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                        Skeletons, anyone?

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                        B.T.Hyperpotamus
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        Skeletons, anyone?
                        Posted by B.T.Hyperpotamus on Friday, December 4, 2009 11:28 AM

                        Hi All,

                        I'm working on a humorous / macabre diorama for which I need human skeletons 3-3.5" tall (theoretically 1/25th scale, but a little bigger would be fine, up to about 94mm).  I've been web-searching, but haven't found a thing (well, okay, loads of skeletons, but none that size).  Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?  Any material is fine, so long as an experienced modeler can work with it.  Thanks.

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                        detailfreak
                        • Member since
                          December 2006
                        • From: t.r.f. mn.
                        Posted by detailfreak on Friday, December 4, 2009 3:19 PM
                        Maybe check out those pet stores.You know like the ones used in fish tanks.

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                        Gear Head 6
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                          October 2009
                        Posted by Gear Head 6 on Friday, December 4, 2009 6:47 PM
                        ............Monogram had a realistic looking skeleton with their "Little Coffin" show car. I've seen it used in a number automotive dioramas over the years. The kit was last released in the ninties.
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                        masonme2
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Crest Hill, Il. U.S.A.
                        Posted by masonme2 on Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:41 AM
                        Monogram has re-released their Rommel's Rod. It has 2 skeleton figures you could probably work with. Hope this helps.

                        "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock"   Will Rogers

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                        Hans von Hammer
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                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, December 5, 2009 12:27 PM
                        There's one in the "Boot Hill Express" as well..

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                        Milairjunkie
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                          October 2007
                        • From: Scotland
                        Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, December 7, 2009 10:01 AM

                        You could try the Airfix Skeleton, which is 1/6th scale. It is out of production, but can be easily had in shops & on Ebay.

                        1/6 Human Skeleton Airfix Science Kit Anatomy

                        WWW.AIR-CRAFT.NET

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                        Jim Barton
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:53 PM

                        Darn! Too bad I don't have that Airfix kit in my stash; then I could truly say I have a skeleton in my closet!Big Smile

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                        Gear Head 6
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                          October 2009
                        Posted by Gear Head 6 on Friday, December 11, 2009 9:47 PM

                        ......................The skeleton in the Boot Hill Express kit was the same as the one in the Lit' Coffin kit with a cowboy hat added. The skeletons in the Rommel's Rod kit seem to be over simplified with too few ribs. Of course that problem could be salved with the right size Evergreen strips.

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