Indiana Jones Crystal Skull 1:1

[joberg]

Wow...that's sprained alright It'll be a few weeks before you can actually start to "walk". Good thing it wasn't worse than that

 

[Sevv]

Yes it could have been a lot worse. Impressive bruise colours… if you’re going to sprain your ankle you at least want a good bruise. Last photo honest

 

[joberg]

Oh yes...had the same years ago and it'll take time before everything is A+. Hang-in there and try to get a cane; it'll help

 

[Funky]

OUCH!!! cold and warm alternate compresses…and bourbon. Lots of bourbon.

 

[Halliwax]

eck... doesn't look like fun

 

[Sevv]

Right all. My foot has healed after a looonnnggg recovery but all better and im back onto this project

 

[joberg]

Good news

 

[Sevv]

Deep into making my brain moulds this week, going well pictures as soon as I have something worth showing.

 

[Kylash]

How did molding go?

 

[Sevv]

Still very much ongoing and top of my to do list. Had to take a short break to finish coat hooks for our entrance hall but that’s life. We had to move back in to our downstairs hall after a year of living through the utility room as the hallway was renovated.

The jaw mould is almost done. When I have something to post I certainly will.

Moulding and casting this thing is proving much harder than I anticipated at first.

 

[bondoking]

Beautiful work! Looks very labor intensive from the cutting and sanding to the clear coating huh.

 

[Sevv]

Thank you, glad you like it. A lot of work yes but I kinda cheated a bit. I designed and 3D printed a load of jigs I could slot my 20mm hardwood into and a simple run across the table saw achieved the cut I needed. Slot the wood in one way, cut, turn it around, cut, another jig, cut, turn it around, cut. Another jig for the tapers, cut, turn it around, cut etc etc. I had lots of jigs and it was a lot of cutting but once my jigs had been printed 90% of the thought had been taken away and I got the result I wanted perfectly every time

Lots of sanding afterwards though

 

[bondoking]

Any updates on this?

 

[mercureyx]

This was looking incredible! Did you end up finishing?

 

[Sevv]

Update, this will be finished in a few weeks. My aim was for Dials release but I think ill be about a week behind. That annoys me

Lots happened on this project. After a break I went back to my 3D model and updated it, found quite a few things I could improve. So its mark 3 or 4 now in terms of modeling. Got a new much larger 8k printer so its been completely re printed and refinished. Moulds curing as I type this so yeah, only a few weeks from being finished.

I will say. Figuring out how to mould and cast thing has been really hard. Its damned complicated but once ive got the moulds ive got them right?

Hope people are still interested.

 

[joberg]

Good to know that the project is still on

 

[bondoking]

if ever this becomes a project run please keep me posted

 

[NathansPROPS]

Would be interested in molding photos for an idea on how you molded it sometime. And I know this is gonna kill my wallet but excited to see the results!

 

[Sevv]

Thanks guys. Working any free time I get on this. Moulds are coming along nicely, being realistic still 2 more weeks but its looking good.

 

[Sevv]

Jaw moulded and working great. Brain methods finished. Skull finished and moulding this weekend. Excited!