vaderdarth
Master Member
Wow, what a beauty!!!! 
Bob the Alien (Giger inspired Alien)
- Thread starter Leigh
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Thanks for the kind words
You got it, although the rubber would be thicker
I'm thinking instead of using pins to hinge the wee jaws, I could just cast them with dimples & have them clip together, then slip the rubber cover over. They'll hinge just as well but its a simpler design & they're not going to be under any serious strain anyway I would like to think :confused
Having a rubber cover or skin over the tongue also means that theres scope for it to be animated, cables can be hidden under the skin.
The tongues being made to slide in & out on a rod, the rod hinges at its mount & the whole bottom jaw will be on hinges. So it shouldn't be too difficult to animate the face.
I've just got to look into a good suitable rubber to use.
You got it, although the rubber would be thicker
I'm thinking instead of using pins to hinge the wee jaws, I could just cast them with dimples & have them clip together, then slip the rubber cover over. They'll hinge just as well but its a simpler design & they're not going to be under any serious strain anyway I would like to think :confused
Having a rubber cover or skin over the tongue also means that theres scope for it to be animated, cables can be hidden under the skin.
The tongues being made to slide in & out on a rod, the rod hinges at its mount & the whole bottom jaw will be on hinges. So it shouldn't be too difficult to animate the face.
I've just got to look into a good suitable rubber to use.
shanes4doorsi
New Member
simply great work
Thewomanwarhead
Active Member
Aw man fantastic!!
Time for another little update:
Firstly, we discussed it & decided to move Bob to one of the spare rooms as he was beginning to completely take over the dinning room. Its a bit crowded in there with the toys & what not but its kind of like being a kid again with my own bedroom
I've been busy trying to wrap things up a little. His tongue is ready for moulding, I just need to put some clay over the hinges but I'll do that just before the moulding starts. I made a new hinge for the tongue & re-sculpted it a bit.
The jaw is also ready for moulding. I've gone over the whole thing & made sure I'm happy with it all then textured it. I used Humbrol enamel paint with some talc mixed in & stippled it on with a torn up sponge & then top coated it with a spatter tip in my Aztek & used a gloss enamal paint for the finish. Its blended everything together nicely & the texture isn't too heavy
Next job is to get the rest of the head ready for moulding. I'm going to make a temporary mould of the face/skull part & remake that in polyester filler. I'll use latex for the mould & plaster for the jacket. Then I'll cut the old one off & replace it with the new plastic one & blend it in. Reason for this is there will be a separation line in the mould right across his face just above his eyes. I want a hard surface to run the separation lines across so as not to leave lines or deformation in the final casting
Firstly, we discussed it & decided to move Bob to one of the spare rooms as he was beginning to completely take over the dinning room. Its a bit crowded in there with the toys & what not but its kind of like being a kid again with my own bedroom
I've been busy trying to wrap things up a little. His tongue is ready for moulding, I just need to put some clay over the hinges but I'll do that just before the moulding starts. I made a new hinge for the tongue & re-sculpted it a bit.
The jaw is also ready for moulding. I've gone over the whole thing & made sure I'm happy with it all then textured it. I used Humbrol enamel paint with some talc mixed in & stippled it on with a torn up sponge & then top coated it with a spatter tip in my Aztek & used a gloss enamal paint for the finish. Its blended everything together nicely & the texture isn't too heavy
Next job is to get the rest of the head ready for moulding. I'm going to make a temporary mould of the face/skull part & remake that in polyester filler. I'll use latex for the mould & plaster for the jacket. Then I'll cut the old one off & replace it with the new plastic one & blend it in. Reason for this is there will be a separation line in the mould right across his face just above his eyes. I want a hard surface to run the separation lines across so as not to leave lines or deformation in the final casting
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Vader2378
Active Member
^^
I know how you feel! I'm hoping I'll have had some time in my new job by the time this beast is ready, assuming of course that it's going up for sale! If not, I've come to an arrangement with Leigh, one bust in return for me being his housekeeper for a year, though he doesn't know it yet XD
Can't wait to see more updates
I know how you feel! I'm hoping I'll have had some time in my new job by the time this beast is ready, assuming of course that it's going up for sale! If not, I've come to an arrangement with Leigh, one bust in return for me being his housekeeper for a year, though he doesn't know it yet XD
Can't wait to see more updates
Thanks you
^^
I know how you feel! I'm hoping I'll have had some time in my new job by the time this beast is ready, assuming of course that it's going up for sale! If not, I've come to an arrangement with Leigh, one bust in return for me being his housekeeper for a year, though he doesn't know it yet XD
Can't wait to see more updates
Hmm.......This is a tempting offer :love
Just a little update:
I was going to make a latex mould to remake face/skull part & cast it in polyester.....well that went out the window! as usual I've gone & done it different to my original plan :lol
So I made a plaster one off mould & cast it in urethane :rolleyes But I'm happy with the results
Just got a little trimming, some smoothing & a few small bubbles to fill & I can stick it on & blend it in
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Ditto on all the above, especially that I definitely won't be able to afford it :lol
But just seeing it coming to life in this thread is worth it
vaderdarth
Master Member
I love seeing the progression! Nice work Leigh.
Thanks guy's
Well the face is all glued on & blended in, I've just got to do some slight texturing & thats all sorted the next bit will be the large area's either side of the top of his head.
Oh & I have to do some minor alterations to his top teeth & gum
Well the face is all glued on & blended in, I've just got to do some slight texturing & thats all sorted
the next bit will be the large area's either side of the top of his head.Oh & I have to do some minor alterations to his top teeth & gum
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asemblyrequired
Well-Known Member
sweet..you inspire me to do one after a finish other projects
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