Taisho – revival of a vintage white metal figure kit

Klaus Weitzel — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:05:19 +0000

Most of you will have followed the “long” negotiations between Gustavo and me about the loan of the original Taisho kit here. and some might be quite exited about the closure of the deal. The kit is now ready and I got a first copy (OK … part of the deal).

Head with helmet

Detail of the face with it's features

So, for those of you who are interested in purchasing this kit it is available on E-Bay by Gustavo under his seller name “miniatnapoleon“. He does have quite some other good figures listed there as well, so if you are interested in figures and are looking for some great and inexpensive figure kits, pay his auctions a visit … it’s well worth it. Even with the very moderate (!) shipping costs on top you get a great kit for a fraction of the price of an original!

Taisho – a Ray Lamb original

Klaus Weitzel — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:34:05 +0000

This is most probably the 1 kit I will never do or at least no in the near future. My Dad bought this kit in the UK in the 70s or 80s. It’s a 6″ white metal kit of a Japanese Samurai.

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - komplete Box

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - Paint Chart

I don’t think I’d have any issues building it but the painting is definitely not within my reach. The Detailing is just too fine for me. Anyway, on the site linked here are a couple of images of this great kit: http://www.geocities.com/amvcmodelistas/body2c4.htm. After you have seen the paintchart above and the images on this site, you’ll understand why I am not (yet at least) up to the painting. Here are some more Picures …

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - Head detail

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - Parts 1

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - Parts 2

Taisho - a Ray Lamb original - Parts 3

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Taisho – revival of a vintage white metal figure kit

Taisho – a Ray Lamb original