2023 BAM Files!

Stryker2011 wrote:That’s a nice PS pic. Seems appropriate considering her attire to be on a beach.

Yeah, he did a nice job .

Louis looks really cool, gives me Brendan Fraisier in the Mummy vibes, the guy in the white suit with the colorful shirt looks so cool though, I can picture him in one of those 80's movies about drug traffickers. And also the latest bikini shots are top notch.

Theboo-bomb wrote:Louis looks really cool, gives me Brendan Fraisier in the Mummy vibes, the guy in the white suit with the colorful shirt looks so cool though, I can picture him in one of those 80's movies about drug traffickers. And also the latest bikini shots are top notch.

Thanks so much Theboo-bomb, I love your thoughts. They are very close to my own . Pleased you enjoyed the bikini shots too, but you have to thank Ovy for those. If he hadn't posted California looking so cool, it never would have inspire my own pics .

An overabundance of gorgeous lush imagery, and those black and white photos were beautifully (if suggestively) posed and imbued with surprising nuance. That fight scene was particularly effective, and more of a mini story.

GubernatorFan wrote:An overabundance of gorgeous lush imagery, and those black and white photos were beautifully (if suggestively) posed and imbued with surprising nuance. That fight scene was particularly effective, and more of a mini story.

Thanks Ian! pleased you enjoyed the journey through the thread . I got the idea for the b/w's from Ovy magnificent shot of California, though, I lack his skill of creating the beautiful shell bikini . I enjoed shooting the fight scene, though it was challenging at times getting them to stay in place, it was extremely rewarding . Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

Of course it was challenging. But that makes your success all the greater!

GubernatorFan wrote:Of course it was challenging. But that makes your success all the greater!

, thanks again!

A few of the crew of the Raptor, Ta-Shia, Dia, & Seela.

Who says the white polystyrene from TV packaging can't be useful? It makes great Bespin style scenery!





"You Gotta get that blast door shut, Dia!" Ta-shia cursed in quiet tones, "Damn Stromtroopers will be around again on patrol, soon!"

Very cool. And, yeah, packing foam works great for a lot of this sort of thing. Pretty neat that you have two Twi’lek characters. I really need to get around to doing one or two of them myself.

Stryker2011 wrote:Very cool. And, yeah, packing foam works great for a lot of this sort of thing. Pretty neat that you have two Twi’lek characters. I really need to get around to doing one or two of them myself.

Cheers Mark! I actually have three, Sinya, too.

Sinya - Star Wars Twi'Lek Custom (1) by Dal Lee, on Flickr

I imagine she was left keeping the ship running .

That does look nice. A little bit of paint might improve it even more.

TravelGuide wrote:That does look nice. A little bit of paint might improve it even more.

True, painted they could look really good. However, not for my purposes here,  the walls of Bespin are white

They're not all white in that picture, and that was kinda what I meant: to paint some of the panels or structures.

TravelGuide wrote:They're not all white in that picture, and that was kinda what I meant: to paint some of the panels or structures.

, I understand what you meant TravelGuide, and I do agree with your point   .

However, I must point out though this was just a quick set up, and not something I'm planning on keeping, or spending any time on. I Just didn't want any misunderstandings or hard feelings .

Sinya (Blue in Slavic) is the most striking. I agree, styrofoam packaging has always had a definite, if limited, use as backdrops for scaled figures. I remember trying to approximate Tantive IV's hallway with some packaging decades ago (before diorama sets came out) for my classic scale Kenner Star Wars figures. Anyway, it worked here, and there is nothing wrong with it being white -- both as a temporary expedient and in general. Bespin was quite white, one of the more stereotypically sci fi sets (special edition treatment might have tried to liven it up). But if not, you could always pretend this was Bespin 17.5, a different but comparable cloud city.

Whaaaat? You're not planning on keeping the foam pieces?

Nice posing of your trio as they skulk about. The Twi'lek in the orange flight suit has that "I'm the fan favorite and I know it" keepin'-it-cool attitude in her step!

It's a fine balance, being cool but not taking it so over the top that the director of the film calls "cut" and reminds you that this is serious, not a parody. But Orange Suit gets that, and walks that cool walk right down the line!

BAMComix wrote:Okay so 2023, lets see what images, adventures and new figure creations or re-imaginings happen shall we? As my older threads were getting a little long,  I decided to try and do a yearly one to keep up with what my female agents get up to. So expect to see Jakes agents as well as the Faithless Angels and more popping up here
I'm gonna start the year off with a few (well, quite a few actually) pics of Tabi. She is back on her S20 body. The black shirt is a male item, I forget what set it came with, standard bikini bottoms and what was advertised as a bra to fit large busted phicens ! Hope you all enjoy the pics!








Thanks for looking!

I love this entire setup! It feels like a boudoir photo shoot. You've inspired me to take on dioramas, furniture and backgrounds.

GubernatorFan wrote:Sinya (Blue in Slavic) is the most striking. I agree, styrofoam packaging has always had a definite, if limited, use as backdrops for scaled figures. I remember trying to approximate Tantive IV's hallway with some packaging decades ago (before diorama sets came out) for my classic scale Kenner Star Wars figures. Anyway, it worked here, and there is nothing wrong with it being white -- both as a temporary expedient and in general. Bespin was quite white, one of the more stereotypically sci fi sets (special edition treatment might have tried to liven it up). But if not, you could always pretend this was Bespin 17.5, a different but comparable cloud city.

Pleased to know that Sinya is still one of your faves, Ian   . Those dioramas you made for the 1/18 guys sounds brilliant! Yeah, I figured my part of Bespin was a lesser part, away from onlookers, so less detailed  

davidd wrote:Whaaaat? You're not planning on keeping the foam pieces?

Nice posing of your trio as they skulk about. The Twi'lek in the orange flight suit has that "I'm the fan favorite and I know it" keepin'-it-cool attitude in her step!

It's a fine balance, being cool but not taking it so over the top that the director of the film calls "cut" and reminds you that this is serious, not a parody. But Orange Suit gets that, and walks that cool walk right down the line!

, well, if I do keep the foam pieces, they will have to be cut down quite a bit! I see your fave is, Seela. I guess her cool persona comes from her exceptional skill as a pilot, maybe even the best pilot? Pleased you like her look, Dave   .

rootleaf wrote:I love this entire setup! It feels like a boudoir photo shoot. You've inspired me to take on dioramas, furniture and backgrounds.

Pleased you enjoyed the pics. It was an experiment in shadows more than anything, but I was pleased with how they came out . I'm so pleased that they have inspired you to take on dioramas and such, it's great fun and rewarding .

Nah, I'm pretty sure they were very basic. I now have some resin cast and plastic dioramas for Tantive IV, which are pretty much spot on. Have done a bunch of Death Star dioramas with mostly foamboard and printed wall panels, which were pretty decent, but I haven't had the heart to really explore how well they survived the big move.

GubernatorFan wrote:Nah, I'm pretty sure they were very basic. I now have some resin cast and plastic dioramas for Tantive IV, which are pretty much spot on. Have done a bunch of Death Star dioramas with mostly foamboard and printed wall panels, which were pretty decent, but I haven't had the heart to really explore how well they survived the big move.

You always make great use of the diorama pieces you have, Ian .They always come across as convincing in your pictures.

here are a few more shots from yesterday,



"Here they come!"



Twi'lek pilot for the crew of the raptor, a notorious space pirate crew that lay in wait of any lost or vulnerable star ships. Although, they are no strangers to attacking imperial convoys too! Seela has saved the her crew mates more than one with her exceptional piloting skills.

I still think you're putting these styrofoam pieces to good use.
If they're still about to shoot stormtroopers, I'm gonna find it difficult to root for them though.

GubernatorFan wrote:I still think you're putting these styrofoam pieces to good use.
If they're still about to shoot stormtroopers, I'm gonna find it difficult to root for them though.

Thanks Ian, it was a fun shoot. In regard to the stormtroopers, these guys will shoot at anyone in the way of their treasure! If there's credits to be made, anyone is fair game

A short story.

Love that short story! Awesome characters as usual!

Nice new photos, and cool setup for the short story. That Twi’lek pilot is cool.

I agree, beautifully presented.

blackpool wrote:Love that short story! Awesome characters as usual!

Cheers Alex .

Stryker2011 wrote:Nice new photos, and cool setup for the short story. That Twi’lek pilot is cool.

Pleased you like her, Mark .

GubernatorFan wrote:I agree, beautifully presented.

Many thanks, Ian .

It was a great short story to do, even if it was mainly just to show what a simple set up can do, and work effectively as a backdrop for pics . Thanks so much all, for the brilliant comments .

Anyone who follows the origins of the 'Genesis' soldiers will know that (1) Tami is an almost identical copy of Tabi, making them look like twins. (2) Tami is as close to Tabi as any twin could be, & (3) Tami is just as deadly as her twin.
Here are a few shots of Tami in her role as an agent, moving in plain sight through the halls of justice, as opposed to behind enemy lines.

Beware Tami, behind that transdimenionsal blue door lies the world of Puerto Rico Alternativa!

I think those 'getting out of the car' shots are very effective.