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Title: Dr. Pim
Post by: Froggy the Great on 01 October 2010, 04:23:42 AM

Dr. Pim, from the Victorian spinoff of the excellent webcomic "Narbonic". http://www.narbonic.com

The figure started as an octopus by Reaper Miniatures, then I added a raygun, goggles, and a beak.  The figure is based on a US penny, and painted by me.

(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/273/b/1/dr__pim_by_spielorjh-d2ztqzm.jpg)

This is intended to go with/against the Martian Hussars I posted a couple weeks ago.

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: Chairface on 01 October 2010, 04:30:08 AM

Awesome Froggy! I don't know the character, but he looks VSF to the core

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: Supercollider on 01 October 2010, 04:59:52 AM

Love it!  Another good reason not to eat cephalopods! ;)

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: Thunderchicken on 01 October 2010, 09:20:09 AM

Excellent stuff Froggy! I might just copy that idea.

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 01 October 2010, 09:37:35 AM

Froggy, your barking-mad figures never cease to delight. Love those eyes!

Fantastic  :D

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: The_Beast on 01 October 2010, 01:59:58 PM

Great figure from a charming series!

I'll admit the goggles don't quite work for me; I had to be told. Sorry for my lack of perception. Doesn't stop how I'm delighted otherwise!

Thanks so much; I believe I'll hunt for a re-read shortly.

Doug

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: YPU on 05 October 2010, 12:07:16 AM

I think I agree, the goggles lack any kind of strap and thus look a bit like golden eyelids. Which still looks pretty nice, on a darn nice mini, but not what you were going for I think?

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: Froggy the Great on 05 October 2010, 01:45:45 AM

My impression based on the drawings I was working from was that they were held in place like monocles.  I got a little more Homer Simpson and a little less autocratic mad scientist octopus, but oh well.

Title: Re: Dr. Pim
Post by: The_Beast on 12 October 2010, 01:30:41 PM

Quote from: Chairface on 01 October 2010, 04:30:08 AM

Awesome Froggy! I don't know the character, but he looks VSF to the core

I went for a re-read, and realized it takes awhile to understand the VSF thread is buried in a modern one.

If you haven't gotten into it enough to see that, try going to:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/toc.php
And text search for 'astonishing'.

You have to keep going back to the index and searching down for the next chapter, as it's used as a Sunday supplement, but you may well find it worth the effort. Me, I enjoy most of the strip.

Haven't got to Pym yet, though.

Doug

Edit: Oh, and the artist allows the strip to go self-referential on occasion, so many of the 'huh?' moments may have explanations in a non-VSF thread.