Recent content by Hunts With Man

I've been working on an inexpensive harness for SCA armoured combat, with some help from a more experienced fighter and armourer, and wanted to share some of the materials and techniques here on the Lair as a potential alternative source for armour bits. First things first, what you really...

If you haven't seen it yet, here's an extensive photo set of... well, a ton of different bios. http://www.thehunterslair.com/index.php?showtopic=21321 I've seen a lot of people turn out very good looking masks out of cardstock, fun foam, even paper mache. I think there's one or two around that...

Wow, the lines on this are just awesome. Vicious looking.

Awesome paint on the bio. There's a streak of rust down the left brow ridge that makes it look like it was sitting underneath a rain spout or something similar constantly dripping water over it. Very neat effect, I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it just adds to the thought that the...

I love it. Perfectly feminine... for a Predator anyway. ;> Lithe and thin, but doesn't look frail at all. The eyelines are just awesome.

I woke up to a link from a friend this morning. Painfully funny, really. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1947330

Good to see another whip maker on the Lair! In all honesty, titanium barbs would just not be a great idea. Carried against the suit skin, it could tear the latex, and I'd be very concerned someone would decide to try cracking it. Especially given the tendency for people's first attempt at...

Some of this looks like a direct phonetic translation. I believe he's saying the maple wood is smooth and fine grained. Not deeply porous (like pine would be). Best I can figure, the toe nail translation would probably mean "claws" as in wristblades. Keep in mind, I'm just extrapolating from...

Loving it. This is shaping up to be one of the most innovative and frightening Bios I've ever seen. You just know the thing under that mask is a mean *******.

Philby man, I'm loving the pauldron and cuirass you've got pictured there. Exactly the way I want to do my armour. Now I know for sure it can be made and not look like a trashbarrel SCA hardsuit. ;> Combined with the head sculpt you're working so far, that's going to be complete win.

Well done. I never noticed before how much the lines on the muzzle area appear to lengthen the sculpt. Looking at the profile it seems like it's proportioned in the same range as all the others, but from the front there's an illusion of it being really tall. The more I see of this sculpt, the...

I really dig the bead overdose. It adds a ton of detail without looking cluttered. Quills might be a little long for my taste, but they suit the mask. Sorta like bushy old man eyebrows. :p

Looks like a good buy. Can't wait to see the boobage... err, I mean, can't wait to see it once you're done making it all yours. ;>

Hez, the thickness of your paint is going to be a trial and error thing. The size of your needle, control of airflow/paint, and the diameter of your nozzle are all going to affect how it sprays. Really, your best option is to keep a cardboard sheet or something at your paint station. Mix 1:1 or...