PREDATORS diorama base. rocky terrain. GET ON THE LIST

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

It's a good dio base, but it still looks plastic.

Except the log + rock. They look great imo.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Wow, where did that come from. I know exactly what it takes to make something like this, it's not that hard to do. Shouldn't you be flooding all the hot Toys threads with bull____ banter.

Where did it come from? You come in here showing no respect for the dude who's spent a long time working on something, start acting all douchey towards him, and you're surprised that someone is annoyed by you?

 

[greygoose]

Except the log + rock. They look great imo.

OK, how about; they look great, but still don't feel like a real log and rock

 

[Reaktwon]

It's a good dio base, but it still looks plastic.

I think it's great. It's a rain forest, it's supposed to have a slightly glossy appearance. You could paint the stump it with a matt finish if it disturbs you so much.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

^ I think they look real...

 

[greygoose]

Wow, where did that come from. I know exactly what it takes to make something like this, it's not that hard to do. Shouldn't you be flooding all the hot Toys threads with bull____ banter.

If you can't show respect for the work here it's probs best to keep quiet

 

[Reaktwon]

Where did it come from? You come in here showing no respect for the dude who's spent a long time working on something, start acting all douchey towards him, and you're surprised that someone is annoyed by you?

Yeah, it's me being the ________, obviously. How am I being disrespectful towards him? Get a life, loser.

 

[greygoose]

BACK ON TOPIC PLEASE

Too many threads go this way

I'm off to bed anyway. Great dio BISHART!

 

[Reaktwon]

BACK ON TOPIC PLEASE

Too many threads go this way
I'm off to bed anyway. Great dio BISHART!

And you guys are in most of them.

Anyway, love the dio. Much respect for BISHARTS work.

 

[a-dev]

Anyway, love the dio. Much respect for BISHARTS work.

Alright, in fairness given this statement it seems like you weren't intending to be disrespectful of BISHART, only recommending to me that I should put together my own rather than paying someone else to make and ship and also risk customs duty. Fair enough. However, my lack of talent is accompanied by and wrapped up in my general laziness. Don't think I can be arsed going around looking for the stuff myself. This thing just looks cool, the layers of rock, loose stones, the moss etc. I'll go for it. I'll use it whenever I'm photographing any Predator figure.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Classic

 

[BISHART]

Alright, in fairness given this statement it seems like you weren't intending to be disrespectful of BISHART, only recommending to me that I should put together my own rather than paying someone else to make and ship and also risk customs duty. Fair enough. However, my lack of talent is accompanied by and wrapped up in my general laziness. Don't think I can be arsed going around looking for the stuff myself. This thing just looks cool, the layers of rock, loose stones, the moss etc. I'll go for it. I'll use it whenever I'm photographing any Predator figure.

Sounds awesome. Can't wait to see it in your photos man!

 

[Reaktwon]

Alright, in fairness given this statement it seems like you weren't intending to be disrespectful of BISHART, only recommending to me that I should put together my own rather than paying someone else to make and ship and also risk customs duty. Fair enough. However, my lack of talent is accompanied by and wrapped up in my general laziness. Don't think I can be arsed going around looking for the stuff myself. This thing just looks cool, the layers of rock, loose stones, the moss etc. I'll go for it. I'll use it whenever I'm photographing any Predator figure.

No, that wasn't what I was suggesting at all. I was just saying that Irish customs might confiscate your package because it contains tree wood that he's found lying around in a forest or somewhere. They might destroy it or make you pay a large sum to have it fumigated for insects and bacteria etc. Organic material like that is considered to be a biohazard by most countries.

 

[a-dev]

To be honest I didn't think of that at all. S__t!

 

[BISHART]

I don't think that's going to happen. They aren't going to look at it like a pile I'd crap I found in the woods. It's going to be protectively packed and attached to the diorama. And even if I were to cast and paint a tree, the people who opened up the box wouldn't say, oh it's a castes tree. All good here.
You don't have to worry about it man. Relax.

 

[BISHART]

Im so confident that WON'T happen. Because it sounds like pure BS. I will pay whatever the fee when they say ( which they won't ) it's hazardous.

 

[Reaktwon]

There is nothing BS about it. Customs officers have training and special dogs to detect organic stuff like this. Protecting the flora and fauna of a country from potential biohazard risks isn't something you want to bypass for the sake of a diorama. People aren't going to be very happy if their items start getting confiscated. Maybe you should think about offering a different version with a cast resin tree for international customers, or just don't include anything organic at all with the kit. It's just not worth the risk. Something to think about.

 

[a-dev]

I don't have a feeling like it'll happen, not that my 'feeling' would count for much. I think just make sure the packaging is neat, stable, protects everything well (as I'm sure you would anyway), probably need to mark it as gift and mark the value down?

Anything I've had stopped by customs in the past has not been marked as gift and is over a certain value. Weight hasn't counted because I got the Tumbler without having to pay any customs.

 

[Reaktwon]

It's not about beating the system, it's about protecting your country form potential threats to it's fauna and flora etc. It's no joke.

 

[a-dev]

....I suppose I could venture out and find some 1/6 looking tree branches to avoid risks of any kind.

BISHART what about that moss? Thats fake isn't it?