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Splinter and Pastor - Masterbox 1/35 post-apocalyptic figures - DONE
Frank3k:
I think I'm done with Splinter - the quality of the sculpting/molding doesn't warrant spending more time on her:
The dog doesn't look quite like a dog, but the dark colors hide some of the undogginess:
While building some of these latest Masterbox figures, I've thought about converting the poses and expressions on the boxtop into 3D models and printing them, but a more realistic option is to replace heads and hands with resin parts as needed (or when available).
Al Pastor is almost done and unlike Splinter, he's going together well enough.
Buzzbomb:
when I look at your work on Al Pastor, I had a thought that the base figure, converted as you have, would make a damn fine Mountain man or Daniel Boone type character with a Kentucky Long rifle
Frank3k:
He does look like a mountain man, or even someone from the middle ages.
Here's the headless body; maybe I can put a skull in his hand. "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio":
Extreme closeups of the head. It probably only needs a slight glaze over the skin:
The two male figures in this set have been straightforward builds; the females have taken much, much longer in comparison.
Frank3k:
I'm done with Al Pastor. I could probably work on him some more, but while the figure quality is better than Splinter (he looks like a man), the molding and details are sub-par.
His ridiculous rifle was bugging me; I don't understand the layout and the molding was just very soft:
So I cut off parts and used the receiver from an M16 and the stock from the original kit.I added a new bolt handle as well:
I moved the bipod closer to the barrel end.
Front and back view of the pastor. PE belt and a strip of painted Tamiya tape on his hat:
With his muddy sheep dog:
Jeffry Fontaine:
Nice save on the weapon Frank but yeah, the thing looked real strange from the start. That might be one of those things to consider replacing completely with something more accurate looking later on. Even the old Boyes .55 Anti-Tank Rifle would look more appropriate in the Pastor's hands.
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