HILDEBEAST
Active Member
Hello Everyone,
I last posted a photo of my Metaluna Mutant project on this site some time ago. Back then what I had was a white resin head that has since been resculpted to what you see today. I was commissioned by a member here, EAVlll to build this life-size Metaluna Mutant statue. As soon as I started a couple years ago I got a call from Factory Entertainment asking if I was interested in working with them. I started doing concept and design work for Factory Entertainment which kept me very busy. Recently I have been able to get back to work on this classic Universal Monster. This head design will be part of a life-size statue of the classic Universal Monster "Metaluna Mutant" from the 1955 film "This island earth". It will stand roughly 7 feet tall on top a 6 inch base. The head is complete and you can see the fully painted version below. You can also see the unpainted arm and the feet sculpted in clay. The major parts are sculpted and I'm in the process of molding them. He will be standing on a moonscape base with a lighted nameplate and up lighting on either side shinning up to alluminate the monster.
The head sculpt and paint scheme are based on the original 1955 film version of the head and not any reproduction masks made over the years. The color is a blue/grey base with thousands of slightly lighter and darker spots and specs making up the overall color. A lot of reference material was studied to get all the detail as correct as possible. The brain crevices were airbrused and not just painted just like the original head. I wanted the eyes to be special so instead of just painting them on I used clear acrylic half spheres painted from the back. I painted them a very dark metallic green with a lighter veining running through them. I made the choice to make the veining glow in the dark so when the lights go out the eyes still glow mysteriously. Another choice I made that wasn't in the film was to illuminate the eyes if desired. A flame bulb mounted inside the head makes the eyes light up slightly and makes them flicker and look alive. I am currently making a few of these heads as prototypes testing the paints and sealers. I will eventually make a few of the life-size statues as commissioned work, possibly for a couple museums to display also. I have also proposed this bust design to Factory Entertainment and it's possible it might become an officially licensed product in their line.
With no room in the studio for all these large prototype heads, I have this prototype available in the Junkyard if anyone is interested. If anyone has any questions or comments feel free to contact me: hildebeast(*at*)verizon.net and I will get back with you.........Douglas
Eyes are lit in this photo.
Unpainted resin arm.
Feet sculpted in Tex-clay.
I last posted a photo of my Metaluna Mutant project on this site some time ago. Back then what I had was a white resin head that has since been resculpted to what you see today. I was commissioned by a member here, EAVlll to build this life-size Metaluna Mutant statue. As soon as I started a couple years ago I got a call from Factory Entertainment asking if I was interested in working with them. I started doing concept and design work for Factory Entertainment which kept me very busy. Recently I have been able to get back to work on this classic Universal Monster. This head design will be part of a life-size statue of the classic Universal Monster "Metaluna Mutant" from the 1955 film "This island earth". It will stand roughly 7 feet tall on top a 6 inch base. The head is complete and you can see the fully painted version below. You can also see the unpainted arm and the feet sculpted in clay. The major parts are sculpted and I'm in the process of molding them. He will be standing on a moonscape base with a lighted nameplate and up lighting on either side shinning up to alluminate the monster.
The head sculpt and paint scheme are based on the original 1955 film version of the head and not any reproduction masks made over the years. The color is a blue/grey base with thousands of slightly lighter and darker spots and specs making up the overall color. A lot of reference material was studied to get all the detail as correct as possible. The brain crevices were airbrused and not just painted just like the original head. I wanted the eyes to be special so instead of just painting them on I used clear acrylic half spheres painted from the back. I painted them a very dark metallic green with a lighter veining running through them. I made the choice to make the veining glow in the dark so when the lights go out the eyes still glow mysteriously. Another choice I made that wasn't in the film was to illuminate the eyes if desired. A flame bulb mounted inside the head makes the eyes light up slightly and makes them flicker and look alive. I am currently making a few of these heads as prototypes testing the paints and sealers. I will eventually make a few of the life-size statues as commissioned work, possibly for a couple museums to display also. I have also proposed this bust design to Factory Entertainment and it's possible it might become an officially licensed product in their line.
With no room in the studio for all these large prototype heads, I have this prototype available in the Junkyard if anyone is interested. If anyone has any questions or comments feel free to contact me: hildebeast(*at*)verizon.net and I will get back with you.........Douglas
Eyes are lit in this photo.
Unpainted resin arm.
Feet sculpted in Tex-clay.
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