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Super Smash Brothers Brawl!

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Lurch’s Laboratory: Super Smash Brothers Brawl
By Lurch
SUPER —- SMASH —- BROS — BRAWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, ok, hold on, for those of you that are lost already go to the Smash Bros Dojo site to get educated, we’ll wait for you … … … … … … up to speed now, alright, let’s go!
The […]

Designs of the Missing!

Missing Marvel Designs by Lurch. Click for a larger pic.
Lurch’s Laboratory: Designs of the Missing - Marvel Episode
By Lurch
I’ve always been a fan of Jatta Pake’s Review of the Missing columns on MMHQ (seems like that column has been missing for a while now too *cough*). But anyways, I thought it would be fun to […]

Concept Art 101

Or “How to do twice the work in half the time!”

By Lurch
We’re back for another fun filled lesson in design! Everyone have their No.2 pencils and sketchbooks? All of those that raised their hands go to the back of the class; you obviously didn’t pay attention in the last lesson. Now all the rest of […]

Photoshop 101

Or “How I learned to stop using MS Paint and love The Gimp!”

Superman Confidential #1 Minimate style by Lurch.
Lurch’s Laboratory: Photoshop 101!
By Lurch
I’ve been asked many things over the years on the minimate forums: why do they call you Lurch; what character is your favorite; why did C3 fail; do you have any spares; what […]

March Madness!

College Mascot Minimates by Lurch. Click for a larger pic.
Lurch’s Laboratory: March Madness!

By Lurch
It’s March and you know what that means …. March Madness!!! How’s your brackets doing so far, not so good? Well, here are some Minimate Mascots to ease your troubles. I took some of the top teams in the NCAA tournament this […]

Frank Miller’s 300!

King Leonidas, Queen Gorgo, an Immortal, and Ephialtes by Lurch. Click for a larger pic.
Lurch’s Laboratory: 300
By Lurch
Frank Miller’s new epic crashes on the big screen today and what better way to celebrate than a few concept designs from the film. This would be a good series to have army builders and large figure sets […]

Transformers: Hearts of Steel

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Shockwave by Lurch. Click for a larger pic.
Lurch’s Laboratory: Transformers - Hearts of Steel
By Lurch
With the Transformers movie right around the corner and with the interest in the regular G1 designs that I’ve already created, here’s a different look for the Robots in Disguise… Transformers Hearts of Steel is a […]

Metroid!

Samus Aran from Metroid in various suits of armor by Lurch. Click for a larger pic.

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As many of you know, Barry Bradfield (aka Basement #24) has recently been hired by Art Asylum and can no longer continue his monthly feature here at the HQ called “It Came From the Basement…” where he would showcase his […]

From Ottawa With Love

Barry moves out of the Basement and into the Asylum!

The Bond Minimate Project teaser poster by Basement #24. Click for a larger pic.
By Barry
Back in the fall of 2006, I had a wild idea that I could and would create 125 unique James Bond minimate designs over the next year as a sub article to […]

SPOOOOOOOON!

The Tick, Arthur, Die Fledermaus, and American Maid by Basement #24. Click for a larger image.
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Episode #7 of It Came From the Basement features character from Ben Edlund’s underground smash-hit: The Tick! - Fujis
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By Barry
When looking at the designs for the Tick, there’s one thing that has to go without […]