Hi Guys
Thanks for all of the positive comments.
Andrew - thanks for answering Rob's question regarding the source of the figures. I was given one set a few years ago, when the set first came out and had initially thought about setting them in building with a staircase behind them, but could not get the enthusiasm to do it so the figures sat in the stash.
Regarding the idea - I cannot take the credit, a few years ago I saw something similar but with Andrea's Charlie Chaplin figure and pondered on the idea for a long time. Earlier this year I had a bit of a clear-out of part of my stash and decided to buy a second set if the figures, and go for it.
It was a fun project, but more woodworking than modelling. The process for the build was:
1 - rather than scan the box art it was easier to 'cut & paste' the photo on the Historex Agents website
2 - I pasted it in Word and sized the photo so figures in the photo was exactly the same size as the actual figures, then printed 3 copies.
3 - using bits of card I worked out the size of the frame containing the whole figures.
4 - using a piece of A4 paper I cut a strip of 'film' containing three full frames, behind each of these was fixed one of the printed pictures of the model. The result was a full size (54mm) strip of film of 3 frames each with a photo of the model in place.
5 - using bits of card I worked out where the upper and lower frames would be cut, and where the second set of figures would be cut
6 - the 'film strip' of one and two half frames was cut from a sheet of plastic card, sprocket holes punched out and the 'film' sprayed matt black.
7 - one set of figures cut with a hacksaw.
8 - all the figures painted and put in place.
The modelling was only a tiny part of the project!
Peter
very special done,like you say
