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Pretty much heard everything before. Only thing I can add was that Rae was using additional false identities to the ones already listed. A dangerous career criminal for sure . . .

Thanks. It's fully to scale, i.e. size of a human head..

Very nice, well done!

You're never too old to keep trying. I was aged 62 when I decided to try my hand at sculpting and I'm very much still on a big learning curve . . . for however long that might last! If at first you don't succeed, fail and fail again!* *

Oh, Wow, that's a great memory, thanks for sharing! My own dad had artistic sensibilities. He was an engineer by trade and as a kid I used to leaf through some of his notebooks and would sometimes come across sketches he'd made that displayed a good grasp of human anatomy . . .

Anyone else here have artistic sensibilities or aspirations? I'd like to think that my interest in OA stemmed from a personal leaning towards creating my own drawings as a kid in art lessons at school (many years ago) Last year, I decided to try my hand at sculpting (hey, it is a type of *Art* . . . going from 2D drawings to 3D objects). I've always been a fan of the early 1960s TV series, THE OUTER LIMITS and for the past few years had been collecting full-size OL busts (usually produced in very limited quantities) and decided to try my hand at creating a few of my own. Using YouTube tutorials, I educated myself into the procedures of sculpting clay busts, creating plaster molds and casting the end-product in latex (foam-filled in quick-drying rigid polyurethane) . . which I then painted, using an airbrush (another newly-acquired skill) with hand-brushed finishes. As I suggest, you have to possess a certain degree of artistic sensibilities to try your hand at such things. I very much consider myself to be on a learning curve . . . but here's my second-ever completed sculpt (third version) of 'Soldier', the second season OUTER LIMITS episode penned by the late, great, Harlan Ellison . . . Feel free to showcase your own stuff and I look forward to it . . .

Original Movie Poster painting, used for a magazine trade ad, by the great Reynold Brown for the artist's very first movie campaign that would propel him to fame as a leading talent throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Image size is a whopping 32" x 25". Additional images and full description at: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1500294

Original painting used for the commercial break in the Channel 3 screening of 1960s television series, THE OUTER LIMITS. My guess is that Channel 3 was a local TV station - so any further information would be welcome. No idea who the artist is, but this is basically a pastiche of imagery taken from two 1950s science-fiction movies - i.e. DESTINATION MOON (1950) and BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959). Additional images at: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1426597

Actually, Bronty has initiated a thread for illustration artwork several years ago that's still active, though it's 'This week in you illustration art collection', which is geared-up for new acquisitions. I do own some illustration art and here's a Fortunino Matania original of 'Caesar and the Pope' dating from circa 1930s, with an image size of 18" x 13": Close-up shots and a photo of the framed artwork on display in my CAF at: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=829222

Thanks for preventing me getting neck strain.

I've done it once for the sake of completion though several years later I ended up selling the art. In a similar vein, I've bought all of the classic DR WHO series on DVD, even though I don't care much for the Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy eras - which are likely to remain as 'Viewed only once'. It's the collector mentality. If you can live with the cost of the art, maybe you should buy it - if, for nothing, else, it will stop you agonizing over it. You could always re-sell the art later on if you decide on a purge.

Of about 450 pieces (I cut down a lot), I only have seven artworks on display at any one time. I tend to rotate rather than plaster my walls with the stuff.

New in today . . . Reynold Brown's original Movie Poster painting for the 1956 film, WORLD IN MY CORNER, starring Audie Murphy: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1637859

Big price drop over last year's result and, taking into account inflation, a big drop in value over its initial 1994 auction sale. .

Lots of Ernie Colon art up For Sale on CAF's Dealer's listings, mostly very affordable with starting prices of $75 upwards for panel pages and some unused covers for under $500. Maybe you should compare what you have against what's For Sale to arrive at an informed opinion regarding value?

DPS, yes, absolutely.

Looks a bit messy in terms of various components in need of separate framed displays. No idea what the market is for Ernie's work but I'd say $500 tops.

I'm not hung up on superhero types so found the survey very interesting, visually, for the diversity of strips and artistic styles. Very few things on show that I'm familiar with, so my answers were based on whether or not I found the artwork in question visually appealing and I probably liked about 65% of what I saw.

Near enough?

The doubt was not created by anyone here, it already existed. The thread was specifically created to disclose justifiable concerns that are absent from the auction listing.

The Vinnie Colletta school of OA collecting?

I often send out art packages from the UK to overseas destination using a Global Express service for big-ticket items that carry a three-day delivery window. Delays can and will happen due to things like customs clearance, which is usually a matter of routine. Same thing works the other way when I'm getting in artwork from the USA. Never had a parcel go astray, but delays are always something to be sweated over . . .

Ah, Sotheby's at least lists the TOS # 39 re-do as pencils only. Something also not being described in this current offering . . . In addition to the controversial background, I do hope any would-be buyers are aware it's pencils only.

I would never want to own any of these recreations, so value is of lesser interest to me. What fascinates me is the background story behind them.

And my guess was that Jack laid down some basic outlines and said to his assistant, "Over to you", which is pretty much akin to those times he did layouts for other artists to follow. You idea is that Jack added some finishing touches. We're not exactly poles apart as I do think Jack's involvement was minimal. I don't have a problem in the world with you having a different opinion, it's just that earlier on in this thread you were too heavy-handed in your dismissal of contrary opinions to your own. For example, your exchanges with Bluechip guy which he called you out on. You can respectfully disagree over opinions, which is not quite the same as telling the other person, "You're completely wrong."