What can be done

[Paul]

Look what this guy has done with the old airfix indians....(top left pic, click to enlarge)
http://www.etendardoccitan.fr/Galerieme ... Rahou.html

[Susofrick]

Amazing. And that must be one of their worst sets. What would he do with one of their better sets?

[MABO]

So one can ask if there are really "bad" figs...

[SamSagace]

very impressive work!... very nice conversions
all the figures of the gallery are 1/72 ????

[Paul]

Where it say 1/72nd then they are that scale..the rest are 28 and 54mm.

[Peter]

Wonderfull job he did

[luchs]

also the tamiya's germanbike riders is impresive..

[Paul]

So one can ask if there are really "bad" figs...

I think your right....it looks like with a good paint job and good presentation every bod can look good.

[luchs]

as for a old airfix publcity..
"skill,patience and humbrol colours.."

[Phersu]

Wow!
Great conversions, and absolutely amazing painting!

[Phersu]

Amazing. And that must be one of their worst sets. What would he do with one of their better sets?

Yes, I totally agree!
A clever painting can make look brilliant even those "so and so" figures!

ironsides
I liked them then and I still do now, all these old sets were sculpted by John Niblet his metal figures in the same scale were superb...

Good old days!
I was born in '67, those Airfix indians are older than me!
I was a child, and I remember such satisfaction and joy when in mid seventies Atlantic started the "Far West" series...
It was such a pleasure to integrate that Airfix set with some more figures of native americans figures!

[mekelnborg]

That was a good read about John Niblett; I didn't know that. Were there others who sculpted for Airfix besides him? I had many sets and seeing them again brings a good feeling like nostalgia, and makes me want to get them again.

It may be that I will not ever be able to say that my 1/72 are finished after seeing these other ones, that look so much better. Then again, maybe they just need more work.

[Francesco Giova]

The Airfix Indians are my absolutely first 1/72 set back in 1971, so you can imagine how I feel any time I see them ...

I also like the way he treated the Revell WWII German Pzgrenadiere in the Stalingrad diorama - another set commonly considered among the worst ever produced, but they look absolute masterpieces out of his hands

[poky]

impressive wonder if they are altered or just painted

[Paul]

impressive wonder if they are altered or just painted

Just painted.