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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: Knightmo on September 05, 2006, 20:29:51

Title: Avian Knight
Post by: Knightmo on September 05, 2006, 20:29:51: Hello :)

I finally got the wings I needed to finish my Avian Knight. My generous dad bought a desert landscape add-on with a vulture so I didn't have to wait anymore.

Putting wings on people sure is tricky. I decided not to chop up the wings so much like I did on an earlier attemp. His sword is my favorite Playmo medevil sword, but to fit in his belt, the blade needed trimming. I used regular hobby paint for the chest armor, blade/pommel on the sword, and the blade section on the axe.

The tape on the bottom of his feet is there because it was so windy outside I had to stick him down to keep him from blowing down.

When the wind dies down I'm gonna take an avatar worthy picture of him--mabye photoshop the back ground a bit too.

-Jimmy
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: cachalote on September 05, 2006, 20:45:48: :)
great customization, thanks.
this avian knight is related to one of these references - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avians?
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Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Knightmo on September 05, 2006, 21:32:23: cachalote,

Fantasy type stuff wasn't really an influence. The most inspirational reference would be the angelic warrior sort of character. I decided to call him a "bird-man" just to be sure I wasn't breaking any message board rules. Also, "Avian" is just a cool sounding word ;D

-Jimmy
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Little Jo on September 06, 2006, 04:49:34: Wow, a beautiful knight. If he becomes your avatar, this might become a heavy challenge to create for my PF avatar collection :-\
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Richard on September 06, 2006, 15:24:47: GREAT CUSTOM !!!

Nicely done, Jimmy ... :wow:

All the best,
Richard
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: playmofire on September 06, 2006, 15:37:49: Excellent work. Look forward to seeing your avatar.
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Knightmo on September 06, 2006, 19:12:42: Thanks everyone.

The avatar is made! Thanks Sylvia! It did lose some detail but I am very happy with it. I was going to put a cloudy sky behind him, but it's just as well I didn't. It would have been too much.

Neato :)
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Sir Gareth on September 06, 2006, 19:45:59: Have you ever seen the film Flash Gordon , the one with the great Queen soundtrack, this figure reminds me of Brian Blessed king of the bird men.

Great work again. :)
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Tiermann on September 06, 2006, 20:03:15: Wonderful figure and great avatar photo 8-)
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Little Jo on September 06, 2006, 20:15:00: Quote from: Sir Gareth on September 06, 2006, 19:45:59
Have you ever seen the film Flash Gordon , the one with the great Queen soundtrack, this figure reminds me of Brian Blessed king of the bird men.

Oh yes, great soundtrack ... hm, and also a good theme to customize: the Flash Gordon motion picture staff ...

BTW, Freddy Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday.
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Knightmo on September 06, 2006, 20:20:07: Sir Gareth,

Yes I remember Flash Gordon. It wouldn't be to hard to make one of those guys. They would be be kind of a winged viking.
Someone could even super customize a klicky by putting birds feet on it and create a more man-beast person. It's to bad the wings are hard to get.
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Tiermann on September 07, 2006, 21:57:49: Curently available in Germany, and in export markets next year, they have the vulture add-on back again. So the wings will be much more available for a few years.
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Captain Henry on September 08, 2006, 03:28:55: Knightmo - That is a VERY cool custom! Indeed he looks every bit the angelic warrior leading Heaven's hosts into battle! Keep up the wonderful work.
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Tim_w on September 08, 2006, 20:34:44: Hello Jimmy :)

Your custom's are really amazing !! I am very impressed with the attention to detail and the high standard of workmanship. I can sympathise with the problem of klickies blowing over in the wind, as it is one of my biggest problem's. Its even worse when there are a lot of them and you don't realise one has fallen over until you have taken the pictures :lol: ;D.

Kindest Regards Tim :)9
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Little Jo on October 08, 2006, 06:15:35: Hello Jimmy,

just analysing your avatar for copying it (to line up in my avatar collection (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/album/thumbnails.php?album=30), if you kindly allow to do so), and I'm wondering where the armor is from. I also couldn't associate the short wings on the helmet to any existing piece. And finally my third question, what color shade did you used for the blades/armor, is it silver, aluminium, or metal?

It would be helpful if you (or anybody else, wo can recognize this) can give me some hints.

Regards

Jochen
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Tiermann on October 08, 2006, 15:46:28: Jochen I am pretty sure that the helmet wings are cut from a white flying dove. The chest armour is like the ones in 3666 but a different color, perhaps painted?
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Morgan on October 08, 2006, 16:41:41: This was a very nice knight :D Great combination of colours!
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Knightmo on October 09, 2006, 02:39:49: Hi,

Of course you may copy him!

Thanks!

Tim is right on all counts. The chest armor was originally the dark grey. I also trimmed it to fit around the belt buckle as the Roman armor now is. Some parts are metallic silver hobby paint: Chest armor, Blade section of axe, and all of the sword except the grip.
White hair. Virtuous. Vigilant. Generally a good soul all around :)
Title: Re: Avian Knight
Post by: Little Jo on October 09, 2006, 05:07:37: Ok, thank you for the support. So I'll see what I can get and what I can make.