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Posted by steve_pickstock on 28 Jun 2011, 12:20

Does anyone do 1/72nd scale male (or female) dummies for figures?

I have an idea for a figure (actually I have loads of ideas but something I saw recently made me think this is do-able) but I don't have the skill, and I am too lazy to build the figure from the ground up. A simple armature figure would be best for what I want.

Are any available in metal?
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Posted by Paul on 28 Jun 2011, 12:39

Shop dummies...manikins??
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Posted by steve_pickstock on 28 Jun 2011, 13:57

steve_pickstock wrote:A simple armature figure.


such as these - here - ah I was going to put a link to Hasslefree Miniatures' Armature figures but their webshop is temporarily closed. But basically it's a simple 'stick' figure that you do all your sculpting on to save having to go through the whole process of building an armature each time.
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Posted by Paul on 28 Jun 2011, 14:29

I see... :-)
http://trollsforge.proboards.com/index. ... hread=1463
There is a shop that sells the wire armatures but I can´t remember which one :boink:
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Posted by steve_pickstock on 28 Jun 2011, 15:14

That's the stuff, the Hasslefree ones have a rudimentary head, but you can buy a selection of alternate heads to use. Problem is they're 28mm!
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Posted by bilsonius on 29 Jun 2011, 01:18

Next best thing in 1/72 plastic, maybe, Italeri's nekkid Gauls??? - they're even poseable to a certain extent...
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Posted by steve_pickstock on 29 Jun 2011, 07:14

Yes, that is a possibility. Giving it some consideration I think I might have to sacrifice one of my precious Zvezda Austrian 30YW figures.
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Posted by poky on 29 Jun 2011, 17:31

OKB girgourge ( I know spelling is way of) does PE armatures in 3 sizes the 23mm is very useful of 1/72 there 26mm is to large for me the 20mm is useful for women and ancients figures. I just it in the past but now i make wire armatures easy to make and a lot cheaper too.
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Posted by Hobbyinovator on 09 Sep 2023, 17:59

Bumping this old thread with a link to my thread about Firma49 3d-printed dollies who are both male and female: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26497
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Posted by steve_pickstock on 11 Sep 2023, 20:11

Thank you for that!

However, I am afraid that I have no recollection whatsoever of what I was talking about - that happens a lot these days.

I do think your armatures are a good idea, and they are very cleverly done :yeah: :yeah: If I ever remember what it was that I was planning :affraid: I will order one.
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