The kit was built primarily box stock. The wood finish on the table
and chairs was pure experimentation. I mixed dark brown and then lighter
browns and black and essentially dragged lines with a fat brush and
even my fingers until I got a look that I liked. Once it dried,
semi-gloss clear was used. I didn't want the furniture to look new.
The floor was done in a similar manner. I also used a black wash to
bring out some of the textures. The broken glass pieces were glossed
with Future. You can't really see them, but they're to the right of the
carpet when looking at the pic.
Bottles were done with Tamiya and Testors clears. The light green was
made with a combination of green and yellow. The brown (far right, top
shelf of bookcase) was done by mixing near equal parts of red, orange,
and blue, believe it or not. I wanted them to almost look like they
might have soda in them. Why, I don't know, I just thought it would be a
nice break from the primary colors.
The rats are Tamiya Flat Earth with a generous coat of German Grey
over them. The tails, noses, and inside of the ears were done with a
base of flesh followed by a mix of red and white until I got a muddy
pink that was highlighted over the flesh. When the Mrs. saw them and
said "Yuck," I knew I did well. The skull was sprayed Testors light
ivory and then dunked in a muddy brown.
The papers were printed from websites on a Brother color printer. The
pages on the table are late 19th century anatomy illustrations. The
pages on the bookcase are samples of script writing. Moebius had pages
molded into the table. I filled these and painted over them. The folded
page on the bookcase was a heavy sheet of plastic - that's in the parts
box but I have no idea what use it will ever have.
The rat cage had this terrible molded straw in it. I painted it and
it looked like crap. I Dremel'd it down and then took some sawdust and
glued it to the base. I didn't even have to paint it. As the glue set up
with the painted colors underneath it took on a slightly dirty look.
The powder in the mortat and pestle bowl is just ground up chalk.
The Invisible Man's glasses were solid plastic. I took a pin vise,
made holes, and then hollowed them out with an X-Acto knife. I used
Testor's clear glue and carefully spread it across the openings, hung
the glasses to dry, and got cool clear lenses that were finished with
Testors Clear Green.
The only problem I had with the whole thing was getting the
shirt/jacket combo under the overcoat. After building the overcoat,
filling it, and painting it, I tried to slip the completed
shirt/jacket/pants assembly in. One side of the jacket split and the
left arm fell off. I put everything together, superglued the broken
parts, did my best to patch them, masked off everything, and re-shot the
damaged areas. If you decide to build this kit, think this assemble
through before building.
A very fun build and I have the Moebius Mummy in my collection also. I'm generally a car guy so this was a nice change of pace. The re-released Meyers Manx is next and then the AMT Vantasy Chevy Van. I have to stay true to my roots!