Punstarr's WIP
Punstarr's WIP
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Custom WorkstationWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do...
I'm working on creating yet another City of Heroes character; my main, a Blaster named Ionic Burst. This is his picture.
I started off with a ML Longshot (I still can't believe action figures are $10+ nowadays). The first thing I did was cut off the mullet and collar, as well as the 4 fingered hands. After the collar was gone, his neck was way too long, freakishly so... I used my jeweler's saw to saw the head off and cut a smaller section of the neck out before supergluing the head back on. Next I cut off all Longshot's pouches and other miscellany that was sticking out, and attached a pair of hands from a Psycho Mantis figure with super glue. I sculpted the flared gloves out of sculpy and used a hand sander to sand down the other parts which were sticking out.
Next, I sculpted hair by hand and exacto knife, and used a 1/2 Tsp measuring spoon to smoothly sculpt the shoulder pads. Taking others' advice, I boiled the fig, and to my luck the super glue didn't melt. I removed the now hardened shoulder pads and reattached them to the shoulders via super glue.
Now I noticed that his chest showed no muscular definition... which is bad, because the character is fairly buff and wearing a skintight costume. I used sculpy to make a chest mold from an old wrestling figure, and boiled the mold to harden it.
Via the now hardened mold, I made a thin mold of the chest and attached it to Longshot's chest... I used sculpting tools to fix any imperfections and cut off excess sculpy, and then boiled it again. I then sculpted a belt and groin to make the chest look smoother. I'm hoping this will look smooth when all is said and done.
That's where I am thus far...
Please wait...
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Punstarr on Sunday, July 1, 2007
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~Gj
I sculpted the rest of the things that needed to be sculpted, including her glove edges, "panty lines", collar and mask.
I finished the sculpting on Slapstick... did the gloves, the boots, fixed the shoulder pads and put the points on the toes. Once that hardens I'll be ready to paint.
Hmm
~_O
Dedi
But naw, Slapstick is a Marvel character... a guy with all the powers of a cartoon character. He's currently appearing in the Avengers: Initiative comics as an Initiative trainee. Here's a page from Avengers: Initiative.
I particularly like slapstick
He your own creation?
~_O
Dedi
~Gj
So here are my 2 newest projects...
The first is Slapstick. I have his hair and part of his shoulder pads sculpted so far. I may need to resculpt the left side though to make it match the right more.
Next is a Rogue... I have the back of the hair sculpted so far.
Your sculpting is getting really good man
keep up the groovy work
~_@
Dedi
Damn her and the gamine sexuality of those tight shorts
(Thumps ground ala Chuck Heston)
~_@
Dedi
Got the sleeves and most of the shorts sculpted.
~_O
Dedi
~Gj
I'm making a Speedball custom out of a ML Quicksilver. So far I've cut away Pietro's hair and sculpted Robbie's on... also sculpted a belt and his mask. More as I get more done. The sculpting tools I bought have really helped with my hair sculpting.
So I painted the colors in, hand painted the eyes, lips and eyebrows, outlined the costume details with an ultra fine pointed sharpie, added some minor shading and detail with watercolor, and polished the whole thing off with a few coats of matte sealant. Viola! I'm getting better with each figure it seems.
This time I even have partial articulation! The head swivels and I made sure to sculpt the knees so they're articulate.
*Goes to submit the finished fig now*
I do need to get some more tips for my dremel thingie.
Thanks for the comment and the critique, bro.
Moon Knight's cape eh? Problem is I'd have to buy a Moon Knight fig to get it... besides, I really wanted the look of the cloth cape with him. Thanks for the suggestions though.
I started with a Fairchild figure as the base, popped the head and arms out after boiling them, and popped in the arms and head from an Olga Gurlukovich (Metal Gear) figure. Unfortunately, the arms' sockets were too small for the Fairchild torso, and so just hung loosely, leaving me little choice but to superglue them in place. I sculpted the thigh high boots from sculpey (this time making sure to sculpt them so the leg joints will still end up being articulated), boiled the figure and sanded the sculpting smooth.
I think I have my game back for the figure-making in general, but this cursed cloth may well be a foe that even Doom canno--, er Punstarr cannot handle.