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I'm off to visit my dear pal
tinzelda tomorrow. ETA: Tinzelda has been instructed NOT TO PEEK. :) I wanted to make something Sherlock Holmes themed to take to her as a little thank you for hosting me.I was inspired by my 9 year old nephew who is currently obsessed with Lego minifigures. He knows I like Sherlock Holmes, even though he barely knows who that character is. But one of the new Lego minifigs is a generic character called The Detective. I was so tickled by this, that I was inspired to make Tinzelda a set of three pairs of Holmes and Watson minifigures. These were made by customizing and finding a supplier who would sell me individual components of the minifigs, as well as a small amount of custom painting, etc. I did the smallest amount of changing as I could, trying to make it accurate from existing parts. The only totally unaltered figure is Basl Rathbone, who is made from a stock Detecive minifgure with no changes.
Neither one of is much of a fan of the deerstalker look, but it's so adorable in Lego format. The first set is supposed to be Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
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The second set is Granada Holmes and Watson. I had the most fun with this, collecting some accessories for JeremyBrett!Holmes: a top hat, a violin case, a chemical table, scientific equipment, etc. Granada!Watson carries a leather writing journal, a revolver and a medical case.
The third version is 2009 Robert Downey Jr. Holmes and Jude Law!Watson. I'm incredibly fond of them and had a blast putting these together. Movie Holmes carries a fighting stick and a lock pick and has two fabulous hats, and Movie Watson has a revolver, handcuffs and a medical bag, as well as the best I could do for his fantastic brown hat.
I put these in a custom folded origami box made from scrapbook paper with vintage menswear logo on it, but I didn't get a picture of that.
It was great fun to put together, and I hope it brings
tinzelda a smile.
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tinzelda tomorrow. ETA: Tinzelda has been instructed NOT TO PEEK. :) I wanted to make something Sherlock Holmes themed to take to her as a little thank you for hosting me.I was inspired by my 9 year old nephew who is currently obsessed with Lego minifigures. He knows I like Sherlock Holmes, even though he barely knows who that character is. But one of the new Lego minifigs is a generic character called The Detective. I was so tickled by this, that I was inspired to make Tinzelda a set of three pairs of Holmes and Watson minifigures. These were made by customizing and finding a supplier who would sell me individual components of the minifigs, as well as a small amount of custom painting, etc. I did the smallest amount of changing as I could, trying to make it accurate from existing parts. The only totally unaltered figure is Basl Rathbone, who is made from a stock Detecive minifgure with no changes.
Neither one of is much of a fan of the deerstalker look, but it's so adorable in Lego format. The first set is supposed to be Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
t
The second set is Granada Holmes and Watson. I had the most fun with this, collecting some accessories for JeremyBrett!Holmes: a top hat, a violin case, a chemical table, scientific equipment, etc. Granada!Watson carries a leather writing journal, a revolver and a medical case.
The third version is 2009 Robert Downey Jr. Holmes and Jude Law!Watson. I'm incredibly fond of them and had a blast putting these together. Movie Holmes carries a fighting stick and a lock pick and has two fabulous hats, and Movie Watson has a revolver, handcuffs and a medical bag, as well as the best I could do for his fantastic brown hat.
I put these in a custom folded origami box made from scrapbook paper with vintage menswear logo on it, but I didn't get a picture of that.
It was great fun to put together, and I hope it brings
tinzelda a smile.
This entry was originally posted at http://vsee.dreamwidth.org/6034.html, where there are
comments.