Royale Studio Models - David Reid (Updated 14th Nov '24)

1. David Reid solo - Royale Catalogue Entry

David Reid appeared in a number of Royale sets and storyettes. This image was his first, solo appearance, seemingly nude, oiled up and astonishingly muscular (with a touch of puppy fat). He's seated on Royale's famous military drum which appears in a number of Royale studio sets.

Royale Studios' Catalogue entry for DAR

1a David Reid by Royale

 
This image (added Jun 2022) is almost certainly from the DAR set.
It appeared in 'Tomorrows Man 7' magazine in 1959.

2. David Reid - Royale 02

It's possible that this image, which I found at Adonis Male, also comes from this early set with the black background. Although it's attributed to David, it's hard to authenticate it's identity in this quality. I do sense the hand of Royale's associate, Scott of London in the shapely pouch (if you know what I mean!). The chains add a tasty, feisty, fetish touch.

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This image of David, is from Man Alive No 9 (April 1960)

This study of a dude cowboy from the autumn days of 'pouch art' looks rather ridiculous to modern eyes at first, but even from that perspective there's still a perverse sexiness in the manipulation of the model. David's youthful beauty and muscular build shine through the confusion. There's a somewhat leaner look about his face that's possibly connected to getting 'ripped' for a bodybuilding competition. 

For all the oddness, there's erotic craft to admire in the well-stuffed pouch and the belt tightly cinched about his waist accentuating the model's tapered torso and screaming out that his jeans are missing. It's lightly suggestive of restraint, especially in combination with the whip. 

The bandana tied round his neck has a similar, erotic ambiguity. It was a common, stylish accessory for TV cowboy stars of the time like Roy Rogers and Tex Ritter, but it also accentuates the sexiness of a stout neck when it's tied in a narrow strip - see Ty Hardin (in the middle) from the 'Bronco', TV show

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This picture of David appeared in the following issue of Man Alive, No 10 (1960). It showcases his broad back and shapely buttocks but I'm not sure it's a very flattering pose overall (admittedly the slope of the magazine in this e-bay sales picture isn't helping). 

The gun as an erotic device is something of a cliché and it's shadow seems to be in an odd place if it's meant to be erotic innuendo. Once again David's hair is a standout feature.

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This image really does showcase David's lusciously upholstered torso.

From Body Beautiful 16 (1961)

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Another image from the same 1961 outdoor shoot.

Tracking down images of David is complicated by the use of aliases.

He was labelled as John Dawe for this picture when it appeared in Trim Studio Quarterly 26 (1968). 

It was part of a retrospective feature on Hussar Studio. 

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David fronted Body Beautiful 16 in 1964 looking a lot more mature in Tarzan-esque gear with yet another fetish accessory - rope. You can see him as a body-builder here rather than a suggestive porn model but I've yet to discover other pictures in this vein. It may be that he used a different name for his straight posing. This picture was taken by Davmel not Royale. 

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This is the best picture I have of David Reid and his luscious torso by a long way. It surfaced out of the blue in the Colville Exhibition of Royale Studio coloured masters in 2019. Royale lovers will recognise the wagon wheel from the closing scenes of 'Unapproved' but this image is not part of that storyette. The only other example I can recall of a Royale Studio model wearing cut-offs is Ian Oliver in another Colville coloured picture. The cowboy flavour is unusual for Royale too although it also occurs in another image of David Reid above.

This picture of him is the closest match I can offer to the slightly puzzling images of the Caned Sailors set, which is related to BULLIES (see below, Royale 04 in the mitchmen archive)

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This bio's will be included in the mitchmen Open Archive of Royale Studio

Be Careful What You Wish For - 8

Some weeks later....

This is No 8 in the mitchmen 'Wishes' series

for the rest click on the 'Wishes' label below

 

Art by Damo -3

This series is a tentacle saga that's a cut above the average. Starting with a nice physique, Damo develops a genuine sense of tight bondage gradually enveloping Eddie's body and completely restraining him. He also captures the mysterious presence of Venom within Eddie and asserting his hold over him in a way that is both seductive and forceful.

This cutie is yet another take on Eddie Brock by Damo, 

this time he manages to make him look both butch and roguish

as befits his villainous role in the Spiderman stories.

Venom's tentacles curl around him poised to take control. 

The symbiote lives inside Eddie and this image

creates the impression of an electrifying power within, 

although Eddie himself has no super-powers.

As the web-like bindings tighten round his body

Eddie shows no reaction, but the effect is to 

makes him look stronger and still in control.

Composure is replaced by annoyance as his arms are pulled behind his head,

It's a classic bodybuilder pose, but there's a real sense of strength restrained.

As his nipples are teased, Eddies cheeks to suffuse with redness 

His cock and balls bulge from their tight restraints, he begins to leak.

When finally a gag seals his mouth

He looks impotent and angry

Watching his balls being divided.

When bobbly tentacle drives inside his cock shaft 

Eddies eyes close in ecstasy

The oozing of fluid continues.

 Eddie looks so cute and happy here!

Sexy in his mesh of tentacles

See Part 1 of this mitchmen post for site links for Damo's art

Art by Damo 2

 Incremental series are not my cup of tea usually, but this image of a blond, butch hunk sleeping on a settee in his tight shorts caught my eye and the degradation of this particular immobile man encompassed a number of fetish elements that appeal to me.

It's Eddie Brock again and he is awakened by the sensation of his shorts being pulled down.

All we see of the perpetrator are the black tips of the slenderest tentacles ever.

He doesn't seem to see anything at all, but I think it might be Venom, his symbiote.

Maybe Eddie is used to antics like this from him, he just looks irritated.

But if he thinks it's OK to just go back to sleep he get's a rude surprise.

Because a large round paddle appears and slaps his backside sharply.

It appears to be a tentacle again, one that has shape-shifted.

So presumably it feels more like a hand slap than a hard, wooden paddle

The paddling continues,

somehow, the hunk has become tightly bound and gagged.

Is this a result of more tentacles joining in?

The half-mast shorts and shiny cheeks are sexy.

Now, even his shorts are taken from him and his legs too are bound together.

But not before his cock is prised out so that it's trapped behind his thighs, in full view.

Whether it's due to the spanking or the binding of his cock, he's seen to be rock hard.

The threat of a stray paddle hit landing there adds fearful anticipation to his primary discomfort.

At length the painful (but clearly exciting) spanking is paused,

but only so that a chunky candle can be inserted into his ass.

The hot, molten wax drips down, stinging his exposed genitals.

An extra control device has been fitted to his cockhead.

Tape is applied to his eyes, a basic blindfold leaving him to focus on the sensations of pain.

A second paddle-tentacle joins in, they simultaneously pound both buttocks.

The tension mounts!

I haven't reproduced the entire series here, there are more intermediate stages 

and the customary, messy finale which you will find at the links given in Part 1.

Damo - Eddie Gym Bound

This postscript sees Eddie at the gym, still minus his shorts - and still throbbing. 

This is the most luscious depiction of his muscularity in my samples.

The posters on the wall and the camera suspension arrangement overhead

appear to suggest that it's Spiderman (his arch-enemy) who has done this.

Whether he's responsible for Eddies erection too I cannot say, but probably not.

There's a companion image in which Eddie has transformed into Venom, identically bound.

You'll notice that the ropes here have a bamboo-like seam at regular intervals 

but I have not discovered what that signifies, it may be Spidey-web.

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More DamoDee in Part 3 of this mitchmen series (link pending)

Damo site links are given in Part 1

Art By Damo 1

Damo - Eddie Brock Milked

 This is my favourite Damo picture. It shows one of his regular subjects, Eddie Brock (of Venom fame). being overpowered by a gang of men and milked (for reasons best know to themselves). 

Eddie's hunkiness shines out through a terrific puffed out chest and tensed six pack. The sheer number of his assailants testifies to his strength and his man appeal and it makes for a great picture.

  Damo normally specialises in those multi-image series based on a single character who is progressively tweaked, gradually losing their clothes and interfered with until eruption occurs. As far as I have been able to discover, this picture is, an almost unique occurrence of men directly interacting with each other in Damo's art. And it's a great image too. There are some minor 'spatial' issues in the detail of this ambitious, crowded picture but that doesn't detract from it's dramatic impact.

Damo - The Punisher Boxed

This image of a naked man, shibari-tied and forced into a transparent box is a powerful image of subjugation but the subject's fluid response casts doubt on it's value as a punishment in this case. The character depicted is actually Marvel's 'The Punisher', so it's a neat role reversal.

This drawing looks deceptively simple but notice the beautifully crafted feet. It's also another striking 3D accomplishment, not so much in the perspective of the box itself. but in fitting the man inside it so  convincingly. He really looks like he's squeezed inside in this incredibly contorted position. I love the flattened buttocks.

Apart from the air-holes, the box seems rather unreal, almost magical. It's a bit like those flimsy perspex boxes they put Christmas cards in. More substantial walls would be nice - and a lock to keep him inside!

Damo - Off To The Pound

This is out and out cartoonery, a very severe prison regime . 

I like the idea of inmates being given jocks with convict stripes to wear.

Damo - title not known

In a world where bondage is typically depicted in dungeons and hard places, 

experiencing it in a cosy, domestic bed seems exceptionally kinky

The subject here is notably less chunky than those in the preceding images, still attractively built but more like a real world man. The bondage he's been put in here is particularly complex with multiple criss-crossing ropes, it must have taken hours to knot up!

Now gagged and sightless, left on his own, he is free to enjoy - or at any rate, experience - the sensual pleasures assigned to him without having to worry about the person who set it all up. 

Of course if he's a plumber, waylaid while dealing with a dripping tap, 

he might feel differently about it all, but he looks pretty relaxed.

Another example of comprehensive roping featuring Eddie Brock again with an exceptionally large apple-like ball gag which he appears to be contentedly chewing on, lost in a world of his own.

The physique depicted here seems to have great muscularity and bulk and the complexity and radiating form of the ropework is clearly designed to contain that power. Even his fingers are individually bound in a clenched fist.

There's some sexy detail in the nether regions, a ball-stretching tether, slapped-pink buttock cheeks which are bulging through gaps in the net of roping plus a hidden vibrator lost in his internal recesses but apparently going flat out, in the red zone.

Gabriel Reyes, Jack Morrison Bound

This is the opening image of one of Damo Dee's incremental series. 

It's not Eddie this time but Jack Morrison, aka Soldier 76 (from Overwatch) 

another handsome cove in similar, square-jawed vein. Gabriel Reyes is his unseen captor.

I've always been a fan of musclemen bulging out of their shirts and putting them in an upper body harness with under-the-pec roping is a good way of exaggerating that characteristic. Damo has extended the trick to the arms here with tight loop just below the shoulder muscles, plus short sleeves which always enhance a man's biceps. 

He's dressed Reyes in mid-length shorts that do a similar job accepting the thighs, in combination with more loops of rope. He's also roped his victim's tackle, Zeus-style, trapping it in a bag improvised from his own shorts. A connecting rope, deep between the butt cheeks, anchors the arrangement. 

Gabriel Reyes is a Marvel character

I'm also drawn to this image because of the sexy (yellow) clothing

It's also nice to see a genuine black personality.   

His persona seems refined but quite fierce.

The unusual 'yoke' cum crucifixion restraint 

is a great way to emphasise muscularity rendered impotent.

This character depicted is Luke Cage (Marvel)  

Jailed for a crime he didn't commit (where have I heard that before?), 

he acquired a bullet-proof skin from a botched operation.

That offers little defence against this threat.

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This mitchmen series continues in Damo Part 2 (link pending)

Damo images seem impossible to find on search engines using his name

but I managed to unearth these links via an image search

Damo @Tumblr

DamoDraws @Twitter

Damo@Bound Artwork

101 Uses F0r A Belt - No 8, Lightweight Transit Hobble

 

These lightweight straps used with chain links are ideal for shipment of men where weight may be problem but only moderate security is required e.g. holidays and visits to friends (yours or his). 

For more demanding applications refer to Belts No 7

For other posts in this mitchmen series click on the 'Belts' label below

The Rope Art of Talisin

Talisin - Poledance (Cupid)

This striking image shows a leather guy being pressed into service as a pole dancer. 

The slight twist of his body produces a nicely crafted six-pack

It has almost the air of a performance under the big top. 

But if there's an audience there he can't see it.

I love the on-point position imposed on his right foot by the bondage,

 combined with a straight leg it re-creates the elegant form of a ballet dancer

Talisin - Poledance (Cupid)

From behind, the pose looks less controlled, 

the suspension element more apparent.

A teetering, dangerous position.

Nice ass though.

Talisin - Ginger in Leotard

Another 'beautifully bound' image. 

This ropework by The Puppeteer would grace any bondage master's handbook

It is tight, impeccably neat and symmetrical, the work of a true craftsman. 

The subject's wrists are lifted high, conveying genuine restraint, discomfort even.

His short hair and fleshy arms give a generous dose of everyday masculinity.

Definitely a man worth tying up!

Talisin - Ginger in Leotard

Here Ginger's kneeling position with bowed head is a classic submission pose.

His leotard has beautiful clinging qualities which I love.

The bold side flash highlights beautifully the sweep of his thighs and ass.  

It provides a contrasting flow that make the leg looping stand out,

somehow emphasising it's immobilising function.

The garment itself seems incongruous  in this open-air setting, it's tight fit very exposing.

The two men in the background being tied up conjure up a fantasy of mass abduction.

Talisin - Ginger in Leotard

When flown Ginger's leotard shows us a slender torso with subtle, sweet bulges.

His body weight is channelled mainly through the upper body harness,

so the single raised knee turns him towards us and opens up the view

These images of Ginger in a leotard were taken at a public fetish 'picnic'

 but Talisin's site also has artistically created images......

Talisin - Pigling and Wine

I'm dubious about the culinary implications of the title and the apple, but this is still a great image of domination and the pleasures of captivity (for the captor at any rate). It has beautiful colouring which seems intrinsically artistic somehow and is modelled by a great-looking man - @TheBlueJewels

Talisin - Meditation (model: Genanimal)

Here, an ordinary guy (at the 'fit' end of the scale) sits naked on a chair.

His tousled, long hair suggests a boyish, free spirit, but he's not free now.

He looks down as if puzzling over this predicament.

Only his ankle is tethered to the chair, but if he gets up

the raised leg bondage limits him to hobbling on one foot. 

The vast, barn-like space conjures up remoteness, isolation, abandonment.

Talisin - Purple Temptation (model: handymuffelmaus)

Gagged and blindfolded and wearing only a jock,

this captive is confined in a small shower cubicle.

A separate picture shows him deluged by water. 

I suppose it's unnecessary to wonder if it's cold. 

The upper body harness here is asymmetrical, 

it's tied over only one shoulder.

Talisin - Hung In The Attic (model: latexfuchs) 

This looks like the same attic used previously to house the lonely boy on a chair.

Now it provides a parking space for a leather boy in brief, tight, shorts.

A very different, more dangerous persona

Suspended from the ceiling, his arms are pinned by his own weight.

A raised-knee side attachment opens out his crotch and buns.

And gives an impression of angry, frantic struggle.

Talisin - Construction (model Spidey84)

This looks as though a jogger has been intercepted on his daily run.

Well, his unusual skin-tight outfit was bound to attract some attention.

His captor has arranged him in a helpless and inviting, reclining pose.

displaying a slender body and long legs, a 'flow' like Ginger's leotard.

It's a curiously alluring sight, as if he's calmly awaiting collection.

Talisin - Caught (Spidey84)

Spiderman's restraint here is clever, spread by multiple restraining ropes

it's ironically suggestive of a web without resorting to obvious cliché. 

Despite the restraint, you still get a sense of his slender agility

thanks to the (same) model's slender physique.

The desolate surroundings imply that rescue is unlikely

the blindfold and gag doubling up on his isolation.

Talisin - Crypto-Chamber (Spidey'84)

Talisin's take on bringing down Superman is equally imaginative.

A ball gag made of kryptonite, depletes his special powers.

The second crystal pinned to his chest might be considered over-kill,

but the erotic, open-legged pose suggests a use later on in the scene.

Talisin's body harness does a creditable job of bringing out

 a sense of muscularity and strength in Spidey's lean physique.

I suspect that the interest in body suits shown in this group

stems more from Spidey '84, the model than the ropemaster

Talisin - Merman Chris

Perhaps most fantastic of all Talisin's creations is an extended series

 showing a merman in bondage, half in and half out of water.

The bondage here is very complex, but completely external to his body

The merman's tail, encasing the model's legs is a secondary form of bondage itself.

 Finally, the very cute 'voodoobound' returns

(he featured previously in the mitchmen 'beautifully bound' series). 

Here he is being dominated by the ropemaster and showing a more submissive side. 

It's a stirring contrast to the spiky, street-wise persona suggested by his skinhead image. 

See him in shorts at the links below.

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Talisin posts as TalisinArtWorkx on Instagram and DeviantArt

For other bondage rope masters at mitchmen, click on the label below.

More Art by Leon

Read Part 1 of this mitchmen article on Leon's Art

 

Leon - Intimacy

 I don't think you could find a better example of the dark mystery of S&M than this, almost photographic image by Leon showing the strange intimacy between a Master and his Sub. 

The top stares at us as though we are intruding on a private celebration of their shared obsessions - private power and private pain. Despite the distraction he continues to absently tweak his sub who flinches, pulling at his wrist restraints, but does not break away. He appears to be writhing in his Master's embrace but there's no arm encircling him, he's trapped by something more subtle. 

He's probably unaware, since he's hooded, that we are watching their strange courtship. In any case that hood is amplifying his feelings of helplessness and focussing his attention wholly on what the Master is doing to him.

The earthy realism of this moment is also apparent into the characterisation of the two men. They are ordinary guys rather than muscle gods, men who lead ordinary lives when they are not sharing their innermost desires. It's all marvellously atmospheric and very erotic, despite the fact that there's no explicitness (bar the sub's bare buttocks), just two men together. 

A tribute to Leon's power of observation and technical skills.

The picture titles I give here are my mostly own

Leon - Nipple Chewing

There's more intimacy here, a young man nibbling another's nipples and maybe biting them too. It's a cheesy sort of exchange on the surface but the exploration of sensitivities, knowledge of each others boundaries and building of trust is the essence of real life S&M. 

This appears to be an inter-generational relationship and it's tempting to view the younger man as the Sub, but it's not necessarily so. In any case, just which of these two men is being submissive here?

Leon - Master's Kiss

The grip on the collar lead here gives an equally false impression of dominance and submission. If a Master wants to invade a Sub's mouth simply as a demonstration of his power, he does not need to use his tongue, he can use his fingers. Whilst the on the lead initiates this exchange, a kiss like this - with eyes closed - is a sign of mutual affection.

Leon - Master's Permission

Affection between men is evident in this image too. A Sub seems to be initiating intimacy but seeking his Master's permission to proceed in a very submissive way. They might be making up after a row or getting ready for bed after a long day. The union suit gives the hairy man a sort of backwoods, earthy masculinity. 

Leon often shows men smoking cigars and it usually appears to signify they are self-assured Tops, men who are in control, but again who is really in control here? He seems to avert his eyes, not looking his sub in the eye but effectively giving passive assent. 

Leon - Boot Licking

I opened Part 1 of this mitchmen post with a boot-licking, apprentice sub, but this man looks a real pro by comparison and really into the art form. The artist focusses our attention on his sensual enjoyment and engrossment by using a close-up of his face and not actually showing the rest of either man's body. He sensualises the face by using skin tones that seem to take Tom of Finland's mid-career, photo-realism one step further.

 I suppose some might complain that working on boots that are already clean is to miss the point of  this particular form of submissiveness. There's not even a trace of spit, but that gives the man's actions a sort of clean purity.

These pictures seem to simmer with intense personal involvement and passion on the part of the artist, you can detect a deep knowledge of the world of leather and love and respect for the men who practice it.

Leon - Booting Up in Chastity

This image shows more observational insights into what being a leather enthusiast involves. This is a sort of locker-room moment of donning one's kit, as if in preparation for an arduous game. There's a charming vulnerability and mannish clumsiness in this mundane action. The ritualistic, core importance of boots is emphasised here, but it's not just the leather outfit but a whole persona which this man is stepping into.

In his particular case it includes a chastity cage and what appears to be a zippable leather ball bag. This doesn't necessarily mean he's a sub however, merely that access to his tackle is restricted, controlled - whether it be by himself or someone else. 

Chastity devices are not common-place in erotic art, that's probably because most men are more interested in seeing what's locked up inside. Also they require fine drawing and that's not easy without resort to absurd enlargements. Leon gets round that problem by using an upwards-looking viewpoint, which just happens to be rather erotic.

Leon - Daddy's Slaves

This is perhaps the more commonplace fantasy of S&M, a strong man who enslaves others at will and subjects them to punishments in his play-room. The dungeon (even in it's more clinical and dare I say, more comfortable, modern format) is at the centre of S&M porn, trapping the celebrants, but also hiding what they do and what happens to them from prying eyes.

Here there are multiple subs, so while there might be intimate moments in this set up there is no privacy nor exclusivity of attention. These captives will be trained together and this might create an interesting bond between them of shared experience at the hands of the Top. You sense however that this is less interesting to Leon than those dark and intense, one-to-one moments we saw above.

Inter-generational relationships like those shown here are fine between adults. Many men are receptive to caring elders and probably most of us have an instinct to mentor and nurture those with less experience, but for me the 'Daddy' label implies something else, introducing emotions and ideas that must depend a lot upon your personal upbringing. The diminutive expression seems to imply a child-like dependence on the part of the sub and I'm not sure I like that.

Leon - Crucified

Men restrained with arms spread wide and open for punishment is a basic posture in S&M but this picture borrows the iconography of crucifixion for added drama and throws in a sinister, smoky background for good measure. There's also an interesting use of leather arm and foot sleeves which rescues this scenario from the gruesome, ancient custom of using nails to attach the man to the cross.

In fact this man is not suspended at all and is only trapped on the sedile/butt-plug by cunning ankle to groin restraints, not by his own weight. Most of the pain in this pose will emanate from the continuously bent legs. His Top will no doubt thoughtfully alleviate that by compelling him to rise and fall on the sedile (or as much as his restraints will allow).

My last two pictures (below) are copies which don't have the same quality as those above,

 but the artistry is good and the subject matter is interesting.

Leon - Rope Harness

This is one of those simple images I just love. The captive - lean, young and bearded - looks like an ordinary, real person, quite modern too if he had a less flamboyant moustache. Despite his muscularity he looks slightly frail, with a slightly sagging pose that suggests he is not just restrained but overwhelmed by his bondage and the predicament it implies. Leon also used body posture to great effect in the very first picture in this article where we can see that the Sub is being controlled by his Master just by the way he dips into him. It's great observation.

The shibari-style body harness shown here is an unusual design, dense and tightly wrapped below his pecs with more rope wound round his neck in an intimidating, noose-like, collar feature which is probably anchoring his wrists at the rear. There are hints of an equivalent arrangement around his tackle, just out of sight at the bottom, where the glimpse of pubic hair delivers an erotic pulse.

Leon - Empty Bowl

This 'Oliver!' moment can be read as comedy or pathos according to your own leanings. 

The captive is another man with a neatly trimmed beard who looks just like those you might pass on the street wearing a suit or work with in an office. It gives this picture a surreal edge that is very sexy. His nudity, the revelation of his hairy body and the economical use of chains tell us of his utter subjugation. That's reflected in his despondent face which tells us he is resigned to this situation. He understands that he is suddenly dependent on the favours of his captor for the essentials of existence. In fact existence is all he has left right now. The bowl and collar invoke the analogy with owning a dog, a potentially dangerous one, it works much better here than elaborate costuming using rubber masks or tails.

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Read Part 1 of this mitchmen article on Leon's Art

Gallery link for Leon in the comments below

it's a small find - more info still welcome.