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Title: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Doc Brown on January 06, 2009, 07:30:03 PM
Well here it is, my take on the Prof's Miniature and by the way the first pics, I show on this forum. So please be kind ;)!

(http://www.pic-upload.de/06.01.09/4fuuev.jpg) (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-1349723/P1051605.jpg.html) (http://www.pic-upload.de/06.01.09/eqku9n.jpg) (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-1349763/P1051609.jpg.html) (http://www.pic-upload.de/06.01.09/h9dva2.jpg) (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-1349753/P1051606.jpg.html)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Captaingeneral on January 06, 2009, 08:29:44 PM
Ahh Doctor Brown....very nice, I like the way his eyes are done, did you varnish the figure or is the light giving that effect?
I like the colour scheme, its very similar to the way i did mine.

You can check it out on http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/NewNovDec.html (http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/NewNovDec.html)
(Great minds think alike!)   lol

Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Orctrader on January 07, 2009, 08:17:50 AM
Nice  :)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Doc Brown on January 07, 2009, 04:15:17 PM
Thank you for your comments and yes, Captaingeneral, Great minds think alike. I know, you copied mine, but yours is also very nice :D

varnish the figure or is the light giving that effect?

Yes, i vanished the clothes, bag and the skin with a layer of matt varnish and the metallic parts, which means the Grail, the pistol and the buttons, with brilliant one. But in order to be honest, you don't see any of them in reality, just under the high powered light of the camera.
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Malamute on January 08, 2009, 08:35:09 AM
Very nice :)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Ray Rivers on January 10, 2009, 05:51:32 PM
Excellent paint job!

Well done!
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Darkoath on January 16, 2009, 06:25:52 PM
Very nice Doc!  I really like the earth tones! :D
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on January 18, 2009, 12:20:53 PM
It seems to be an accepted convention to do him in a pale khaki shirt and brown trousers - mine is very similar! I suppose it is now the regulation Field Archeologist's uniform. After all, it seemed to work well for Indy  lol

Very good paintwork, Doc and I look forward to seeing more of your figures :)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Plynkes on January 18, 2009, 12:27:14 PM
Well, it is the look for 1930s adventurers, made famous by a certain Doctor Jones.

But it wasn't invented by Indy...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/3374575.jpg)
 :) :) :)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on January 18, 2009, 12:35:02 PM
I must admit I've never seen that before, but due to the amount of period "pulp" detail in the Indy films, I'm not surprised they used earlier films as a template for his clothing.

Which film is it from?
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Plynkes on January 18, 2009, 02:18:39 PM
"For Whom the Bell Tolls", Gary Cooper/Ingrid Bergman picture about the Spanish Civil War, based on the Hemmingway novel.

It was on the telly the other day, actually.
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Doc Brown on January 18, 2009, 02:36:30 PM
It seems to be an accepted convention to do him in a pale khaki shirt and brown trousers - mine is very similar! I suppose it is now the regulation Field Archeologist's uniform.

Well it's the only possible way to clothe an archaeologist to make him look serious and to fit him for any jungle or desert. Or would anybody of you believe that a guy like this could survive deep snakepits and find hidden treasures?
(http://www.star-leben.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ich-bin-ein-star-holt-mich-hier-raus.jpg)
No? -You see, it all depends on the colour of his clothes. :D

Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Plynkes on January 18, 2009, 03:35:17 PM
There is another standard Archaeologist's uniform...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/laracroft.jpg)
Personally I think the Prof should have gone with this look.  :)
Title: Re: My take on the LAF Miniature
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on January 18, 2009, 08:04:29 PM
"For Whom the Bell Tolls", Gary Cooper/Ingrid Bergman picture about the Spanish Civil War, based on the Hemmingway novel.

It was on the telly the other day, actually.

Thank you. Can't think why I've never seen it  :?

I read the book years ago - actually it was on our O level reading list, but at the time I wasn't really interested in the less "glamorous" conflicts.