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Post by hypnotator on Oct 7, 2012 13:02:59 GMT -5
 Hot off the paintbrush, this is a reissue of the classic Aurora Monster Scenes Giant Insect by Moebius.  The vintage Giant Insect was on the verge of release when scandal hit the Monster Scenes series, and the suitability of characters like “The Victim” and instruments of torture was questioned by ‘70s parents groups.  As a result, the kit only saw release in Canada and was pretty much unobtainable until Moebius did this overdue reissue.  My family’s reaction when I first stuck the body halves together was “eurgh!” No matter how long you have the components sat around while you paint them up, the minute you assemble the legs, wings and curving stinger, it becomes more than the sum of its parts, and a deep seated revulsion kicks in that even the ridiculous fangs fail to mitigate.  Now he’s getting frisky!  Well she asked for it I reckon, dressed like that. After his photo shoot, GI took his place in the glass cabinet after much patience and profanity with a fishing line.  |
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Post by TAY666 on Oct 7, 2012 16:15:22 GMT -5
That looks great!
One of these days, I will actually finish mine. It's been in progress forever. The seams are a real pain. Especially on that tail.
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Post by prescenes2 on Oct 7, 2012 19:46:13 GMT -5
Nice Job, Hyp!  You all did know that the Victim can fit in the pincers of the GI right? If I'm not mistaken the Cro-woman and Man will also fit in there. Hmmmm, now I need to go and find out for sure..... |
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Post by RetroArt on Oct 12, 2012 23:13:37 GMT -5
Beautiful paint job! Clean 7 neat! the Victim has a great paint job too! Also digging that Dr.Who Ice Warrior figure model you've got there tucked away in the back of your display cabinet! Any better pix of it posted anywhere else?
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Post by TAY666 on Oct 13, 2012 8:39:18 GMT -5
Is that what that is in the corner?
I was kind of wondering.
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Post by andymoscarts on Oct 13, 2012 18:20:50 GMT -5
Sevans ice warrior kit? great build and a lovely paint job.
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Post by hypnotator on Oct 14, 2012 12:42:59 GMT -5
Thanks for your comments guys!
I spent some time on the rainbow panels of the Giant Insect. My wife teaches watercolours and she was a big help suggesting how to go about it with enamel washes.
My Victim is a resin recast from before the Moebius reissues. Sadly the casting on her fingers is poor. I can’t bring myself to buy replacements of the Monster Scenes figures because I’m pleased with my paint jobs, even though the resin versions aren’t perfect.
Yes indeed it’s a Sevans Ice Warrior. There are a couple of shots with him in the background over on my collection thread on this forum. These kits are sold sealed, and until I bought him I had no idea he was vacuum formed. Lots of work but a nice kit nevertheless.
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Post by TAY666 on Oct 14, 2012 13:27:47 GMT -5
I spent some time on the rainbow panels of the Giant Insect. My wife teaches watercolours and she was a big help suggesting how to go about it with enamel washes. Now you just need to start using watercolors on your kits  It really does open up some options for shading and coloring of things. A good portion of my Cookie kit was done with watercolors. www.tylisaari.com/models/misc/cookie/cookied.htm |
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Post by hypnotator on Oct 20, 2012 5:43:33 GMT -5
Nice work Tay! I've not seen that kit before. I had no idea water colours would work on plastic and I assumed they would rub off.
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Post by andymoscarts on Oct 20, 2012 7:51:34 GMT -5
That Cookie monster is freakin awesome,as you Americans would say ;D
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Post by TAY666 on Oct 20, 2012 9:29:22 GMT -5
Watercolors will wipe off, or wash off it you don't seal them. Cheapest and easiest way to do that is with Krylon Clear Matte. I was skeptical about watercolors myself until I saw a demo on them at WF a few years back. They are really good for adding small details like veining on a figure. You can paint nice thin lines with it. As if you make the line too thick, all you have to do is take a damp brush and and run it along the edge and remove part of it, working it down as thin as you want. I've also used them as washes. And they are great for building color in some situations. As watercolors are not opaque and let previous work show through them. I did this piece almost exclusively with watercolors as a way to play around with them and see what I could do. www.tylisaari.com/models/misc/knob/knob1.htmYou can see the build up of layers on the in-progress page. I like to use small kits like this to try out new stuff. Test out the technique and see just what I can do with it, and how it works. My first kit using them was this one www.tylisaari.com/models/conan/thor/thorbase.htmAnd another example is Breakfast is Tiffany www.tylisaari.com/models/misc/tiffany/bitkitp.htm |
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