| War In 15MM | 31 Dec 2013 11:38 a.m. PST |
Pictured here are a before and after of a Toys R Us plastic whale I picked up at the swap meet for $3. USD In the after pictures, I have cut the whale to show its head rising from the sea and its tale slipping beneath the waves… thus two whales for the swap meet price of one. The water bases are made of Milliput. The rowboat is another broken toy purchased at the swap meet for 50 cents and modified for use with my Old Glory pirate rowers. The pirates were included to provide an idea of the size of the whale.[URL=http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/rgarretson/media/get-attachmentaspx-3_zps0b0d4181.jpeg.html]
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| Brian Smaller | 31 Dec 2013 12:28 p.m. PST |
Call me Ishmael, indeed. Nice! |
| jpattern2 | 31 Dec 2013 12:42 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 31 Dec 2013 1:13 p.m. PST |
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79thPA  | 31 Dec 2013 1:43 p.m. PST |
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| m4jumbo | 31 Dec 2013 2:03 p.m. PST |
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| Oddball | 31 Dec 2013 2:46 p.m. PST |
I wish I was as talented as you. That is great work. |
| War In 15MM | 31 Dec 2013 2:59 p.m. PST |
The guy/gal who sculpted this toy did a great job. Once I got it cut and seated in the Milliput, it was really easy to paint. Thanks for checking it out and for the kind words. Richard |
| Titchmonster | 31 Dec 2013 3:13 p.m. PST |
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| War In 15MM | 31 Dec 2013 8:14 p.m. PST |
Let me add this for the record. About six months ago I came across a picture of a group of pirates and a whale. I was so impressed with it that I put the pic on my desktop for future reference. When I found my whale at the swap meet and got it home, I realized that the whale in the picture and my swap meet whale were the same toy. Unfortunately, I had long since forgotten where I found the picture. Through the magic of these blogs I just discovered that my inspiration whale was done by gnomehome who had posted it on LAF. For me the inspiration I gain from seeing what others have done is really important and has been a huge benefit to me. I always hope that when I post something it causes someone out there to say to themselves "I could do that… Anyway, thank you gnomehome: you inspired me to find my whale. Richard |
| darthfozzywig | 31 Dec 2013 8:44 p.m. PST |
Very cool! Greenland Whale Fisheries Roleplaying Game time! YouTube link |
| Bunkermeister | 31 Dec 2013 9:15 p.m. PST |
I have seen that whale in person and it is awesome! You have to change your name now to Whaling in 15mm. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
 Bobgnar | 31 Dec 2013 9:35 p.m. PST |
Are these pictures upside down or am just upside down here on New Year's Eve looking at them. |
| Markconz | 31 Dec 2013 10:11 p.m. PST |
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| War In 15MM | 01 Jan 2014 8:26 a.m. PST |
The upside down question could remain one of the unsolved mysteries of 2013. On my computer they are right side up, but I actually had a friend show me them up side down on his laptop. Either way, Toys R Us made a neat whale with what I hope you'll agree has a lot of potential for use with 28s. I had a great time modifying it and painting i,t and I appreciate the kind words posted here most of which are right side up. Happy New Year. Richard |
looks at the new U.S.S. Constitution for Black Seas.
