Life Miniatures 200mm John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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The least one can say is that this well sculpted head, for we have still to see the rest of the piece, has already got a lot of attention and will surely not go unnoticed once released!
John Rosengrant
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really excellent sculpt
lolok
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Those of us of a certain vintage may remember the AURORA model companys' JFK in the oval office. Nice kit with him sitting in his favourite rocking chair. Including fireplace etc..
Obscenely expensive now. I remember buying it in a Toy / model shop in Liverpool city centre..
The boxtop rendition is better than the kit molding though.
Obscenely expensive now. I remember buying it in a Toy / model shop in Liverpool city centre..
The boxtop rendition is better than the kit molding though.
davidmitchell
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Amazing likeness and this would sit well with the Marilyn Monroe bust .
Cheers David
Cheers David
Gellso
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Great sculpting.
colonnello kurz
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I Quote every single word!!...personaly i like Historical Mignatures and Historical dont means always Uniform,Army,Soldiers ecc...no??...
Joe55
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! Another work of art from Life Miniatures
!Joe
tomifune
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No question about the quality of the sculpt but competable in the open market? Why spend $60 on this when you can get a bronze colored Made in China Jack Kennedy in any gift shop for $15.00?
Bob
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Might be, depending on the "bust" part upon which this head will be placed, but then there should be at least some piece of uniform clothing, still an odd choice of subject but an excellent portrait.
You might be pleasantly surprised then
kilsh
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Looks like another exceptional piece from our friends in Korea. I think it's great to have a change from the more traditional subjects. Plus next week when we see it painted we will all be drooling no doubt!
Cheers
Neil
Cheers
Neil
Gaudin
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A true patriot would never do something like that, I am certain
Besides, this could be exactly the advantage - this is not a 15 bucks "made in China" souvenir. Different quality, different calliber of customers.
You may be right, of course. A group of friendly Chinese recasters will soon put it in 15$ category...
You might be pleasantly surprised then
O yes, I'm all for being pleasantly surprised, even by JFK
tomifune
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Aside from doing Marylin Monroe, a club as exclusive as eating at McDonalds, JFK and his counterpart Nikita Khruschev were responsible for stopping what was about to become a nuclear WW3. During the Cuban Missile Crisis (Missiles of October, 1962), the Russians were setting up nuclear ballistic launchers in Cuba, the US blockaded the island and when Russian ships tried to run the blockade, the situation came to a head. New, young JFK and the older experienced Khruschev had to fend off hawks on both sides to make the right decisions to prevent nuclear war. Behind the scenes, two other new statesman, Robert Kennedy and Anatoly Dobrynin also worked to come to a peaceable solution.
An incident that didn't come out until years later, the US Navy dropped signal depth charges, which are small, on a Soviet sub at the blockade. Unknown to the US, the sub had nuclear tipped torpedoes, and were under standing orders that if any hull breach, they could launch. It required 3 officers to agree to launch and one, Vasili Arkhipov, would not agree and convinced the Captain to surface so they could resume radio contact with Moscow. Arkhipov has been referred to in the US as the man who prevented nuclear war.
Bob
An incident that didn't come out until years later, the US Navy dropped signal depth charges, which are small, on a Soviet sub at the blockade. Unknown to the US, the sub had nuclear tipped torpedoes, and were under standing orders that if any hull breach, they could launch. It required 3 officers to agree to launch and one, Vasili Arkhipov, would not agree and convinced the Captain to surface so they could resume radio contact with Moscow. Arkhipov has been referred to in the US as the man who prevented nuclear war.
Bob
Colin_Fraser
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Didn't know that Bob. Show how close we came in the 60's when politicians and staffs were arguably smarter, more internationally aware and possibly even less doctrinaire. From the dross I hear coming from the mouths of many world leaders and hopefuls these days, we would be goners if put in that scenario again.....unless the ships' officers are still up to the job.
I'd bet on the ships' officers Colin, the "hawks" usually aren't the guys in uniform in my experience. Remember Rwanda, it wasn't the UN SECGEN who got depressed, but a certain Canadian general taking all the flak for just doing his job to the best of his ability.
elanlane13
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Excellent sculpting and refreshing to see another non-military subject.
Adrian Cowdry
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There have been mixed comments here - I will add my two penneth and be damned perhaps.
The sculpt is amazing and a better likeness than the Marilyn. And the first few comments are right - it will be in the painting to really bring this bust out - or of course a dip in bronze will be just as acceptable.
While JFK is one of the respected Presidents I think history judges him now as not as great as he was. That is a digressional as opposed to congressional point.
I agree that it is refreshing to see a non military subject but I would question how well it would sell. Only the manufacturer will be able to tell - JFK was a remarkably young President but arguably Ronald Reagan was a remarkable President - he and Gorbachev were the two that started the decline of the nuclear arms race and ultimately it was the beginning of the end of the cold war - will we have busts of Reagan and Gorby and of course Khruschev?
And the comment that this bust is just a guy in a suit begs the response that surely Churchill is just a guy in a suit - well I would offer that Churchill lead a nation virtually a world to winning a war against a tyrant. JFK could arguably be called a leader who took a nation into a war that took too many lives from his nation and was not necessarily a war that did any good again we could argue that is was the presidents after his assassination that fueled the Viet Nam War and continue with aide to the South Vietnamese. I will not go into whys and wherefores nor with other arguments thats not for this site or thread. No politics. History of course is a foundation for models and modellers.
JFK is a great part of history and that is an obvious reason for producing such a fine sculpt but will it be popular and sell well - only time will tell and if we start seeing the bust on the competition circuits then it will be deemed a success.
Personally it is a subject I would avoid - I did with Churchill - I admire both men for different reasons but they are just not my cup of Java.
However going back to the painting comment - the same has to be said of any personality and one of my pet subjects are movie subjects such as Dracula, Frankenstein et al...and it is a pleasure to see fine work involved in any subject be it JFK or BFK (Boris Frankenstein Karloff)!
The sculpt is amazing and a better likeness than the Marilyn. And the first few comments are right - it will be in the painting to really bring this bust out - or of course a dip in bronze will be just as acceptable.
While JFK is one of the respected Presidents I think history judges him now as not as great as he was. That is a digressional as opposed to congressional point.
I agree that it is refreshing to see a non military subject but I would question how well it would sell. Only the manufacturer will be able to tell - JFK was a remarkably young President but arguably Ronald Reagan was a remarkable President - he and Gorbachev were the two that started the decline of the nuclear arms race and ultimately it was the beginning of the end of the cold war - will we have busts of Reagan and Gorby and of course Khruschev?
And the comment that this bust is just a guy in a suit begs the response that surely Churchill is just a guy in a suit - well I would offer that Churchill lead a nation virtually a world to winning a war against a tyrant. JFK could arguably be called a leader who took a nation into a war that took too many lives from his nation and was not necessarily a war that did any good again we could argue that is was the presidents after his assassination that fueled the Viet Nam War and continue with aide to the South Vietnamese. I will not go into whys and wherefores nor with other arguments thats not for this site or thread. No politics. History of course is a foundation for models and modellers.
JFK is a great part of history and that is an obvious reason for producing such a fine sculpt but will it be popular and sell well - only time will tell and if we start seeing the bust on the competition circuits then it will be deemed a success.
Personally it is a subject I would avoid - I did with Churchill - I admire both men for different reasons but they are just not my cup of Java.
However going back to the painting comment - the same has to be said of any personality and one of my pet subjects are movie subjects such as Dracula, Frankenstein et al...and it is a pleasure to see fine work involved in any subject be it JFK or BFK (Boris Frankenstein Karloff)!
Joe55
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You got a point there Bob!
However, I will say that any Joe shmuck the rag man can have one of them there Chinese made souvenirs, but I would rather have Life's sculpt of JFK painted by this Joe
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Richie
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Hi All,
Ask not what modelling can do for you!, but what you can do for modelling.
It does exactly what it says on the tin............Life Miniatures.
Another outstanding life like release to admire, such skill. It makes you feel like you are building houses from Lego, whilst these guys are building houses from bricks.
cheers
Richie
Ask not what modelling can do for you!, but what you can do for modelling.
It does exactly what it says on the tin............Life Miniatures.
Another outstanding life like release to admire, such skill.
It makes you feel like you are building houses from Lego, whilst these guys are building houses from bricks.cheers
Richie
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