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Re: Greek gods
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Fri, 17 May 2002 03:31:35 GMT
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Leah Cardaci writes:
> > I was inspired to create figs of the Greek deities.
> > The folder is at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=17249.
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> Leah,
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> Great work! I saw this when you put it up on Brickshelf and was waiting to
> see your announcement so I could comment on it. My favorite details are the
> legs of Artemis and Apollo, the winged feet of Hermes, and Zeus'
> thunderbolt.
Thank you. :-)
> What were the sources of Hephaestus' torso and head, Hermes'
> legs, and those blue flowers? Also, why does Hermes have one bare arm and
> what is Athena holding?
The torso of Hepaestus is actually the back of the double sided Green Goblin
torso from studio set #1374 Green Goblin. IMO, the back is a neat as the
front. His head is from the Riverboat captain from Adventurers set #5976
River Expedition
Hermes' legs are from the Mummy from various Adventurers desert sets. I used
an x-acto knife to scrape off the Mummy's toes.
The blue flowers are from Belville set #5825 The Fairy Queen's Magical House
The one bare arm on Hermes and other figs is my attempt to imitate the way
the robes fall in the classical artwork.
Athena is holding an olive branch and an owl, which are her sacred tree and
animal respectively.
> You could use one of the double-sided heads that are popping up on recent
> sets to make Janus. :)
I hadn't thought of making Janus, but the double sided heads would
definitely work.
> I'd also love to see a Gorgon. Any ideas how to
> make the snake-hair?
Wilson Raska has made a great Gorgon, the solution to the snake hair is
really ingenious. See: http://news.lugnet.com/castle/org/cw/?n=459
-L
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