Will not come soon enough!

Sorry, but this is just a damn shame these figures have not been released after 2 years. I started watching some of the old "Combat" shows on VHS my dad had and it made me think of the figures again.

Greg,

you made me look some more. And here is what I found. Interesting. Seems like they are almost done, but he works on them when he has time.

http://www.thunderboltmountain.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=402&sid=1711197672d493b9240e38c2095de8af

Phil

Hopefully they are coming out by late Fall then! These are still some of the best darn figures I have ever seen.

Ken

Well, that's real news - great work Phillip. I wish he would skip the extras like ammo boxes and get the figures out before he burns out.

but don't hold your breath. Over on Tom's blog there is finally some mention of the line and what he has been working on.

http://thunderboltmountain.com/serendipity/index.php

Check out that detail.


Phil

I don't care that these will all be NWE, and non-tank related, I'll get me some and paint them. It'd be criminal not to.

If the guy hates making mechanical elements for his masters, he should look into getting them made micro-mechanically. There are plenty of appropriate technologies out there. Have a look at http://www.microfabrica.com/pages/index.php if you want your mind blown! He seems to prefer making slugs. Ah well. Judge not lest ye be judged.....

Tim

For the love of Shermans, why didn't he go for etched PE for all the lettering on the box? I mean, you're hardly going to be able to see the lettering on the actual 1/48 scale box. I know, it's the artist's choice, but on a large project like this, it's way more efficient to do the creative sculpting a machine can't do, and let the machines do the mechanical stuff they can do better. Well, it IS beautifully done. But, if it took him longer to do than a whole figure from scratch, it isn't what I would be doing. But that's me. On the other hand, I couldn't do what he does if the ghost of Michelangelo sat on my shoulder.....

I agree with both of you. The guy is an artist, but artists shouldn't be making ammo boxes, no matter how beautiful.

With the appropriate equipment, I'm pretty sure just about anyone can make an ammo box. Not so those figures that he's been making.

Tamiya should make him an offer he can't refuse, and produce these for the masses. The lack of interesting & usable figures really hurts the diorama potentials of this scale. Dreaming on....

I suspect employing such an amazing genius would be a nightmare for the employer. Employers need schedules, and plans, and deadlines. This chap is clearly marching absolutely to the beat of his own drum! Stunning work, but impossible to commercialise.

Tim

www.fighting48th.com

Honestly it would be fine with me to dribble them out - that's pretty much what any manufacturing company does How about it Fox - make a start and sell us the ones's that are done.

Konrad