Tuesday, April 30, 2019

No Time For Love Dr. Jones



Who doesn't love Indiana Jones? The bigger question though is why hasn't anyone done a Short Round figure yet?! Crooked Dice I'm looking squarely at you 😃 Especially after CD did an absolutely fantastic Mola Ram figure from their last Kickstarter. I really would have loved to have seen Short Round as opposed to that female Indy figure they did.


Indy is from Studio Miniatures, who right behind Crooked Dice, are one of my favorite miniature manufactures. Someday maybe I'll get him on the tabletop in a game.


This figure is from Crooked Dice and I believe is modeled after Kristy Swanson who plays Diane Palmer in the 1996 movie 'The Phantom', starring Billy Zane and Treat Williams - along with a very young Katherine Zeta Jones 😃 A very fun pulpy movie if you've never seen it.


The only thing that is disappointing is that the Studio Miniatures are always a bit smaller in size when placed next to other manufactures, so Indy is definitely a bit on the smallish side.


When I first came across this figure I immediately had ideas of a game where this model could represent Amelia Earhart and why I had to have it. I had early plans for a possible Historicon game a few years ago where there would be a rescue mission to get her back from her Japanese captors who picked her up after her plane came down on an island the Pacific Ocean. Again, maybe someday lol!

Until next time, thanks for looking!
Ivor

34 comments:

  1. What a splendid scenery...and Indiana is Indiana, great job on him!

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    1. Thanks a lot Phil! I probably should have lead with that second photo, I didn't realize how good that shot actually looked :)

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  2. I agree with Phil, Dr Jones is excellent as is Kristy Swanson in a not Buffy role.

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    1. Much appreciated Phil! Yeah, I'd forgotten all about her in that movie lol!

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  3. Stunning, love to see more of this.

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    1. Thanks Mike! There are all kinds of ideas in the 'ol bean for this stuff - including the scenery - but as with a lot of things gaming with me it's hard to get motivated when you're a 'solo' gamer. Ivor no mates lol!

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  4. Very nice Ivor but you never told us what he found inside the temple ? :)

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    1. Fortune and glory kid, fortune and glory :)

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  5. Dr. Jones! Dr. Jones! Looks awesome Ivor!

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    1. You call him Doctor Jones, doll! Thanks a lot Jay :)

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  6. You always show off your miniatures in these awesome set ups. I’m gonna have to try and copy that bc it’s so pretty to look at. 😀
    I have no idea how you would play a Indiana Jones game but it’s a fantastic miniature. Nice job painting him up. So iconic.

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    1. Thanks for the kind words Stew! Setting up these "fake" vignettes for my models is about all I'm able do nowadays with no actual games happening lol!
      I've got a few ideas for an Indy game, now if only I can find someone to game with 🙂

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  7. Great paint job on this pair of figures and a great setting to show them off(aquarium ornment ?),

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    1. Cheers Joe! Yeah, aquarium terrain - lots of really great pieces out there for a jungle or Egyptian themed board. And at affordable prices and pretty much ready to go out of the box - check Amazon and Ebay if your looking for your tables 🙂

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  8. The temple, isn't it a aquarium piece?

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    1. It is indeed :) You can see a little more of the details up close in this old post https://saturdaymornings13.blogspot.com/2018/04/well-im-waiting.html
      I've got all kinds of fun ideas for "inside" the temple just can't find the time to actually do it though *sigh*

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    2. I was wondering what you had done to it, I bought a temple for aquarium to some time ago and it would be interesting what and how you added things to it, I had some ideas for the one I got but I forget to buy the clay and I don't have the money when I do remember :)

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    3. *I had some ideas for the floor/inside of the one I got*

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    4. Honestly it looked pretty good straight out of the box, but some flock in a few places, bricks and rocks here and there, and then adding the twine to represent vines really made all the difference to bring it to life 😀

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    5. Lunesdargent Workshop are doing a Kickstarter that looks to be perfect for the inside of the temple The Path to El Dorado - Aztec Dungeon Tiles, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lunesdargentworkshop/the-path-to-el-dorado-tabletop-terrains

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    6. I bought the Aztec texture rolling pin from Greenstuff World which was considering using for the floor.

      The KS looks interesting none the less.

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    7. Those look like really great tools, I've had my eye on them for a while now but that shipping overseas is a killer! You didn't by chance find a US distributor for them did you?

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    8. I haven't seen any in the US yet, I have seen them being sold in New Zealand and Australia.

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    9. I also found one selling them in Canada, I presume that is the closest I have been able to find so fare, https://www.sunwardhobbies.ca/rolling-pins/

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    10. Brilliant! I'll check then out, appreciate the heads up 🙂

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  9. Great stuff. I’m very jealous of your terrain too.

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    1. Cheers Kieron! Hopefully the Lunesdargent KS will take it to another level 😃

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  10. I am so sorry Ivor, I had no idea you had such a splendid blog! Cracking job on Indy, I have this one hidden away somewhere, so shall have to pop back here when I get around to painting him.

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    1. Thanks for the kind words Michael! Certainly not anywhere close to what you're doing over on your blog, but appreciated nonetheless 😃

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  11. Awesome stuff! I became a big fan of your works!
    best

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    1. Much too kind Michal! I've just found your blog and it is absolutely amazing all around!!

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