Frankenstein & a Typhoon walk into Photoshop

[jffj]

Built a reissue of the classic Frankenstein a couple years ago. Changed him up just a bit by glueing drier sheets to his jacket to get some thinner frayed edges and texture.

Painted his jacket red at one point, and his hair finally stayed blonde.....

I had built a 1/48 Revell Hawker Typhoon airplane, and figured I would try and see if I could get a picture of the Typhoon strafing poor Frankie, without resorting to Photoshop for the image- get it all in-camera, so they say.

Well, I was successful, one summer day apparently by my attire, as you can see in the picture with labels. I am the big guy making airplane noises.

John

[jbwelda]

that's pretty daggumb funny! Seriously though, Frankie was just misunderstood. It would be fun to do him as a full on punk with a yellow Mohawk and safety pins holding those cuts closed.

jb

[jffj]

LOL! Good one JB!
I guess Frankie was getting some bad vibes.... and he ran away 😫

I had him on display with my artwork at an art collaboration I was part of, and lost him there.

I seriously want to get another, or two now, and give him an Afro, or the Mohawk you suggested 👍

Poor guy.... 😄

John

[dogfish7]

Very funny! Some really nice photography also.

[jffj]

Thanks Dogfish. I think sometimes I spend more time taking pictures than building the models...... but it's all good 😎

John

[Mr.409]

I agree with the previous guys. I know pretty much nothing about painting / building these figures, but I'm sure that making it look that good is very tricky. I think you couldn't have done this any better. Great pics too!

[jffj]

If you find one cheap somewhere 409, pick it up, and build it, paint it, like a kid!

Don't blow it up though...... at least not until you rebuild, repaint, it. Just have fun with it.

The Frankie I had as a kid.... 50+ years ago.... was this one, and I don't remember if I painted it. I do remember also having a glow in the dark model skeleton, just a bit taller than Frankie.... and I wound up cutting Frankie's forearms off, sticking the skeleton forearms and hands in there...... smearing a whole tube of the good cement we had back then, all over Frankie's head, face, body..... and lit him up! 😂

I am ashamed of myself..... Not!
All the monsters models back then were so cool, and relatively inexpensive. A real shame what they go for nowadays.

John

[harron68]

So funny AND so well done! Like Frankie, I'm blown away! Thanx for a Friday funny for me.