The Shadow Knows!

[balder]

Hello! I finished a bunch of kits over Christmas holidays and here is the first...the Shadow!
I sculpted the figure over a 120mm mannequin (lost battallion or Worster, can't remember brand). The lamp post is Verlinden. I made the base to look kind of like an old radio. When you pull the left hand switch the lamp post and radio display light up. I used a mini christmas village spotlight from Michael's for the lights. I cut apart the light housing and drilled up through the post. When you push the right switch the opening of the Shadow radio show plays. I ordered a recordable sound chip like what's in greeting cards from a place in Ontario.
When it's lit up and the sound plays it's really cool I think. I know my paint job is not the best but I'm really proud of how this one turned out.
Thanks, Gerald

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Gerald,

Thats a very clever idea, the sort of thing that M. Van. Gills would come up with!

Keith

 

[Jazz]

A great idea and very inventive. Most unusual and clever. Well done.

 

[Mark S]

Love it!! Beautiful work, the whole piece is a great idea well executed.
Well done indeed.

 

[combatartist]

As a collector & fan of OTR, this ROCKS! What a fantastic idea...creative to "enth" degree. What was the company that provided the sound chip?

Best Regards;

Tony S

 

[balder]

Tony, I got the chip from www.bigdawgspromo.com. They have an eBay store too. They have a bunch of cool stuff including another chip that has I think 5 separate play buttons so you could have 5 different sound clips. Check it out!
Thanks, Gerald

 

[John Bowery]

Gerald,
Very inventive and well carried out.
Cheers
John

 

[housecarl]

Brilliant basing idea.
Carl.

 

[pipetrepid]

gerald, quite nicely done!