Monster Scenes "The Deadly Chronicles" by Milto Polykrates

This really has to be SEEN to be believed! Milto Polykrates, in Austria, has created the most amazing Web comic story featuring the Aurora/Moebius "Monster Scenes" model kits. The kits were built up, beautifully painted AND placed in multiple diorama sets, skillfully lit and photographed to tell a story (including added word balloons). After a while, you forget they're model kits and start thinking they are posable action figures.

Link:
The Deadly Chronicles

Bookmark this link! You'll want to go back there again and again. For some reason, "The Deadly Chronicles" does not show up when you search for websites on "Monster Scenes" so a lot of people who are interested in this sort of thing will miss it.

First off, Milto is a very talented modeller. The painting and the detailing of the kits is impressive. Second, he's a kit customizer. Third, he's a scratch builder, Fourth, he's fantastic at making landscapes. Fifth, he's a great photographer. He's got easily hundreds of dollars invested in the kits and materials to build these dioramas, let alone the lighting and camera equipment.

I kept wondering how he was able to change Dr. Deadly's hand positions constantly. I thought he used multiple model kits of the same figure, but eventually I found out that he used magnets to hold the arms on, so he could swap different arms in and out.

The "Monster Scenes" kits were augmented with the use of "Graveyard Scenes" resin kits, as well as the hilarious body modification of the 1:8 scale Nosferatu model kit by Monarch Models. He solved the problem of "how to integrate a 1:8 scale figure into a 1:13 scale world" by modifying and shortening Nosferatu's torso and completely replacing the original legs with short, stubby legs handmade from (I think) epoxy putty.

All of these are astonishingly beautiful. Don't miss the "Behind the Scenes" photos. If you'd ever wondered how to make playsets or dioramas, those photos are a revelation.

"Monster Scenes" book. Buy this! It's a fun read!