Aztek Dummy Update 11/3/23 - TALOS from Star Ace

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • its the vinyl kit of the classic Harryhausen creature from Jason and the Argonauts

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  • @sprueVerse
    @sprueVerse Рік тому +3

    Nice build - I on the other hand just picked up a book!

  • @GloopTrekker
    @GloopTrekker Рік тому +6

    Yes! Talos is my favorite Harryhausen creation. Wanted to share that before I even watch the video.

    • @GloopTrekker
      @GloopTrekker Рік тому +1

      And of course, I was not disappointed with the result.

  • @tachi98lep
    @tachi98lep Рік тому

    Jason and the Argonauts is one of those movies you never missed as a kid if it was on TV. Great looking finish to the model kit of the famous scene in that epic movie. Ray Harryhausen was just incredible with his imagination and vision on some of the best creations in the movies!

  • @jamesjester2542
    @jamesjester2542 Рік тому

    Lord when I was a kid this was my favorite movie. Can you imgine I was like 13 in 1977 . Here I am watching Jason and the Argonauts. Just blew me away,. Of course I would buy Fangoria, full of pictures. We boys at school always had movies to talk about. I am so glad they are making these. Thank you Lou. exciting models coming out.

  • @stephenknoll5063
    @stephenknoll5063 Рік тому +2

    Rocking the boat and making waves, it is so like you. I really like this 'current' model kit.

  • @ShawnMcClureModeler
    @ShawnMcClureModeler Рік тому +1

    That as awesome. My wife was watching that very movie just last night believe it or not. He was moving towards the ship when I stopped watching. Really great job on the model. The patina looked fantastic!

  • @CultTVman
    @CultTVman Рік тому +3

    Cool

  • @briancuthbert6160
    @briancuthbert6160 Рік тому

    That turned out really nicely! I was a little surprised by the bright green when you started the weathering but the finished figure looks great.
    Too bad that you are on a trip - so are we - to visit our grand kids in Durham! If I could find you I would offer to buy lunch! Next time perhaps......

  • @rasmokey4
    @rasmokey4 Рік тому +2

    This weeks model takes me back to my childhood days! Thanks Lou!

  • @bryonstump8115
    @bryonstump8115 Рік тому

    So cool! Also my favorite Harryhausen film!

  • @johndillon8051
    @johndillon8051 Рік тому +1

    The figure turned out very,very well. The patina is top-shelf even without pigeon poop. One thing that ship modelers often do with splashes is to dry brush a little white on the edges of the splash.

  • @GermanNightmare1976
    @GermanNightmare1976 Рік тому

    Here's wishing you a good trip! Have a great time and come back safely, please.
    I hope you'll share the ins and outs of putting together a soft vinyl kit, too. :)

  • @paulgertsch7105
    @paulgertsch7105 Рік тому +1

    Have a great trip. I hope you have a wonderful time.

  • @the-primered-thumb
    @the-primered-thumb Рік тому

    Have a good time at Telford mate,us limeys put on a good show 😉👍

  • @markbowes3252
    @markbowes3252 Рік тому

    Bloody nice job mate. The patina is perfect...

  • @spinaweasel
    @spinaweasel Рік тому

    When you said that the model wouldn´t be needing internal supports I got to thinking wow, maybe Lou´s going to fill Talos up with Ichor! With a tray to collect it under the base and a mini pump system he could be churning that stuff out for ever! Add some dry ice for some "Steam" and Lou´s Talos (or maybe Talou!) ís gonna be a winner at every convention...
    Whadya think Lou?
    Love your work!
    Regards, Swami

  • @spacedock873
    @spacedock873 Рік тому

    Yet another really lovely result Lou 👍😁 The finish on the figure is just stunning! No point me trying this kit - it would never be as good as yours and that would be frustrating. A great quick base with only a couple of issues that look out of place - the edges of the foam need finishing/hiding as these are not to the same excellent standard as the rest of the model and so stand out. Also, it seems to me that there should be a bit of white foam on the water as is washes round the feet of the figure. Both minor issues that I am sure you will be able to sort in a few minutes. Hope to see you at Telford 😀

  • @johnmarriott8790
    @johnmarriott8790 Рік тому

    I'm going to Telford too and will be on the Sci Fi & Fantasy SIG stand in Hall 2. Hope to meet you there!

  • @TheDavidPoole
    @TheDavidPoole Рік тому +3

    Hey Lou, there's a verdigris product by Dirty Down that's superb. I don't have anything to do with them, but I know that their products are used in the TV and movie business. I've used this and their Rust and Moss and highly recommend them. Saying that, what you used looks pretty fine!

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому +3

      I'm more of a stone knifes and bear skins kind of guy.

    • @TheDavidPoole
      @TheDavidPoole Рік тому +1

      @@aztekdummy whatever tools you wield, Lou, you always gets results.

  • @johndillon8051
    @johndillon8051 Рік тому

    Slid in that REM reference very nicely.

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    thank you so much for doing this video on this as i have just brought this kit and will be doing the same process so its been a great learning curve. if you have any more of these models please do more videos on the painting ect

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    please do more of these videos too as i also need to make a base for mine but will be using say 8mm hardwood plywood

  • @scotiadragoon5974
    @scotiadragoon5974 Рік тому

    Ha! I’ve been watching some videos of a mainly car creator where he uses UV resin, so that was where my mind went you were pondering what to fill the gaps with( probably because I’ve been itching to give it a try myself).
    He wasn’t using it to fill gaps, though. He was using the resin to create lenses and gauge covers.

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    hi lou, have just seen a fab video on here of how to do water effects with toilet paper mod podge and paints and liquitex medium gloss

  • @DonnieDaugherty
    @DonnieDaugherty Рік тому

    Awesome job Lou!

  • @sliuman
    @sliuman Рік тому +2

    Great quick build, Lou. Essentially only two colours and you're good to go! Didn't realise you were going to Telford this year with WoW. I considered going but it would mean a seven-hour round trip from London...and I don't drive! Looking forward to your coming reports! Cheers

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому +1

      I'm just saying...you may never get a cleaner shot at the three of us in one place.

    • @sliuman
      @sliuman Рік тому

      @@aztekdummy i know, trouble is i can only go on the sunday as i’m hitting mcm london on the saturday!

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому +1

      Ha! I'll be at the comicon on Sunday!

    • @origami-unicorn
      @origami-unicorn Рік тому +1

      @@aztekdummy @sliuman Now I'm confused. MCM Comic Con London was LAST weekend (I was there); MCM Birmingham isn't until 1st-3rd December. There's no MCM on the same weekend as Telford. 🤔

    • @sliuman
      @sliuman Рік тому

      @@origami-unicorn sorry my bad. I meant London Comic Con at Olympia...Nov 11!

  • @christopherbrown5924
    @christopherbrown5924 Рік тому

    MY Favorite Childhood Movie / The Movie Ship Had 2 Oars As Duel Rudders At The Back [Your spare Rudder Perhaps?]. : )

  • @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204

    good vid on channel nice work thanks lee

  • @neiljones4013
    @neiljones4013 Рік тому

    Fantastic!!

  • @manko8852
    @manko8852 Рік тому

    Nice job 👏

  • @paulalanryder5397
    @paulalanryder5397 Рік тому

    Is that part of the neck of a federation model i spy in the background ? Lou 😀😀

  • @paulpollock6181
    @paulpollock6181 Рік тому

    Nice REM reference, Kenneth!

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    the triceratops model kit is fabulous too

  • @robertherriges6807
    @robertherriges6807 Рік тому

    Crafty Lou scores another win! Why, I believe that you could cure a rainy day! 🤣

  • @PeWeeHermanUK
    @PeWeeHermanUK Рік тому +1

    Great to see you're coming to Telford this year Lou, hope to see you there. Are you meeting up with Wayne? Be nice to have a chat over a cuppa. Will you be there on Sunday?

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      Saturday only.going to comicon on Sunday

    • @PeWeeHermanUK
      @PeWeeHermanUK Рік тому

      I'll go Saturday as well then

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy 10 місяців тому

    im going to have to completely repaint mine again as i did him all over in model colour bronze which was like a gold and doesent look right with the patina on so will do him in the bronze again you used :(

  • @dennisbisconti4583
    @dennisbisconti4583 Рік тому +1

    Lou + this is just like the spock 🖖 bust you did a while ago live long and prosper 😊 you used pastel chalk's if I remember correctly

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому +2

      This is much easier than the chalk was.

  • @goforitpainting
    @goforitpainting Рік тому

    Cool figure

  • @eliotbrown4506
    @eliotbrown4506 Рік тому

    Not all of us can say we have a 12" Talos! In my outspoken but humble opinion, I think you got a little too green-- too much verdigris. It doesn't detract from the ancient-ness of the thing, but it's rather green. In fact it doesn't detract at all-- the overall model is terrific. Love the last minute base work-- came out really nice. Solarez is the bee's knees. I went through the same irritating path-- best guess: not all UV cure resins are the same. Nor the damn UV lights. Yes, I tried to cheap out and of course, spent twice as much in the end.
    You should'a put in a bit of rigging-- not all taut and ship-shape but something. Yeah-- those holes could take a lot of rat-lines. Recall one thing about ship rigging-- every aspect of those sails have to be controlled from the deck so there's a LOT of ropes all over the place. The sails could be held rigid even as it tipped over-- there would have been a few lines from the corners to the railing (reef lines to the chain plate! uh, matey!). Or a bunch snapped free-- soak your thread in Solarez and bake it in curled positions, etc.
    Very satisfying to see. One wonders what good Mr. Haryhausen would think of the whole endeavor?
    Have a good con-- do try to show us something. I'm curious about a mid-level town con like this. You're our eyes and ears-- take us along...

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      Eh, Eye of the beholder and all that. I'll defend your right to be wrong till my last breath. 😁

  • @hensleyshobbies-doug7761
    @hensleyshobbies-doug7761 Рік тому

    👍👍👍👍🤘✌🏻

  • @csoprych
    @csoprych Рік тому

    the sails should have been modeled with gravity pulling the sails hanging downward

  • @thefalloutshelter7799
    @thefalloutshelter7799 Рік тому

    i think the uv resin states on the bottle the required wavelength for it to cure

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      I think the flashlights weren't giving out the proper waves

  • @jeffholt9437
    @jeffholt9437 Рік тому

    Nice work Lou but, personally, I'm disappointed with the sculpt on this kit (there looks to be proportion issues similar to the Fly kit). Here's hoping that X-Plus do a plastic kit of Talos on the plinth......

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy 10 місяців тому

    did you water that bluish paint down lou or put it on neat and then wipe off

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  10 місяців тому

      Straight rom the bottle. it works better that way (and so do i)

    • @sharkytampy
      @sharkytampy 10 місяців тому

      @@aztekdummy ok then lou. thanks ive totally messed mine up and will have to redo him

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    what was the name of the paint you used for the patina lou, did you say it was called ocean breeze and what was the company that made it? was it coral smart ?

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      It is ocean breeze. It is the craft paint they sell at Walmart.

    • @sharkytampy
      @sharkytampy Рік тому

      @@aztekdummy oh well ive had that then lou as i live in england ha ha and we havent got a walmart here

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    what harryhausen kit are you doing next or dare i ask

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      Unless someone wants to send me a full sized Bubo kit, I think I'm done

    • @sharkytampy
      @sharkytampy Рік тому

      @@aztekdummy yeh hope they do that as
      a kit which would be good

  • @TheSonofruss
    @TheSonofruss Рік тому

    I was wondering how much you charge for custom paint masks?

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      What are you looking for?

    • @TheSonofruss
      @TheSonofruss Рік тому

      @@aztekdummy I have a model kit coming soon and want to create masks for the clear plastic windows so I can paint the bars without getting any color on the screen parts and I am part of a group of people that would love having them and if there were masks for markings as well much the better.

    • @aztekdummy
      @aztekdummy  Рік тому

      Is this a canopy? How big etc...

    • @TheSonofruss
      @TheSonofruss Рік тому

      @@aztekdummy there are three or four different ones as they are used on different vehicles and they are between two and four inches in area with I think two round portholes I would need to send you the part sprew for measurements and testing as for any iconography I can send pictures of the decal sheet for reference

  • @sharkytampy
    @sharkytampy Рік тому

    that paint stinks lou doesent it. it reminded me of sherry and im lucky i didnt drink it ha ha

  • @redgreen09
    @redgreen09 Рік тому

    welll if or when he reeds this lou have fun on your trip to UK and do great in copatition and last the figger did looks great glad did not make look like a nuther copper one we know see new vids nest week or nest posting