1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP UPDATE! Now with color

weaselflinger

Sr Member

• Jul 7, 2014

• #1

I've always wanted a 1:1 martian bust and started collecting reference photos to sculpt one from from scratch. On a whim, I thought I should check eBay just in case casts from the full sized production martians were floating around and I found this:


It is only the front half, but I got it for $40 and it matched the production made martians exactly (saving me a ton of time). The first step was to hollow out some of the foam from the back, mount it to a base and add expanding foam.

After trimming the foam back a little, I roughed in the back half with ceramic clay.

I'm about 5 hours in and have most of the left side knocked out.

 

Last edited: Jun 24, 2015

ahoudini

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• Jul 7, 2014

• #2

1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

Strong work, so far. There is a market for a 1:1 bust of these guys. (Me, included!) A little more zaniness of the brows would be nice and help bring him to life. Eyes turned left or right (with paint) will help this, as well. The bust you bought is "at rest," and the expressiveness can be added pretty easily. Sure beats starting from scratch!

 

Howlrunner

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• Jul 8, 2014

• #3

Re: 1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

Looking good. I'm lucky enough to have one of the full 1:1 castings. These things really are huge!

Make sure you add the tentacle/frills along the cheek bones that are missing from the production casts (I don't have them either). If you need any measurements or detail photos, let me know.

 

weaselflinger

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• Jul 8, 2014

• #4

Re: 1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

Thanks for the offer, Howlrunner. Your pics have already helped a bunch, but I may take you up on your offer. Mine have the same slots under the cheek bones that yours has but I was going to probably sculpt and cast them separately.

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weaselflinger

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• Jul 14, 2014

• #5

Re: 1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

A couple more progress pics...

 

ahoudini

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• Jul 14, 2014

• #6

Re: 1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

Excellent! I love the reticulated areas on either side!

 

weaselflinger

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• Jun 24, 2015

• #7

Re: 1:1 Mars Attacks Martian WIP

Resurrecting this thread with updates.... I molded and cast the finished bust last summer and started painting it yesterday.

Base color applied.

Starting the brain...

Progress after day 2. Still a long way to go. I'm painting everything in layers with a brush and so far have only used 3 colors (plus white) to keep an overall continuity.

 

smurf

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• Jun 24, 2015

• #8

That's looks great. You can really nail it with a killer paint job on the eyes giving them a nice glossy coat.

 

B Wo

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• Jun 25, 2015

• #9

It looks like you've nailed the palette. Looking great, already. I can't wait to see this finished.

 

Howlrunner

Sr Member

• Jun 25, 2015

• #10

Looks awesome!

Did you re-sculpt the eyebrow ridges to make him look meaner, or is it just the angle of the photo? He looks like an evil little bugger!

 

ahoudini

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• Jun 26, 2015

• #11

So excellent!


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weaselflinger

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• Jun 26, 2015

• #12

Howlrunner said:

Looks awesome!

Did you re-sculpt the eyebrow ridges to make him look meaner, or is it just the angle of the photo? He looks like an evil little bugger!

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Thanks, Howlrunner. Aside from adding the eyes, I didn't alter the face at all. The sculpt is a fairly static expression, but a good paint job gives it a more dynamic look.