Creature from The Black Lagoon - first diorama - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

zapme

Member since
April 2008
From: Adelaide, Australia

Posted by zapme on Friday, January 3, 2014 3:57 PM

Every manufacturer has their own slant on how the face should look like

On the workbench: 1/72 Airfix De Havilland DH88 Comet , 1/35 Trumpeter M1A1, 1/35 Tamiya Tyrannosaurus Rex, 1/8 (?) vinyl C3PO brand unknown

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Cadet Chuck

Member since
April 2009
From: Longmont, Colorado

Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, January 3, 2014 3:47 PM

Thanks- I noticed that about the glass table, too.

The creature is a composite of the standard plastic kit, and after market add-ons in resin, such as the arms, the head, the base, and the girl. I believe they were from Jimmy Flintstone.

It's interesting to note that every Creature model you see is unique. He's a versatile guy!

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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zapme

Member since
April 2008
From: Adelaide, Australia

Posted by zapme on Friday, January 3, 2014 3:41 PM

nice creature and the table gives it a water type look.

cheers

My Blog - leoslatestbuilds.blogspot.com

On the workbench: 1/72 Airfix De Havilland DH88 Comet , 1/35 Trumpeter M1A1, 1/35 Tamiya Tyrannosaurus Rex, 1/8 (?) vinyl C3PO brand unknown

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Friday, January 3, 2014 2:47 PM

Looks pretty darn cool to me! Nice work on the Creature and the dio you build for him.

Chuck: Your Creature don't look too shabby either!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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downtowndeco

Member since
August 2005

Posted by downtowndeco on Friday, January 3, 2014 1:33 PM

Leo. Cool dio. Try shooting it without the flash. Perhaps outside w/an appropriate background. real sunlight makes everything easier.

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Cadet Chuck

Member since
April 2009
From: Longmont, Colorado

Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, January 3, 2014 11:58 AM

Very nice work on both the creature and the base.

Here's mine, but not a diorama. I don't care for snakes and dead fish, so instead I gave him a girlfriend!

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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zapme

Member since
April 2008
From: Adelaide, Australia

Creature from The Black Lagoon - first diorama

Posted by zapme on Friday, January 3, 2014 3:50 AM

Hi everyone,

I Have finally finished my first diorama, this is the Creature From The Black Lagoon. This was a cheap Asian copy of the Screamin mold I bought from E-bay pretty cheaply, and had it in my stash for a couple of years before the I built up the courage to start it. The diorama came from a need to mount it some way and came up with the following idea. I used Tamiya olive green as the undercoat then oil colours to blend it in. The eyes, mouth and claws are Vallejo and the water is Scenics. I scratch built the snake and dead fish from milliput. Overall I'm pretty please with the outcome and will probably spend more time on the quality of base next time. Please all comments welcome.

cheers Leo

I apologise in advance as you will notice I'm not very good at photography.