Thursday, October 2, 2008
Update
Hi, just a quick update for those people that are interested! I'm still working on the Sherlock Holmes 221B project and it is progressing well - I've just slowed down a bit on it recently, as it is quite time-consuming. I've also decided to get back into kit-bashing VAM figures and have two/three projects on the drawing board. I'll post the results here (and on the UAMHQ forum) when the first one is complete. Cheers, Craig.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
221B Baker Street Project
I've decided to put the VAM box-sets on hold for a while. However, I have started work on a new VAM project, which will take up most of my spare time. I'm attempting to construct a 1/6 scale 221B Baker Street diorama (with VAM Holmes & Watson of course!). I'll be posting updates of the project on a regular basis at the AMHQ website - so tune in there if you want to see more! The link can be found on the right-hand-side of this page. When you get to the AMHQ site, just navigate through to the forums section. If you search the forums using '221B', you should be able to find the updates as they are posted. Cheers, Craig.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Indiana Jones
Finally finished my Indy project. The following text is from AMHQ.
"I’ve finally completed my Indiana Jones custom VAM project. Kudos to Starbuck for giving me the inspiration in the first place! I really enjoyed putting this one together…it brought back a lot of memories from my childhood. Indy really is an iconic character and is perfectly suited to VAM.
The photos are fairly self-explanatory. However, I’ve provided a break-down of the clothes/accessories below:
Fedora (custom-made by Steve)
Leather Jacket (from the BBI ‘Relic Hunter’ figure)
Trousers (again, from the BBI ‘Relic Hunter’ figure)
Shirt (from my spares collection – dyed in boiling tea to give a vintage look…I seem to recall getting this idea from one of LFJ’s posts?)
Gas Mask Bag (obtained from Monkey Depot and modified. It was originally a French-style gas mask bag)
Boots (from Newline Miniatures, identical to the ones I used for my original Jackal project)
Holster/Belt/Webley Revolver (custom-made by Steve – he really makes some beautiful items)
Gold Fertility Idol (scratch-built with Sculpey and painted with gold leaf)
Idol Counter-weight (scratch-built)
Coiled Whip (scratch-built using leather strips)
Pocket-Knife (from my Dragon SOLDAT figure)
Temple Map (furnished using an image of the movie prop found on the internet)
Peru & Bolivia Map (furnished using an image from the internet)
Retail Packaging (scratch-built, with the exception of the actual box, which was pre-made)
I want to make special mention of Indy’s coiled whip, which was made by my wife. It’s constructed of three strands of thin, tapered leather, which my girl tirelessly plaited into the finished product. It might not be the most movie-accurate 1/6 scale Indy whip in existence, but the fact that it was made by my wife makes it pretty special!
I also wanted my retail packaging to include an exclusive Action Man/Indiana Jones mail-in competition. This time, ten lucky winners from 1983 get to be cast as an extra in the sequel (or more correctly, the prequel) to ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’."
Photos to follow.
"I’ve finally completed my Indiana Jones custom VAM project. Kudos to Starbuck for giving me the inspiration in the first place! I really enjoyed putting this one together…it brought back a lot of memories from my childhood. Indy really is an iconic character and is perfectly suited to VAM.
The photos are fairly self-explanatory. However, I’ve provided a break-down of the clothes/accessories below:
Fedora (custom-made by Steve)
Leather Jacket (from the BBI ‘Relic Hunter’ figure)
Trousers (again, from the BBI ‘Relic Hunter’ figure)
Shirt (from my spares collection – dyed in boiling tea to give a vintage look…I seem to recall getting this idea from one of LFJ’s posts?)
Gas Mask Bag (obtained from Monkey Depot and modified. It was originally a French-style gas mask bag)
Boots (from Newline Miniatures, identical to the ones I used for my original Jackal project)
Holster/Belt/Webley Revolver (custom-made by Steve – he really makes some beautiful items)
Gold Fertility Idol (scratch-built with Sculpey and painted with gold leaf)
Idol Counter-weight (scratch-built)
Coiled Whip (scratch-built using leather strips)
Pocket-Knife (from my Dragon SOLDAT figure)
Temple Map (furnished using an image of the movie prop found on the internet)
Peru & Bolivia Map (furnished using an image from the internet)
Retail Packaging (scratch-built, with the exception of the actual box, which was pre-made)
I want to make special mention of Indy’s coiled whip, which was made by my wife. It’s constructed of three strands of thin, tapered leather, which my girl tirelessly plaited into the finished product. It might not be the most movie-accurate 1/6 scale Indy whip in existence, but the fact that it was made by my wife makes it pretty special!
I also wanted my retail packaging to include an exclusive Action Man/Indiana Jones mail-in competition. This time, ten lucky winners from 1983 get to be cast as an extra in the sequel (or more correctly, the prequel) to ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’."
Photos to follow.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Comments - Beware!
G'day! Just a quick warning - if you are viewing any of the comments on this blog, don't click on any suspicious looking links. You'll probably be redirected to spy-ware or malware sites. Some of the so-called 'people' leaving comments here are clearly spambots or similar! Cheers, Craig.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Indiana Jones Update
Greetings! Just a quick update regarding my Indy project. I've finished kitbashing the figure itself, now just working on the completion of accessories, box-art, etc. Have been hampered by bad weather lately, so I haven't started taking photos yet - hopefull will get this done in the next week or two. Cheers, Craig.
Adventure Team UK
Below are details of my latest project. As always, the explanation is copied from the AMHQ forum.
"Since joining the AMHQ forum, I’ve developed a real appreciation for the G I Joe Adventure Team figures. My only exposure to AT as a child was through the View Master reels that were produced in the 1970’s (I posted images of the View Master package in the REFERENCE section a while back).
For my latest VAM project, I wanted to have a stab at an AT figure – but with emphasis on Action Man, rather than G I Joe. I wanted my AT figure to ‘exist’ in the same time-line as my previous projects, so I envisaged a fictitious Palitoy line called ‘Adventure Team UK’ – pretty much the same as the original AT G I Joe line, but with emphasis on the UK, rather than the USA.
(Funnily enough, since starting on this project some months ago, I notice that Joe90 has used the term ‘Adventure Team UK’ in one of his posts! Great minds think alike!)
(I've since been informed that the above term appears to have been first coined by TFG! My apologies!)
I wanted my AT figure to look a bit different (hence the eye patch) and to be equipped with weapons/accessories from the 1970’s UK era.
I also wanted my creation to have a distinct name – rather like the original Tom Stone figure.
The following is a break-down of the items included in the project:
Retail Packaging (scratch-built, with the exception of the actual box, which was pre-made)
AT Uniform/Boots/ID Tag (Wal-Mart in origin, obtained on Ebay)
Shoulder Holster (custom-made by Steve)
.357 Magnum Revolver (custom-made and painted by Steve – he did a fantastic job on this)
Eye Patch (scratch-built using leather and Sculpey)
First Aid Kit (scratch-built using Sculpey)
2-way Radio (scratch-built using Sculpey and aluminium tubing…I tried to emulate a vintage Motorola 2-way radio)
Tan T-Shirt (obtained on Ebay)
Equipment Bag (obtained from a 1/6 scale website)
Topographic Map (scratch-built using an image found on the internet)
L1A1 Rifle/Accessories (obtained on Ebay)
Sterling SMG/Accessories (obtained on Ebay)
Green Torch/Rope/Water Bottle (obtained on Ebay)
I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Due to the amount of rain we have had in Queensland recently, the local waterfall put on a great show! Hope you enjoy the photos."
Photos to follow...
"Since joining the AMHQ forum, I’ve developed a real appreciation for the G I Joe Adventure Team figures. My only exposure to AT as a child was through the View Master reels that were produced in the 1970’s (I posted images of the View Master package in the REFERENCE section a while back).
For my latest VAM project, I wanted to have a stab at an AT figure – but with emphasis on Action Man, rather than G I Joe. I wanted my AT figure to ‘exist’ in the same time-line as my previous projects, so I envisaged a fictitious Palitoy line called ‘Adventure Team UK’ – pretty much the same as the original AT G I Joe line, but with emphasis on the UK, rather than the USA.
(Funnily enough, since starting on this project some months ago, I notice that Joe90 has used the term ‘Adventure Team UK’ in one of his posts! Great minds think alike!)
(I've since been informed that the above term appears to have been first coined by TFG! My apologies!)
I wanted my AT figure to look a bit different (hence the eye patch) and to be equipped with weapons/accessories from the 1970’s UK era.
I also wanted my creation to have a distinct name – rather like the original Tom Stone figure.
The following is a break-down of the items included in the project:
Retail Packaging (scratch-built, with the exception of the actual box, which was pre-made)
AT Uniform/Boots/ID Tag (Wal-Mart in origin, obtained on Ebay)
Shoulder Holster (custom-made by Steve)
.357 Magnum Revolver (custom-made and painted by Steve – he did a fantastic job on this)
Eye Patch (scratch-built using leather and Sculpey)
First Aid Kit (scratch-built using Sculpey)
2-way Radio (scratch-built using Sculpey and aluminium tubing…I tried to emulate a vintage Motorola 2-way radio)
Tan T-Shirt (obtained on Ebay)
Equipment Bag (obtained from a 1/6 scale website)
Topographic Map (scratch-built using an image found on the internet)
L1A1 Rifle/Accessories (obtained on Ebay)
Sterling SMG/Accessories (obtained on Ebay)
Green Torch/Rope/Water Bottle (obtained on Ebay)
I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Due to the amount of rain we have had in Queensland recently, the local waterfall put on a great show! Hope you enjoy the photos."
Photos to follow...
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