Being a frequenter of Charity shops I always look for horror novels to add to the 'bleeding' pile.
Some books I see are like echoes from libraries long closed, books I would have read back when but never did.
One such book is a novel I see a lot on Charity shelves, usually in hardback with a dustjacket:
The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel.
It's part of a series from this American writer called the Earth Children, which has sold mammoth amounts since 1980, the first of which was the Clan of the Cave Bear and perhaps its most famous installment.
Here's the entire run of Auel's I saw on an online sale, all looking beautiful in their neat jackets and no doubt quite collectable. The magpie in me is very attracted to lovely sets like these.
Oddly enough I've never seen paperbacks of these in Charity shops.
As an
addendum to my previous 16/12 Wargames
set post here’s a few behind the scenes phone snaps I took while doing my 16/12
‘Wargame’s set photo-shoot which
might be of some small interest.
I wanted to create a diorama for the photos that might look like the inside of a space station hangar, taking inspiration from some scenes in Space: 1999.
Bearing in mind the models are the ‘stars’, I don’t spend a whole lot of time on dioramas as they’re not intended for displaying purposes, only for temporary photo backgrounds, but I do try to plan them out to get the most out of them.
The diorama base and sides are made from MDF, and detailed with wood, hardboard, card and screw head covers. Finally, a coat of green spray paint and some dark panel detail.
The lights are plastic blocks with a string of clear Xmas lights fitted behind.
The curved
side was made by wetting the MDF and leaving it in a bent position for a few
days.
Lighting is
important, of course, and once the diorama is lit it’s ready for the models.
Even though
I’ve been doing this sort of thing for a while now I still like to experiment.
I am, after all just an enthusiastic amateur. I like to use at least three
separate lights, occasionally using different coloured filters depending on how
I want the photo to turn out.
I don’t always get it just right of course, but it’s always fun trying!
This is an interesting mystery bundle of joy I saw on Spain's Todocolleccion!
