THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING IRON MAN - "ENTER...THE MANTIS!!!"
After accidentally being exposed to miniaturising Pym Particles (T.M) Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man, finds himself confronting all manner of challenges in the microworld.
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Iron Man's armour proximity sensors 'pinged' an alarm as the strange creature stalked closer. He felt a rush of anticipation
The exotic green insect and the armoured Avenger both paused, recognising the decisive moment.
Friend?
Foe?
Food?
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I was working in the backyard when I spotted this tiny mantis slowly moving across the gate. I needed to move the wee beastie to safety before he got squished so I cast around for something soft he could crawl onto to be transported.
I'd only just finished customising this very small Iron Man figure so of course I scuttled off to grab him and the camera.
It was a particularly awkward picture.
The gate was threatening to blow shut, and I was juggling it, the camera and the figure (I'm holding it behind the gate) with too few hands. Doctor Octopus where were you when I needed you? Anyway, it may not be in perfect focus but I was happy to capture what I knew would be a special moment.
The figure, by the way, is a mere 23 mm tall and was 'found' embedded in a Marvel Series Smoby Magic Ball. Smoby is a European toy company, this particular toy hailing from France, though it was made in China. Anyway, I recently purchased two of these from a local Safeway supermarket and cut one open to extract the figure that was embedded in the clear 'rubber' that formed the bouncing ball. The figure itself looked three times as big embedded in the ball, due to the magnifying effect of the clear rubber. It's made from a moderately hard plastic and so I was able to repaint it with enamels a little more neatly than it was originally.
Oh, and yes, this figure is the perfect size to pilot the Iron Manmobile!
I 'figured' that Iron Microman will be the perfect way of combining two of my passions...photographing insects and Iron Man!
The mantis, by the way, was even smaller than Iron Man, I don't think it was more than 15 mm in length, and yes, it is looking at me!
Revisting this piccy, five years later, the gate no longer exists, nor indeed the house or garage in the background. All demolished by the owners. Shame really, it was actually rather a nice house.
NO MANTIDS WERE HARMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS PICTURE
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING IRON MAN - "ENTER...THE MANTIS!!!"
After accidentally being exposed to miniaturising Pym Particles (T.M) Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man, finds himself confronting all manner of challenges in the microworld.
Now Read On!
Iron Man's armour proximity sensors 'pinged' an alarm as the strange creature stalked closer. He felt a rush of anticipation
The exotic green insect and the armoured Avenger both paused, recognising the decisive moment.
Friend?
Foe?
Food?
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I was working in the backyard when I spotted this tiny mantis slowly moving across the gate. I needed to move the wee beastie to safety before he got squished so I cast around for something soft he could crawl onto to be transported.
I'd only just finished customising this very small Iron Man figure so of course I scuttled off to grab him and the camera.
It was a particularly awkward picture.
The gate was threatening to blow shut, and I was juggling it, the camera and the figure (I'm holding it behind the gate) with too few hands. Doctor Octopus where were you when I needed you? Anyway, it may not be in perfect focus but I was happy to capture what I knew would be a special moment.
The figure, by the way, is a mere 23 mm tall and was 'found' embedded in a Marvel Series Smoby Magic Ball. Smoby is a European toy company, this particular toy hailing from France, though it was made in China. Anyway, I recently purchased two of these from a local Safeway supermarket and cut one open to extract the figure that was embedded in the clear 'rubber' that formed the bouncing ball. The figure itself looked three times as big embedded in the ball, due to the magnifying effect of the clear rubber. It's made from a moderately hard plastic and so I was able to repaint it with enamels a little more neatly than it was originally.
Oh, and yes, this figure is the perfect size to pilot the Iron Manmobile!
I 'figured' that Iron Microman will be the perfect way of combining two of my passions...photographing insects and Iron Man!
The mantis, by the way, was even smaller than Iron Man, I don't think it was more than 15 mm in length, and yes, it is looking at me!
Revisting this piccy, five years later, the gate no longer exists, nor indeed the house or garage in the background. All demolished by the owners. Shame really, it was actually rather a nice house.
NO MANTIDS WERE HARMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS PICTURE