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11/04/2020 4:24 am
Fun with figures [PIC]
I always loved building and painting figures.I used to do military dioramas years ago., etc..
My display cases are full of old movie stars like Frankenstein and his bride, Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless, the Maria robot from "Metropolis"
I like to pose figures with cars to give a sense of scale and perhaps a story line. The figures range from stock with minor touchups to completely hand crafted
Here's few examples:
This guy I had to build from the ground up to have him on the pedals and steering.
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photo no longer availableI later tinted the lenses on his googles because it just didn't photograph that well.
11/04/2020 8:00 am
I like that alot. In the last pic one could think the real car with a real driver was photographed..
..back in the days.
My father has just completed one of his projects, the model of a Greek trireme. He converted several dozen figures which are actually used for model train dioramas to create the oarsmen.
11/04/2020 8:23 am
I love this model...
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11/04/2020 8:50 am
conversions and scratch builds [PIC]
This is probably in your father's wheelhouse with a combo of conversions and scratch builds:
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11/04/2020 9:12 am
Wow those pics are really breathtaking. Awesome work. Thanks for posting.
If it not bothers(no diecast topic) I would send a few pics of the details as soon as I get the Chance after Corona.
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11/04/2020 10:59 am
WOW!!! That's a dynamic display piece....
You're not putting that work in the attic. That model deserves to be a centerpiece of your living room, library or office.
11/04/2020 1:34 pm
Very impressive.
11/04/2020 5:29 pm
Always like that guy Rich. Nice job.
Topic starter
12/04/2020 6:39 am
I always had a Barney Oldfield character in mind...
After I finished this guy, Bill Bennett sent me pics of him and I had no idea how big and brutish looking he was. My guy looks more like Christopher Reeve. LOL
I thought about resculpting his face but I'd have torip his head off because as you saw, the figured was built into the model to get the hands, feet and body in the right positions.
I quit. LOL