grande man
Bonafied Grande Nut
Hi everyone. I thought I'd post an interesting idea I've been wanting to try for a while. That idea was to make an HO scale figure holding a working flashlight for some of our night shots we've been experimenting with. LGM and I visited a hobby shop in Columbia, SC last week, and amoung other things, purchased some Atlas unpainted figures. Using one of the figures, I drilled holes up one of the legs for a flexible .020" fiberoptic rod. The figure's right hand was removed. Next, details on the figure were changed such as the hat was rounded and the neck tie was removed (it was originally a police figure). I then painted the figure and ran the fiberoptic material thru the previously drilled holes. The end of the rod that would represent the flashlight was heated with a cigarette lighter and pressed against the workbench to form the flashlight bell reflector. I then painted the flashlight black and glued an appropriate hand from another figure in place for a natural looking hold on the flashlight. Under the layout is a 14v micro bulb in a piece of aluminum foil with the fiber optic rod situated to it's side to provide the illumination.
Fred's humble beginnings.
Completed figure. Note the fiber optics.
Fred working the night shift preparing to inspect a Grande GP35.
Fred's humble beginnings.
Completed figure. Note the fiber optics.
Fred working the night shift preparing to inspect a Grande GP35.