Return Of The Small Explorer II

[poliphilo]

 

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[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Do you paint the figures yourself? That's quite a collection.
The last one is an excellent set-up!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I painted the figures myself. I've got well over a hundred.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Oh MY what a crew!
I saw your comment that you paint them yourself and have over 100! Will you photograph them all for us?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose I could....

They normally inhabit a table-top village with a big castle and haunted chapel. I've posted pictures- in the very distant past- but this new camera makes close-up photography a possibility- so why not?

It sounds like quite a big project, though....

[mummm.livejournal.com]

It will be... but worth it? (Definitely for me!)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'll do it- but not straight away. I've spent 3 days taking these pictures (I get obsessive and perfectionist) and I need a rest....:)

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Cool! Take your time! :^)))

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I didn't make them (I only wish I was that skilled). They're wargaming figures- mainly from the 80s- which I bought on eBay.

What I did make- out of cardboard and polystyrene- are the buildings they inhabit.

[carl9whalley.livejournal.com]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i love little people be carefull next week when im about! I have my own little people...............

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'll be watching you like a hawk....

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

The naked archer is one scary dude!

I think they would enjoy exploring some of the places you visit.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Fierce, eh?

I have thought of putting some in my pocket and photographing them at historic sites, but I've never carried through.

[serennos.livejournal.com]

Ohhh but that would be wonderful!

[oakmouse]

Delightful!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[manfalling.livejournal.com]

Love the last shot- are they underneath the gate in the backyard?

5 brave adventurers, face the unknown, ready to do battle. Not sure how handy her flashlight will be though in combat...

What camera are you using now?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's right, they're leaving the back yard- venturing out into the wider world....

The new camera is a Kodak EasyShare C613.

[manfalling.livejournal.com]

Was thinking the other day how I'd like to make models- castles and cities and dungeons and whatnot. Unfortunately, even if I had the time, I don't have the space. One day though...

Why not tell stories using the figures and settings as backdrop- a bit like that Brick Testament guy. Would be cool.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid we used to visit this model village at Eastbourne (or somewhere). I thought it was just the most amazing thing.

I've thought of writing stories. This post is- if you like- a story without words.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

She looks tough. She has to be, what with devils and onions and all those strangers.

She looks tougher than the devil, who looks a little bewildered.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

These figures come as blanks. You paint their little faces- which is a bit random and chancey because they're so small- and suddenly they have personality.

Don't you love the devil's hair and moustache? I reckon he's a 1980s porn devil.