I have now been retired for 7 weeks. While on the whole it has been everything I had anticipated, it has also been somewhat challenging. The ‘transitioning out’ process held some unexpected surprises, and it is just now that I am settling into my “new” routine. . .
And with Samhain upon us, it is time to share my latest projects with you. . . First, a modified Se- wart Seacraft 50-ft crewboat used in the Congo during the Simba Rebellion, a conversion from a 1967 Monogram 1/48th scale Viet Nam Swift Patrol Boat. I have been working on this since a fortnight before my retirement, and while slow-going, it has been very gratifying and enjoyable – though refer- ences are a bit hard to come by. . .
This obviously has nothing to do with All Hallows’ Eve. But with the October marathon of horror movies—and the streaming co-release of Halloween Kills (2021), it was time for my annual revisiting of the Halloween franchise. And that, in turn, led to my reconsideration of the Moebius 1/8th scale, 2016 re-issue of the Polar Lights 1/10th(?) scale Michael Myers – Halloween kit released in 2000 [nb: I have never seen the original release.].
The Moebius kit is comprised of 39 pieces + the lighting kit for the pumpkin, a very nice bit of lagniappe provided by Moebius. Overall, the casting quality is better than average, but the detail could be a bit sharper/better defined. Ah well, part and parcel of a large-scale injection-molded figure kit! The figure components have all been assembled, and I am now tweaking the drapery, etc. to my specs, as well as accurizing the kit to movie canon standards. . .
Stay
tuned!
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
