martin-el
Super Freak
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2008
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- 257
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- 60
The Raiders PF has been a somewhat of a crusade for me - though I was overjoyed with the proportions and certain details it nonetheless suffered from a terrible paintjob as standard.
I loved the conceit of Trevor's sculpt. For almost thirty years of hit & miss with Ford's likeness (the only decent one being the original large size Han Solo IMHO) not only does this one capture him completely but it even exhibits the Ford smirk which forced my hand between choosing this or the 1/6 figure, making it my first (& last) quarter scale...
But what of the inaccuacies??
I started small by making a small popper for the whip using the remains of a battered one from a real whip. I painted the jacket zip silver, filled the bag with cotton pads to bulk it out then broke out the cotton to flatten the jacket collar. By this time mfischer's excellent belt kits were made available so they were ordered. I also made a brass tip for the web belt from a bottle top. Not wanting to have the figure scene-specific I also substituted the idol for the gun - it looks fantastic in the open hand as its typically laid-back Ford. A few weathering touches using fullers plus some boot polish and I was happy.
The question remained about the paintjob - the only person I thought could handle it based in the UK was Darren Carnall but he only did 1/6 and besides, surely he was too busy?
Darren to my suprise accepted. It may have taken the best part of a year but when Indy came home he instantly became the centrepiece of my collection. At last the finish was worthy of Trevor's masterful sculpt. My sincere thanks to Darren for coming through and being a consummate professional...
I loved the conceit of Trevor's sculpt. For almost thirty years of hit & miss with Ford's likeness (the only decent one being the original large size Han Solo IMHO) not only does this one capture him completely but it even exhibits the Ford smirk which forced my hand between choosing this or the 1/6 figure, making it my first (& last) quarter scale...
But what of the inaccuacies??
I started small by making a small popper for the whip using the remains of a battered one from a real whip. I painted the jacket zip silver, filled the bag with cotton pads to bulk it out then broke out the cotton to flatten the jacket collar. By this time mfischer's excellent belt kits were made available so they were ordered. I also made a brass tip for the web belt from a bottle top. Not wanting to have the figure scene-specific I also substituted the idol for the gun - it looks fantastic in the open hand as its typically laid-back Ford. A few weathering touches using fullers plus some boot polish and I was happy.
The question remained about the paintjob - the only person I thought could handle it based in the UK was Darren Carnall but he only did 1/6 and besides, surely he was too busy?
Darren to my suprise accepted. It may have taken the best part of a year but when Indy came home he instantly became the centrepiece of my collection. At last the finish was worthy of Trevor's masterful sculpt. My sincere thanks to Darren for coming through and being a consummate professional...
