Modifying existing 1/32nd tank crews FOv 21st C.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:31 pm
I thought I would initiate a challenge to everyone who wants to take a crack at it.
We all know about several Forces of valor tank crew members (I'm looking at you mr. Sherman "Floating hands" guy). And then of course there is everyone's favorite 21sr century figure pose who I have dubbed in an earlier thread "German Charades Officer". Here is the pose in question
I have an army of these , for a lack of a better term "worthless" figures. One would have been unique but 5, is a joke. The don't fit in a turret, they don't sit in the drivers seat they don't even stand very well. And even if you say, make them operating some machine or gun, there still is the fact that his hollering' facial expression never fits in any scene. It's like he is screaming "Holy crap! Enemy tanks are a comin!" when he needs to be doing something about it INSIDE the tank, like driving. Then he is always paired with "Stoic back hands clasped General Guy" who ignores his screaming pleas. Given the fact that 21st C. makes some great tank COs and drivers, why I get these 2 figures EVER is a mystery. They never fit in the tank and oh well, enough griping.
I thought I would start a thread here to see who could come up with the most inventing modifications to these figures that make them useful. I do mean cut bend melt sculpt and attach. You can change the entire pose or positioning of arms and legs. Get out he exacto and putty and chop em up and put em together in a usable pose.
The easier the process the better, but ANYTHING to show your solutions to these bad poses.
If one could figure out to make "charades officer" become of better use to the fatherland by making him sit or fit in a turret, maybe put binocs in a hand and him pointing, then his look of horror becomes a fire command being shouted. Anything but what we got. Let us fellow forum members know what you did and tell us how to save our worthless figures from being in the drawer....lets get these guys in the war.
I am currently experimenting with an action grade sherman CO from forces of valor, you know card dealer tanker guy? Main issues with him is that his hands, though they appear to be resting on something alway float a good deal about the turret, the only way to make him look somewhat real involves turning him sideways and placing his hands on the turret hatch. Or giving him random accessories to rest his hands on, but even then he is looking like he hard at work rifling through stuff, but refusing to look down
So if you have time and some spare figures, post you ideas or results here. The winner get a free wall section from forces of valor. yay.
but seriously. If you have a solution to these guys especially if it is something the average Jill or Joe could do (but don't hold back on going complicated either)
I am interested in how these would turn out.
I have approached my solution by cutting mr Sherman fiddlehands at the elbows on top of the arm, turn them down and filling the gaps with white modeling putty, the presence of the tanker's jacket allows me freedom to be sloppy because it can be painted or sculpted to look like a fold in the fabric. So I will hopefully have him up tonight in and out of the turret with explanations on how I saved him from ridicule.
Please respond to this if you think this would be a fun thread/project.
We all know about several Forces of valor tank crew members (I'm looking at you mr. Sherman "Floating hands" guy). And then of course there is everyone's favorite 21sr century figure pose who I have dubbed in an earlier thread "German Charades Officer". Here is the pose in question
I have an army of these , for a lack of a better term "worthless" figures. One would have been unique but 5, is a joke. The don't fit in a turret, they don't sit in the drivers seat they don't even stand very well. And even if you say, make them operating some machine or gun, there still is the fact that his hollering' facial expression never fits in any scene. It's like he is screaming "Holy crap! Enemy tanks are a comin!" when he needs to be doing something about it INSIDE the tank, like driving. Then he is always paired with "Stoic back hands clasped General Guy" who ignores his screaming pleas. Given the fact that 21st C. makes some great tank COs and drivers, why I get these 2 figures EVER is a mystery. They never fit in the tank and oh well, enough griping.
I thought I would start a thread here to see who could come up with the most inventing modifications to these figures that make them useful. I do mean cut bend melt sculpt and attach. You can change the entire pose or positioning of arms and legs. Get out he exacto and putty and chop em up and put em together in a usable pose.
The easier the process the better, but ANYTHING to show your solutions to these bad poses.
If one could figure out to make "charades officer" become of better use to the fatherland by making him sit or fit in a turret, maybe put binocs in a hand and him pointing, then his look of horror becomes a fire command being shouted. Anything but what we got. Let us fellow forum members know what you did and tell us how to save our worthless figures from being in the drawer....lets get these guys in the war.
I am currently experimenting with an action grade sherman CO from forces of valor, you know card dealer tanker guy? Main issues with him is that his hands, though they appear to be resting on something alway float a good deal about the turret, the only way to make him look somewhat real involves turning him sideways and placing his hands on the turret hatch. Or giving him random accessories to rest his hands on, but even then he is looking like he hard at work rifling through stuff, but refusing to look down
So if you have time and some spare figures, post you ideas or results here. The winner get a free wall section from forces of valor. yay.
but seriously. If you have a solution to these guys especially if it is something the average Jill or Joe could do (but don't hold back on going complicated either)
I am interested in how these would turn out.
I have approached my solution by cutting mr Sherman fiddlehands at the elbows on top of the arm, turn them down and filling the gaps with white modeling putty, the presence of the tanker's jacket allows me freedom to be sloppy because it can be painted or sculpted to look like a fold in the fabric. So I will hopefully have him up tonight in and out of the turret with explanations on how I saved him from ridicule.
Please respond to this if you think this would be a fun thread/project.
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