Rescued from the Dump... the new WWII Slackabinet II Bookcase!!

picked up from the local dump. a vintage bookcase with sliding glass doors for £10, original oil on canvas for £1, and a fishtank ornament for £2...

made card backdrops from a book from the charity chop called 'Great Front Pages : D-Day to Victory 1944-1945 .. one for sale here..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Book-Great-Front-Pages-D-Day-to-Victory-1944-1945-/281011014797?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item416d8fcc8d

by sticking the pages and clippings on some cardboard... the figures were getting lost into the dark wood without it.. and it came out great... chose a few cool headlines and doodlebug pictures... looks great!!


Got a 40th Fallschirmjager which was on a 40th BPEE (being a pre 1976 VAMer I almost fell into a coma!) I did the sensible thing and grabbed my bearded Indian out of the Slackabinet.. nicked the polka-dot scarf from the Go-Kart driver.. ditched the shockingly bad 40th German belt, whipped on some gloves and a back pack and I think the Fallschlakjager looks great.. especially stood in front of my new oil on canvas backdrop...

What a great day.... although now it has dawned on me that I actually live in an Action Man Museum?!

So, I proudly announce the opening of my dedicated WWII Vam BookCase... 'The Slackabinet II'

...didn't expect that when I put the kettle on this morning!!

hope you enjoy and get yourself down the charity furniture shops and the Dump pronto!!



Slack




Slackase1 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


Slackase3 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr



Slackase2 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


Fallschlackjager by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


a good day for it I think


Slack

Gooooooooooa......la!!!!!! What a result! Good for you!

And good for me - I've been humming and airring about which Rod album to put in a frame on the wall along with 'Every picture tells a story.' 'Never a dull moment' looks brilliant - Good day all round!

AManfromcoalville wrote:

Gooooooooooa......la!!!!!! What a result! Good for you!

And good for me - I've been humming and airring about which Rod album to put in a frame on the wall along with 'Every picture tells a story.' 'Never a dull moment' looks brilliant - Good day all round!

get those LP covers up!!

makes me laugh looking at Rod in his armchiar.. from my armchair!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/D-Day-to-Victory-Great-Front-Pages-1944-45-By-Wynfod-Vaughan-Thomas-/310538465486?pt=Fiction&hash=item484d88f0ce

£3 including postage... grab one!!

Nice pickup! Everything looks fantastic!

Well a certain someone seems to be rather gifted at getting Slackabinets to wind up at his door now does't he?! It's another great piece Grand Master Slacksparov.
I have admired now for such a long time , your creativity , Your humour & your forward thinking. You are true asset to any forum & I feel very pleased to have witnessed your productions & narration that accompanies them. This whole slackabinet idea , as I have always said , is a sheer stroke of genius my friend. Pure class no less !
In all honesty Grand Master Slacksparov , with of course NO humour attached to the fact. You are a very fine scholar within this field. An absolute priceless addition to any forum. So I thank you for all those wonderous dioramas , the humour & for being , THE one & only Grand MASTER Slacksparov !

PS: Your also a lucky bugger !

very nice slack, I especially like the idea of using the newspaper headlines as a back drop, very clever thinking indeed my friend. Also that oil painting is spectacular and looks awesome with the vam in front of it. Top Job mate. So when does the slack museum open??

ghost recon wrote:

Well a certain someone....

PS: Your also a lucky bugger !

Thanks Ade, it's nice that we can all enjoy the brouhaha!! I think the luck comes from the hours of bimbling around being unlucky... but every now and then the planets do line up and you know you have to strike!! And more than anything it keeps me busy and off the streets.... just wish it would also keep me off ebay too!!

more to come, as always!!


Slack

actionman2272 wrote:

So when does the slack museum open??

Dal, It's open everyday!! entrance fee is a bottle of Captain Morgan!!

ghost recon wrote:

Well a certain someone seems to be rather gifted at getting Slackabinets to wind up at his door now does't he?! It's another great piece Grand Master Slacksparov.
I have admired now for such a long time , your creativity , Your humour & your forward thinking. You are true asset to any forum & I feel very pleased to have witnessed your productions & narration that accompanies them. This whole slackabinet idea , as I have always said , is a sheer stroke of genius my friend. Pure class no less !
In all honesty Grand Master Slacksparov , with of course NO humour attached to the fact. You are a very fine scholar within this field. An absolute priceless addition to any forum. So I thank you for all those wonderous dioramas , the humour & for being , THE one & only Grand MASTER Slacksparov !

PS: Your also a lucky bugger !

I don't think it could be said any better than Ade's put it, absolutely amazing Oh wise and wonderful Slack just amazing, thanks for sharing

Nicely done, Slack-O-Matic

I'm infatuated with your television-slash-radio set. I currently have an RCA VR60 radio in pieces undergoing a restoration.


My problem is that I have too many things going on at one...

Joe90 wrote:

Nicely done, Slack-O-Matic

I'm infatuated with your television-slash-radio set. I currently have an RCA VR60 radio in pieces undergoing a restoration.


My problem is that I have too many things going on at one...

It's a 1952 HMV...got it from eBay..£30... heaviest thing I ever lifted up/down stairs in my life....but the coolest thing was it had been used as a TV prop so it actually has a Samsung tv with scart sockets round the back! I was thinking of replacing it with a pc flatscreen monitor so I can have lots of fun, slideshows, music visualiser etc.... nothing else works but I fitted some lamps in it so it lights up, there is an old turntable in it now too... but most importantly... it looks cool as phark! Slack

Great set up Slack ! Love the way your troops are just sat there not giving a s*** . Good idear for a background .
Nice looking Fallschirmjager , very cool .

Jet- wrote:

Great set up Slack ! Love the way your troops are just sat there not giving a s*** . Good idear for a background .
Nice looking Fallschirmjager , very cool .

Thanks...

I took some close-ups this evening... always good with a bit of shadow lighting... came out nice I think!



SlackPegasusGermans by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusGermans7 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusGermans6 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusGermans5 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusGermans4 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusGermans3 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr

SlackPegasusGermans2 by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


SlackPegasusAllies by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr



SlackPegasusJoe by El_SlackElastico, on Flickr


The 'A Bridge Too Far' Hardback I got from a charity shop today for £1... seemed only fair to let my Operation Pegasus Bridge' Joe get his nose-pickers on it!

hope you enjoyed those extras and thanks for the positives!!

Another great set of photos ! So much detail in all your figures and so much to look at in each picture .

Jet- wrote:

Another great set of photos ! So much detail in all your figures and so much to look at in each picture .

that's the fun bit! Once I've stopped tinkering with the setting up.. the playing around with the lighting and cropping photos is great fun...

thanks!



Slack

Looks fantastic mate ! Creative background, history should not be forgotten !

vam78 wrote:

Looks fantastic mate ! Creative background, history should not be forgotten !

Thanks, this particular era... definitely!!



Slack

You've got a Superb setup going on there, it looks like a mini museum. I'm liking the excellent G.I.JOE Pegasus Bridge set too.. very nice

clivvers wrote:

You've got a Superb setup going on there, it looks like a mini museum. I'm liking the excellent G.I.JOE Pegasus Bridge set too.. very nice

cheers fella!! keep your shots coming too... they are great to view! Slack

More superb shots slack, great lighting too

brillant , i must get down my local tip .............