THE TWELVE DAYS OF GEEKNESS - DAY NINE
(BESHT SCHEEN LARGESH...HIC!!)
THE NINTH DAY OF GEEKNESS
On the ninth day of Geekness
My fan girl gave to me
Nine ladies lurching
Eight blades a-filking
Seven zombies zooming
Six beasts a-baying
Five golden rings
Four falling birds
Three henchmen
Two turtle bros'
And a part bridge of Khazad-dûm
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Dolly shots!
Toy sheilas. Pack of bloody galahs, the lot of 'em!
Okay, so I borrowed most of these lurching lassies from my fan girl; she's welcome to keep the whole sorry sisterhood!
When I was setting up this I thought I'd take advantage of the wide range of figure scales to create a forced perspective chorus line. Yep. That went well. They all formed up neatly along the dance studio mirror like good little hoofers. U-Beaut, but....sadly, also just a bit... rubbish. Just didn't do it for me. Boring as batshit.
So I left them to it for a while and nipped off to have a wee think.
By the time I got back: Magic!
Catering had trundled in a drinks and nibbles trolley and the girls went off like a Bondi Tram. Camera loved it, vi-bloody-ola! Their more relaxed attitudes proved just the ticket I was looking for. I WAS a little puzzled at why some of them had fallen over, since catering was only serving ginger ale and iced tea. But they all assured me it was just 'cos they had spilled their drinks and slipped over in them...a lot.
It was also a bit of a head scratcher that there were pieces of armour scattered around the set, and why could I smell.....machine oil? It's a mystery and no mistake.
Ah well, she'll be right. Gotta strike the set now, and get ready for the Stark International 2010 Calender Shoot. Tony Stark himself is going to show, rumour has it.
Don't suppose you've seen him yet, ladies?
No?
Ah well, no worries.
Strewth! Nearly forgot the credits, forget me own scone if it weren't bolted on.
From Left To Right the (p)layers are:
-Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in one of her "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" frocks. 1992 Franklin Mint doll, 39 cm (15 inch).
-Signorita "Spain" in flamenco outfit. 2007 Mattel Dolls Of The World Barbie doll, 29 cm (12 inch).
-Katia in genie costume. 2007 Genie Magic Bratz Doll 25 cm (10 inch). (The playset that came with this is gobstopping. It's a big genie bottle thingy with a sliding door....)
-Lucy Lawless as Xena Warrior Princess in Roman outfit from the episode "When In Rome". 1999 Toy Biz Action Figure 29 cm (12 inch).
-Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling from "Grindhouse- Planet Terror" 2007 Neca (National Entertainment Collectibles) action figure, 17 cm (7 inch) . (Yah, she's legless here. Cocktail umbrella to the rescue!)
-Paz Vega as Plaster Of Paris from "The Spirit", more or less in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Mexco The Spirit action figure, 16 cm (6 inch) . (She's an assassin too, so she and Cheery would be good mates.)
-Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth from "Doctor Who: Voyage Of The Damned" in her maid's uniform. 2007 Character Options Doctor Who action figure, 13 cm (5 inch) . (This one comes from the V.O.T.D boxed set, as it has the white apron)
-Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher in her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Federation Starfleet uniform. 1993 Playmates Star Trek action figure, 11 cm (4.5 inch).
-Maggie Roswell (Voice Actor) 'as' Princess Kashmir from "The Simpsons" from the episode "Homer's Night Out" in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Playmates World Of Springfield figurine, 10 cm (4 inch).
The link between the characters is that they're all more or less dancers. Gates McFadden has a second career as choregrapher (she worked on "Labyrinth", for example).
THE TWELVE DAYS OF GEEKNESS - DAY NINE
(BESHT SCHEEN LARGESH...HIC!!)
THE NINTH DAY OF GEEKNESS
On the ninth day of Geekness
My fan girl gave to me
Nine ladies lurching
Eight blades a-filking
Seven zombies zooming
Six beasts a-baying
Five golden rings
Four falling birds
Three henchmen
Two turtle bros'
And a part bridge of Khazad-dûm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dolly shots!
Toy sheilas. Pack of bloody galahs, the lot of 'em!
Okay, so I borrowed most of these lurching lassies from my fan girl; she's welcome to keep the whole sorry sisterhood!
When I was setting up this I thought I'd take advantage of the wide range of figure scales to create a forced perspective chorus line. Yep. That went well. They all formed up neatly along the dance studio mirror like good little hoofers. U-Beaut, but....sadly, also just a bit... rubbish. Just didn't do it for me. Boring as batshit.
So I left them to it for a while and nipped off to have a wee think.
By the time I got back: Magic!
Catering had trundled in a drinks and nibbles trolley and the girls went off like a Bondi Tram. Camera loved it, vi-bloody-ola! Their more relaxed attitudes proved just the ticket I was looking for. I WAS a little puzzled at why some of them had fallen over, since catering was only serving ginger ale and iced tea. But they all assured me it was just 'cos they had spilled their drinks and slipped over in them...a lot.
It was also a bit of a head scratcher that there were pieces of armour scattered around the set, and why could I smell.....machine oil? It's a mystery and no mistake.
Ah well, she'll be right. Gotta strike the set now, and get ready for the Stark International 2010 Calender Shoot. Tony Stark himself is going to show, rumour has it.
Don't suppose you've seen him yet, ladies?
No?
Ah well, no worries.
Strewth! Nearly forgot the credits, forget me own scone if it weren't bolted on.
From Left To Right the (p)layers are:
-Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in one of her "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" frocks. 1992 Franklin Mint doll, 39 cm (15 inch).
-Signorita "Spain" in flamenco outfit. 2007 Mattel Dolls Of The World Barbie doll, 29 cm (12 inch).
-Katia in genie costume. 2007 Genie Magic Bratz Doll 25 cm (10 inch). (The playset that came with this is gobstopping. It's a big genie bottle thingy with a sliding door....)
-Lucy Lawless as Xena Warrior Princess in Roman outfit from the episode "When In Rome". 1999 Toy Biz Action Figure 29 cm (12 inch).
-Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling from "Grindhouse- Planet Terror" 2007 Neca (National Entertainment Collectibles) action figure, 17 cm (7 inch) . (Yah, she's legless here. Cocktail umbrella to the rescue!)
-Paz Vega as Plaster Of Paris from "The Spirit", more or less in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Mexco The Spirit action figure, 16 cm (6 inch) . (She's an assassin too, so she and Cheery would be good mates.)
-Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth from "Doctor Who: Voyage Of The Damned" in her maid's uniform. 2007 Character Options Doctor Who action figure, 13 cm (5 inch) . (This one comes from the V.O.T.D boxed set, as it has the white apron)
-Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher in her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Federation Starfleet uniform. 1993 Playmates Star Trek action figure, 11 cm (4.5 inch).
-Maggie Roswell (Voice Actor) 'as' Princess Kashmir from "The Simpsons" from the episode "Homer's Night Out" in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Playmates World Of Springfield figurine, 10 cm (4 inch).
The link between the characters is that they're all more or less dancers. Gates McFadden has a second career as choregrapher (she worked on "Labyrinth", for example).