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John Bowrey Figure Campaign
- Thread starter Rhino
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sharkman
Master at Arms
Just a suggestion...
How about a re-work of the "watch your Figure" campaign? Remove the eyes and maybe change the colour??
:hmmm
Rhino
Super Moderator
Indeed, Sir!
"Watch You Figure" seem very appropriate these days! "Covid Spread" applies to how much weight we gain while isolating as well, Yes? I'm sure any ribbon you devise will be brilliant!
sprueman
Member
Here is a link to the basic how to on reworking sprueHe looks very dapper, would like to know more about your process, please?
1/10th figure start
Here is the beginning of a new figure. When completed it will be a 1/10th bust of a US Army soldier from the Vietnam war around 1968/69 time frame. I used the old Monogram 1/10th Vietnam war statue as my base. The different colors are from various types of plastics melted, such as the orange, blu...
forum.ipmsusa3.org
Wow
Very resourceful and excellent recycling. But that toaster oven looks like it's been through it!
Very resourceful and excellent recycling. But that toaster oven looks like it's been through it!
sprueman
Member
Yea, I forgot to mention that you really need to watch the toaster when melting the plastic. I get about five to six years out of one, not bad for twenty bucks. I'll buy my wife a new one and I'll get the old ones, it's a good trade.Wow
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Very resourceful and excellent recycling. But that toaster oven looks like it's been through it!
Rhino
Super Moderator
I thought since Yankee Doodle Pigeon is a sort of a figure, I might post the progress here, rather than filling up the 2021 Surgeon thread with silly project photos.
That being said, Here's how Mike's requested bird is progressing.
Being unsure what scale Mike's Dick Dastardly model is, there will be 2 Pigeons. One larger one, posed as fleeing the clutches of the Vulture Squadron with his message pouch and a second, smaller version just poking along in the air. Both will be posed in flight with their landing gear retracted. Plastic and Milliput master parts are underway.
Yankee Doodle had a cartoonish looking flying helmet on his noggin. His head is the most complex part to make.
Punching out styrene googles for the helmet proved interesting. The slivers of brass tube looked really cool but proved to overscale (?!?) for this birdie's head.
I went with the smaller plastic googles. The round circles from the Waldron punch set will work dandy for the sides of the goofy helmet. Obviously these need more finesse before molding begins. Today, we're in the midst of another Iowa blizzard. You never know what else may happen!!
Thanks for looking in!!
That being said, Here's how Mike's requested bird is progressing.
Being unsure what scale Mike's Dick Dastardly model is, there will be 2 Pigeons. One larger one, posed as fleeing the clutches of the Vulture Squadron with his message pouch and a second, smaller version just poking along in the air. Both will be posed in flight with their landing gear retracted. Plastic and Milliput master parts are underway.
Yankee Doodle had a cartoonish looking flying helmet on his noggin. His head is the most complex part to make.
Punching out styrene googles for the helmet proved interesting. The slivers of brass tube looked really cool but proved to overscale (?!?) for this birdie's head.
I went with the smaller plastic googles. The round circles from the Waldron punch set will work dandy for the sides of the goofy helmet. Obviously these need more finesse before molding begins. Today, we're in the midst of another Iowa blizzard. You never know what else may happen!!
Thanks for looking in!!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Brilliant! I like it! What sensational work you have done here!
Rhino
Super Moderator
I would have thought up something equally ridiculous to make if Mike hadn't asked for a pigeon. Like the octagonal, tapered St. David's lighthouse I swore I would never make. 
It seems if I don't have at least 6 little bitty masters going, my addled bwain seems unfulfilled.
God alone knows if any of them will make TLAR any money.
On to the pictures!
The plastic wings needed some detail underneath. My hope was they will look cartoonish enough for Yankee Doodle and cast well. His head is done. I didn't drill the "nostrils" on top of his beak. I made 2 courier pouches and one was way too big.
I attached his scarf to his body. I made it out of used coffee filter. Some feathery texture was added to the still soft 11-year-old Milliput. I haven't decided what to make his little bugle out of yet. Yankee Doodle Pigeon turns out to be a kit of his own. Being unsure about copyright and licensing, I hesitate to offer His kit for sale. I am NOT a Communist. Plus that saves me writing instructions an doing box art.
When I make some more stuff to fill out the 250cc soufflé' cup mold, I'll pour the RTV.
Thanks for looking in!
It seems if I don't have at least 6 little bitty masters going, my addled bwain seems unfulfilled.
God alone knows if any of them will make TLAR any money.
On to the pictures!
The plastic wings needed some detail underneath. My hope was they will look cartoonish enough for Yankee Doodle and cast well. His head is done. I didn't drill the "nostrils" on top of his beak. I made 2 courier pouches and one was way too big.
I attached his scarf to his body. I made it out of used coffee filter. Some feathery texture was added to the still soft 11-year-old Milliput. I haven't decided what to make his little bugle out of yet. Yankee Doodle Pigeon turns out to be a kit of his own. Being unsure about copyright and licensing, I hesitate to offer His kit for sale. I am NOT a Communist. Plus that saves me writing instructions an doing box art.
When I make some more stuff to fill out the 250cc soufflé' cup mold, I'll pour the RTV.
Thanks for looking in!
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Rhino
Super Moderator
Hey! I wish to state that even though my John Bowrey Figure campaign fizzled out, I wish no disrespect to John, his talent, His friends or his memory. The idea was to honor John, even though I didn't know him personally.
There was a prize. There still is!
I can not apologize enough if any offense was taken.
There was a prize. There still is!
I can not apologize enough if any offense was taken.
Yeah...uh I don't know how anyone could be offended.
The only reason I haven't jumped in this is I have no skills in figure modeling. The line about "man has to know his limitations" would apply to me.
But I do have a figurine thing that I was going to repaint a long time ago, it's premiered right now.
Chris start a new thread here for your Yankee Doodle Pigeon, I'll move the post to that thread. I'll dust off my Sea Captain and see if I can get motivated to paint.
Rhino
Super Moderator
HA!! Ever' now an' agin' A blind hog finds an acorn! Nothing left to do now, but solder up the copper wire bird legs and feet! The Bad News Bubbles didn't make any difference in Yankee Doodle Pigeon's mold!
Praise the Lord and pass the soldering rig!!
Thanks for all your support and attention!!
Outstanding Sailor! 
Rhino
Super Moderator
Thanks Men!
Ok, see the little 30 gallon cask? What if, bear with me here, Yankee Doodle Pigeon had a decoy? What if the decoy had Dick Dastardly looking wings and tailfeathers? A pumpkin for a head with a carrot nose and wooden legs? What if the barrel was labeled "TNT" with a fuse? What if Yankee Doodle could operate his decoy remotely?
See where I'm going with this?
The Yankee Doodle Drone Decoy Pigeon Bomb?! Intercept Dick Dastardly and Muttley and blow the dog-snot (?!) out of whatever they were flying at the time?!
BOOM!!
THAT I would have to market?
Your thoughts Friends?
Ok, see the little 30 gallon cask? What if, bear with me here, Yankee Doodle Pigeon had a decoy? What if the decoy had Dick Dastardly looking wings and tailfeathers? A pumpkin for a head with a carrot nose and wooden legs? What if the barrel was labeled "TNT" with a fuse? What if Yankee Doodle could operate his decoy remotely?
See where I'm going with this?
The Yankee Doodle Drone Decoy Pigeon Bomb?! Intercept Dick Dastardly and Muttley and blow the dog-snot (?!) out of whatever they were flying at the time?!
BOOM!!THAT I would have to market?
Your thoughts Friends?
