It’s probably safe to say at this point that I’m something of a fan of Judge Dredd.

Sadly to lots of people that just brings back bad memories of the Sylvester Stallone movie. There’s a new Dredd project gearing up that will hopefully overwrite the last attempt, but you really need to go back to the source to appreciate the impact this guy had on a couple of generations.

So when I saw that @Termight was starting to fabricate actual helmets I was very interested. You may remember I already have some incredibly cool Termight merchandise so even though I’m not a big collector of this kind of thing (or fully understand the need to have a Harry Potter wand in a fucking display case) I knew the finished thing would have had a lot of work put into it. The attention to detail on the badge and buckle are exact so I new something on a larger scale was going to be special. Here’s what happened on Friday morning:

Showing the thing off on Twitter I was immediately christened ‘Old Man Mountain Dredd’ (cheers @stml), but the video and subsequent pics sent a little wave through the 2000AD demographic of my followers. Been a bit busy since then, but here are a few more photos for those of you that don’t think this kind of thing is nuts.

It’s a thing of beauty.

12 Second Film Reviews!! on 12seconds.tv

Seesmic, Qik, Phreadz and now 12 Seconds.

I love the tiny window this gives you. It’s still not quite the video equivalent of Twitter, but it could get there once people find a way to @ one another and follow the conversations. Not that I think that’s a priority. Right now it’s just fun to see what can be achieved in such a confined space. Christian as always is way out ahead:

No Ones Slave, No Ones Master. on 12seconds.tv

When I logged on for the first time it was a little like a video conversation yearbook. All the familiar faces where there already. I noticed that while most people were faltering with the built in limitations of the platform Christian was already on his 8th page of videos! I mentioned this to Jess and her reply was:

He’s like Monkey: irrepressible!

It’s not a bad comparison. He’s a little wayward at times, but makes for an excellent ambassador. If I was starting any video related platform I’d ensure he had an invite from day one. He brings an audience and certainly puts a new place through its paces.

I think the last time I posted something of Christian’s it was his piece on refugees in Jordan. We’ve hung out together a lot since then and even though I practically live on the Internet I still can’t keep up with his output. The guy is a machine.

I’ve seen first hand how easily he completely disarms people and gets them to open up to him. I’m more of a blunt instrument and do ok, but Christian has a gift for this. Couple his talent with all the tech he carries and the social media platforms he straddles and he’s at the very top of his game.

Tony Benn’s not too bad either.

In that short interview he sums up what I’ve been trying to get through to people for years.

Great post, Christian. Outstanding.