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Posted by Bish on Monday, October 14, 2013 10:59 AM

As a huge Star Wars fan , I would be reluctant to say the best, but those two were certainly the best of the early Sci Fi movies. I have both versions of the Day the Earth Stood still, I do like the remake, though it doesn't beat the original.

I used to watch Forbidden Planet all the time, I just never added it to my collection when I switched. Just after my last post, I went on Amazon and found it on Blue Ray for £6, bargain. It should be here tomorrow.

So thanks for the reminder that I was missing it.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 14, 2013 10:56 AM

And I thought this was a couple hour kit? Theres like 30 parts...but nothing fit.

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 14, 2013 10:54 AM

Tim, Robby's bottom was glued together to hold the feet in place. It was a terrible fit aligning up his sides because they were off. I tried to clamp it but tape in these weird contortions seemed to work. I'll know better when I get back to it.

Bish I still think that was the BEST Sci Fi movie next to The Day the Earth Stood Still (original ONLY). The music score was actually done on some very innovative synths, and that was the 50's.  

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Posted by Bish on Monday, October 14, 2013 10:23 AM

Nice start jibber. Seeing that made me realise I haven't seen that movie in years. I used to watch it all the time when I had it on tape, I really must add that to the DVD collection.

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, October 14, 2013 10:20 AM

Jibber - But they look like they're cleaning up nicely. Good job!

What's the tape for? Test fitting? Or are the legs glued together?

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 14, 2013 8:44 AM

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 14, 2013 8:43 AM

    

Robby required some TLC. The parts were poorly cast and the fit is challenging, but this may take a bit. 

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, October 11, 2013 4:20 PM

Greg: Sounds good, looking forward to seeing Supes facelift after you get done!

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Posted by gregbale on Friday, October 11, 2013 4:14 PM

Shiv and Gamera, nice to read you're making progress. Hope to see pics soon.

My camera battery is recharging, so no update pics, but I've got Supe's main body parts assembled and puttied, brick wall sections for base assembled but not yet puttied.

On the head I added a bit of volume up top by gluing on a "riser" from a bit of styrene scrap, then puttied it over with Vallejo plastic putty, which I've heard good things about. It seemed to set up very nicely and I roughed in a basic shape I liked, but will give it a while to dry before final shaping and detailing. I've also redone the eyebrows for a less snarly look. (Saving the world shouldn't be stressful, it should be fun.) So far the results look encouraging.

The kit-supplied cape is a little short, so I'm playing with methods to scratchbuild a longer one. First experiment was one cut from card stock and soaked to soften, then shaped over the kit part and left to dry. It's a promising start--I'll harden it a bit with a water/white glue mixture and see how it shapes up.

Have a good weekend one and all.

Greg

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Posted by shivinigh on Friday, October 11, 2013 3:48 PM

Well I got Spidey's limbs together but spending alot of time filling the gaps. Coming along though slowly. Thinking about the colours to use on him. i was contemplating on painting him up in the black suit instrad of the red and blue.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, October 11, 2013 12:08 PM

Cool Tim!

I have started painting the flesh tones on my two figures. I'm trying something a little new, I've always thought my stuff came out too stark but now I'm not even trying to blend things with brush painting and spraying a light mist of flesh over everything with the airbrush to tone things back down.

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

 

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, October 11, 2013 10:25 AM

Happy Friday!

OK. I hope to have my review model off my workbench in the next week, which means Conan is now on deck.

It may interest you guys to know that Moebius has some new figure kits coming, including the '60 Adam West Batman and Superman from "Man of Steel". I think they have Zod coming, too. There's also a 1/6 scale Robot from "Lost in Space". Saw them at iHobby Expo. By the way, this video ate up all of my vlog time for this week. Plus, Aaron took the day off, the scoundrel.

Good to see work getting underway. Very interested in what will transpire with Supe's head.

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Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 3:55 PM

Tim Kidwell

General Zod: A foundation has to be built on something. Even your father recognized that.

SuperCushing: You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base?

General Zod: Uh ... Son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!

SuperCushing: Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.

General Zod: ... 

You forgot my absolute favorite one:

SuperCushing: "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances."

Greg

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 3:11 PM

gregbale

Yeah...strangely epic!

(Plus, think what a beautiful speaking voice he'd have!)

General Zod: A foundation has to be built on something. Even your father recognized that.

SuperCushing: You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base?

General Zod: Uh ... Son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!

SuperCushing: Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.

General Zod: ... 

 

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Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 2:54 PM

My congrats as well, Bob, on the new job, and all best wishes for the move. Hope things go smoothly in both departments!

Greg

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Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 2:52 PM

Thank you Tim-hopefully the dust will settle shortly after the move and I can meet the deadline.

Bob

 

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 7:48 AM

Bob,

Congrats on the new job!

We'll leave you signed up. If you find that after you get into the new digs you have some time for the fig, you're welcome to jump back in. If not, that's totally cool and completely understandable.

Good luck with the move!

Tim

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Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 6:10 AM

Hey all-looks like we (the wife & I) will be relocating at the end of the month.  With the move and the new job, I'm not confident that I will be able to devote much if any time to the Green Goblin over the next few months.

However, I will be following this GB-it will be a great learning experience just to see how you guys address the various 'opportunities' of some of these kits.

Bob

 

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 8:48 PM

Haha! Hope Lex Luthor's new baldness cure doesn't cause him to grow hair all over when he contracts lycahthrophy.

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 2:04 PM

Gamera

LOL- that's awesome!!!!

I was thinking what Super Van Helsing could  do to Dracula!

Ah, yes, but in that convoluted scenario, the Count might well take on some of the characteristics and/or powers of General Zod. Could be a messy business before the dust settled.

Greg

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 1:27 PM

LOL- that's awesome!!!!

I was thinking what Super Van Helsing could  do to Dracula!

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 12:36 PM

Gamera

Hmmm, I think I have a spare Peter Cushing head somewhere but it would probably look kinda strange...Stick out tongue

Yeah...strangely epic!

(Plus, think what a beautiful speaking voice he'd have!)

Greg

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 12:14 PM

Ahhhhhhh, I see what you mean - go for the challenge!!! 

Hmmm, I think I have a spare Peter Cushing head somewhere but it would probably look kinda strange...Stick out tongue

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 11:57 AM

Gamera

Ouch Greg, does no one do an aftermarket head for Supes? I've seen them for other figures.

There are several versions available, including a re-pop of the Aurora original, and quite a convincing version of George Reeves. It would be both logical and rational to get one of them.

Logical...rational...nope, doesn't sound like me. (At least, not until after I've tried the "pain and aggravation" path first. As the old saying goes, "If it was easy, anybody could do it.")

Greg

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 11:10 AM

Ouch Greg, does no one do an aftermarket head for Supes? I've seen them for other figures.

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 10:47 AM

Nice looking work so far. Resculpting Superman's head should be fun, if nothing else, Greg.

Tim Kidwell

I have to finish up a review model that Aaron roped me into before starting on Conan--but it won't be long now, by Crom!

Excuses, excuses.

Tim Kidwell

GMorrison: I use pins, and depending upon the joint, I will use either 2-part epoxy or think super glue (CA).

As for disguising joins, I really like Kneadatite 2-part putty. It doesn't shrink, and you sculpt it while it's soft. You can also sand and file it once it's dry.

Ditto for me. I really like Aves Apoxie Sculpt for blending seam on figures. It's easy to work with, can be smoothed and feathered with a wet finger while it's soft, the dries hard but still sandable. Also doesn't shrink.

Tim Kidwell

The first vlog should be this week, so long as I remain sane.

Too late, methinks.

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 8:58 AM

After thinking about my Superman's "weird head" off and on over the weekend, it fairly quickly came to me that part of the oddness is due to the fact that the basic proportions are wrong.

It's a good rule of thumb in facial anatomy that the distance from the chin to the center of the eye should be roughly equal to the distance from the center of the eye to the top of the skull. In this regard our Kryptonian, as modeled by Revell, is rather seriously deficient:

His hair on top is noticeably flattened. It's almost like they molded him with the top of the skull lopped off, with a little hair brushed over to cover it up.

I did a quick, very crude lashup in MS Paint to alter the Satanically-arched eyebrows, and add a little profile to the upper part of the head, and this is what I came up with:

I think it's a bit more "normal" looking, at least for a non-human alien. On the downside, it exacerbates the chief problem, which is that Revell's re-molded head is too large for the old body, to start with. But one problem at a time.

While I'm performing the required surgery, I think I'll add a little tendon definition in the neck, as well.

(BTW, Tim, thanks for the tip on the Kneadatite putty.)

Up, up and away!

Greg

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, October 7, 2013 3:12 PM

It's great to see you guys getting underway.

I have to finish up a review model that Aaron roped me into before starting on Conan--but it won't be long now, by Crom!

GMorrison: I use pins, and depending upon the joint, I will use either 2-part epoxy or think super glue (CA).

As for disguising joins, I really like Kneadatite 2-part putty. It doesn't shrink, and you sculpt it while it's soft. You can also sand and file it once it's dry.

The first vlog should be this week, so long as I remain sane.

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, October 7, 2013 8:12 AM

Hmmmmmm, yeah I can see Landau there too!

Ok, both figures are primed. Only big hang-up is the white metal disruptor pistol for the Romulan figure had vanished - right off the workbench. I've looked everywhere and am starting to really get annoyed. The darn thing is pretty big, about an inch / 3 cm square and hasn't been anywhere outside the bedroom where the bench is. Anyway going to try to spray the flesh on this evening, maybe I should leave it for last but it seems the face and hands should be easier to mask than the uniforms on both figures.

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Posted by gregbale on Friday, October 4, 2013 9:58 PM

Gamera

Greg: Wow, that head does look... odd. To me he looks kinda like Jordan Hembrough from 'Toy Hunters'.

Ya know you could always turn his 'S' backwards and make him Bizarro Wink

My first thought was that it looked like a young Martin Landau. My second thought, I kid you not, was Bizarro.

Definitely something a little strange.

Greg

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