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愛爾蘭F1人偶手辦大師Paul Marshall
By admin, February 6, 2014 2:12 pm
這位來自愛爾蘭Dublin的手辦大師Paul Marshall自幼就對F1產生了濃厚的興趣，所以也啟發了他對製作精緻模型場景和人偶的追求。 在過去的40年裡，他憑著獨特的技術製作出不少令人嘆為觀止的作品。
如果說Scale Figures是一個大規模的俄國人偶製作工廠，那麼Pauls (Mini) Art工作室則是那些追求個人化客戶的不二之選。
另外看到大師也是用西班牙的Vallejo水性油彩來上色的，當然要製作出如此出色的人偶，你一定要有一雙像大師般超穩定的手才行，而這個肯定是天賦的。
關於Steve McQueen的問題
By admin, February 6, 2014 1:45 pm
作為一個美國家傳戶曉的人物，Steve McQueen現今的影響力依然不減當年。
很期待TSM今年推出的1比18Steve McQueen人偶，這樣就可以和我那Le Mans電影版的Porsche 917K #20成為一對了。
Q1. Isn’t it a foul language with two fingers up?
Q2. Is the latest Disney car cartoon movie related S. McQueen? As my little nephew always shout “McQueen” “McQueen” with his little toys…so I guess the name must be after American’s well known household name Steve McQueen?
Answer by Will-Laura de Boer-Corsan
Before I talk about the two finger salute, th McQueen your nephew is talking about is lightning McQueen from the movie cartoon called ‘Cars’. I found a Forum answer that makes sense of the two fingered salute. If anyone has a better reponse feel free:
‘The book “A French Kiss with Death” describes the origin of the 2 finger salute.
English longbowmen who fell into the hands of the French, would have their string pulling fingers cut off. This insured that the flower of French knighthood would not suffer again from the same bowman. It goes on to say that before a battle, the English would taunt the French by waving the 2 fingers in the air as a gesture indicating that the fingers remain and the French would move at their peril. Steve McQueen originally wanted to use the American single finger salute, but was offered a more elegant 2 finger version by a British photographer on the set.
Update: Jan 1, 2015
Update: Jan 16, 2016
After almost a year, this figure has been cancelled, what a pity!
” I confirmed this with TSM today. Apparently the Steve McQueen foundation decided not to go ahead with the project. “
Want: 1/18 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1300 Spider – Red (70157)
By admin, February 6, 2014 10:04 am
If you have this one for sell, please kindly drop me a line with photos and the price you are looking for, thanks!
Update: Jan 16, 2015
FOUND and Case Closed!
“活在當下”的英文譯法
By admin, February 5, 2014 5:56 pm
今天突然看到這一段，聯想起”活在當下”其實可以這么翻譯的，原來也挺貼切。
“Dream as if you will never die! Live as if you will die today!”
RLG19199這個套裝是真的嗎?
By admin, February 5, 2014 10:53 am
怎麼我從來都見過呢﹖就連Exoto網站也沒有啊。
另外這個利曼賽車場景也是一個很罕有的物品。
剩下的這堆也是第一次見，應該是之前Exoto計劃中的產品，但後來都流產了。
F1歷史問答: F1歷史問答: 蓮花車隊Red Gold Leaf和Black Gold Leaf背後的故事
By admin, February 3, 2014 11:10 pm
Q: Lotus Red Gold Leaf, Then Black Gold JPS after Jim Clark passed away…can someone tell me what’s the story behind Red Gold Leaf in the first place pls? Thx.
Answer by David Steele:
Colin Chapman innovation! Jim drove the F2 car at Hockenheim in the Players ‘Gold Leaf’ livery and was intended to then drive the 49 in its next GP in the same colour scheme. It of course never happened so it was G. Hill that drove the first ’sponsored’ car in F1. The ‘Black Gold’ John Player Special (JPS) cigarettes were not around then. They came out as a ‘more sophisticated smoke’!!!! The Gold Leaf brand was still available but John Player wanted to promote the JPS brand, thus creating the most iconic branding on any race car with the ‘79 (IMHO of course). John Player then exited in 1980 after winning the WC with Andretti. A period followed with Martini but Andretti hated it as it was considered unlucky to drive a green racing car! Then along came Essex Petroleum and some dodgy money! Chapman then got embroiled in the Delorean scandal and it is said the stress of that and his constant desire to look thin caused him to experiment with diet drugs which in the end killed him. Peter Warr along with Ayrton brought back JPS for a period before Camel took over and the steady decline of Lotus set in…
