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[blaster]

I've added the ship display to my simple wall display of flats.

 

[Obee]

I've added the ship display to my simple wall display of flats.

That looks good Victor,

I also display my flats in picture frames on the wall because they seem to get lost in my cabinets with the larger (54mm) figures.



There are others, but smaller frames, and you can see that some still need 'a lick of paint'

John

 

[Go for Broke]

Victor and John, looking good. I didn't realize flats were so diverse. Ray, who used to post on the Forum, really opened my eyes to them. Where is that guy?

 

[joesgis]

It's such a pleasure to see such a beautifully displayed collection. I love the new ship flat in frame box as well as all the other framed pieces too. Everything is so tastefully exhibited. BRAVO!
Joe

 

[blaster]

Victor and John, looking good. I didn't realize flats were so diverse. Ray, who used to post on the Forum, really opened my eyes to them. Where is that guy?

Flats are amazingly diverse. You may wish to discover more by going to some of these sites:

https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Flat-Figures/?makairaFilter[NEW]=true
https://www.intflatfigures.org/
http://www.zinnfiguren-bistulfi.com/

 

[blaster]

It's such a pleasure to see such a beautifully displayed collection. I love the new ship flat in frame box as well as all the other framed pieces too. Everything is so tastefully exhibited. BRAVO!
Joe

Hi Joe,

thanks for your gracious comments.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

That looks good Victor,

I also display my flats in picture frames on the wall because they seem to get lost in my cabinets with the larger (54mm) figures.

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There are others, but smaller frames, and you can see that some still need 'a lick of paint'

John

Hi John,

I use a mix of both -cabinets and walls. My wall space is limited. Whenever I stick something up, I try to avert my other half's eyes as I shuffle by....hahaha.

Rgds Victor

 

[paxtoysoldier]

That looks good Victor,

I also display my flats in picture frames on the wall because they seem to get lost in my cabinets with the larger (54mm) figures.

View attachment 282603

There are others, but smaller frames, and you can see that some still need 'a lick of paint'

John

Flats look great on a wall! Nice job!
Paddy

 

[blaster]

After several good friends said that the intense sun will eventually cause the colours to fade. So I have move all my shadow box dioramas away from the windows and placed them together.

 

[blaster]

My modelling friend Kenneth brought along two of his pieces to show me. He is ok with me posting the pics here.

both vignettes are based on ww1 themes. First is an ambulance driver paying his respects to a downed aviator. The next is a successful rat catcher. Enjoy.

 

[blaster]

My modelling friend Kenneth brought along two of his pieces to show me. He is ok with me posting the pics here.

both vignettes are based on ww1 themes. First is an ambulance driver paying his respects to a downed aviator. The next is a successful rat catcher. Enjoy.

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[blaster]

Kenneth is now working on another ww1 piece. A German field pigeon carrier.

 

[blaster]

About 20 years ago, I started a company known as Golden Chersonese Miniatures to produce really unique figures based on ethnic themes and concepts, but using traditional methods of toy casting.
Due to other commitments, I have closed down the company about a year back but still have numerous pieces to continue production if requested.

I thought that I would share some of the figures and the ideas behind that journey here as they form part of my collection. The figures would be made in modular form from tin lead castings, all assembled individually so that each figure would be unique. Painting would be glossy and the eyes would be dotted differently, men looking left and women looking right. It was all part of an Art Installation project, but all done in miniature.

I hope that you will find all this interesting.

rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

The figures were to be sculpted in a unique style. I was already captivated by the sensual dancing of many of these unique dance performances and decided to depict them as such, in imitation of their anthropomorphic outline. These are found in their puppet performances as well. Thus modular heads, torsos and arms were sculpted accordingly. The earliest figure conceived was a Balinese legong dancer. This dance usually involves three dancers. I decided to make a single master but to produce three different dancers wearing three primary colours.

 

[blaster]

The second figure was a Balinese kebyar dancer. This is a solo dance performed by an effeminate looking man. Most of the dance is performed from a sitting squatting position. Thus the theme of Bali was started and I sourced for a company to produced two sizes of sturdy boxes. The boxes were lined inside with white glossy cardboard and the figures were tied and fitted laboriously with thread. Really old-fashioned packaging.
I further experimented with creating more prototype kebyar dancers to test their visual appeal.

 

[Obee]

Victor,

thank s for posting the images of your very own figures.

I was most impressed when you first informed me about your project, and I am sad that you are not able to continue with production as they are most unique in the world of 'toy soldiers' even tough they are not military figures.

Maybe you need to make a whole new thread, maybe in Glossy Figures and show us all of what you have created, especially the Gamelan Band and the figures from the Kraton in Jogjakarta and the Balinese dancers ??

John

 

[blaster]

Hi John

thanks for yr suggestion. I guess it makes more sense to place this under glossy retired manufacturers as a specific thread. I’ll do that.

rgds
Victor

 

[blaster]

My friend Kenneth recently completed two WWI pieces featuring German soldiers interacting with animals. Pigeon carrier and a playful cat.

 

[Grey Heron]

Some brilliant work here. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jason foote]

I love the Balinese dancers. They have all the grace of the real thing