Splash's Thomson and Thompson jeep

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Splash's Thomson and Thompson jeep

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Nice one Splash. That would actually lend itself quite nicely to a 3D display.
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Due to a total lack of mojo I have changed my mind, I took the kit out of the box and just could not find the energy to start, so I need a simple kit to get me going and have decided to go for the red Jeep the Thomson and Thompson drive in the Tin Tin books using the little 1/72 Academy Jeep.

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Progress is quick the little Jeep just falls together, on the cartoon Jeep the rear does not have the extended rails to keep stores from falling out and as a back rest so that has been removed using my trusty saw.

For the two twins I have dragged out a set of Dapol railway workers as the Forman is wearing a bowler hat and suit and by swapping some heads around I should be able to make the twins in slightly different poses.

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I don't know this subject but it sounds interesting. That jeep looks like it has a lot of detail considering the scale. That is also an interesting table you are working with in that last photo
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    The Tompson twins are two detectives that appeared in the Tintin books, normally seen wearing black suites with bowler hats on their heads.

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    I think my first twin looks more like Charlie Chaplin :-D

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    Nice work
    The twins also gave rise to a rather good 80s band of the same name :-D
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    iggie wrote:Nice work
    The twins also gave rise to a rather good 80s band of the same name :-D
    Good point I had forgotten about them.

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    splash wrote:I think my first twin looks more like Charlie Chaplin :-D

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    Nice one! I was wondering if someone would do a Tintin Jeep. Good work on Thomson.....or is it Thompson? :???:
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    Purplethistle wrote:Nice one! I was wondering if someone would do a Tintin Jeep. Good work on Thomson.....or is it Thompson? :???:
    It's a bit like Ant & Dec, who on earth knows which is which? :lol:
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    It's a bit red now.

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    keepin an eye on you.... I was just curious by the item title to see what a Thomson and Thomson variant of a jeep was...
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    I have finally get some bench time in and swapped two British Rail workmans heads around to get my two Thompson Twins, these figures in 1/72 are just two small for me.

    As they are cartoon caricatures should I paint them in solid colours or should I use shading to get a more relistic effect?

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