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General Modelling Forum => General Modeling topics => Topic started by: philp on August 17, 2015, 02:52:44 PM

Title: Have you seen this build?
Post by: philp on August 17, 2015, 02:52:44 PM
Another neat idea executed perfectly.

This is not a drawing.

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--jWrgR5JV--%2F1241423945035057556.jpg&hash=271939b25d0d80367df7b31a621222310734240d)

http://kotaku.com/i-cant-believe-this-isnt-a-manga-drawing-1702763727?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow
Title: Re: Have you seen this build?
Post by: Old Wombat on August 18, 2015, 03:19:49 AM
Yeah, I have. It's freakin' awesome! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Have you seen this build?
Post by: Captain Canada on August 18, 2015, 06:36:27 AM
Excellent work. Definitely hard to tell it`s not a sketch.

:cheers:
Title: Re: Have you seen this build?
Post by: Dizzyfugu on August 19, 2015, 12:41:28 AM
The tricky thing about this "design" is that it also needs a forced perspective - you need a certain point of view to make it work, so it's rather a diorama solution.

As a side note: I was amazed some time ago when I came across some BW/sepia action figures from a Japanese anime. Looked totally weird, but in the right context (diorama/background) those subtle grey/brown shades really created the illusion of a vintage film/TV scene. Not as graphic as the Pawn here, but the concept works amazingly well.
Title: Re: Have you seen this build?
Post by: Mossie on August 19, 2015, 05:31:19 AM
That's excellent. :wub: :wub: :wub:

Reminds me of this one, similar realisation but different concept, recreating black and white photos:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi72.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi176%2FMossie105%2FModels%2FBlackWhiteDiorama.jpg&hash=fe2a29de4052b0718a2e2bfa3b69d8a3b41262bb)

Links no longer active unfortunately, there was more great stuff from the same guy.