Busts and mini busts
Busting out with no holds barred
Body language experts would have that those who converse with arms crossed over their chest are being defensive. Those who choose not to engage weary more on the anti-social meter.
Pity and question then the plethora of characters immortalised in bust. As many of their brethren and comrades have seen, those who choose to open up lose their arms.
Defensive?
Perhaps. But at least those that are guarded remained armed for future battles.
Stare me down?
Peruse the gallery of mini busts for faces trading spaces courtesty of Bowen Designs, Moore Creations, DC Direct and Marvel Select.
Busts expected to ship for this week
- Captain America Mini-Bust By Bowen Design
Complimentary to busts, there are statues.
Sam Kieth Hulk bust - sculpted by Eli Livingston of Art Asylum
"Hulk get no satisfaction. Sitting all day long on throne make Hulk not happy. Hulk want to SMASH! But Hulk afraid of leaving as the children might drop off to school any second. Hulk very frustrated."
Freezing in the winter months, spending too much time warming up the throne, many minutes gone down the toilet. The only thing, it seems, making a trek through that S-bend for days. Many at a time. Few too many.
Too long and you may fall asleep. Not long enough and you could be teasing the water closet. Busting a lung is always a concern.
Quick tips and tricks to try moving the train through the station:
- Eat a big bag of prunes - start with a fresh packet from the store and keep on going until there is nothing left. See what happens.
- Eat oatmeal, legumes and barley - what else can you really eat them for? Entertainment? Comfort?
- Find some spoiled food, eat - watch and make sure the chili and peppers are not too big a part of that meal.
- Strike up the challenge to go for 2 litres of water a day - if nothing, it'll be before everyone else drinks that water.
- Drink some warm-to-hot water in the morning - what else are you going to do?
Sentinel mini-bust from Bowen Designs - sculpted by Carl Surges
During these festive times and days away from the shackles of daily life -- unless you happen upon a year long vacation amongst twenty per cent of the population ignored at large by the Howard Government -- it can be quite easy to forget about basic safety and simple home vigilance. Car bodies, torched and trashed in creek beds, houses and buildings burnt to the ground, etc. And then there are the cases resulting from hoodlums and the criminal element.
In an effort to help with the artificially blind and legless, prop models made from the Sentinels range of deterrent models have started to appear on certain shelving units. "They [the Sentinels] are not expected to be guardians or watchdogs," warned Senior Constable Fraken, "so citizens should not take their presence for granted."
To that end, police are reminding people to keep in check their belongings and property as they head out on benders and trips across the town. Along with eyeballing material possessions, police are urging party-goers and revelers to watch their cups and glasses as the rate of drink spiking sees a spike itself following consumption of liquors and liquids.
Iron Man bust from Dynamic Forces - an Alex Ross design scuplted by Edward Endres
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Marvel Comic's very own shell head, the folks from Dynamic Forces cranked out a massive 15 inch high bust of the golden avenger not too long ago.
Designed by Alex Ross and sculpted by Edward Endres (from Fyberdyne Laboratories) it stands at an enormous 15 inches in height and spans a base of 12. Weighing in with an almighty heft -- the sheer magnitude of which is enough to cause heavy panting -- the Iron Man bust is the kind of ornament best suited to sit on a well convicted wall shelf or sturdy display cabinet.
Despite all manners of crime drama to suggest otherwise, using the Iron Man bust to crack open a skull is not a good idea. There may be left over brain matter to consider. Sinew and hair defying their scalp to become entwined in the blunt object can be quite a task to remove. Even with today's toilet cleaning products.
Given the size of the Iron Man bust, it also may not be a salient proposition to employ it as a door stop. No matter how big the door, there will always be the guest caught up in its shine that they will feel the need to pick up said bust before asking for permission. This will leave a door without a stop and a door without a stop may very well see itself close on a gust of wind. Best avoid the situation altogether.
Product description notes that the beast is "cast in resin and then vaculplated." Akin to the effort today's super heroes fit into their costumes, it's best not to think too closely on that.
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Busts expected to ship are taken from the current week's shipping list.
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