The modeler and his .. dragon..

[lysleder]

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

[crazyrichard]

whouw thats cool the dude holding the modelvar is just soooo cool !! .. would be awsome on a shelf at your build station

[DonW]

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.

[gordon]

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!