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In 1992 a new magazine emerged dealing with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and for N-FORCE Oliver Frey painted numerous vignettes of the so-called N-Force Kids, who interacted with the games and photos of the real-life magazine staff.
Here are a few of the surviving paintings.
Puzzle Book Covermount
1334 — 8.5 x 11 cm (3.4 x 4.3 ins)
The four N-Force Kids gathered: Bud, Sue, Culky and Chase.
Postcards
1336 — 15 x 10 cm each card
Insert postcards of Bud, Culky & Sue, N-Force #2
Contents Illustration
1337 — 8.5 x 11 cm (3.4 x 5 ins)
Sue, Bud, Chase and Culky pose on the contents page of N-Force #1.
Contra Spirit
1338 — 26 x 12 cm (10 x 4.4 ins)
The kids battle in illustration for a review of the game of the same name, N-Force #1
Bud with Xmas Cake
1339 — 18 x 8.5 cm (7 x 3.3 ins)
Bud getting a bit festive in
N-Force #7
Playing Tips Book Cover
1335 — 18 x 14 cm (7 x 5.5 ins)
Matted into a background, the front and back covers of a free cover-mounted gift on an issue of
N-Force.
Bud and Baseball Bat
1342 — 19 x 27 cm (7.5 x 10.5 ins)
Painted to be incorporated into a photo of the N-Force reviewing staff writers.
Set of four separate vignettes designed to illlustrate game reviews
1341 — average dimensions of each board 10 x 12 cm (4.5 x 4 ins)
Chase & Prince
1340 — 14 x 9 cm (5.5 x 3.5 ins)
Illustration incorporated with a review of Prince of Persia.
Chase & Bud with Pop Can
1349 — 20 x 20 cm (7.8 x 7.8 ins)
Illustration incorporated within an editorial assemblage of staff writers.
Bud & Culky Rave
1350 — 14 x 16 cm (5.5 x 6.3 ins)
Illustration incorporated within an editorial assemblage of staff writers.
Bud & Culky's New Year Fling
1351 — 18 x 18 cm (7 x 7 ins)
Illustration incorporated with the staff writers celebrating New Year 1993 in #8 of N-Force.
See below how the image was incorporated with the team photo.
Breakfast with Culky
1352 — 14 x 20 cm (5.5 x 8 ins)
Illustration incorporated within an editorial assemblage of staff writers.
Breakfast Swap
1353 — 8 x 12 cm (3 x 5 ins)
Sue battles with Culky over who gets what for breakfast.
N-Force Boogie
1353 — 8 x 12 cm (3 x 5 ins)
Bud, Chase and Sue incorporated within an editorial assemblage of staff writers.
Part of page 5 from N-Force #8 introducing the editorial and design team, showing how Oliver Frey's vignette of Bud and Culky in kilts (item 1351 above) was stitched into the photograph.
Sue, in the centre, and Chase on the right were on separate art baords, now lost.