July 2010
rohoshows asked: hey do you post fan art?
here it's one
http://riverbirdstudios.blogspot.com/2008/05/tenton-colossus.html
thanks.
here it's one
http://riverbirdstudios.blogspot.com/2008/05/tenton-colossus.html
thanks.
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