Tech Works FX Studios

01/01/2023

Don’t forget to take care of the animals - fireworks scare them and they could run away. CBD for dogs works well. Happy New Year, Cheers

01/01/2023

Happy new year from Tech Works Studios. Last year was crazy busy- let’s hope this year is even better

12/31/2022

I used to be at 18 packs a day in college, it was almost 6 bucks a week habit

12/31/2022

Happy birthday to Val Kilmer, I was happy to know that when I was designing and sculpting the mask and helmet for Blunt-man, they finally got Val for the role. I know it was hard and uncomfortable wearing the costume and mask but he looked great.

12/31/2022

Learning to replace my Autocad for Lightburn for 2d files for laser cutting. Lots to learn on this one, it’s a 2fer, it’s both for 2d design and every aspect of laser cutting. It’s very thorough! Loving it.

12/31/2022

Good one, name.

12/31/2022

I was asked to make a set of drums for Tommy Lee after I made some for Neal Peart from Rush, ( I don’t make the drums DW does, I make the cool stuff around them) but I said no on Tommy’s, they’d have killed him. Drums on long robot arms that explode & fly out over the crowd , spin in space and fly back to him so he could play them in the next beat. Nope! Giant mechanical arms holding actual drums moving very fast in and out of Tommy’s space, basically his crotch. Had to explain why I said no and yell about safety. I’ve lost many jobs by refusing to do unsafe things and I’m good with that. I sleep well knowing no one gets hurt or killed by my designs, creations or Fx

12/31/2022

Another gentleman I had the pleasure of meeting was Peter Faulk at a friends trendy restaurant in Beverly Hills. My parents came to visit so we went for lunch and he and his family walked in. My mother who is a huge fan as am I, was so excited. We ate well and as she carried my baby daughter to calm her he asked if he could hold her so of course when Lt. Columbo asks, and we talked and let him know we were all huge fans. He was absolutely gracious and an old school gentleman

Peter Falk as Columbo.

12/31/2022

Someone was talking about sir Anthony Hopkins on here, it reminded me of the time I talked to him once in Vegas, I was doing an installation of animatronics I built for the Bellagio Hotel and noticed a couple people being let into our area which was generally not allowed since there was cranes and large equipment there and it’s was the great Mr Hopkins there to see what we were doing and installing. Very nice gentleman and a legend of course.

12/30/2022

I got to meet and talk to Michael Jackson when I was working for Stan Winston. It’s was surreal lol, he came for a visit with some kids so I puppeteered some animatronic gorilla heads for them. He was so happy like a kid and very nice, would have loved to build something cool with him.

12/30/2022

Just need to replace the brakes from drum to disc and a new master cylinder and she’s out to rule the streets and clear that bay of the shop.

12/30/2022

I was listening to Shatner Claus, William Shatner’s Christmas album ( I have all of his albums) and it reminded me of when I worked with him, he was quite the gentleman for a living legend.

12/30/2022

I’ll be getting rid of a lot in the shop after the new year. The pontoon boat will be finished, the 72 javelin will be done and both removed from the shop to make room for something big and unique.

12/30/2022

E A Bay!

http://threestoogespictures.info/violent-is-the-word-for-curly-starring-the-three-stooges/
New Years Eve at 6:20 pm Pacific time on MeTV, enjoy the in "Violent is the Word for Curly" - famous for the Stooges' "Swinging the Alphabet" routine ("b a bey, b e bee, b I bicky bi …")

12/30/2022

I have a soft place in my evil heart for this film, not so much the sequels lol

12/28/2022

Violent Night!
Best movie I’ve seen in a while.

12/28/2022

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