Tropical Groundwork Scene

[rtfoe]

Thanks Graeme, just saw you going through the posts. Glad you caught up.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
The modification to the figures is excellent. The altering of the stall holder is very skilled and very successful.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim, on looking at him now I realised I had taken off all his clothing and left him in his undies and shorts. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Now for the soldier getting friendly with the doggies, he's an Indian sergeant. To get him to look like one didn't stop at adding darker pigments to his skin...I gave him curly hair using putty.



The SLR from Italeri really looks like it...



The curly hair...I was tempted to do a grease slick hair style ala Elvis...:smiling6:



The extra putty was put to good use in adding the missing webbing at the back and loose blouse after the waist.



The shop keepers wife or daughter just needed her arms repositioned.




Cheers,
Richard

[Airborne01]

Richard,
This is coming on a treat: just a point you might want to consider - the carrying handle on an SLR is almost invariably in the folded position unless the weapon is being carried at the trail, otherwise the handle can obstruct the sight picture! The SLR is a beautiful representation, I hope you don't think I'm criticising for criticism's sake!
Steve

[rtfoe]

Richard,
This is coming on a treat: just a point you might want to consider - the carrying handle on an SLR is almost invariably in the folded position unless the weapon is being carried at the trail, otherwise the handle can obstruct the sight picture! The SLR is a beautiful representation, I hope you don't think I'm criticising for criticism's sake!
Steve

Nope Steve, you're absolutely right. Italeri has molded it in the carrying position so to show it folded I need to carefully cut it and glue it over the receiver. I didn't think of that at the time and will have to make a note of that when doing my Israeli dio next. :smiling3:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Ok...wait for it, get the speakers out and turn the knob full blast. Heeere!!! comes the Village People :tears-of-joy:



Y...M...C...A...!!!



Koochikoo...



Contestant no 5 doing the hokey pokey...



Didn't know what to do with the extra pictures..I hope you enjoyed it.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mark1]

Superb work on the figures,I haven't got the patience to even try and attempt anything like that.

[rtfoe]

Thank you Mark, try just one modification and you'll get hooked. Don't be afraid to cut and twist to get the pose you want. I had to... just to get a simple pose of someone paying at the stall, squating and having a smoke or just enjoying a durian.
Actually a simple modification of turning the direction of the head can make a lot of difference to a pose.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

I'm with Richard on this Mark, I have had to do this in 1-87 scale just to get a vehicle drivers Hands on the wheel and shift lever. :thumb2:
Rick H.

[Mark1]

I will probably give it a go one day, having not been at this for very long I'm still lacking in some tools and materials,slowly building up my stocks :thumb2:

[Airborne01]

Richard,
Kate says does nobody eat rambutan in this virtual world ---?
Steve

[rtfoe]

Richard,
Kate says does nobody eat rambutan in this virtual world ---?
Steve

They weren't in season...no no I just couldn't make them...them little hairy fellas. Would have been good though, one of my favorite fruit. Used to have two trees in my Dad's garden. One bore yellow and the other red fruit. If you can get passed the Kringgas(red ants) while picking them then it's heaven. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Airborne01]

They weren't in season...no no I just couldn't make them...them little hairy fellas. Would have been good though, one of my favorite fruit. Used to have two trees in my Dad's garden. One bore yellow and the other red fruit. If you can get passed the Kringgas(red ants) while picking them then it's heaven. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

Oh yes!

[rtfoe]

Oh yes!

Hi Steve, just incase nobody's seen one before...and they're in season now.



They're even better than Lychee and they're already sweet and need not be canned in syrup. Are you able to get fresh rambutans where you are?

Cheers,
Richard