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I was reading his Patreon and he's doing some kind of 3D thing involving ball jointed dolls, and they needed to have costumes made for them and that kinda takes time.
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1/6 scale? you mean like this?
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That's the scale, but the doll is nothing like those. And it just occured to me that I had a BJD back in the 1960s, but we called them GI Joes.
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If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
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AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
The original G.I. Joes (and soon after, Action Man, in England) were 12" tall... so supposing a 1/6 scale, we'd be talking 6' tall soldiers, not 5'6"...
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Lets not forget 'Scuba Steve'...
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lake_wrangler wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:39 am
AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
The original G.I. Joes (and soon after, Action Man, in England) were 12" tall... so supposing a 1/6 scale, we'd be talking 6' tall soldiers, not 5'6"...
Hmmm - thought they were eleven inches, like Barbie and Ken...

Speaking of which:

Too bad they used Van Halen's mediocre cover instead of the superior Kinks original...

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I didn't know this one existed,,,
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Don't forget, Wapsi Square is active in many arenas; FB is one, (but I haven't logged into Facebook in so long...)

https://www.reddit.com/r/WapsiComic/com ... d3/tension

Reddit is another, and a kind person posts new entries there pretty regular.
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AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
My father was a 5'6" enlisted man...
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IIRC, a dwarf has to be under 4'8" (142cm) as an adult. (I knew a girl who was four foot eight AND A QUARTER! {Emphasis hers} :lol: )

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FreeFlier wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:48 pm IIRC, a dwarf has to be under 4'8" (142cm) as an adult. (I knew a girl who was four foot eight AND A QUARTER! {Emphasis hers} :lol: )

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So the definition requires them to be able to lie crosswise between the rails?

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Opus the Poet wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:59 pm
AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
My father was a 5'6" enlisted man...
I couldn't think of any other word; "midget" seems inappropriate.
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AnotherFairportfan wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:47 pm
lake_wrangler wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:39 am
AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
The original G.I. Joes (and soon after, Action Man, in England) were 12" tall... so supposing a 1/6 scale, we'd be talking 6' tall soldiers, not 5'6"...
Hmmm - thought they were eleven inches, like Barbie and Ken...
Big Jim (of which my brother had one - I had the G.I.Joe), was only 10 inches tall.
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Wrapping around to the original post, there are pinups of Nadette and Mindy on his Patreon that are quite imaginative.
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FreeFlier wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:48 pm IIRC, a dwarf has to be under 4'8" (142cm) as an adult. (I knew a girl who was four foot eight AND A QUARTER! {Emphasis hers} :lol: )

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AnotherFairportfan wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:49 am
Opus the Poet wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:59 pm
AnotherFairportfan wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 am If GI Joe were 1/6 scale, we'd have had an army of 5' 6" dwarves...
My father was a 5'6" enlisted man...
I couldn't think of any other word; "midget" seems inappropriate.
How about "Slightly shorter than average for the day"?
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FYI Paul has new merch available, a line of Devil Gal branded T-shirts. Announced on Patreon today but I don't know when non-patrons will get access.
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Opus the Poet wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:03 pm FYI Paul has new merch available, a line of Devil Gal branded T-shirts. Announced on Patreon today but I don't know when non-patrons will get access.
Have you checked the front page lately? ;)
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If the shirt sizes didn't stop at 2XL and if they weren't so expensive, i might order the Jin one...
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