| jgawne | 05 Jan 2009 10:26 a.m. PST |
So if some of the new plastoics are being designed in a computer, are we going to see them scan, say, a German helmet and drop it onto the picture? or get someone dressed in all the right stuff and get scanned, and instant figure! ( well OK with some touch ups) or is the need to mess with the scale, making guns thicker or shorter, or whatever going to prevent this? |
aecurtis  | 05 Jan 2009 10:30 a.m. PST |
"…are we going to see them scan, say, a German helmet and drop it onto the picture?" That might give us the first properly-sculpted one! "…or get someone dressed in all the right stuff and get scanned, and instant figure!" You mean, like re-enactors? Wouldn't work: people already complain about unrealistic proportions. |
| Buff Orpington | 05 Jan 2009 10:38 a.m. PST |
It's a great idea for the vanity market. Every TMP subscriber could have their own figure of the OFM |
| Tom Reed | 05 Jan 2009 10:39 a.m. PST |
The only place that I've seen this done is with action figures. Wrestling figures in particular. |
| Wombling Free | 05 Jan 2009 10:39 a.m. PST |
Excellent idea. I shall be Ruarigh inn digri, plump Viking warrior. |
| Fifty4 | 05 Jan 2009 10:42 a.m. PST |
You can do it now -- scanning can be a little pricey though! Best,
Tony Tony Reidy
Wargames Factory
wargamesfactory.com |
 aegiscg47  | 05 Jan 2009 10:42 a.m. PST |
Something really frightening is The Emily Project from ImageMetrics:
link You don't realize until the end of the short video that the girl who is talking in the video has been scanned and they are manipulating her facial features to match the audio. It wouldn't surprise me if in the future newscasts, special reports, series, etc. are completely done this way with a "celebrity" being paid for their initial scan, but these companies doing everything else. I'm sure that this technology will make itself into the gaming market at some point. |
| Fifty4 | 05 Jan 2009 10:43 a.m. PST |
More pricey, however, is the R&D we've put into our time machine. See, I was thinking, we just go back in time, scan in an Early Imperial Legionary and VOILA – instantly perfect proportions, historical authenticity, etc. We think we have another couple weeks to figure out this time machine thingy though. ;-) Tony Tony Reidy
Wargames Factory
wargamesfactory.com |
| aecurtis | 05 Jan 2009 10:51 a.m. PST |
"See, I was thinking, we just go back in time, scan in an Early Imperial Legionary and VOILA – instantly perfect proportions, historical authenticity, etc." Nope. Somebody would be whining about the stumpy legs. Allen |
 John the OFM | 05 Jan 2009 10:56 a.m. PST |
I don't even want to think about the nude Thebans… |
| Cpt Arexu | 05 Jan 2009 10:57 a.m. PST |
Scanners aren't cheap, and there's going to be post-processing to do, but the possibility is getting closer every day. |
| Griefbringer | 05 Jan 2009 10:59 a.m. PST |
Notice that with the 3D-printers out there, you would also be able to print out just a single copy of the scanned image. So you could dress up as a Napoleonic infantry-man, walk into a 3D-scan-and-print-shop, have them place you in the scanner, and then print out a model of you in that very same Napoleonic gear. Would not be cheap though. Griefbringer |
| nycjadie | 05 Jan 2009 11:07 a.m. PST |
Like a lady before her wedding, I'd better start dieting now for my image scan. Wait for the nycjadie figure, coming to a webstore near you. |
| John the OFM | 05 Jan 2009 11:20 a.m. PST |
The trick is to find someone who already has a scanner, but with a lot of down time. In this economy, that might not be all that difficult.
Rent it in place for your scan, but make sure you have software compatibility! |
| Griefbringer | 05 Jan 2009 11:24 a.m. PST |
I'd better start dieting now for my image scan. Wait for the nycjadie figure, coming to a webstore near you. Will it be in a proper Zardoz outfit? Griefbringer |
| jgawne | 05 Jan 2009 11:55 a.m. PST |
go take a look at the old 80's film LOOKER, which is well worth watching for Susan Dey ALONE! They scan in women, then kill them so they can use their images without having to deal with the actual person. |
| aecurtis | 05 Jan 2009 12:23 p.m. PST |
In "Looker", Susan Dey blows… link |
| Cyrus the Great | 05 Jan 2009 12:36 p.m. PST |
In "Looker", Susan Dey blows… Allen, I don't remember that scene. go take a look at the old 80's film LOOKER, which is well worth watching for Susan Dey ALONE! I don't think jgawne is talking about her acting skills. |
| aecurtis | 05 Jan 2009 12:43 p.m. PST |
Yes, but I don't think Bill would appreciate having links posted to the clip you probably have in mind. Easy enough to find, though… |
| Cyrus the Great | 05 Jan 2009 1:21 p.m. PST |
Yes, but I don't think Bill would appreciate having links posted to the clip you probably have in mind.Easy enough to find, though… Well not with Susan Dey, but given the topic, the movie and computer technology it could be done. Ironic or a bit chilling? |
| wehrmacht | 05 Jan 2009 1:21 p.m. PST |
Allen wrote: >You mean, like re-enactors? Wouldn't work: people already complain about unrealistic proportions. heh… well, some of us are more "realistically proportioned" than others. I do British War of 1812 and WW2 and I am 5'7" / 140lbs. Cheers w. |
| Schogun | 05 Jan 2009 1:30 p.m. PST |
I said many years ago that soon video will no longer be accepted as evidence in court. Too easy to doctor. Re: Personalized action figures: link |
| nycjadie | 05 Jan 2009 5:25 p.m. PST |
That action figure needs an additional 100 lbs. |
| aecurtis | 06 Jan 2009 2:39 a.m. PST |
So wehrmacht: if you were into Roman re-enacting, you'd be the guy on the left, then? picture By the way, Tony, in case you were going to ask me about Picts at some point--here ya go: picture This one here provides accurate period documentation for soooo much--Pict face markings, Late Roman gimp masks, the cricket bat swords that Hasslefriesian likes so much, ski caps of antiquity, complete with product placement… picture Allen |
| wehrmacht | 06 Jan 2009 6:46 a.m. PST |
>So wehrmacht: if you were into Roman re-enacting, you'd be the guy on the left, then? ummmm…. no. But thanks for thinking of me, there, link
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| Griefbringer | 06 Jan 2009 7:53 a.m. PST |
What about the historical accuracy of these two guys: picture Griefbringer |
| aecurtis | 06 Jan 2009 10:03 a.m. PST |
You sure do look familiar, w. But definitely not on the left… Allen |
| Crusoe the Painter | 06 Jan 2009 4:19 p.m. PST |
david-laserscanner.com For about $200 USD for the software, a laser level, and a videocamera, you can do it yourself… |
| The Black Tower | 11 Jan 2009 7:50 p.m. PST |
The detail on a lifesized figure scaled down to 28mm would be too fine.
Have a look at the figures you like to paint, just how thick is the detail? |
