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Re: Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:57:36 GMT
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One of the medical staff in my Launch Command scenario has this head with
brown shoulder-length hair. It gives her a 'professionally-styled' look, and
differentiates her from the legion of smileys.
I also have the Gail Storm astronaut; she's senior to all of the other
astronauts. *smirk*
-Cheese
In lugnet.build.minifigs, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.build.minifigs, Bill Farkas writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > > About that Gail Storm face... (y'know, brown, curly hair, sweet expression)
> > > >
> > > > I really like that face. I have a character that fits the face really well.
> > > > After thinking out a bit more of my story (for .castle, developing slowly) • I
> > > > realized that I'd want the same character wearing a different outfit and
> > > > different headwear. Well, I tried out different types but none of the brown
> > > > hairpieces fit the face at all! I tried a wolfpack cowl but it looks • extremely
> > > > silly.
> > >
> > > I put a character together using that face with the Padme braids and witch's
> > > torso - I think it looks OK. Have you tried one of those blue or black • bandana
> > > head wraps? (like the forest wench)
> >
> > No, I haven't tried neither. Wish I had them (head wraps OR Padme braids ;-)
>
> I've actually got a character that uses that head as well - no pictures,
> yet, because I need to do some building first. I think the one I have
> might have a slight printing offset or something because she definitely
> looks less 'sweet' than the other Gails. Or maybe that happens as a
> result of the entire 'fig, I'm not sure.
>
> (Printing 'defects' can sometimes do this...I got a head in trade the
> other day - it was the grey-bearded pirate - and all of the grey printing
> was shifted down a fraction of a millimeter. It's barely noticable unless
> you're comparing two side-by-side, but it *really* makes the minifig seem
> a lot more menacing.)
>
> Anyway, I put on the brown ponytail hair and it seemed to work pretty
> well - much better than the other hairpieces.
>
> > > On the topic of modifying - I took a few witch faces a shaved off some of • her
> > > eyebrows and made that toothless cackle into a pair of beautiful lips. It
> > > looks
> > > kinda like a black haired Storm. Talk about a makeover - it looks good as a
> > > unique female head.
>
> Hmm, gotta try that if I can...dunno about my ability to make a decent
> pair of lips, though.
>
> > Sounds good... I'd try, but I have yet to find any marker paints so haven't
> > gotten to painting pieces -- yet...
> > (I can hear Jeff Johnston Mwuahaha-ing in the back of my head ;-)
>
> Mwahahahahaaa... >8)
>
> J
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