Project - Nurse Alex Price (from An American Werewolf In London)

That’s a bummer. Hopefully, the new shirts work out better.

I hope your nefarious plan to shrink the t-shirts in the dryer works out. As always, I'm impressed by your dedication to getting details right. Would it help if you used an S25B body instead? It is slightly taller and larger than the S27B, but still petite (though I realize that you picked S27B for a reason). It might help with the sizing. I think the head (both sculpt and repaint) looks great, although you are right about it being just a tad wider than the original -- the nature of the hair sculpt might exaggerate that effect, too. But I think she's coming along great anyway.

What a great project!
I really had the hots for Nurse Price...
And looking at those pics of Jenny Agutter I've come to the conclusion that I still do...

The new t-shirt arrived today. Much quicker than expected.
Good news, the size looks about right. No need to shrink it. Smaller than the original.
The length is spot on. Sleeves look about right. If anything it is the fault of the Phicen/TBLeague PLMB2017-S27B arms being on the
short side. Before i waste any Fabric Transfer paper, i did a prince test on plain paper, and print the NYU logo at 4cm width. The next
step is to price out to Fabric Transfer paper and try it out on an odd t-shirt.

Hey, that looks terrific!

The sizing looks good. My only issue is the material they used to make the shirt doesn’t allow it to drape as nicely as it does on Jenny. I realize they are thinking “it’s a T-Shirt”, so use ACTUAL T-Shirt material, but that is a mistake since at 1/6 scale that sort of cloth is way too thick. If they can make denim jeans and suit material thin enough to look like a legitimate 1/6 scale version, there should be a material thin enough to stand in for T-Shirts. Just my opinion, not a slam against what you are doing.

ahbake wrote:What a great project!
I really had the hots for Nurse Price...
And looking at those pics of Jenny Agutter I've come to the conclusion that I still do...

Heh..
Think i'll watch An American Werewolf in London later tonight.
I must have watched it atleast 33+ times in my lifetime. I own it on Vhs, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray. I never did get to play the laserdisc, as i never did pick up a player.

BAMComix wrote:Hey, that looks terrific!

Thanks.

Stryker2011 wrote:The sizing looks good. My only issue is the material they used to make the shirt doesn’t allow it to drape as nicely as it does on Jenny. I realize they are thinking “it’s a T-Shirt”, so use ACTUAL T-Shirt material, but that is a mistake since at 1/6 scale that sort of cloth is way too thick. If they can make denim jeans and suit material thin enough to look like a legitimate 1/6 scale version, there should be a material thin enough to stand in for T-Shirts. Just my opinion, not a slam against what you are doing.

I completely agree. I can live with that. Where do you draw the line?
The NYU text is close but not 100% and the hair style is way off as it from Logan's run.

I guess it would be possible to thin out the material by repeated washing and drying. That could take months.
When the 3rd t-shirt shows up, providing it is any good, i could stick it in with the wash over the coming months as an experiment

ukshaun wrote:

ahbake wrote:What a great project!
I really had the hots for Nurse Price...
And looking at those pics of Jenny Agutter I've come to the conclusion that I still do...

Heh..
Think i'll watch An American Werewolf in London later tonight.
I must have watched it atleast 33+ times in my lifetime. I own it on Vhs, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray. I never did get to play the laserdisc, as i never did pick up a player.


I guess it would be possible to thin out the material by repeated washing and drying. That could take months.
When the 3rd t-shirt shows up, providing it is any good, i could stick it in with the wash over the coming months as an experiment

I had the hots for Jenny since Peter Weir’s “Walkabout”, then, of course Logan’s Run.

Repeated washings may work — don’t know for sure, never tried that; I wonder if turning it inside out and lightly sanding it would take some of the heft out of it...? (Never tried that either).

You sound as bad as me with your movie collection (I started with Beta Max, had at one time over 6,000 VHS tapes, still have my laserdisc player and some of my laserdiscs — for movies that have never been released on DVD or blu-ray.

ukshaun wrote:

ahbake wrote:What a great project!
I really had the hots for Nurse Price...
And looking at those pics of Jenny Agutter I've come to the conclusion that I still do...

Heh..
Think i'll watch An American Werewolf in London later tonight.
I must have watched it atleast 33+ times in my lifetime. I own it on Vhs, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray. I never did get to play the laserdisc, as i never did pick up a player.

BAMComix wrote:Hey, that looks terrific!

Thanks.

Stryker2011 wrote:The sizing looks good. My only issue is the material they used to make the shirt doesn’t allow it to drape as nicely as it does on Jenny. I realize they are thinking “it’s a T-Shirt”, so use ACTUAL T-Shirt material, but that is a mistake since at 1/6 scale that sort of cloth is way too thick. If they can make denim jeans and suit material thin enough to look like a legitimate 1/6 scale version, there should be a material thin enough to stand in for T-Shirts. Just my opinion, not a slam against what you are doing.

I completely agree. I can live with that. Where do you draw the line?
The NYU text is close but not 100% and the hair style is way off as it from Logan's run.

I guess it would be possible to thin out the material by repeated washing and drying. That could take months.
When the 3rd t-shirt shows up, providing it is any good, i could stick it in with the wash over the coming months as an experiment

6000+ Vhs tapes!?
with that many you could have opened up a rental store back in the day ;D

I still own a fully working Vhs player. My Vhs collection totals (at a guess) about 20 tapes.
My DVD collection amounts to a whole lot more. 500+ at a guess. Maybe 800+
When Blu-ray arrived i said i would limit myself. Since then and now my Blu-ray collection totals 300+

Two scenes from An American Werewolf in London

In the name of research, i checked out An American Werewolf London, again ;D

I noticed something. Nurse Alex Price appears to wear silver ear studs in both ears.
Luck foe me i have the ideal solution, left overs from Project - Asami Yamazaki (from Audition)
On the subject of Asami Yamazaki, i am still waiting for the hands to arrive. They still have not shipped.

Comparing Nurse Alex Price with Jessica (Logan's Run) the hair style are not too dissimilar.
The hair-parting is different, and Jessica has slightly shorter hair. During the scene above, her hair
looks less curly.

Great attention to detail as always. But are you positive these are not pearls? (I honestly can't tell.)

GubernatorFan wrote:Great attention to detail as always. But are you positive these are not pearls? (I honestly can't tell.)

Could be pearls. I think they shine too much. Would a nurse wear pearls? ..possibly?
Time to search for a better resolution image.
The images above are direct from TV screen. I wish the Playstation could screen grab from DVD/Blu-ray, but they cannot.

Update: They could be perals?


I'll compromise, round and shiny should do the trick

They are pearls..

Image Source: http://shangols.canalblog.com/archives/2015/12/28/33126187.html

I agree, round and shiny -- but maybe somewhat matte shiny -- should do the trick. I would experiment mixing (for example) Vallejo silver and ivory white paint. They also have a pearl(escent) medium.

Update: cool, glad you figured it out. I guess one can still proceed as above. There are also these "rhinestone" or "gem" stickers you can find in Hobby stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby, which are made to look like (half) pearls. Perhaps the smallest size would work. But no promises.

You really are a master of accurate detail recreation! 

I think of you made the shirt of a very thin fabric, the folds would look more realistic. Or put a wire in there.

Ovy wrote:You really are a master of accurate detail recreation! 

I think of you made the shirt of a very thin fabric, the folds would look more realistic. Or put a wire in there.

Thanks. I consider myself to be a long way off where i'd like to be. Hot Toys, they are the 1/6th scale masters

I like the wire idea to add some shape. Going to think on that one.

ukshaun wrote:6000+ Vhs tapes!?
with that many you could have opened up a rental store back in the day ;D

You have no idea how many times I heard that over the years.

[quote=“ukshaun”]I still own a fully working Vhs player. My Vhs collection totals (at a guess) about 20 tapes.
My DVD collection amounts to a whole lot more. 500+ at a guess. Maybe 800+
When Blu-ray arrived i said i would limit myself. Since then and now my Blu-ray collection totals 300+[/quote]

Rookie! Just kidding. I’m obsessed with collections — at last count I have just under 4300 DVDs, Blu-Rays & 4K.

Stryker2011 wrote:

ukshaun wrote:6000+ Vhs tapes!?
with that many you could have opened up a rental store back in the day ;D

You have no idea how many times I heard that over the years.

“ukshaun” wrote:I still own a fully working Vhs player. My Vhs collection totals (at a guess) about 20 tapes.
My DVD collection amounts to a whole lot more. 500+ at a guess. Maybe 800+
When Blu-ray arrived i said i would limit myself. Since then and now my Blu-ray collection totals 300+

Rookie! Just kidding. I’m obsessed with collections — at last count I have just under 4300  DVDs, Blu-Rays & 4K.

Damn that is a lot. Then there is the issue of space. Atleast 300 of my DVD's are in plastic tubs. Only my favourites are on shelves, easy access.

A quick photo. Lighting was dark, too dark.
The bottom image has been added to a scene from the movie.

As you can see, the NYU letter's have been added to the t-shirt.
As you cannot see, i have added a wire to the bottom area of the t-shirt allowing for shaping. I used thin solder, as that's all i had to hand.

That looks great. Adding the wire was a nice touch.

Stryker2011 wrote:That looks great. Adding the wire was a nice touch.

Thanks to Ovy for that tip. I would not have thought of it myself.
It's a start. I think more time could be spent bending the wire.

Just need to add the pearl ear studs.
I might make a base. Something simple with the white wood vertical to suggest a door frame.
Some beige felt to suggest carpet.
I might return to the eye's. They look ok. They could look better.

I am at the thinking stages, the possibility of making a small base, about the size of a standard Hot Toys rectangular base on which there would be two white columns representing the sides of a door entrance, with a small section of wall to the left and right sides, about 30cm tall.

Today i killed some watching An American Werewolf in London, paying much attention to the wooden door frame, wall colors, and the skirting board design. I am amazed at the height of the skirting board. After spending much time working out how tall it could be, i spotted what appeared to be a collection of 12inch records. I reached the conclusion that the skirting board is a massive 13inches (330mm) high!

By my calculation 330mm equates to 55mm 1/6 scale.


Image from DVD

Any suggestions on how to make the skirting board?

Sir you are fast, great work with the wire.

For the board I think balsa wood might work, but also polystyrene, it comes in many geometric shapes and sizes, also half tubes and long sheets etc.

Ovy wrote:Sir you are fast, great work with the wire.

For the board I think balsa wood might work, but also polystyrene, it comes in many geometric shapes and sizes, also half tubes and long sheets etc.

The wire worked out well, thanks for the tip.

It also seems pricey for what it (balsa wood) is. I might pick up some if only for the skirting boards.
I have a lump of wood for the floor. I have some thin plywood that might work for the walls, but i would not what the (wood) grain showing though. I thought about skimming the plywood with filler, to smooth it. That might given an illusion of wall.

She's coming along very nicely, great job on the shirt!

GubernatorFan wrote:She's coming along very nicely, great job on the shirt!

Thanks.

The 3rd t-shirt has arrived, and it appears to be the same as the 2nd t-shirt. I am tempted to add some NYU letter to that one also, but move them up towards the neck by 3mm

I would think thin sheets of balsa wood (the stuff in craft or hardware stores) would work as Ovy mentioned. Layer it to get that crown-molding detail — it looks less like base-board and more like crown molding to me. Once it’s painted the wood grain won’t show, regardless of what you use. While the walls look “brown”, I’m guessing the lighting has dulled down more of a pumpkin tone.

Stryker2011 wrote:I would think thin sheets of balsa wood (the stuff in craft or hardware stores) would work as Ovy mentioned. Layer it to get that crown-molding detail — it looks less like base-board and more like crown molding to me. Once it’s painted the wood grain won’t show, regardless of what you use. While the walls look “brown”, I’m guessing the lighting has dulled down more of a pumpkin tone.

I found some old wood for the base and walls. I found a balsa wood deal on ebay, which i will use for the skirting boards.
The wall color is an odd one. I looked at the color on the Blu-ray, it appears to be a shade of Terracotta with a hint of pink. Depending on lighting, from one scene to another, it almost appears to be orange. When David turns on a lamp, it almost appears to be a shade of pink/grey. Somesort of orange/pink/grey should work.



I picked up some testers from a hardware store.
The darker vibrate pink for the hall should work well with a bit of toning down.
The light green should work well.
The other two colors mixed look off. Will have a lookout for a better color. These two color might help if mixed in.



Having paused the Blu-ray for a better look (than the DVD can offer) i held a tape measure to the TV screen and measured 10cm high. This was close to perfect, as the 13inches i had calculated based on the 12ince record sleeves, calculated 1/6 scaled down to 5.5cm

I had search online for property for sale in the same road, and found a shot (pictured) that still has the same massive skirting boards in place. Other properties, in the same road appear to have been modernized, which is sad in some respects.

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What color?
I will go with one of the top two colors.
The bottom two colors were added to put the top two into perspective.
The light and dark vertical strips to simulate light/dark conditions.