighter with vomiting Wampa nose art (link roundup)

ARC-170 Starfighter with "Flaming Wampa" nose art. More photos here.

And a few more links:

1. Chibi Mumm-Ra, playful Lion-O.

2. Homemade Sarlacc Pit.

3. Tenacious Toys has opened blindbox Futurama/kidrobot figures on sale.

*Previously: Ahsoka Tano and Senator Riyo Chuchi Republic Gunship nose art.

*Buy Sarlacc toys at eBay.

Wheelchair Werewolf (link roundup)

"Almost no one can escape Wheelchair Werewolf!" By Hombre Films. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Fin Fang Foom, Beta Ray Bill, and more Marvel stars drawn by Paul Pope. Also by Paul Pope, the black and white version of his Yojimbo print is much better than the color version.

2. Robot Sleestak.

3. You can download a few paper toys based on the IFC show Food Party. Via.

4. Ahsoka Tano and Senator Riyo Chuchi Republic Gunship nose art.

*Previously: Twi'lek nose art.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

Raccoon costume Dunny (link roundup)

I think the latest Dunny series, Endangered Species, is overall lackluster. But Michelle Valigura's raccoon costume character is great. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Here's what Bioshock 2's Big Daddy looks like.

2. Comment and win a copy of James Yang's Puzzle Head.

3. Slave Leia nose art.

4. 97.1 in Los Angeles used to have Howard Stern, replaced him with Adam Corolla, gave up on the talk format, and shot up from 20th overall to 7th.

*Previously: Plush ninja raccoon.

*Buy Dunnys at eBay.

Brutal Legend concept art (link roundup)

Lots of Brutal Legend concept art on display here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Amazon is giving away the seven books its editors chose as the best of April. The link's worth checking out if for no other reason than to find something good to read.

2. Plush suicide bombers.

3. Back in February, I posted a photo of the Lego Republic Drop Ship because it featured Wampa nose art. I wrote, "I'd like to see a book of hypothetical Star Wars nose art. Something tells me Twi'leks would be popular." Well, Spencer Brinkerhoff III just posted Twi'lek nose art.

4. Sale at Myke Amend's Etsy shop. Who wouldn't want a steampunk airship print for father's day?

*Previously: Brutal Legend desktop wallpaper.

*Buy nose art collections at Amazon.

Wampa Nose Art (link roundup)

The new Lego Republic Drop Ship with AT-OT features Wampa nose art. More photos here. I'd like to see a book of hypothetical Star Wars nose art. Something tells me Twi'leks would be popular.

And a few more links:

1. Hypnotic swirl animated gif (scroll halfway down).

2. Sports Illustrated airbrushed out Danica Patrick's tattoo because "The Swimsuit Issue emphasizes natural beauty . . . . The freckles are left on and, in this case, the tattoos came off."

3. Praise for Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. I haven't seen it since it came out, but I actually thought it was pretty good. Via.

4. Jerry Brown's "25 Random Things About Me" list is interesting and funny.

*Previously: Salacious Crumb nose art.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at eBay.

Macross Valkyrie with terrific paintjob

Found here amongst a whole bunch of photos of Macross/Robotech toys. (Is there a specific term for the snarling mouth paint job?)

Thanks to Destoo, here's a bit more on "Nose Art." Wikipedia says:

The first recorded piece of nose art was a sea monster painted on the nose of an Italian flying boat in 1913. This was followed by the popular tradition of painting mouths underneath the propeller spinner, initiated by the German pilots in World War I, and exemplified by the cavallino of Francesco Baracca. After these beginnings, though, most nose art was conceived and produced by the aircraft ground crews, not the pilots.

And here's a patent for a shark-shaped nose for aircraft.

*Buy Macross toys at eBay.

Salacious Crumb bomber nose art

It appears on the new Lego Star Wars Republic Gunship. More photos here.