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Creature from the Black Lagoon
Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 1:19 PM

Hey all,

I just finished the Revell reissue of the Monogrtam rebox of the old Aurora model of the Creature (From the Black Lagoon) as a gift for a friend.The finish is all airbrushed except for dry-brushing and the eyes and mouth. Comments and critiques welcome.

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by bbrowniii on Monday, June 13, 2011 1:27 PM

Damn, uhhh, darn Aaron... Stick out tongue

You got some skills, man! Creature figs aren't typically my thing, but the finish on that is sweet.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, June 13, 2011 1:39 PM

Ditto

Not my kind of thing either, but that's impressive & scary!

I say scary because that was the first "horror" film I was allowed to see as a kid & to be honest I was bricking it when I saw it & didn't want to go to sleep that night - you never know what might appear at the bedroom window, so I kept the curtains open & watched out for it!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:09 PM

Aaron Skinner

I just finished the...model of the Creature (From the Black Lagoon) as a gift for a friend.

 

The gift that keeps on giving...

Seriously, great tonal variation of the greens...YesYes...nice shading...

I love your Creature from the Black Lagoon and.....uh...errrr....never mind...

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:23 PM

Manny, Millairjunkie, and BbrownIII

Thanks guys. This was a lot of fun to paint. (The build? Not so much.) It's nice once and while to not have to stress about having the correct color. As long as it's green, I figure it's right.

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:32 PM

Just how old is this mold I wonder?   Lots of filler needed?

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Posted by TomZ2 on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:43 PM

Just thought I'd throw in a COLOR still from this BLACK & WHITE movie. (Actually I was FAR more interested in Julie Adams than the Creature.) Loved your hands, Aaron.

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:46 PM

Manny,

The mold dates to 1963 so it's almost 50 years old. It has actually held up pretty good considering, but I use Apoxie Sculpt on almost all of the seams to make them disappear. But of course, all that work obliterated the scales so that meant a little more work. I punched out a lit of little styrene discs to cover the worst of the gaps.

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Posted by Hercmech on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:58 PM

Aaron,

Very nice work on that kit...doesn't even look like a styrene kit. You did an outstanding job on the shading. That is one (of many) skill that I have yet to master with my air brush. Hats off to a cool build


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Posted by Division 6 on Monday, June 13, 2011 2:59 PM

Nice job.

I have an original Auroral I've stripped the old paint off of and will eventually restore.

 

The Life Magazine color images like the one posted above had additional paint added for the photos to liven it up like the red lips and gold scales.

The costume was a moss green and didn't have the other colors during filming.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 13, 2011 3:18 PM

TomZ2

Just thought I'd throw in a COLOR still from this BLACK & WHITE movie. (Actually I was FAR more interested in Julie Adams than the Creature.) Loved your hands, Aaron.

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5200000/Creature-from-the-Black-Lagoon-classic-movies-5276635-580-600.jpg

Aaron, if you wish I could paint up a girl for you to go with the creature...Whistling

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 3:21 PM

Manstein's revenge

 

 TomZ2:

 

Just thought I'd throw in a COLOR still from this BLACK & WHITE movie. (Actually I was FAR more interested in Julie Adams than the Creature.) Loved your hands, Aaron.

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5200000/Creature-from-the-Black-Lagoon-classic-movies-5276635-580-600.jpg

 

Aaron, if you wish I could paint up a girl for you to go with the creature...Whistling

 

Under the circumstances, I'll have to go with "a tall, cold beer."

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Monday, June 13, 2011 3:25 PM

 

Here's a custom version: same Creature kit, using after market resin parts:  New Creature head, arms, base, and girlfriend.  This was a lot of fun to do!

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

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Monday, June 13, 2011 4:05 PM

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Freaking incredible paint job. Those eyes look evil!Bow Down

Just a thought... wonder how Liquitex thick gloss medium would look as water coming off the creature's slimy scales?Idea

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, June 13, 2011 4:36 PM

needs more rust...                                    Big Smile

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Posted by TomZ2 on Monday, June 13, 2011 4:44 PM

subfixer

needs more rust...                                    Big Smile

No, it needs more Julie Adams!

Tags: Julie Adams

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 4:46 PM

subfixer

needs more rust...                                    Big Smile

After 1948, Universal ordered that all monsters be treated with a special anti-corrosion coating. The only rust seen after that was around joints during particularly long sea deployments. As this model represents the Creature after it's 1953 refit, the lack of rust is correct.Toast

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Monday, June 13, 2011 5:03 PM

Ah....so this is why you're hanging around...

Here all along i thought it was the scintillating posts.....I hope it was that and not the Hello Kitty stuff.....

Looks Great..... Less Filling, too !

...and you perfectly duplicated Manny's eyes after a few shots of vodka.

The eyes especially look good in the photos as well as the green shading.

First Griffon Spitfires, now Creatures....

you are a well rounded modeler!Toast

 

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, June 13, 2011 5:33 PM

Sprue-ce Goose

you are a well rounded modeler!Toast

And getting more so with age!

(BTW Thanks!)

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Monday, June 13, 2011 7:29 PM

Good job. I build it last winter. When I was a kid I build all the moster models, Creature, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dracula, Hunchback, and the Mummy. My brother bought all the releases and gave them to me for Christmas. So far I've build half of them. They are fun and bring back days of my youth.

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Posted by BaBill212 on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:36 PM

Aaron,,  that is great! I remember these kits as a kid. I built this one, the mummy, frankenstein, wolfman, etc. I also remember them being in my room and them scarin the crapola out of me at night.

Great job on the eyes among other things.

Mostly,,, thanks for sharing!

Enjoy the ride!

 

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 2:19 PM

BaBill212

Great job on the eyes among other things.

How did you paint the eyes?

Possibly an FSM article in the works?

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 2:55 PM

Great job Aaron! I love these old movies and have to pick up some of the old Aurora monster kits and build them someday (sigh).

As Division 6 stated you got the paint just right. Julie Adams herself said the monster was a mossy green without the bright red lipstick.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:04 AM

Aaron Skinner

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needs more rust...                                    Big Smile

 

After 1948, Universal ordered that all monsters be treated with a special anti-corrosion coating. The only rust seen after that was around joints during particularly long sea deployments. As this model represents the Creature after it's 1953 refit, the lack of rust is correct.Toast

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by John Lyle on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:21 PM

Nice job. It was one of my favourites when I was a kid.

I have an old original Hunchback model that I have been thinking of restoring (Paint job by a 10 year old, me, looks pretty crappy) My question is should I replace the ropes with real "rope" and the iron rings with metal rings or should I just leave all the original parts on the model?

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Posted by TomZ2 on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 7:06 PM

Upgrade! Upgrade!

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Posted by deafpanzer on Thursday, June 23, 2011 2:22 PM

I finally read the recent FSM magazine yesterday... I bet that photo of the creature from the Black Lagoon is yours!  Again, beautiful work! Yes

 

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Thursday, June 23, 2011 4:54 PM

deafpanzer

I finally read the recent FSM magazine yesterday... I bet that photo of the creature from the Black Lagoon is yours!  Again, beautiful work! Yes

 

Andy,

Thanks. Actually, the Creature in the magazine is the work of John C. Backenstross. (See his F-16 in the July issue.) I really did build mine for a friend, and it's one of the first models I've built in a while that wasn't for the magazine in one way or another.

Cheers, Aaron

 

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Posted by StreetFightingMan on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 5:21 PM

I definately don't excel at figures of any kind, and I never looked through the figure forums before, but after seeing this, I'll be stopping by more often, if only to admire the fine work! Bow Down

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Posted by Gerry on Monday, July 4, 2011 7:00 PM

I'm just starting my MobiusModels "Creature" and did a google search for inspiration when I came acrossed this build.

DAYUM!  beautifully airbrushed!  really REALLY well done.

Gerry ...Young at Heart - Other parts slightly older.

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