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Title: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space (2016-01-01: Doctors & GalSec)
Post by: Westfalia Chris on May 30, 2015, 09:01:30 PM
... or, Chris finally "got" what is great about Doctor Who.

Seriously, as noted before on various occasions, despite being a huge Sci-Fi nut, I never quite understood the fascination people harbour for Doctor Who (although I instantly loved the Daleks when I first encountered them in a 1993 issue of Model and Collectors' Mart magazine on my first voyage to the UK). I blame it on the first "proper" contact being a number of out-of-order episodes of the Sixth Doctor being the only ones aired in Germany.

Nonetheless, back when I was living in the UK, I got a couple of the magazine plastic Daleks "just in case", and sometime earlier this year, the penny finally dropped, helped by the release of the Seventh Doctor in a proper DVD edition. It may be a sign of me getting old, but it ties in nicely with my increasing sense of 1960s/70s pseudonostalgia, and what with an increasing number of useful figures coming out over the years, I set out to do a Doctor Who project.

I'll be using the DWMG rules with a variety of miniatures, the first of which you may have seen over the course of this year's LPL season. Some more stuff will feature at a later time, but I will also show some minis which won't be part of the remaining LPL rounds.

Do not expect stringent continuity, since I'll happily mix-and-match whatever Who stuff I happen to like. None for the purists, this one.

Pics, now, or it didn't happen!

First off, I painted the lot of Daleks I had lying around since 2010. I opted for a scheme inspired by the fun-looking Cushing Who films since I wanted to try out metallics combined with translucent paint (more on that later) and because it made painting the hemis much easier.

Blue squad:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEKS_BLUE_SQUAD_zpsbwxjnfuv.jpg)

Red squad:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEKS_RED_SQUAD_zpsphzxvkxp.jpg)

Specialists - two engineers, Black Dalek, support dalek with twin blasters:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEKS_SPECIALISTS_zpsfruosivi.jpg)

The Emperor, inspired by the TV21 comic version:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEKS_EMPEROR_BODYGUARDS_zps072drqh1.jpg)

Moving on beyond Skaro, a squad of Time Commandos:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/TIME_LORD_COMMANDOS_zpsa64optiu.jpg)

A grumpy group of Sontarans:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/SONTARANS_zpsskwerkws.jpg)

And finally, four Autons, which didn't quite work out as planned - may strip and redo them at a later time:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/AUTONS_zpse8eima1a.jpg)

That's it for starters. I've still got a couple of factions lined up which I will feature at a later time, and am planning to do some Sci-Fi and 1960s/70s London terrain pieces, which, although generic enough to be used in other settings, should have a definitive whovian slant to them.

Thanks for looking, comments and questions welcome!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space...
Post by: Steve F on May 30, 2015, 09:06:54 PM
Welcome to the incurables ward, Chris!

Love the minis.  The Blue and Gold Daleks remind me of the ones that came with the "War of the Daleks" boardgame way back (see here - http://confessionsofwho.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/war-of-daleks.html (http://confessionsofwho.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/war-of-daleks.html) for pictures [not my blog, by the way]).
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space...
Post by: stone-cold-lead on May 30, 2015, 09:43:38 PM
Those Daleks look fantastic. Colour schemes work so well on all of them.  :-*

Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space...
Post by: Vanvlak on May 31, 2015, 07:57:01 AM
Brilliant - the Autons look different, but in my opinion seem better than the ones on the show! Leave them as they are! 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space...
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 31, 2015, 09:08:46 AM
Lovely work Chris  :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space...
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 04, 2015, 05:35:47 PM
Well then, time for some more stuff!

First, a couple of Dalek Robomen based on the Cushing movie version:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/ROBOMEN_02_zpstqupaud9.jpg)

Next, a trio of Bobbies/Peelers/Coppers plus a veeery basic London cab.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/COPPERS_AND_A_CAB_zpsvvsszpwk.jpg)

More pics on Sunday - a new piece in the LPL and some closer shots of this round's Daleks.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Doomsdave on June 05, 2015, 02:39:46 AM
Awesome work.   Considering all the various Dalek timelines and stories, I think you can easily hand wave the minis.  I personally painted mine from colors seen in the Cushing movies and the Daleks comic strips.  They look great anyway and I love the emperor conversion!  Can't wait to see more.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Onebigriver on June 05, 2015, 09:23:47 AM
Some great stuff there. Especially love your Dalek & Emperor & the Robomen. I went with the Cushing film version of Robomen too - much better than the TV version of men wandering around in '60s clothing with giant pans on the heads!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Captain Blood on June 05, 2015, 09:31:27 AM
Excellent Chris.
You are going to have quite a collection by the end of the LPL!
Single-minded Teutonic efficiency in action  :D
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: uti long smile on June 05, 2015, 10:47:58 AM
They are all superb Chris! I have a soft spot for the Cushing films too. Love the FedSec/UR head conversion - they were designed very much with this in mind ;)

Welcome to the incurables ward, Chris!

Love the minis.  The Blue and Gold Daleks remind me of the ones that came with the "War of the Daleks" boardgame way back (see here - http://confessionsofwho.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/war-of-daleks.html (http://confessionsofwho.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/war-of-daleks.html) for pictures [not my blog, by the way]).

They certainly do! I picked War of the Daleks up at a Jumble Sale when I was about 10. It had half the parts and no instructions - no idea how it works to this day!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Steve F on June 05, 2015, 11:37:49 AM
I went with the Cushing film version of Robomen too - much better than the TV version of men wandering around in '60s clothing with giant pans on the heads!

I like both.  The movie versions certainly look stylish, but the Tv version has a grim logic.  Why bother making uniforms for disposable humans when you can just stencil a serial number across their existing clothes?  Incidentally, I've been making notes for a forthcoming Doctor Who 1964-65 project (to begin when I've finally cleared enough space to work in), and those clothes, while 1960s-ish in general cut and shape, differ in detail - jackets shaped like those for a lounge suit but without collars, for example, and shirts with stand-up collars fastened at the side with two small buttons.  It was in the movie that (non-robotised) humans simply wore mid-20th century clothes.

Anyway, more nice work with blacks and navy blues there, Chris.  And that taxi looks just right.  But is there any chance of some bigger photos?
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Onebigriver on June 05, 2015, 12:18:30 PM
I like both.  The movie versions certainly look stylish, but the lTv version has a grim logic.  Why bother making uniforms for disposable humans when you can just stencil a serial number across their existing clothes?  Incidentally, I've been making notes for a forthcoming Doctor Who 1964-65 project (to begin when I've finally cleared enough space to work in), and those clothes, while 1960s-ish in general cut and shape, differ in detail - jackets shaped like those for a lounge suit but without collars, for example, and shirts with stand-up collars fastened at the side with two small buttons.  It was in the movie that (non-robotised) humans simply wore mid-20th century clothes.

Pedantic bugger, picking holes in my glib comment!  ;)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Michka on June 05, 2015, 06:44:03 PM
This is shaping up to be a monumental Doctor Who thread. So many cool things, and coming at such a fast pace. Always something new to look at. 

Pedantic bugger, picking holes in my glib comment!  ;)

If anyone gets to nitpick about First Doctor era Doctor Who, it's Steve F. We all remember his first season thread,  I mean first series thread, right? http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=35262.0
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: einarolafson on June 05, 2015, 08:27:40 PM
I don't know much about Dr Who but your painted miniatures are very nice!! Love the Dalek Emperor.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Onebigriver on June 05, 2015, 11:45:14 PM
This is shaping up to be a monumental Doctor Who thread. So many cool things, and coming at such a fast pace. Always something new to look at. 

If anyone gets to nitpick about First Doctor era Doctor Who, it's Steve F. We all remember his first season thread,  I mean first series thread, right? http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=35262.0


I'm aware. He's still a pedantic bugger!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Steve F on June 06, 2015, 07:19:59 AM
I'm aware. He's still a pedantic bugger!

I like to think that I provide the useful service of making everyone else look so much more freethinking and original.   ;)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Onebigriver on June 06, 2015, 10:55:52 AM
 
I like to think that I provide the useful service of making everyone else look so much more freethinking and original.   ;)

 lol
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: Andym on June 07, 2015, 08:43:10 AM
Love it all Chris! 8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 07, 2015, 03:47:25 PM
Hi folks,

thanks for the kind replies so far - as promised, now for some more in-detail shots from last round's LPL entry.

A trio of "ship crew" Daleks, i.e. with a bit more blue in their paint scheme.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEKS_FLEET_CREW_zps3lov4rfk.jpg)

Next, a Dalek on a hoverbout. The 'bout is loosely based on the TV21 comic and made from various metal discs clad with cardboard (ran out of plasticard in the right thickness, will do a better version later on).

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEK_HOVERBOUT_1_zpsju9h6ea5.jpg) (http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEK_HOVERBOUT_2_zps2hqydq6u.jpg)

This Dalek is affixed using a small rare earth magnet mounted in the fender bottom, so I can switch between a regular base and the hoverbout (and a larger flying platform which is still very much WIP).

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEK_HOVERBOUT_3_zpscxfdiqg3.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/DALEK_HOVERBOUT_4_zpsldesxyiv.jpg)

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Rhoderic on June 07, 2015, 04:41:27 PM
Impeccably Whovian. The eyeball-looking thing on the hoverdisc is precisely what the Doctor Who aesthetic is all about.

This thread is great fun, thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 07, 2015, 05:29:42 PM
Forgot to upload the following - since I won't be using them in the LPL, one more for today.

A bunch of spherical robot servants gone rogue. Again, the paint scheme is based on the TV21 comic strip - while I quite liked the original silver effect, I wanted to try a metallic green. Didn't quite work out as planned, so may repaint them at a later time, but I am quite happy with the "retro toy" feel.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/MECHONOIDS_02_zpsmn0yfsyl.jpg)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: uti long smile on June 07, 2015, 06:02:59 PM
Nicely done Chris!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Steve F on June 07, 2015, 06:07:50 PM
the paint scheme is based on the TV21 comic strip

It does have the look of one of Ron Turner's lighting schemes.  I like it.

Which reminds me, you said earlier that there would be more about your technique of using "metallics combined with translucent paint".  Could you elaborate?
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 07, 2015, 07:19:58 PM
Which reminds me, you said earlier that there would be more about your technique of using "metallics combined with translucent paint".  Could you elaborate?

There isn't too much to it, really. Basically, it boils down to the following steps:

1. Primer the figure

I currently use Army Painter Uniform Grey spray which gives a very nice, neutral grey finish.

2.  Add the metallic basecoat

For this, I predominantly use Revell Aqua Color Aluminium no. 36199. As I have stated before, I consider this one of, if not THE very best "silver metallics" currently on the market - it covers well both undiluted and thinned; I usually go for two thin coats. For reds, however, it can produce a slightly "pale" or "pinkish" tinge, similar to what you might expect when using a red wash on a white base; in that case, e.g. the Dalek engineers, I used a Vallejo Game Color Bright Brass basecoat which results in a richer, deeper red.

3. Basic tone

For this, I use Vallejo Model Color transparent paints, e.g. Transparent Red (VMC 70.934), Transparent Blue (70.938), Transpaent Green (70.936). For orange, I usually mix up the yellow (70.937) with the red, but there is a ready-mixed one available; I used a mixture for the pants on the Gallifreyans, for example.

All the Dalek blues are just the Transparent Blue, while the reds usually have a drop of VGC Sepia Ink added to improve their richness.

The Gallifreyans display a purple mixed from red and blue (duh!) over the silver basecoat on their armour.

For the Mechonoids, I used the Transparent Green with a hint of blue.

I usually just thin it down just a little bit and try to remove excess paint by hand before it can puddle up - it is essentially a thick wash, so the usual caveats apply.

Note that I do not highlight those areas - usually, the base coat shades the recesses quite nicely, as a wash would do, and I like to pick out the edges of "moving parts" (e.g. where a shoulder pad meets the torso armour) with a darkened version of the basic tone, such as Sepia Ink/Red for reds etc.

4. Details

After the colour coat has dried, I usually touch up those areas that stay "metal", e.g. the Daleks' collars, and paint in different areas, e.g. the Sontarans' and Gallifreyans' guns. For the Daleks, I opted to pick out the "bumps" in various metallics - for the "troops", this was VGC bright brass combined with steel/aluminium collars, for the specialists, I used a mix of reversing the scheme or going for an all-gold-detail option, e.g. the Black/Supreme Dalek.

5. Varnish

To finish it off, a coat of gloss varnish is applied which adds to the shine. Revell Aluminium is rather shiny in itself, but on the Dalek Emperor's head, you can actually see hazy reflections due to the combination of the brass base and varnish.

As said, not too much of it, although I shudder a bit how one can pad the simple "paint translucent paint over a metallic basecoat". lol
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Chairface on June 07, 2015, 11:53:58 PM
I love this! Excellent thread
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Onebigriver on June 08, 2015, 11:31:11 AM
Forgot to upload the following - since I won't be using them in the LPL, one more for today.

A bunch of spherical robot servants gone rogue. Again, the paint scheme is based on the TV21 comic strip - while I quite liked the original silver effect, I wanted to try a metallic green. Didn't quite work out as planned, so may repaint them at a later time, but I am quite happy with the "retro toy" feel.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/MECHONOIDS_02_zpsmn0yfsyl.jpg)

Great job, but..... (http://cdn.meme.am/images/300x/5947871.jpg)

Worst Dalek foe ever. They even beat the disco inferno that is the Movellan race.

I love the metallic green too.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 08, 2015, 12:16:39 PM
Worst Dalek foe ever. They even beat the disco inferno that is the Movellan race.

While I agree that Suzanne Danielle is much more shapely than any Mechonoid, I don't think the disco balls of doom where that inept - roasting Daleks in "The Chase" and using paranoia rays in the comic seems competent enough to me.  ;)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Captain Blood on June 08, 2015, 12:47:19 PM
The spherical robot servants remind me of 'Mechanoids', of which I have a very dim childhood recollection...
Not being much of a Dr Who fan (sorry) since he came back in his second lease of life, I've lost track of most things 'Whovian'.
The mechanoids were dalek-tech? Or enemies? Can't remember - it was a VERY long time ago...

They will also make excellent Christmas tree decorations  ;)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Steve F on June 08, 2015, 01:02:02 PM
The spherical robot servants remind me of 'Mechanoids'

That's them.  They were supposed to be robots humans had sent ahead to prepare the colony world of Mechanus, but who then didn't recognise humans when they did turn up.  They had a big fight with the Daleks in the "Planet of Decision", the last episode of the 1965 story generally known as "The Chase".

The BBC obviously had high hopes for them at first: they were given appearances in the TV Century 21 "Daleks" comic strip, and in that year's hardback annual The Dalek World.  There was even a small plastic toy range.  But it came to nothing, because those geodesic sphere casings were enormous and really difficult to manage in the studio.  It didn't help that their electronic voices were pretty much incomprehensible, too.  So they never appeared in the TV series again.  I believe that they have appeared in one of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio plays - "The Juggernauts", with Colin Baker's Doctor - but I haven't heard that one.

There was a Mechanoid in the Harlequin/Icon/Black Tree Doctor Who range, but it was much too small.  The ones Westfalia Chris has shown here were sculpted by An Evil Giraffe, and are available from Ainsty Castings' Professor What range under the name "Mechanots".
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Onebigriver on June 08, 2015, 04:27:48 PM
That's them.  They were supposed to be robots humans had sent ahead to prepare the colony world of Mechanus, but who then didn't recognise humans when they did turn up.  They had a big fight with the Daleks in the "Planet of Decision", the last episode of the 1965 story know generally known as "The Chase".

The BBC obviously had high hopes for them at first: they were given appearances in the TV Century 21 "Daleks" comic strip, and in that year's hardback annual The Dalek World.  There was even a small plastic toy range.  But it came to nothing, because those geodesic sphere casings were enormous and really difficult to manage in the studio.  It didn't help that their electronic voices were pretty much incomprehensible, too.  So they never appeared in the TV series again.  I believe that they have appeared in one of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio plays - "The Juggernauts", with Colin Baker's Doctor - but I haven't heard that one.

There was a Mechanoid in the Harlequin/Icon/Black Tree Doctor Who range, but it was much too small.  The ones Westfalia Chris has shown here were sculpted by An Evil Giraffe, and are available from Ainsty Castings' Professor What range under the name "Mechanots".

Didn't know AEG sculpted them!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... 4 June: Robomen and Bobbies
Post by: The_Beast on June 08, 2015, 07:55:13 PM
I'm aware. He's still a pedantic bugger!

I've oft thought the same thing, but always while green with envy.  ;)

My geek-o-meter always ends up pegged on 'Massive Fail.'  lol

Still, your glib comments are appreciated; major 'like' on this thread! Thanks!

Doug
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space... June 7: Dalek fleet assets
Post by: Dr Mathias on June 16, 2015, 02:30:21 AM
Excellent project :)
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Westfalia Chris on July 02, 2015, 07:56:02 PM
Hi folks,

after a bit of busy-weekends-type hiatus, some more pics of figures for the Doctor Who project.

First, a bunch of military blokes to meddle or assist with the Doctors' shenanigans.

Some characters of NCO rank and higher:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_CHARACTERS_zpswpa0ktqq.jpg)

An assault section:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_ASSAULT_SECTION_zpshtmltegz.jpg)

A support section:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_SUPPORT_SECTION_zpspcukhfhm.jpg)

I would have liked a more conventional loadout for this one, but at least this power-cannon-thingy will blow some holes into the pesky Daleks.

Liaison chopper by Corgi, inspired by anevilgiraffe's take on it - I was a bit more lucky in that I figured out after a lot of cursing how to disassemble it for painting. Found it for a pittance in a Modelzone clearance bin due to the rotor blades missing, which I added from plasticard and needles.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_HELICOPTER_02_zpsshxhblsi.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_HELICOPTER_01_zpsy0ed8mos.jpg)

It still requires a pilot, but when I dug out the Baker Co. chopper pilots I had lying about, my enthusiasm faded out faster than a TARDIS on speed. Will see if I can find some replacements sometime.

To finish up the troops, a mobile HQ truck thingy - Matchbox K-111 Missile truck which I found at a local car boot sale. Always wanted one of those for more than thirty years. Speaks volumes about my maturity, I guess. lol

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_HQ_TRUCK_01_zpslvlkehd7.jpg)

I took it apart and repainted it, although the condition was so good that I didn't need to strip it. I've also got an Adventure 2000 Skychaser car to serve as a staff vehicle, but that will need some gentle updating since it was awfully beat-up.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/UNIT_HQ_TRUCK_02_zps7cfnxhdo.jpg)

On to the Doctors! As it happens, I turned out to be rather fond of the 3rd Doctor, so that one went in first, plus the 11th and a converted detective to act as the 4th. Plus some companions, although I admit that their speedy inclusion was due to the 10th round of the LPL.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/3RD_DOCTOR_AND_COMPANIONS_zpsugyu2dx1.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/4TH_DOCTOR_AND_COMPANIONS_zps1ht4gosl.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/11TH_DOCTOR_AND_COMPANIONS_zpsrgorahhx.jpg)

And a shot of the fourth Doctor plus a rather blueish impression of the TARDIS.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/4TH_DOCTOR_AND_TARDIS_zpsmu4xregc.jpg)

That's it for today! I've got some boffins and an "Inferno" universe "evil Brigadier" finished, but awaiting basing, plus some Cyberman reinforcements. Don't know when I'll be finishing those, though - 35°+ of ambient temperature don't do wonders for my hobby enthusiasm. That and a devilish distraction which I came across two weeks ago, but more on that in another thread.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Dr Mathias on July 02, 2015, 08:39:36 PM
Very cool!

I wasn't expecting to like the early incarnations when I started Dr. Who from the very beginning, but I ended up really liking the 3rd Dr.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Steve F on July 02, 2015, 08:48:58 PM
You made me go out and buy one of those Matchbox missile launcher tucks, you know.  Well, maybe two…

I hadn't spotted on the LPL that you had freehanded the lettering.  Steady hands!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Westfalia Chris on July 02, 2015, 09:33:20 PM
You made me go out and buy one of those Matchbox missile launcher tucks, you know.  Well, maybe two…

I hadn't spotted on the LPL that you had freehanded the lettering.  Steady hands!

I actually wanted to print some one-off decals, but the sheets I could have got in time for the LPL were ridiculously expensive.

I really like this model/toy, by the way. It has a certain "Gerry Anderson flair" to it, which I would have loved to see a bit more in classic Who - I actually don't mind the Landies, the Alouette(s) and the Mobile HQ, but some of the spaceship models are downright ropey (and the computer FX, as per the 7th Doctor, didn't really help it, although they look quite nice for the time). Inventive and all, but the execution is lacking a bit. Adds to the "down-to-earth" charm of the series, though, and I quite liked the 3rd Doctor's set design.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Supercollider on July 02, 2015, 09:39:02 PM
Excellent and inspiring stuff!  What figure did you use for the 4th Doctor conversion?
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Westfalia Chris on July 02, 2015, 09:42:32 PM
Excellent and inspiring stuff!  What figure did you use for the 4th Doctor conversion?

It's a Crooked Dice "Tough Detective Skelton" - I replaced the gun hand with a spare piece from another CD figure, added the tousled hair from putty and a scarf from aluminium foil doubled over a couple of times. Still looks a bit flat, except around the neck, but at least the pattern comes across nicely in the pic.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Andym on July 03, 2015, 07:03:32 AM
Nicely done mate! Nicely done! :-*

You're going to have some cracking games with them! I'm eagerly awaiting the battle reports!  ;)

Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: uti long smile on July 03, 2015, 07:26:40 AM
Great stuff and clever conversion of old Frank.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: kidterminal on July 03, 2015, 10:48:12 AM
I love the 3rd Doctor too! These are all very well done now time for the sea devils!
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: Onebigriver on July 03, 2015, 11:18:02 AM
Wonderful stuff as ever. Nice to see a 4th Doc without the flappy head of the BTD sculpt! Love the UNIT fellas.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space - Three Doctors in the house
Post by: uti long smile on July 03, 2015, 02:14:01 PM
Four Army Privates being released in the next two to three months too.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space (2016-01-01: Doctors & GalSec)
Post by: Westfalia Chris on January 01, 2016, 06:34:16 PM
Hi all,

been some time, but I finally managed to finish a couple of figures for this project again. Still have some UNIT privates on the desk (since October, hrmph), but in the meantime, some others.

First, a variant of the Third Doctor in green jacket with tartan cape. As far as I know, he didn't wear that combo in any story, and the jacket is obviously not the right cut, but it looked better on the mini than the red jacket which I used on my other Third Doctor.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/3RD_DOCTOR_VARIANT_zps0g2vtwxl.jpg)

Next, the Doctor we do not talk about (no, not the Sixth, the in-universe one). Fine figure and nice to paint, although the varnish is acting up a bit in the photo.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/WAR_DOCTOR_zpss2gvwxvp.jpg)

Then, some robotic pests:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/CYBERMITES_zpsag0iqtlt.jpg)

And finally, some astronauts, their colour scheme being inspired by the GalSec chaps in "The Sontaran Experiment".

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/GALSEC_ASTRONAUTS_1_zpskwbl92if.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Doctor%20Who/GALSEC_ASTRONAUTS_2_zpsebm1kn2t.jpg)

Thanks for looking! I'm quite looking forward to what Warlord Games will do with their Who license, following the Zygon render which looked quite good, IMHO. Keeping my fingers crossed for plastic Daleks. I'll hopefully get up the motivation to finish the UNIT troopers and some scenery items next.
Title: Re: A jolly technicolor romp through time and space (2016-01-01: Doctors & GalSec)
Post by: Elk101 on January 01, 2016, 06:49:10 PM
Great stuff. The 4th Doctor conversion is inspired, it has a look of the early Tom Baker seasons.
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Post by: verd on January 07, 2016, 01:50:39 PM
Excellent thread. Thanks!
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 07, 2016, 01:53:45 PM
Excellent  8)

The tanky thing is my favourite  :)

cheers

James