I am sad to report that Tom Loback of Dragontooth Miniatures passed away in his sleep on March 5th. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just a few weeks ago.
Holmes collected and played with a number of Dragontooth figures, as has been discussed here in this community and on Zach H's blog.
Below is a photo of Loback with his cats sculpting figures in wax in NYC sometime back in the early 80s. From Loback's Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29483647@N00/6693289805/in/set-72157602037368841
RIP. Thanks for letting us know, Tony. He answered a question for my blog via a reader two years ago. See the comments for this post:
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In recent years Tom gained some fame for his driftwood sculptures on the banks of the Hudson River in NYC:
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