Colin Mcfadyen’s Rancor

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This is my version of The Rancor Monster out of Return of the Jedi, an AMT/ERTL kit which is a rare model to get nowadays. I decided to go with the colour scheme that was suggested on the box, with a hint of Tribal Look, rather than the “brown-ish” movie version . To reinforce this look I gave it a “souvenir ” necklace and bone piercing through the ear rather than the earring  as originally moulded on the figure.  I hand-made the chain on it’s wrist irons out of an old wire coat hanger and used parts of a Dinosaur skeleton as “scattered remains” with polystyrene lumps to form the rocks. A generous amount of gravel (un-painted) was scattered to give it a more natural finish on the base.  I used something like 9 different shades of green (Tamiya/ Games Workshop paints) – all dry brushed – to give Mr Rancor his look, as i don’t own an airbrush. I also filled his body and limbs with air-drying potters clay embedded with metal armatures to give overall strength to the model.

I hope the Star Wars fans will still like my version of the Rancor: a little different from the norm but still a great looking diorama.

Colin Mcfadyen