$newsid = ''; ?> Troy Swain does action figures of his friends and Modern Man Philosophers.
Here are his philosophers in color.
Somebody else had a similar idea but it looks like his were rendered in PhotoShop, not in 3D.
Also, something completely different via Troy: Visualjournalism.com, a professional site keeping track of infographics like Saddam's spider hole (it's worth it to start with the full background).