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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: white knight on December 24, 2007, 02:36:47 PM

Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 24, 2007, 02:36:47 PM: Since I had the camera out, I thought I'd give it another shot to try and take pics of this conversion. I haven't been able to get any good pictures of it (again), but maybe some of you will be able to recognise the characters and vehicle? Indy is just there for scale, so don't mind him.

(http://wk.frothersunite.com/misc/pics/tintin1.jpg)

(http://wk.frothersunite.com/misc/pics/tintin2.jpg)

(http://wk.frothersunite.com/misc/pics/tintin3.jpg)
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: JollyBob on December 24, 2007, 02:40:22 PM: Oh now that's ace!

Nice one WK. :)
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: Lowtardog on December 24, 2007, 02:44:03 PM: Great stuff W Knight, Is this one of the plastic ones? if so it is even more spectacular :)
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 24, 2007, 02:48:44 PM: No, this is one's a corgi willys jeep. Repainted and slightly converted.
The figures are my own sculpts using Ebob puppets.
I still need to finish the sculpts of the twins to ride in the back.
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: twrchtrwyth on December 24, 2007, 05:47:36 PM: Thats excellent! 8)
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Post by: Phil Robinson on December 24, 2007, 06:13:29 PM: Hey I recognise that driver!

Nice work.
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 24, 2007, 06:14:18 PM: It's Phil Robinson and his sailor sidekick! :lol:
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: fastolfrus on December 24, 2007, 08:15:19 PM: Splendid, just needs the white dog to complete it.
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 24, 2007, 08:46:40 PM: I have the dog with my foot-versions that I still need to paint, but I think I'll have to resculpt it as it's a bit too big.
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: matakishi on December 25, 2007, 12:15:29 PM: Good work WK.
I'm currently working on my Tintin set, great minds think alike!
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 25, 2007, 12:38:45 PM: I did sort of a cop-out on my dismounted Haddock as I converted him from a Brigade Games merchant seaman that almost looked the part. Meanwhile, I have standing versions of the twins that are 90% finished and seated versions for the jeep that are 75% finished and have been so for a very long time. :(
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: matakishi on December 25, 2007, 01:10:16 PM: Quote from: "white knight"
I did sort of a cop-out on my dismounted Haddock as I converted him from a Brigade Games merchant seaman that almost looked the part.

Me too :)
I have Tintin and Snowy, Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson Twins are in the post. They're all joining the French Resistance :lol:

I am debating whether to buy a Scheltrum VSF weapon for Calculus, it's a bit expensive so I might make one instead.

(http://www.scheltrum.co.uk/images/vsf15.jpg)
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 25, 2007, 01:21:35 PM: What figures are you using for Calculus and the twins?
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: matakishi on December 25, 2007, 01:28:22 PM: What? And ruin my big reveal?
All in good time my friend, all in good time..... :lol:
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 25, 2007, 01:30:26 PM: :lol:
Title: Re: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: Agis on December 25, 2007, 07:00:49 PM: Quote from: "white knight"
Since I had the camera out, I thought I'd give it another shot to try and take pics of this conversion. I haven't been able to get any good pictures of it (again), but maybe some of you will be able to recognise the characters and vehicle? Indy is just there for scale, so don't mind him.

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Nice idea, but SORRY these photos are driving me NUTS!
:twisted:
Please check out Tom's tutorial:
http://www.twfigurines.de/main/workshop/photos.htm
It really is dead simple! :wink:
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: matakishi on December 25, 2007, 07:06:39 PM: hehehe, it's like fingernails on a blackboard isn't it? :lol:
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 25, 2007, 09:36:14 PM: It's a really cheap camera so I don't know if it'll help. Besides, if I get better, you'll all be able to see my mediocre painting... :lol:
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: Agis on December 26, 2007, 08:25:26 AM: Quote from: "white knight"
It's a really cheap camera so I don't know if it'll help. Besides, if I get better, you'll all be able to see my mediocre painting... :lol:

OK, you got a point here!
:roll: :wink:

However, why not make them smaller to sharpen them a bit more?
Title: Young reporter and red jeep
Post by: white knight on December 26, 2007, 10:43:05 AM: Yeah, why not. Anyway, I will check out the tutorial before giving it another try. One never knows afer all. If it turns out the pictures are sharper and you can see all the flaws in the painting, I can always make them smaller so you can't make it out very well... :wink: