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Memory Museum 1/15th scale Sperm Whale

Started by CetaceanFan, September 02, 2020, 01:52:52 PM

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CetaceanFan

Today I was randomly scrolling through eBay, till I stumble upon this guy:
1/15th scale, 850mm long or about 33.5 inches long.

Didn't know Memory Museum even had a Sperm whale in the works, let alone already released, but here we are. Overall IMO this sculpt looks pretty good, say for maybe the overly thick tailstock. But what are your opinions on this thing?


Lanthanotus

Yeah, that back end really looks off, but I think it is already too thick through the middle while the filler is somewhat shrinkwrapped?

callmejoe3

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Quote from: CetaceanFan on September 02, 2020, 01:52:52 PM
Today I was randomly scrolling through eBay, till I stumble upon this guy:
1/15th scale, 850mm long or about 33.5 inches long.

Didn't know Memory Museum even had a Sperm whale in the works, let alone already released, but here we are. Overall IMO this sculpt looks pretty good, say for maybe the overly thick tailstock. But what are your opinions on this thing?

I've seen this thing around on Ebay before. As previously noted the trunk and tail stock are too thick. Specifically, the ventral post-anal keel ( the ridge on the ventral portion) could afford to be ''trimmed'' down quite a bit. The ''knuckles'' on the dorsal ridge could look rounder. Also, we're looking at this thing from its left side and the blowhole doesn't seem to be too visible. And not too big on this paintjob. Otherwise it looks pretty nice.



CetaceanFan

#3

Curiously, it seems they put the blowhole in the middle instead of the left as it should be?

callmejoe3

Quote from: CetaceanFan on September 03, 2020, 04:03:44 PM

Curiously, it seems they put the blowhole in the middle instead of the left as it should be?

For a model of that price range, that's a pretty distinctive feature to get wrong. Though not as bad as how the PSNO messed with the eyes on its sperm whale.