Mossiepilots Giant Radioactive Spider diorama

[mossiepilot]

It is 1954 and America is testing the effects of radioactivity on any thing and every thing, including small animals. During one test a radioactive leak occurs and a tarantula spider is exposed to a huge amount of radiation, but instead of dying it starts to grow, and grow , and GROW!!!!!!!!!

The tarantula smashes its way out of the test facility and escapes. After causing chaos through the small mid western town and terrifying the locals, it crashes headlong into the towns power station and destroys it causing power disruption and further chaos and making people run for their lives.

Don't you just love those old American Sci-fi films where a small beastie is turned into a monster by radioactivity.

OK here are the sprue shots - [ATTACH]70573.IPB[/ATTACH]

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This should be a fun one as there are only a few parts and it comes with its own base.

More soon.

Tony.

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[Alan 45]

What great kits these are , I made the giant scorpion one when I was a kid I think I was about 10 , it had a building and the the tail was smashing part of it it also had a little care being crushed in one of the pincers and it's time to visit evilbay to see if I can get it

Thanks for the trip down memory lane I look forward to seeing this

[Guest]

Heh heh fantastic mate, looking forward to this .....

Don't forget if you want any life models for colours etc we have about 80 or so here to pose for you

[Guest]

Ahhh.... That's a great introduction Tony!!

Let's see the End of the movie

[papa 695]

Nice one Tony. One of my favourite B movie was THEM the one with the giant ants in the sewers

[eddiesolo]

One tip Tony, is to use small black paint brush bristles on parts of the body and legs...if possible.

Great kit and and as Alan points out a real trip down memory lane.

Si

[Alan 45]

Nice one Tony. One of my favourite B movie was THEM the one with the giant ants in the sewers

That's. A great film, I have it on dvd

[mossiepilot]

Thanks for the great replies guys. Sorry I've not replied before this but the doc found a cancerous growth on my face and I've had to be at the hospital a few times so modelling not been top of the list recently. they've done a biopsy and I'm waiting for an appointment to have it removed in the next six weeks.

Back now, til the op anyway.

Some work done on the spider - [ATTACH]71030.IPB[/ATTACH]

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There was plenty of holes in the joints to fill, but it looked OK when done and given an undercoat.
The dio was supplied on thin card [ATTACH]71033.IPB[/ATTACH]

which was very wobbly so it's got a hardboard backing now.
The spider got painted today [ATTACH]71034.IPB[/ATTACH]

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I went for a Red Kneed variety, is this right Colin? and I gave it Red eyes, well it is radio active!!!!
Buildings, car and people next.

Thanks for looking.

Tony.

[Alan 45]

Sorry to hear that tony I hope you get it sorted soon

Great looking spider by the way

[Guest]

Hope you get sorted soon Tony. I love the spider but SWMBO said something like EEEEEEEERRRRRRRRGGGGGG :P

Paul

[spanner570]

Just to echo the lads comments, good luck for the future Tony....

I do like this mutant spider of yours.........Top idea!

[eddiesolo]

Sorry to hear the news Tony and hope all goes well. Looking superb mate, really like how this is developing.

Si

[Gern]

..... and I thought my Bug was frightening!

Gern

[Guest]

Red kneed tarantula .... There's quite a few mate ..... And I won't waffle on and put you all in a coma.

Irrelevant really as this is looking quite tasty at the mo, I like how you've done the colouration down the legs, effective indeed.

On the other topic.... Hope all goes well with the op Tony

[Ian M]

Eeeeeeeiiiiiikkkk Spider!

Nice one Tony!

Hope that the growth gets sorted and all goes well.

Ian M