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SUSANNE Admin
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Roger Admin
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| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:13 pm | |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35847
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:22 pm | |
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Tiermann
Country/State : Oregon, USA Age : 58 Joined : 2012-01-03 Posts : 1296
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:49 pm | |
| A very interesting project, I look forward to seeing the next stage _________________ Tim :) ToyAnimal.info - The Toy Animal Collecting Wiki Animoblog Animobil.info Playmobil Animals
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35847
| Subject: 1st pictures of Mojo 2013 sloth on development!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:01 pm | |
| It is with a huge pleasure that I share with all members of this forum the first pictures of an earlier stage of the development of the new Mojo 2013 Southern two-toed sloth! I must say again thanks to James and Mojo for giving us such an amasing experience that I believe all members will enjoy. You can find more information about the project Clicking here! :) Now it is our turn to show how collectors can be important in the development of a figure helping the brand turning it apealing and accurate. Feel free to download the pictures and give us your feedback, Mojo will follow! :) |
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Sumo
Country/State : Norway Age : 43 Joined : 2010-12-19 Posts : 1066
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:04 pm | |
| Squeee! It looks wonderful! _________________ Stuff you should be reading:
http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/
http://chasmosaurs.blogspot.com/
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trevok4
Country/State : london UK Age : 24 Joined : 2012-08-23 Posts : 1199
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:07 pm | |
| cant wait to see it in colour |
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA Age : 56 Joined : 2012-03-03 Posts : 2997
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:27 pm | |
| Holy crap!!
that is awesome. Seriously. Just. Plain. Awesome.
kudos to mojo.
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PeGe
Country/State : Germany Age : 44 Joined : 2011-05-29 Posts : 1634
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:36 pm | |
| incredible! but why the hell: the pose! |
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA Age : 56 Joined : 2012-03-03 Posts : 2997
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:38 pm | |
| I have to say, I feel ridiculous even considering the idea of giving feedback, because the figure is so lovely -- so well sculpted and so well-designed.
Also, I don't know how the process works. Would someone actually take suggestions and then resculpt? If resculpting is an undesirable option, I don't even want to sound like I am anything but utterly thrilled by the model as it is and I'm really looking forward to having it! Because I am: I am indeed completely thrilled by the model as it is and I am in fact really looking forward to having it. It is very impressive. As is.
That said, the only constructive feedback I would give is this: In all the pictures and films of sloths -- two-toed in particular -- that I've seen, they slouch. This one is very upright.
I hate myself for having even noticed that, let alone said it. But if Mojo really wants to hear our thoughts, then that was a thought that occurred to me. Aside from than that though, there was nothing much else in my head but awe and delight.
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA Age : 56 Joined : 2012-03-03 Posts : 2997
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:46 pm | |
| - PeGe wrote:
- incredible!
but why the hell: the pose! Philip I'm curious to hear more about your concern. I think my concern about the slouching (see above) is a concern about the pose. But aside from that specific element, I think the overall pose is fantastic. My view is that the pose is a great solution to a difficult problem. (The Problem: How to make a sculpt that will look nice resting on a toy store shelf, when it is a sculpt of a creature that is almost always hanging upside down from tree branches.) Mojo's solution is to put it in a tree and have it clinging to branches -- in other words, it looks natural -- but it is also a sculpt that will sit on a shelf and look nice. But that's my own first impression. I want to hear different viewpoints. So I'm really interested to hear more from you. And I mean this as a very friendly invitation. (and don't cry!) |
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PeGe
Country/State : Germany Age : 44 Joined : 2011-05-29 Posts : 1634
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:56 pm | |
| - scot(t) wrote:
- PeGe wrote:
- incredible!
but why the hell: the pose! Philip I'm curious to hear more about your concern. I think my concern about the slouching (see above) is a concern about the pose. But aside from that specific element, I think the overall pose is fantastic. My view is that the pose is a great solution to a difficult problem. (The Problem: How to make a sculpt that will look nice resting on a toy store shelf, when it is a sculpt of a creature that is almost always hanging upside down from tree branches.) Mojo's solution is to put it in a tree and have it clinging to branches -- in other words, it looks natural -- but it is also a sculpt that will sit on a shelf and look nice. But that's my own first impression. I want to hear different viewpoints.
So I'm really interested to hear more from you. And I mean this as a very friendly invitation.
(and don't cry!)
I don't cry. You already answered your own question: an animal that is usually hanging arould in trees looks odd when it's posing like a monkey,...So an exceptional pose is.....an exceptional pose. I'd prefer a hanging sloth, with or without trunk. A figurine you could hang wherever you want without making it look unnatural! sloths are very popular at the moment and i can imagine buyers putting it into their living room plants! I also like sloths and unfortunately i still don't have the Hausser one as it's still best in my eyes. |
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 45781
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:10 pm | |
| _________________ www.spielzeugtiere.com STS members can merge Andreas |
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ze_neto
Country/State : Brasil Age : 49 Joined : 2011-02-05 Posts : 367
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:12 pm | |
| So cute! _________________ Even the saints have been known to employ comedy to ridicule the enemies of the faith. For example, when the pagans plunged Saint Maurus into the boiling water, he complained that his bath was cold. The Sultan put his hand in and scalded himself. William de Baskerville.
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Roger Admin
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| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:26 pm | |
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scot(t)
Country/State : USA Age : 56 Joined : 2012-03-03 Posts : 2997
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:51 pm | |
| - PeGe wrote:
You already answered your own question: an animal that is usually hanging arould in trees looks odd when it's posing like a monkey,...So an exceptional pose is.....an exceptional pose. I'd prefer a hanging sloth, with or without trunk. A figurine you could hang wherever you want without making it look unnatural! sloths are very popular at the moment and i can imagine buyers putting it into their living room plants! I also like sloths and unfortunately i still don't have the Hausser one as it's still best in my eyes.
I understand; that all makes sense Philip. Thank you! I also think the Hausser is amazing. The Sloth there looks great. I hope you get it! |
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SUSANNE Admin
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PeGe
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SUSANNE Admin
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STORMnl
Country/State : Nijmegen-Netherlands Age : 64 Joined : 2011-07-24 Posts : 1081
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:55 am | |
| thats a very nice model
but i see a very very very intrsting model at the background
i think i see the head of the new deinotherium _________________ |
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STORMnl
Country/State : Nijmegen-Netherlands Age : 64 Joined : 2011-07-24 Posts : 1081
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:56 am | |
| and looking again,,and looking closer,,
yes it's the deinotherium _________________ |
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Roger Admin
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Joan Milelire
Country/State : Catalonia Age : 49 Joined : 2010-11-22 Posts : 1251
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:03 pm | |
| Hello Roger and thank you very much with the info. I think there are some items to improve to the figure. For me the body seems really well made. If changing the pose is not possible I think the head must be smaller and not so ... i don't know how to say it in English, but as Scott said sloths pose must be lazier. i don't know if that's correct but I modified with photoshop some pictures. If its not right I will edit and erase the pictures :) In the pictures I'm expressing what i want to say: Maybe the back must be more curved too because the "new" head position _________________ Joan Likaon Wildlife Models Shop my handmade models: http://bestiari.weebly.com/ my models in facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestiari.animal.replicas[/center] |
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SUSANNE Admin
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ze_neto
Country/State : Brasil Age : 49 Joined : 2011-02-05 Posts : 367
| Subject: Re: Mojo 2013 Sloth painted and repainted!!! Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:43 pm | |
| Hey guys, I think I can offer some ideas because there are some sloths on the neighborhood I live (in fact, a cousin of mine literally has one of them living in a tree in front of in her bedroom's window). Sloths do basically two things their whole life: they sleep and eat. When sleeping, they really go upside down for hours... BUT when they feed (or climb), they enjoy a good sitting. So, the position is not absurd. With all due respect, I don't like it looking down, "lazier" position. Inspite the name, they are not lazy at all, They do look downward, but it is not common (there isn't much for them on the floor). They prefer to look upwards, because there are the leaves they need. I enjoyed the prototype Mojo presented, and I'll gladly place it in my collection, but the pose is, indeed, unnatural. If it's a problem, a good option would be placing its head upwards over one shoulder (pretty much like an egyptian figure) and, if possible, rasing one of its arms, as if it was trying to get a leaf or found a branch and is moving towards it. When they they do such moves they even strecht their claws, which would certainly give character to the figurine. That's something near what I'm thinking: _________________ Even the saints have been known to employ comedy to ridicule the enemies of the faith. For example, when the pagans plunged Saint Maurus into the boiling water, he complained that his bath was cold. The Sultan put his hand in and scalded himself. William de Baskerville.
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