Here is my build of a 1992 model kit of The Mole, by Bandai. It’s a small, toy-like kit, with few details, so I decided to paint it as if it were a Dinky Toys die-cast.
Although this is likely a reissue of a past model, the 1992 box is adorned with a beautiful illustration by our old pal, Shigeru Komatsuzaki - which is also dated 1992. Best part of the box: “For Eternal Preservation!”
Rob C
USA
Rob C
USA
Gotta love the Mole and this rendition really does it justice! Great wirk Rob
ReplyDeleteI agree Zigg, it looks very much like a toy and I like that a lot!
DeleteThank you kindly, I am quite happy with this new “Dinky Toy.”
DeleteMany thanks, this one actually worked!
DeleteAlways loved the Mole and this is a nice version.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid (late 60's probably), we were on holiday in Belgium and we stopped at a transport cafe. In there was an arcade machine, like a pinball machine but you put your money in and could use the controls to drive a little vehicle. The vehicle in question was the mole! As a kid that seemed perfectly normal to me but now I'm wondering what did they use for that?
I'm fascinated by this story Kev and an initial browse hasn't thrown up anything. I wonder what the the arcade machine was?
DeleteHey Rob! I love the idea of making your Mole even more toy like! As kids we were obsessed with realism, but now we appreciate more the clunky charm of toys as opposed to scale miniatures!
ReplyDeleteAnd Woodsie, don't get me started on my love of vintage amusement machines with miniature landscapes!
Then again, there are some great posts probably lurking in that subject!
My fave miniature landscape as it happens is inside a LBZ toy spinning top containing a silver Thunderbird 2 flying over a moonscape. Amazing! https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2009/03/project-sword-spiining-top-from-germany.html
DeleteI think you’ve hit the nail on the head here. Growing up, realism was the goal, and we were trying to get away from lowly “toys.” Now, some of us fondly relish the carefree days of playing with a shiny toy, authenticity be damned!
ReplyDeleteWhen the blog first kicked off in 2008/9 a contributor produced a limited edition JR21 boxed version of the Imai excavator. Because it was so toy like Ferryman thought it would be a great JR21 style offering. The box was brilliant and the inner packaging spot on. They were a bit dear though at the time perhaps. I'm not sure how many sold. https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-birthday-exclusive-limited-offer.html
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