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IRON MAN: A WALK IN THE STARK - "THERE ISN'T MUSHROOM IN THE SUPERHERO BIZ FOR A FUNGI !!"

(BEST SEEN LARGE)

 

"In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away in the grass, merely remarking as it went, `One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.' "

 

(LEWIS CARROLL "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND")

 

"TONY STARK AKA THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN CAUGHT IN MAGIC MUSHROOM SCANDAL !!!"

 

(DAILY BUGLE HEADLINE)

 

"NO! No pictures!! Er, um, ahhh. No comment.

 

Wait! Okay.....well, just say NO to drugs kids!!"

 

(TONY STARK, CEO STARK INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE AVENGERS, DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D, FORMER U.S SECRETARY OF DEFENCE)

 

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This picture came about pretty much because I happened to spot sitting on one of my bookshelves the Fimo sculpture I did years ago of the little Cockney caterpillar from the movie Labyrinth.

 

Then I naturally thought of Alice in Wonderland and the caterpillar that's sitting on the mushroom smoking a water-pipe.

 

From there Iron Man/Tony Stark, that well known champion for (AGAINST, damnit, AGAINST !!) substance abuse followed almost logically....

 

The hardest part thereafter was sculpting up the damned hookah, which gave me pause to ponder until I realised that at this scale it was all about the bling and loaded the basic Sculpy piece I crafted with gemstones and such.

 

The Iron Man figure is one of the Marvel Super Hero Squad range, the Hall Of Armour set , specifically.

 

The hookah tubes are actually from the Marvel Select Ultimate Iron Man action figure set and are notionally 'jump starter' cables that plug into the character's forearms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Uploaded on October 7, 2008
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