Monday, September 3, 2012

Marvel Legends Thing versus Juggernaut

Close up photo of a backyard battle I did many moons ago. The Thing versus the Juggernaut. Marvel Legends nailed it with their sculpting.

Tangled

I have always been a fan of animated movies - and Disney makes some great ones. Tangled was hysterical. I grabbed my daughters set of Tangled figurines and snapped this photo for her. Will make this into a puzzle for her next birthday/holiday. Very fun movie. Recommend it to anyone.




Geonosis Arena Battle

Did this diorama in my backyard right after Attack of the Clones came out. Grabbed a few of the new 12 inch figures from Hasbro - Obi-Wan, Mace Windu, Clone Troopers, along with some classics, like Yoda and R2.

The funny thing about the back yard. When I bought the house, it was grass....this is out in the southwest. Unfortunately, my dogs destroyed the sprinkler system and within months, it was all sand. Oh well, makes for a good Geonosis, Tatooine, Middle East environment.


Damned Engineers

Just a quick diroama of some 54mm green army men. In this case, the classic Timmee army truck and armored car are crossing a great Hasbro Combat Engineer Playset Bailey Bridge from the 50s or 60s. More on this set later. A BMC Sherman tank crosses in the rear. Along the side march soldiers on their way to the front.

The Hovitos are Near

One of the best parts of the Indiana Jones movies and a great opening for the original Raiders of the Lost Ark. After Indy retrieves the idol, he is chased by the Hovitos natives through the South American jungle. I used the 2 inch Hasbro Indiana Jones Adventure Heroes figures. The Heroes figures from Hasbro for Marvel, GI Joe, Indiana Jones and Star Wars were great. Too bad they ended...though there seem to be some Marvel 3 figure sets coming out for the Avengers and Spider Man.

McFarlane NFL Baltimore Ravens

Another team consolidation photo of these great McFarlane NFL figures. In this case, the Baltimore Ravens...the set includes Jamal Lewis, Ed Reed, Jonathon Ogden, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, Anquan Boldin, Steve McNair, Joe Flacco, and Deion Sanders.

Lord of the Rings - Last March of the Ents


One of my favorite scenes in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is when the Ents (Trees) march to Saruman's tower. I took a bunch of the 18 inch Treebeard figures from ToyBiz and marched them against a bunch of orcs, goblins and Uruk-hai. May redo this later. I think of this more as a prototype diorama.