I know it is crazy with the holidays near but I was wondering if there was any interest in an Invisible Man Build-Off?

We can set the rules as it must be completed in 30,60, or 90 days...

No prizes but just have a few or several of us building the same kit at the same time...OOB or modified...doesn't matter.

Anyone interested? On what terms?

MMM

I'd give it a shot, but I won't have a kit for about a month...

Chris.:)

I would give it a shot but right now gotta alot of kits on the bench that need to get done first before tackle the Invisible man kit.;)

Well, I also posted this at the Clubhouse BB and Super Elvis (Tony P) said he would give it a go...so maybe we have a few onboard then...

Starting in January until end of March. Two categories...OOB and customized.

I think it will be cool to get both HobbyTalk and the Clubhouse to do this at the same time...lots of participation and sharing among both groups!

I think most of us belong to both BB's anyway but not everyone!

Anyone else in on this?

MMM

:thumbsup: Count me in :thumbsup:
Mcdee

Hey MMM! You got me interested to come over here and see how much interest we can rustle-up for this Invisible Man Model Contest! But what's this about "no prizes"?! ;-) Just kidding... I'm cool with that.

Okay, all of you figure modelers out there: Here's your chance to show us what you got! This model in particular looks ripe for customizing. However, with the two categories, you can easily choose to build it out-of-the-box or make a larger diorama out of it!

Let's get this together, for the MonsterModelMan, man! :D

Tony P.

I think that most here are just CHICKEN!
There I said it!

MMM

Them's buildin' words there, MMM! Fetch m' glue and X-Acto, maw!

Did anyone 'Double Dog Dare' anyone yet?...cause you know ...if you're double dog dared....you're screwed...:p
Mcdee

No, that's saved for the "triple-dog-dare"...:p...avoid those flagpoles, boys...

You're not jumping straight to the triple are you???...Man...youse guys are in trouble...
Mcdee

Does that mean that I can count on both of you to join in the fun?

MMM

What the hell- I haven't embarrassed myself for hours- I'm in to. I'll just have to start late.:)

Chris.:)

Sure...Why not? Public humiliation is my specialty! :p Just ask the ex :wave:
Mcdee

I'm in too, MMM! :thumbsup:

There ya go MMM- here's 3 sucker-er- entries!!:p
My kits are on their way so I'll have my entry started hopefully in the first week of January.
How long does that give me to build?
Can the judges be bribed?
Are we allowed to send someone over to Alex de Larges house to break his kit?

Chris.:)

Are we allowed to send someone over to Alex de Larges house to break his kit?

Chris.:)

"What we were after now was the old surprise visit. That was a real kick and good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolence." :p

I think that Alex has set the bar...so to speak.
I'm guessing to start Jan 1st...we can make it 30,60, or 90 days but no longer as that is PLENTY of time to get this going!

Bribe the judges? What judges? This isn't a contest! A build-off my dear fellow model builder!

MMM

I just started the kit. I have been spending the last two days puttying and sanding various parts. It will be a good model when finished, but it does take some work.

Are we allowed to send someone over to Alex de Larges house to break his kit?
Chris.:)

There's been some rather large talk behind my sleeping back, and no error!

I can't wait to see what everybody else comes up with. The kit is so endlessly variable. You could go a hundred different ways with it and make it cool. Bring it on......

Alex

Well...if you haven't started this kit....now is the time to crack open the box...

As we get alittle further along this month....we can start a new thread and post away your progress!

MMM

...And they're off... Starting mine tomorrow morning ! This should be a blast:thumbsup:
Mcdee

Count Me In!

Can anybody here give me a hand and give me exact measurements for the books and bottles in the kit. My friends at my LHS (AAA Hobbies in Marietta, GA) have challenged me to come up with decal designs for those parts of the kit, and I am gonna do it if I can get the right measurements. Since I am a graphic designer with the best software, I wanna do this right.

I might even share them with you guys for this build-off. I want to get mine looking phenomenal right along with the rest of ya.

I'll be starting mine sometime this week. I've been pretty sick these last few weeks and I'm having dental surgery on Monday. I expect to be feeling better almost straight away so I'll start as soon as I'm up to it.

Chris.:)

Feel better, Chris...

Thanks James. I will as soon as I get 3 damned teeth removed...

Chris.:cry:

Thanks James. I will as soon as I get 3 damned teeth removed...

Chris.:cry:

Don't stress mate :) It only hurts till the pain goes away :rolleyes:

Seriously though... take it easy and get well soon. Cause I wanna see your invisible man stacked up against Alex's.... C'mon Aussie C'mon... :p

No disrespect against your superb buid by the way Alex

:p Thanks Alex.:)
I've been going to Wynnum dental hospital for 2 months now and their surgeon's only just come back from a years sabbatical!! I'm in agony and they've only just fitted me into their schedule. The health service sucks....

Chris.:cry:

To keep it on topic (:p), I don't think I'll stand a chance against Alex, but it'll be great to get back to modelling again.

Chris.:)

I don't think I'm in Alex's league...heck, all you guys are in a league of your own...but I think it's time I stepped up and showed my work to the big guns. Hooboy, me knees are a-shakin'...:eek:

Well, just to be clear...this is not a contest to see if we can top Alex or not!

His build-up is great! All I want to do is get a few guys and gals building this kit at the same time and share pics and tips along the way....I certainly don't have that kind of talent either!!!:freak:

I cracked the box open and actually put a base coat on the floor!

What a cool kit! This is gonna be a fun one to do!:woohoo:

MMM

Painted like a madman all weekend long...and it looks like the work of a madman :p...Man there are a lot of tiny parts:freak:...but what a cool kit:thumbsup: This is going to take some time :)
Mcdee

Well, I guess that means "no".

A friend showed me his built up invisible man over the week-end. First kit he's done in almost 20 years and he said it was a blast.
Can't wait to see everyone's masterpieces!

Ok here goes...
There are 5 stacks of books all of various sizes along with the name plate which is a big open book measeuing 2 1/4 " wide x1 1/2" high
1st stack of books are 13 books (1 piece) various heights 7/8" and 1" and widths1/4" and 1/8"
2nd stack of 2 books 3/16 and 1/8 wide and 7/8 high
3rd stack of 3 books 2 books@ 1/8 wide, 1 @ 1/4 wide aprox 3/4 high
4th stack of 4 books 1@ 7/8" high x 1/4 wide 3 aprox 3/4 high and 1/8 -3/16 - 5/16 " each
5th stack of 5 books one @ 1 3/4 high x 5/16 wide - one @ 1 3/8 high x 1/4 wide one @ 1 3/8 high x 9/16 wide - one @ 3/16 wide x 1 1/4 high- one @ 3/16 wide x 1 5/16 high
Each stack is one piece of styrene and basicly as you would see them in a bookshelf side by side...
...as for the bottles and beakers they are all sizes and shapes 23 different ones all together and for these it would be best to acquire a kit and measure them individually due to the various shapes I really couldn't adequetly measure them for you with any accuracy:drunk:
Hope this helps :)
Mcdee

As I was counting the Books and Beakers ... the postman just delivered my two Frightening Lightning Invisible Man kits from the Chiller event...#135 & #167 and here 's something I didn't know...the entire kit is here so you could build it non glow...the Glow parts are all extra in their own seperate bag :thumbsup: Cool
Mcdee

MartinHatfield....not to burst your bubble but would this help?
http://www.tsdsinc.com/index_files/invisible.htm

Someone already went through the trouble to make some...but if you wanted to give it a shot yourself...I'd say to just get the kit yourself so that you can get "exact" measurements on the books and other stuff and YES I'd be interested in a set of them if you wanted to share them with me too!

Good luck!

MMM

I bought that decal sheet already. I don't think it would be worthwhile to have TWO essentially similar sheets. The sheet has printed book spines for the individual books and the instructions show the order they go. You also get page end detail to cut for at least the top or visible edges of the paper parts. About the only thing missing that would have been nice was a printed "Invisible Man" for the name plate book, and maybe some stripes for his tie (very very crudely molded on the kit, unfortunately).

Hey there MMM. I was aware of the decal sheet that was already out there, but my friends were not all that impressed. I know that a lot of work went into them and I am not dissin' on that work. We just wanted to do things a bit differently.

Like making a pattern on the rug, and the papers on the table top decal should be separate. I am actually creating aa series of pages to be strewn around the place with actual legible text on them, and some drawings and such.

McDougall, thank you so much for those numbers, but I went out and bought myself a caliper for obtaining those numbers for myself.

I plan on doing certain books from scientific history, as well as a few titles that will become inside jokes for my fellow modelers here in Marietta. Probably some "joke" labels for the bottles as well, and maybe an old newspaper to set under the rat cage.

I truly do look forward to seeing what everyone does with their kits. I am going to do a build-up article for the IPMS Journal, for this site and Cult mans' site as well.

Hi Martin...I'd be very interested to see what you come up with :thumbsup:
Mcdee

Started the building process on mine Tuesday...oh my...:freak:

One easy "fix" to make the goggles look better is to drill out the lenses. You can fill them with Testors Clear Parts Cement, then tint them green (or whatever color you want) with Tamiya Clear paints. Seal with a drop of Future. Way better than the kit part, which actually has NO lenses at all.

Great tip that! Thanks! :thumbsup:

I might give some of the books dirty titles.... see who notices....
I might also scratchbuild the rat skeletons....

Chris.:)

That would be very cool Chris. Remember that the rats also have visible innards on their skeletons. But if you can scratch build the skeletons themselves, then I am sure that you can handle creating a few blobs to represent their pancreas and such. Keep us informed.

...don't forget the rat poo, Chris...:p

I started last weekend for a up coming episode of Monster Model Review. I finished the base for the most part. I haven't decided if I want to go through with the books or not. I'm hoping to get to the figure this week. I put my bottles on my flat bed scanner and created labels in Photoshop and found some old ones on the web. Fit them to the scanned bottles and printed, I used colored water, dry herbs and paint to fill the bottles.
I should be doing the episode within the next month or so, if any one finishes theirs in time and can take a quality picture (2 at most) I'd be happy to include them in the episode, the more the merrier.
http://www.monstermodelreview.com/inv1.jpg
Rob
Monster Model Review
http://www.monstermodelreview.com/

Dat's some nice work there, Rob! :thumbsup:

Very sweet build so far there my man. Keep it up.

heh heh....dead man said poo....

Looks nice and dirty, Rob!