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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Stranger in a Strange Land
« on: July 08, 2016, 06:22:56 PM »
Good Day

Another day ... another project.

In spite of being a huge Heinlein fan, this project has nothing to do with his book. Sorry guys!

Using a Portuguese comic book from the 70´s (O Falcao/The Hawk - O Mundo Perdido/The Lost World), a Japanese plastic kit (Tamiya Triceratops)
and an Italian resin figure (Soldati), this is just a small example of world globalization.

The name of the hero is Jose Gois, and he got lost by accident in planet Mundia, where the wonders never cease....

Allow me to begin.

The original script (slightly modified by Yours Truly ;))




And here is the beast.




Oh No! The poor beast has no tongue!!!



After a quick call to the Bondi Vet (yes, we watch that TV show in Portugal :) ) the problem was identified and quickly solved!
 









Much better now. Thanks Dr. Brown! :)


With the beast finished, it is time to present the...well, not the beauty, for sure!




The bridle was made with some Aluminium (or Aluminum, take your pick :) ) foil, the map was just an ordinary paper printout
I made with my old HP deskjet, and the base is the lid of cigarette box covered with DAS modelling clay.

Thanks for watching!

To be continued....








Offline Weaver

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2016, 08:21:32 PM »
The guys riding the triceratops looks like Star Fleet science officers from Star Trek!
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2016, 11:05:13 PM »
Looking like a great idea! :)


Seriously? Bondi Vet? ???


Meh! 'Tis a small world, after all! ;)
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2016, 11:29:51 PM »
The guys riding the triceratops looks like Star Fleet science officers from Star Trek!

...with manboobs.

Antonio's figure is much better. Is the soldier wearing sandals with socks?

Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2016, 11:30:28 PM »
Indeed  he is! The famous "Military Comfy" grade sandals with embedded reptile and bug repellent socks. :)

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2016, 06:28:47 AM »
The guys riding the triceratops looks like Star Fleet science officers from Star Trek!

Just what I thought.
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2016, 06:29:42 AM »
Getting settled in and comfortable for another Antonio masterpiece. ;)
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2016, 08:10:04 AM »
 Anachron!

Oh yeah!
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2016, 11:39:20 AM »
Looks like you are off to a great start with this project Antonio.  Looking forward to seeing what this looks like when you are done.  :)
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2016, 01:53:24 PM »
Cool.  Looks good so far

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2016, 07:22:28 AM »
Fantastic work as always.

Brilliant concept and execution

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2016, 07:40:50 AM »
"It doesn't look like we're in El Alamein anymore, Triceratops..."

Looking good, Antonio! Will look forward to your next update!

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2016, 09:53:11 AM »
The guys riding the triceratops looks like Star Fleet science officers from Star Trek!

...with manboobs.

That's 'cos they've become unfit from riding Triceratopses all day. They need to get back in the transporter and set it to delete a bit of fat while it's all just data in the middle of the process...
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2016, 11:11:54 AM »
"It doesn't look like we're in El Alamein anymore, Triceratops..."

Looking good, Antonio! Will look forward to your next update!
Actually, I'd argue that they've wandered a bit too far from Fort Zindernuef (from "Beau Geste" movie et al.) and Le Legion Estrangere.  I will most heartily agree that everything so far looks great.

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2016, 10:06:06 AM »
Seriously? Bondi Vet? ???

Could you imagine Doctor Chris's face when asked to do a stool sample?  ;D
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2016, 02:46:53 AM »
Great start!! Oh how I love your builds!
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2016, 05:35:51 PM »
Antonio, I look forward to seeing your new project steppin forward.
I can't wait to see how the triceratops will look like after your treatment knowing the fantastic painting skills you have!

Antonio

Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2016, 05:13:49 PM »
Hi guys

Back from a short vacation.

Guess where! :)


And thanks for the nice comments!

Some more advances on the details:













The terrain was made with DAS clay, and the vegetation with an assortment of different stuff:










Everything is pretty much done in terms of construction, so painting will follow!

Thanks for watching!


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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2016, 03:44:56 AM »

Guess where! :)


Looks a bit like Iceland
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2016, 09:54:12 AM »
Love your Triceratops  :)

Guess where! :)

Azores' Corvo Island crater?
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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2016, 03:11:37 PM »
You got it! Azores it is.  Even better than paradise. No snakes to tempt you!  ;D

Anyway, painting is on the way....
















With just the base colors, everything looks a little bit "bland", but the oils will do the trick.

Thanks for watching!

Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2016, 12:30:56 PM »
Hi guys

A little oil goes a long way. After that, some matte varnish and that's it. Done!

And here are the final photos:








































Thanks for watching!

« Last Edit: August 02, 2016, 05:09:17 PM by Antonio Sobral »

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2016, 02:08:25 PM »
Besides excellent realistic finish detail, is off charts unusual subject.  Way cool 8)
Diorama setting adds whole bunch to basic build !
« Last Edit: August 01, 2016, 02:10:09 PM by finsrin »

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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2016, 03:22:28 PM »
Fantastic work, a masterpiece under any perspective!
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Re: Stranger in a Strange Land
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2016, 10:42:02 PM »
Outstanding! 8)
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