The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum

With some of the 1/16 figure kits that I have bought for converting there have been a multitude of parts that were not used. I kept these with the intention of using on other figures that I planned to make using the little £2 artists mannequins from The Works. Unfortunately the mannequins appear to be approximately 1/14, and 1/16 helmets and equipment don't look right on them, meaning that everything that I add has to be scratched. "Oh well, C'est lavvy", I think, "It's not like I haven't had to do a lot of that already". But it got me wondering, can I post the results on here given that there are no actual kit parts involved at all?

This is a modelling forum is it not?
Not a kit builders only forum

Totally agree with Fred, this is a forum for modelling and modellers......

Yeah, go ahead, this kind of modelling motivates all our creativity!
(Sometimes I´m thinking about doing a "fantasy airplane" out of all kinds of spare parts...)

Scratch building is and has always been an integral part of model making, will look forward to seeing these figures being built.

David.

Using a mannequin. Left over bits. Even modelling clay etc is still modelling. Please post it up. We may learn from it, and I am all for learning new techniques.

All the best.

Greg

I agree with everything already said - modelling is modelling, regardless of what you use to do it.

That's what I really like about this forum, everything goes.

The thread title is misleading; what constitutes a Kit?
a collection of parts meant to be enough or nearly enough to build a given subject. The parts may be wholly to the shape required or may need the builder to shape them

Is total scratch building allowed on this forum? absolutely, afaic

Variety is the spice of life; kit on, mate.

Absolutely, less is more.

My next project chiefly involves a ping pong ball. I'll say no more.

Eric Mc; 'My next project chiefly involves a ping pong ball. I'll say no more'.

Could this be a diorama set in the North Yorkshire Moors?

Hey Purps,
your models have always been amazing and inspirational and well within the remit of this forum I'd say - carry on mate!

(No sure what "That's the toilet" has to do with it though... )

Eric Mc wrote:My next project chiefly involves a ping pong ball. I'll say no more.

Oooh! intriguing! is Number 6 relevant?

I had initially written a much longer post, but I edited some of the sentences and in the process seem to have removed the salient point that one of the main things that I like about this forum is the receptiveness of the members to 'Thinking outside the box'. There is such a great sense of fun here and that is evident in the responses.