IDENTITY CRISIS: LEGO OR ACTION FIGURES

I have just renamed this site and my social media to FREETHEFIGURES from FREETHEGEEKMAN. This follows some big changes I made to social media last year. This is just the final step in that process so rather than write another full article I have just updated this one Original Article below published 2nd October 2022.Continue reading “IDENTITY CRISIS: LEGO OR ACTION FIGURES”

BrickCentral Artist Spotlight

Every month Brickcentral feature a different LEGO Photographer from the community, show some off their photos and ask them to talk about their process a little. Well, this month that photographer is me! Thanks so much to the BC team for reaching out to me! You can check out the full article on their blogContinue reading “BrickCentral Artist Spotlight”

TOP 5 Favourite Figs 2022

In 2022 I picked up a wide range of action figures and shot photos of lots of them so I thought I would rank my 5 favourites. Now these are my personal favourites from those that actually bought. I’m sure there are better figures out there that I didn’t get (Haslab Galactus!) but I’m notContinue reading “TOP 5 Favourite Figs 2022”

Seasons Greetings: Seasonal Star Wars Photos

Merry Christmas to you all! For your present I thought I would wrap up a selection of photos I took for LEGO into one post and talk a little about the process. DISCLAIMER: Most of the Star Wars LEGO in the photos throughout this post were provided to me by LEGO through Brickcentral. And that’sContinue reading “Seasons Greetings: Seasonal Star Wars Photos”

LEGO In Focus: Featuring… Me!

There’s a fantastic photography book that’s just been published by Chronicle Books called LEGO In Focus. Please note though, I am a little biased because one of the photos in that book is by me. That’s right I took a photo that has been published in an official LEGO book. I thought I should writeContinue reading “LEGO In Focus: Featuring… Me!”

Iron Fist Smash

I’ve always shied away from customising action figures. I’m not a very artistic or crafty person, and my painting ability is probably on par with pre-schoolers. But… with very few Iron Fist Toys being released I decided to scratch that itch with my first custom figure. Iron Fist Hulk. First of all I saw aContinue reading “Iron Fist Smash”