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Snake Wizzard

Posted by Dad's Army on 31 Jul 2023, 21:48

As you know, I am busy painting the Asterix figures, and am now expanding the Roman army in particular.
For this, I am scouring every 2nd hand website to find some more.
This is where a bizarre friendship developed with someone who was also keen to buy the figures, but I was just ahead of him.
The seller asked if he could pass on my details to him, as he was keen to get in touch with me.
After some e-mailing, it became WhatsApp and last FIGZ I met him with his son for the first time.
He is very creative, and we share a lot of fun creations of these figures.
He had transformed the druid into a wizard, something I also wanted to do, really a top idea.

No problem, just recreate, and he told how he had made him.
But no, my wizard just had to look different.
With my girlfriend I was thinking what we could put in his hand instead of the stick that my friend had done, then at one point she said a snake...
So last weekend I started working on it.

This is the end result:

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My girlfriend also had a pot of glow in the dark paint, which gives an extra fun effect in the dark:

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I hope you like him!

for step by step info: my BLOG
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Posted by MABO on 31 Jul 2023, 22:02

Cool addition to your still expanding number of funny creations. :-D
I like him very much!
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 01 Aug 2023, 14:04

Another nice conversion of an Asterix figure for your growing collection, Remco. I like your imaginative creation of the Wizard's hat and the snake (a very dangerous coral snake indeed). :love: :love: :love:

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Posted by Peter on 01 Aug 2023, 19:13

You did it again Remco! Another fine creation from you and your girlfriend! :thumbup:
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Posted by PhilC on 01 Aug 2023, 21:07

Put the light off, so that every forumer's eyes are going to glow :mrgreen:
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Posted by Kekso on 02 Aug 2023, 20:06

Dad's Army wrote:
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Wax on, wax off :xd:

Cool work, funny
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Posted by Rich W on 02 Aug 2023, 22:56

Is this the first time the forum has had glow in the dark paint used?!
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Posted by Peter on 06 Aug 2023, 19:34

Rich W wrote:Is this the first time the forum has had glow in the dark paint used?!

Yes I think so. ;-)
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 07 Aug 2023, 13:33

Excellent presentation and humorous work as always. The explanations on your blog never cease to delight.
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Posted by Dad's Army on 09 Aug 2023, 15:49

Thank you all for the responses,

No idea if I am the first person to have used glow in the dark paint on the forum, but the effect is definitely recommended.
Of course my painting style is not as good as yours, but I found rebuilding this figure a fun challenge, I had a lot of fun with it.

Now I'm moving on to a witch, if anyone has any fun suggestions for a funny name, let's hear it!

Greetz Remco
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Posted by Susofrick on 10 Aug 2023, 10:27

A bit late, but a great idea! And as usual a very cool conversion! Up here these figures are quite rare, so seeing someone convert them is a bit shocking, but refreshing. And that glow effect is great fun!
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Posted by Dad's Army on 21 Aug 2023, 21:18

Susofrick wrote:Up here these figures are quite rare

If you need some, just let me know, my stock is groing more than I can paint :mrgreen:
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