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Parachute pants!

February 16, 2015 / David / 0 Comments

I’m super excited about my current project, which will be titled “2084” for reasons which shall soon become apparent. The figure is Lisbeth, by Studio McVey. This is the second time I’ve painted this figure. She’s a total kick to paint—I love the gigantic parachute pants, and there are lots of surfaces which just scream for freehand. Plus, I gave my first copy away, so I wanted a second to keep.

Starting with the prep work. My cast had a bit of an offset running between the folds in her pants, which was a bit of a pain to clean up.

I also decided to do some minor conversion work. Lisbeth comes with a backless tube-top-like-thing which I don’t much like, so I turned it into a full (if short) shirt. I also reshaped her hover-board into something a bit more snowboard and less surfboard.

I added a sign to the base, and started penciling in the graffiti I plan to paint. I smudged some of it with my thumb, but the face you see if going to be a portrait of a guy with a goatee and glasses.

The red is a lot more vibrant than it looks in these photos. I’ll try to come up with some better ones, later.

Old concrete usually has different colored stains, which I’ve tried to simulate here. It won’t be terribly visible once the graffiti is added, but will help the whole thing be a bit more realistic.

At this point you can probably guess who the portrait is, and why the title is “2084”.

From the workbench: Ar-Fienel, part 1

November 13, 2014 / David / 1 Comment

I wanted to share my current WIP, even though it doesn’t have any paint on it yet, because I’m very pleased at how it’s coming so far.

The base is finished at this point, so the only thing left to add is paint.

One of my favorite things about the base is how it has very different silhouettes from different angles.

For the base, I used:

Resin cube—from Secret Weapon.
Cork tile—I really like using this as a structural base, even in cases like this where it will all be covered.
Plastic card—textured for the stone blocks, and smooth for the outer edges.
Resin bits—stonework faces from Scibor Miniatures and some broken pottery from Baueda Wargames.
Brass-etch leaves.
Brass chain.
2-part epoxy putty.

I can’t wait to add paint, but I want to finish some other projects first (like the steampunk bust which is still in progress).

From the workbench: steampunk Leia, part 2

October 25, 2014 / David / 1 Comment

I’ve made a bit more progress, and taken a few more photos.

You can see the lighting effect a bit better now. I’m really happy with how that came out. She’s still WIP, but at least there’s no more primer visible (except a few spots where the paint rubbed off, but those will get fixed).

Sorry about the inconsistent lighting on the photos. They were taken outside since I still need to obtain a decent photography setup. But at least they weren’t taken by my phone this time, so there’s that.

Please comment if you have any questions or comments. Critiques are always welcome and appreciated!

From the workbench: steampunk Leia, part 1

October 22, 2014 / David / 1 Comment

My current project is a steampunk version of a certain famous character.

Steampunk Princess, work-in-progress

This is actually the first bust I’ve painted, and has been a lot of fun so far because it’s a much bigger scale than I usually paint. My normal fare is 30mm models, which is about 1:60 scale. This bust is closer to 1:10 scale. It’s a lot of fun to be able to put in details like irises and eyelashes. The miniature is Steampunk Princess Bust, by Cool Mini or Not, cast in resin.

The color scheme (with the orange lighting effect) was inspired by a scene from Star Wars:

Princess Leia; image copyright 20th Century Fox

Image copyright 20th Century Fox; used without permission

The lighting effect is not too dramatic from this angle, but it’s much more dramatic from her left side. I’ll take some more photos from different angles when I’ve made a bit more progress. There’s still lots to do, not just the pistol!

Please comment if you have any questions or comments. Critiques are always welcome and appreciated!