I’ve been happily designing and producing custom playsets and vehicles for collectors the past three years. It’s been incredibly satisfying, and I’ve loved a lot of it. BUT. I’m having to deal with a lot of personal stuff right now.…
I blame Michael French. Michael French is the creator/host/producer/writer and driving force behind the Retroblasting YouTube channel. Years ago, he inspired me to start looking at the very narrow hobby of custom toy creation. He highlighted fan creators like Stan…
So it is that time of year… The time where HE COMES home. And people watch Halloween movies. And a new one, the LAST one (yeah, right) Halloween Ends just released. (This is a followup post, now that we have…
My pal Michael French is THIS. CLOSE. to 100,000 subscribers on Youtube. He makes excellent well polished videos about collectibles and pop culture and has been doing so for over a decade. If you like witty insightful opinions PLEASE subscribe…
I had the great pleasure a couple of weeks back to be interviewed by Grindhead Jim on his Youtube channel. We talked about the Freeze Chamber, thinking like a Kenner designer, and I previewed my latest crazy “lost toy” project.…
I’ve just upgraded this very site to allow for digital purchases of some of my 3D models, ready for printing. the URL is https://www.josephdickerson.com/shop and I hope you find something you like.
One of my favorite shows of all time is one that, today, is mostly forgotten. A show at one time that was HUGELY popular with viewers around the world. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The show that EXPLODED in the wake…
Like many fans, I was taken aback and utterly gutted at the news that Gilbert Gottfried had passed away at the age of 67. His podcast is… WAS, a constant source of entertainment and joy in my life. I suspected…
I’m a big fan of the film The Last Starfighter. It is one of those “cult classics” that most people I have met either love… Or have never seen. It was a moderate success on its initial 1984 release, and…
A couple of weeks back I went to Orlando for my quick 3-day-weekend getaway. The main point was to get out of the house – I’d been going stir crazy. I also had to head straight to the James Bond…
Had the opportunity to attend the Southern Fried Gaming Expo last month in Atlanta, and I had a blast. Not only was there an abundance of classic pinball tables, but lots of new ones as well (got to play the…
Kenner released TONS of Star Wars playsets back in the day. The glory days of the Star Wars toyline was 1978 to 1984. The secret to the line’s success was simple: The scale. Unlike G.I.Joe or Kenner’s own Six Million…
Something that has been the biggest 3D modeling design challenge I have ever tackled. Soon all will be revealed. But here’s a preview.
Hollywood is dying. I don’t say that lightly… Hundreds of thousands of people live in LA making a living in the Entertainment industry. Heck, I have a few friends there who work in the “biz.” But the numbers don’t lie.…
After over a decade selling and buying on eBay if finally established a storefront there. Named after one of the first “creative” efforts I did as a late teen, Solarquest Enterprises features all my 3D models and custom props I…
I used to be a Disney fanboy. Emphasis on “used to be”. Disney as a corporation has made some pretty bad decisions over the past few years – Heck, filming a movie near a prison camp in China and then…