This is my take on Professor Victor Champion, a character first created by the late MiskatonicNick. He has so far been perpetuated by both Dal an Dave, and now, thanks to the generous gift of a head sculpt from Dave who seems to have had one too many, I am perpetuating him also.
Victor Champion 1 by Gary Menten, on Flickr
My interpretation, like Dave's is that Professor Champion ha a very retro look, resembling the stereotypical British Explorer types of the late 19th C to through the first half of the 20th C. The body is a TBL M32, and he wears an Ujindou bush jacket with a scarf or ascot, sleeves rolled up. His breeches are from the DiD Colonel MacKenzie figure as are his boots. The helmet is an India Pattern Sola Topee, obtained from Tony Barton at Antheads, the carbine is a US M1, which were quite popular with British troops in Burma when they could be had, and which were even carried by British generals such as General Slim while serving in Burma. The belt, holster and canteen are WWII British and the pistol, not seen here, is a Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver in .45 ACP.
One thing that really disappoints me about the M32 figure, is the lack of gun-gripping hands...actually any gripping hands. TBL seems to think we will all be using these figures as Kung-Fu fighters or something. A set of gloved hands has been ordered from ebay and will replace these crappy Kung-fu hands as soon as they arrive.
Victor Champion 3 by Gary Menten, on Flickr
It's not generally well-known, but Professor Champion is an avid bird-watcher in his spare time.
Victor Champion 2 by Gary Menten, on Flickr
In reality, he drinks much more whisky than he lets on.
Victor Champion 4 by Gary Menten, on Flickr
It should be noted that Kamiko has driven a good many men to drink more than they should. [/center]
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Brilliant Dave!
