K&C Life of Jesus series... (1 Viewer)

[mikemiller1955]

Waaaaaaaaah...

okay...it's gone...to controversial...to hard to research...simpler to cut it off and restucco...no way I was going to paint it blue...

thanks Scott...

 

[kogu]

Honestly, Mike,
it looks very nice already, and if you are going to give it a few more finishing touches, it will be an awesome display.
You're really good at making scenics and your idea with the corner market place sounds great.
Looking forward to see your finished scene.
Good work {bravo}}
Konrad

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Michael:

The shutters look great...love the dry brushing. Maybe you can replace that dome with a Triskaidecagon...or a rotating star of David...or even a large illuminated, flashing billboard. :wink2:

 

[GICOP]

Great buildings Michael, I wondered where you were:wink2:^&grin

The figures definitely look like Arabs to me :salute:::salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[villagehorse]

Nice backdrop Mike, I have found all the LOJ range useful in my setups, looking forward to the next release. Cheers, Robin.

 

[debrito]

I just bought the K&C Life of Jesus series and am so impressed...

IMO this is the Best K&C release (all series combined) of the last two years....Great set up Mike.

Regards

I just bought the K&C Life of Jesus series and am so impressed...

they really did a marvelous job on these figures...the sculpting...painting and especially the sturdiness of these figures is really impressive...very heavy and very solid figures...

I had bought "The Animals" set LOJ004 some time ago to use with JJD's FIW figures and decided to get the rest of the series to use with my K&C Knights and Saracens collection...

I bought all these colorful Arabic figures and have become so enamored with them that I'm hopeing this series has a little more room to proceed...

I'm hopeing K&C might still issue some more figures that might work in a "market scene"...maybe of Arabs conversing or in plain idle poses...

I did not purchase LOJ001...The Holy Family...or LOJ008...Jesus's Parents...as I never intended to do a birth of Jesus diorama or a Christmas manger scene...but I may go ahead and get them too...

I'm in the process of building a small simple diorama of a village market vending scene...these figures look ideal for what I have in mind...

does anybody else collect these really nice figures...

 

[thebritfarmer]

I wouldn't sweat it Michael, domes no domes, Arabs not Arabs. It's all good and the main point is that your are having fun and we can certainly see that!! Great stuff and I look forward to the next installment of the build. Perhaps an oasis?

 

[Scott]

I wouldn't sweat it Michael, domes no domes, Arabs not Arabs. .............

Had a chance to look it up at home...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome

"Ancient tombs have been found from Oman to Portugal with stone corbel domes. The "Hafeet graves", also called "Mezyat graves", were structures built above ground, dating to the Bronze Age period between 3200 and 2700 BC in an area straddling the borders between Oman, UAE, and Bahrain.[17][18] The larger Treasury of Atreus, a Mycenaean tomb covered with a mound of earth, dates to around 1250 BC. However, small corbel domes functioning as dwellings for poorer people appear to have remained the norm throughout the ancient Near East until the introduction of the monumental dome in the Roman period.[19]

A Neo-Assyrian bas-relief from Kuyunjik depicts domed buildings, although remains of such a structure in that ancient city have yet to be identified, perhaps due to the impermanent nature of sun-dried mudbrick construction.[10][20] However, because the relief depicts the Assyrian overland transport of a carved stone statue, the background buildings most likely refer to a foreign village, such as those at the foothills of the Lebanese mountains. The relief dates to the eighth century BC, while the use of domical structures in the Syrian region may go back as far as the fourth millennium BC.[10]"

 

[mikemiller1955]

Scott...I appreciate it...but don't waste anymore time with it...I did like the dome...but I already removed it and re-stuccoed the roof...thanks for the research...but don't kill your day trying to solve the mystery...it looks fine without the dome...I do appreciate your bringing it to my attention before I completed the model wrongly...

 

[thebritfarmer]

Had a chance to look it up at home...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome

"Ancient tombs have been found from Oman to Portugal with stone corbel domes. The "Hafeet graves", also called "Mezyat graves", were structures built above ground, dating to the Bronze Age period between 3200 and 2700 BC in an area straddling the borders between Oman, UAE, and Bahrain.[17][18] The larger Treasury of Atreus, a Mycenaean tomb covered with a mound of earth, dates to around 1250 BC. However, small corbel domes functioning as dwellings for poorer people appear to have remained the norm throughout the ancient Near East until the introduction of the monumental dome in the Roman period.[19]

A Neo-Assyrian bas-relief from Kuyunjik depicts domed buildings, although remains of such a structure in that ancient city have yet to be identified, perhaps due to the impermanent nature of sun-dried mudbrick construction.[10][20] However, because the relief depicts the Assyrian overland transport of a carved stone statue, the background buildings most likely refer to a foreign village, such as those at the foothills of the Lebanese mountains. The relief dates to the eighth century BC, while the use of domical structures in the Syrian region may go back as far as the fourth millennium BC.[10]"

Does it matter, not everyone cares about 100% historical accuracy. Some just like to have fun and I see nothing wrong in that.

 

[desk11desk12]

I wish I had your talent. Great job Michael.

Carlos

 

[mikemiller1955]

okay...so I'm doing this small diorama (30"x30")...it's enclosed in a polished wooden frame...very sturdy...with the K&C Life of Jesus series...and it has a limited amount of figures right now...but they are soooooooo nice...really well sculpted and painted...very colorful..."big bang" for your buck...yes...the figures are really that nice...

well anyway...I spoke to Andy and he said it's okay to reveal to the public that he has larger plans in mind for the future of this series...he said they hope to create figures up to and throughout the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ...so hopefully more figures are on the way...maybe even some Roman soldiers...that's my guess...not Andy's promise...

but in the meantime I wanted to create a little market scene to show them off...so I made a couple of buildings...a vendors booth and a little freestanding structure with a canvas top (actually an old shirt)...which I'm not real happy with as the fabric keeps curling and doesn't look straight...even though I guarantee it's straight...

I'll fix the curling problem...not sure how yet...maybe just spray with starch...but I just wanted to show a little progress that I have made...

I will start the sand terrain and ground work tomorrow...hopefully finishing with it soon...I'm really pleased with my efforts so far...especially the idea to enclose the market with a brick wall with a spot in the back for the camels they rode up on...:tongue:...

any ideas or comment on what anyone can think of that I might add...feel free to speak up...

the vendors will be selling vases...urns...jugs...crates...and of course sheep to the herders...

 

[wwiibuff]

That is awesome work on the buildings Michael. Excellent painting/dry brushing and weathering. It's very realistic looking. Everything looks great so far and I'm looking forward to the finished scene.

 

[Scott]

Does it matter, not everyone cares about 100% historical accuracy. Some just like to have fun and I see nothing wrong in that.

Fun's fun until somebody loses an eye, as my mom used to say. I have fun with my plastic figures on my blog.

BUT....With what you pay for K & C the figures, and they are nice figures, you don't want something like an obvious architectural anachronism distracting the scene. There is some evidence that domes predated Herod's time as mid eastern features. It was fun looking up. I'd make some domes and plug them onto these nice buildings for other settings and times.

 

[Scott]

Mike, try an experiment of soaking the cloth in water and Elmer's glue and draping it.

 

[villagehorse]

Your little dio inspires me to set one up also, great to see. Cheers, Robin.

 

[The Lt.]

okay...so I'm doing this small diorama (30"x30")...it's enclosed in a polished wooden frame...very sturdy...with the K&C Life of Jesus series...and it has a limited amount of figures right now...but they are soooooooo nice...really well sculpted and painted...very colorful..."big bang" for your buck...yes...the figures are really that nice...

well anyway...I spoke to Andy and he said it's okay to reveal to the public that he has larger plans in mind for the future of this series...he said they hope to create figures up to and throughout the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ...so hopefully more figures are on the way...maybe even some Roman soldiers...that's my guess...not Andy's promise...

but in the meantime I wanted to create a little market scene to show them off...so I made a couple of buildings...a vendors booth and a little freestanding structure with a canvas top (actually an old shirt)...which I'm not real happy with as the fabric keeps curling and doesn't look straight...even though I guarantee it's straight...

I'll fix the curling problem...not sure how yet...maybe just spray with starch...but I just wanted to show a little progress that I have made...

I will start the sand terrain and ground work tomorrow...hopefully finishing with it soon...I'm really pleased with my efforts so far...especially the idea to enclose the market with a brick wall with a spot in the back for the camels they rode up on...:tongue:...

any ideas or comment on what anyone can think of that I might add...feel free to speak up...

the vendors will be selling vases...urns...jugs...crates...and of course sheep to the herders...

Not much I can say my friend that hasn't already been saidjust another classic piece of work from the lad from Galveston........PapaZ

 

[maddadicus]

Kinda needs a Roman cohort jack booting their way into the market to create some mischief...{eek3} But THAT'S JUST ME! Michael

 

[MapleLeaf]

Very nice my freind

 

[mikemiller1955]

Mike, try an experiment of soaking the cloth in water and Elmer's glue and draping it.

thank you guys...

I thought about that...and some other ideas...one might be to conceal (glue) a stiff piece of poster board to the underside...or spray with a clear matte finish...or heavy starch or hairspray...I'll figure it out...just apologizing in advance as I know it doesn't look as good as it could...but thank all of you...