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Title: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Captain Blood on May 14, 2011, 04:32:41 PM

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Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Pil on May 15, 2011, 11:23:56 AM

I've never heard of Gunga Din as a movie but the models look good! I also like the gladiators, well done both!

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: joroas on May 15, 2011, 11:31:43 AM

I didn't know that Bob had released the Thugees yet..........  :o

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Calimero on May 15, 2011, 01:07:40 PM

... I don't think they are...  ???

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Wirelizard on May 15, 2011, 07:10:16 PM

They are indeed Mr. Murch's Thugee Stranglers, he had 5 or 6 packs with him at Trumpeter Salute in Vancouver last month and I snagged one!

He's working on at least one more pack of Thugee, cast with open hands and a mixed batch of weaponry, then I guess he'll officially release both packs together.

They're great figures, loads of character and easy to paint. Bob had master casts of the 2nd open-handed pack to show off at Trumpeter too, they're just as good and more versatile.

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: syrinx0 on May 15, 2011, 08:10:21 PM

Gunga Din was one of my fathers favorite movies.  He loved Victor McLaglen, Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.   

Great Thuggees Wirelizard.  No fair teasing us though! :)

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Teshub on May 16, 2011, 03:45:02 AM

I want some thugees, where can I get those?

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Ray Rivers on May 16, 2011, 04:13:12 AM

Quote from: Pil on May 15, 2011, 11:23:56 AM

I've never heard of Gunga Din as a movie

 :o

Great movie!  From when they made really great movies...  ;)

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Wirelizard on May 16, 2011, 05:09:11 AM

Quote from: Teshub on May 16, 2011, 03:45:02 AM

I want some thugees, where can I get those?

You can't, yet. Well, unless you were at a specific convention in Vancouver, BC at the beginning of April. <evil grin>

They will, in the fullness of time, be released by Bob Murch of Pulp Figures. He had five pre-release packs available at Trumpeter Salute on the first weekend of April; they're not even listed on his website yet except in the pre-release Preview section.

The shocking thing, to me, is that Mr. Murch told me on the last day of the con (standard Friday-evening-thru-Sunday-afternoon affair) that he still had two packs going home with him... people hadn't snapped up the pre-release shiny completely...

So be patient, and in the meantime, vote for my thugee whilst you dream of having some of your own.

(Why, yes, I am sometimes evil. Thank you for noticing.)  ;)

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Cory_d on May 17, 2011, 04:19:47 AM

did anyone notice - no gloss varnish !

Round 10 details of the figs, manufacturer, how I painted them and how I took the photos

take a look

http://canisterandgrape.blogspot.com/ 

Title: Re: ROUND 10 Maximus vs Gunga Din (1939)
Post by: Wirelizard on May 22, 2011, 08:53:34 PM

I just posted a few thoughts on this final LPL round and the figures I used over on The Warbard (http://www.warbard.ca/2011/05/22/lpl5-round-10-gunga-din-1939/).

One thing I've been wondering: how many votes did being lucky enough to have pre-release figures by a well-known sculptor gain me? Let's face it, LPL is always a showcase for Pulp Figures (amongst a handful of other companies) and being able to show off figures that aren't even on the PF website can't have hurt. Novelty value, no?