Several of you (okay....maybe one or two) have wondered about the slow progress on the Lumber Stacker.
It got sidetracked for a little "figure" project. Long story short: Virgil Suarez ("Damn Cranky", who posts
here from time to time) built a small 1:25th scale sceniced base and had an idea that he would send it
around the country to 4 other car modelers, who would add something of their choice to the base and
forward it to the next guy. No rules, no restriction, no-holds-barred. I got it last, and I'll be delivering
it back to Virgil at the Birmingham Show (...model cars...) at the end of this month.
This doesn't really relate to anything here, but my part includes a couple of figures
that I thought maybe you'd like to see.
The first figure started with legs & hips from a 1/25th scale Tamiya "Campus Friends" figure and a
Preiser torso, all repositioned and pinned together:
Next came the arms (Tamiya) and head (Preiser):
With some automotive body putty and glue-soaked tissue paper, the figure started to take shape:
With a few more tissue paper details & paint, the figure is just about done. There will be
another figure operating the clasp (that's all I can say right now):
It's part of a larger scene so the figure isn't really super-detailed, but the idea will be there.
I can't show the rest of the diorama (Virgil might be lurking) but if you're interested I'll
post more pictures and a better history after the Birmingham show.
