Happy Birthday, Roy Batty!

Today is the day that Nexus 6 combat model Roy Batty comes to "life".

Come to think of it, he was a bit batty, but he was all Roy!

Below is a print I created for a Movie art exhibition a few years ago.

And here is an old post about when I actually got to meet the man himself!

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Lazy Day

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