Build a better Mephiston: Commission build and paint. pics 10/16

[freakinacage]

i still reckon a small spacer, just above the rope, filed to the line of the armour would make a lot of difference, keep him tall and lengthen out his body so he doesnt look so squat. his legs look waaay to long as he currently is
this would be quicker than taking off the chest plate and putting it back on surely?

 

[Dragonsreach]

I\'m agreeing with Atacam & Freak, the torso/legs ratio looks off from both front and back.
As suggested popping off the chest plate, cutting the body off at the Rope belt and adding a thin section of Plasticard as a spacer/riser will make the proportions look much better and give a more \'imposing\' apperance to a character.

 

[jahminis]

hey CMON...

well, round 1 of my fight with Mephiston kicked my butt...
since we deall in millimeters, each one makes a difference...
after seein\' Meph with his head and collar on, there was no way i could just leave the chestplate on...
it was a couple mm\'s too low...

since it had to come off, there was no more excuse not to cut him in half, and make him a little taller...
i\'ve also taken the opportunity to turn the chest a bit, and make the pose a little more interesting...

i also trimmed down the back of the body\'s neck armour, clipped the skulls off of the front of his metal collar (i will put them back on after i sculpt the overcoat), and trimmed a little off the bottom, so it won\'t stand so high...

i\'ve cast the new chestplate...
i\'ll put that on tomorrow and see what we have...

see ya then...

cheers
jah

 

[Chrome]

The proportions are already better. ^^

 

[freakinacage]

but what does he look like with the chest plate on? take a photo before you glue it, just in case

 

[JesterzUSMC]

still looks a bit short.

 

[mud duck]

probably right Jester. bet you that it\'s do to the position of the feet/ legs.

 

[jahminis]

hey CMON...

got a little more done...
now that the main body is all together, i\'m ready to make the skull belt, and integrate the chestplate...
here\'s a couple pics, and a new Space Wolf for a height comparison:

he\'s startin\' to come together...
next i will cast some skulls...
i tried a few different Marine backpacks for skull sources...
the best one turned out to be from the bannerpole of the AOBR sergeant...
i\'ll make 6 or 8 of these to wrap around his waist...
then all he\'ll need is a holster, some blood drops, and his syringes before i start on the overcoat...

see ya next time...

thanks for lookin\'...

cheers
jah

 

[freakinacage]

looks much better, would have thought he\'d tower over the s.w. more though

 

[Roy Rogers]

Very nice work!! Great so far with the new pose, and I love the berzerker head, its perfect for what you are going for. I was wondering what you use to keep the greenstuff from sticking to the figure when you press mold it?
Also do you pull the greenstuff off while it is still wet, or let it dry, then pull it off?

I have tried it myself a few times only to end up with a giant, hardened greenstuff blob wrapped around a figure that I now need to re-purchase. Any input would be helpful

 

[Malchiar]

Originally posted by Roy Rogers
I was wondering what you use to keep the greenstuff from sticking to the figure when you press mold it?
helpful

vaseline (petroleum jelly) works a treat!

 

[vincenti]

CRACKING JOB GROMIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[vincenti]

Talcum Powders what I use !

 

[mattsterbenz]

This is looking really cool. Never thought of gs casting in this way before. Can\'t wait to see this finished!

-Matt

 

[IronKobra]

more more more

 

[jahminis]

hahahahahaha...

more to come this weekend...
i've been busy plowin' through commissions...
now that i've caught up on preppin' the Dragonblood minis, i can get back to sculptin' as my warm-up before i start the night's painting...

i'll work on the gauntlets, and the sword next...
pics on Sunday...

cheers
jah

 

[freakinacage]

i use talc too. works a treat

 

[jahminis]

hey CMON...

i got some work done on Mephiston yesterday...
i had to put him aside, and catch up with some paintwork, for two weeks...
i should be back to getting a little work done everyday this week...

first off i started to build the armoured sleeve of his gauntlets:

i still need to put some studs, or spikes, around the sleeve...
then a little more work on the sword handle, and his arms are good to go...

i've sculpted an armoured belt to mount the little skulls on, finished off the necklace, and integrated his chest armour so everything is smooth...

i have to finish a couple more skulls for the belt, and then i'm ready to sculpt the overcoat...

slowly but surely, he's comin' along...

thanks for lookin'...

cheers
jah

 

[IronKobra]

Nice

Just those new little additions have changed the look so much! Gimme one haha

 

[freakinacage]

he's really coming along