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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Westfalia Chris on November 13, 2006, 06:12:58 PM

Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Westfalia Chris on November 13, 2006, 06:12:58 PM
Meet Schwangi, Mighty Ruler of the Land that Time forgot and Cousin-in-Law of the infamous Gwangi. I mean, we all know big dinosaurs had tiny brains, so how innovative may they have been about selecting names...

(http://www.dminis.com/images/img.1163441226056.JPG)

It´s a hard plastic toy from the "Natural History Museum Collection", which I bought at Frankfurt´s Senckenberg Museum in the very early nineties (Summer 91 or 92, IIRC). I spray-based it using outdoor spray paint, then painted it using washes and drybrushs of Vallejo, with a final coat of artists glossy varnish to get that slightly glistening look.

The figure is a Foundry Adventurer added for scale.

Next: African Amazons and The Son of the Mighty Schmoo Pong!
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on November 13, 2006, 06:19:11 PM
God!  I'm "hin und weg"!! No idea how to translate it into english but that's exactly what I am  :mrgreen:

Mighty one, Chris, I love it.
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Grimm on November 13, 2006, 06:45:24 PM
yes thst´s it!!! love it  :love:  :love:  :love:  :love:

Hmmm!?!  Kong VS Schwangi ?? were will be the winner ? can Kong beat Schwangi or will he lost the crown of the lost world ?

Grimm
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Driscoles on November 13, 2006, 08:03:01 PM
Ich küsse den Schreibtisch auf dem du malst....oder so !

Absolutely great !

The Skin looks awesome and the base is great too.

Björn
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: PeteMurray on November 13, 2006, 08:12:44 PM
That is exactly the way a pulp dino should look--big, lumpy, and dragging his tail!
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Westfalia Chris on November 16, 2006, 01:26:37 PM
Obelisk Amazons! Sadly, the skin finish, while very nice in real life, didn´t work out well in the photograph. I hope to do some "action shots" soon, with surrounding terrain and more "ambient" light, so maybe those´ll be better.

(http://www.dminis.com/images/img.1163682509189.jpg)

Another pic of M´Nele, Queen of the Jungle:

(http://www.dminis.com/images/img.1150103815871.jpg)

@Pete Murray: Isn´t he just darling?!? That was exactly the reasoning - the body build is more like what current research suggests, but the pose is sooo pulp-style.
Title: The Mighty Schwangi
Post by: Barry S on November 16, 2006, 10:39:30 PM
Nice Work!!!  :mrgreen: