Adventurers' Club - Avaitor

Here is the final character in the Adventurers Club russian dolls. Originally I had intended him to be an astronaut but that didn't sit well with the other characters and a Biggles style character seemed far more appropriate, albiet with a heavy dash of Terry Thomas thrown in for good measure.

As per previous post, suggestions for names are very welcome.

(Sneak peak of the finished dolls. More images tomorrow.)

Links

Terry Thomas, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1964)
The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co. Ltd Biplane
French Avaitor Boots 1915
Halcyon Mark 49 Black Leather Motorcycle and Aviator Goggles
T-10B Parachute Harness Assembly
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
The swordfish

Adventurers' Club - Spy

I was really looking forward to this one as it was the original character I started doodling that started me down the route of putting together the greatest adventurers into one team. This little chap has the charm and skills of a cross between the best of Bond and Nick Fury. Unflustered and armed with an array of gadgets and packing a Walther Pkk, he is a good man to have on your side in a crisis.

Links

Illustration by John Holcroft for the Guardian

Bond comic by John McLusky (I think)

Robert McGinnis - Thunderball promotion

Michael Gillette illustrations for Penguin Fleming Anniverary series

Aston Martin DB5

Walther PKK isometric

Retro Cover of Nick Fury by Evan "Doc" Shaner

Cover of Planetary issue 'Cold World' by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday

Adventurers' Club - Deep Sea Diver

A Jacque Cousteau type, excited and full of a child like passion for the sea and its creatures. With a little french gentleman's moustache and armed with trusty trident should any of those pesky sharks decide to take a closer look. But what should he be called?

Links

Jumping Jack by Little Robot

Poseidon sculpture holding a trident

The Holy Diver by Matt Kaufenberg and Joe Dellagatta.

Deep Sea Diver

Sea Horse from WesAnderson's The Life Aqautic

Adventurers' Club - Sea Captain

A slightly Napoleonic character used to living life on the rough seas. All suggestions for characters names welcomed.

(Hmm all the individual links have vanished to my russian dolls process posts!! I shall add direct text links to each of the image creators when I get a minute.)

Adventurers' Club - Soldier

A retired major from Victoria's army? A bit of a aged Flashman type, full of stories of his heroism and adventure in far off lands though I think we might have him being a little less Caddish than Flashman and a little bit braver.



Adventurers' Club - Safari

Next figure down will be an Alan Quartermain, Dr Livingstone type character all dressed is beige and yellows ready to face any perils that the desert or jungle might through at him. Armed with his trusty blunderbus I think he will be pretty safe.

Adventurers' Club - Arctic Explorer

I've started work on a new set of Russian Dolls called the Adventurers' Club. As it might be a while before I get them all finished I thought it might be fun to show some of the process and thoughts as I work my way through their design. Also think it would be fun to come up with a little bit of back story and names for each of these characters so will have a play with that too.

First up is the character I think will be the biggest figure, the Arctic Explorer. Really like the idea of making a new set which uses a minimal pallette of colours and I'm always a sucker for Arctic Blue, just looks so peaceful.