lysleder Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) This is little more than a concept or fledgling idea at the moment. It all started by my LHS having some Moebius figure kits on sale. Now, I'm not really a figure modeler myself, but I am fascinated by what those who are into that end of the hobby, and there is a certain draw so I picked on up. The character is a "dr. Deadly"in 1/13 scale - apparently from a '60s TV show that I've never heard of and much less actually seen. I didn't know just what part he was going to play for me, but once he was assembled I gave him a HO scale railroad truck to hold and decided he could possibly be a car modeler like you and me. He already has an apron on and if I make him on of those head-mounted magnifiers and put it on in the raised position, it could hide hat scar on his forehead. He would of course also need a workbench with supplies - that will be challenging, but not impossible. As I was playing around with him, I put him down and left the room for a brief moment, and when I came back I realized I had put him down just in front of this dinosaur I had assembled with my daughter some months before. I found that the two of them together took on a new dynamics, and expanded the concept into something else, and took it somewhere I wouldn't dare venture on my own. But it just happened - sort of. The dragon! I cannot really say that mine is too bad, but I hear stories and it seems that most if not all of us have one - or can relate to the situation. The dinosaur is an old Tamiya T-Rex in 1/35 scale given to me by a well-meaning neighbor cleaning out her basement. And while it is rather crude and doesn't look much like a T-Rex or anything else for that matter, I figured it could be a reasonable starting point for a dragon. So it is getting a comb down the back, a pair of bat-like wings and a bright red/orange paintjob with off-white or cream color for the belly/underbody. I might have to be a bit shady on working on this one, and refrain from displaying the finished piece center stage, or somebody might take offense. Edited September 18, 2014 by lysleder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 whouw thats cool the dude holding the modelvar is just soooo cool !! .. would be awsome on a shelf at your build station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 and put it on in the raised position, it could hide hat scar on his forehead. And why wouldn't a modeller have a scar on his forehead? (oh no I see a 'modelling scars' thread looming!) Seriously your idea is great, I love models within models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Great concept, better than the dungeon, torture scene he was meant to be. Scar no problem, the old "running with scissors" warning ignored. Cheers Eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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