Interest Indiana Jones - "SOLID BRONZE" IMAM Staff of Ra Headpiece!!!

[Moonraker]

Where did you get the wood/branch display stand that the necklace headpiece is hanging off of? It looks great.

First of all, thank you so much. I do greatly appreciate it.

I got it from PetSmart, back in May. It's for an aquarium and it was an ugly yellowish color. Here is what I did:

• Chopped a branch of to make it more slender.
• Filled in the cut off piece as it is hollow and another massive hole it already had with Miliput, textured the putty to resemble the grain.
• Gave it a brownish paint wash, the dry brushed it with light grey to give it some highlights and texture, with some minor yellow.
• Sealed it with a matte spray
• Made a wood/rock looking base with some spare wood I had. Took an angle grinder to it with a cutoff wheel to make it look choppy, give it texture. Then a paint wash with some dry brush highlights.

I have never done this before and since I couldn't find a tree / wood branch looking thing like in Raiders, then I decided to do this in the spirit of Marion's Bar and what she hung the headpiece on.

It's not perfect but I am happy with it. It does the job.

The headpiece isn't one from this thread. I already had this one with the chain.

 

[MrTeabag]

First of all, thank you so much. I do greatly appreciate it.

I got it from PetSmart, back in May. It's for an aquarium and it was an ugly yellowish color. Here is what I did:

• Chopped a branch of to make it more slender.
• Filled in the cut off piece as it is hollow and another massive hole it already had with Miliput, textured the putty to resemble the grain.
• Gave it a brownish paint wash, the dry brushed it with light grey to give it some highlights and texture, with some minor yellow.
• Sealed it with a matte spray
• Made a wood/rock looking base with some spare wood I had. Took an angle grinder to it with a cutoff wheel to make it look choppy, give it texture. Then a paint wash with some dry brush highlights.

I have never done this before and since I couldn't find a tree / wood branch looking thing like in Raiders, then I decided to do this in the spirit of Marion's Bar and what she hung the headpiece on.

It's not perfect but I am happy with it. It does the job.

The headpiece isn't one from this thread. I already had this one with the chain.

Your texture work on the modeled parts on the wood is fantastic!

 

[RelicMaker]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you again RelicMaker!

Here it is compared to the reference photo in the Star Wars to Indiana Jones archive book and the Disney park exclusive

I know Disney's is a new sculpt and not cast off an original Headpiece, but I didn't realize the Disney's version's Cherub Heads are missing...

 

[Whiskey]

I know Disney's is a new sculpt and not cast off an original Headpiece, but I didn't realize the Disney's version's Cherub Heads are missing...

Nice catch. I didn’t realize that!

 

[skoota73]

I know Disney's is a new sculpt and not cast off an original Headpiece, but I didn't realize the Disney's version's Cherub Heads are missing...

Forgive my ignorance, but I've been staring at the differences but not sure what cherubs you're referring to.

 

[RelicMaker]

Forgive my ignorance, but I've been staring at the differences but not sure what cherubs you're referring to.

These are the same Cherubs you see on the Ark of the Covenant!

 

[skoota73]

Wow. That's neat. I didn't know this. I can see the bended leg and the tilted downward heads.

 

[Whiskey]

I think the book must have a typo. 11 cm seems too big for the widest diameter. Does any one else agree? Whisky

You’re right. Something’s wrong with the achieve book measurements. Just look at the Staff of Ra.

 

[RelicMaker]

You’re right. Something’s wrong with the achieve book measurements. Just look at the Staff of Ra.

There's been a lot of debate about the accuracy of the measurements for decades now, and you just really have to take them with a grain of salt...
Basically, most on here has agreed that it's not 100%...

 

[Moonraker]

Your texture work on the modeled parts on the wood is fantastic!

Thank you so much. First time doing that. I hope it wasn't just luck...lol

 

[RelicMaker]

First of all, thank you so much. I do greatly appreciate it.

I got it from PetSmart, back in May. It's for an aquarium and it was an ugly yellowish color. Here is what I did:

• Chopped a branch of to make it more slender.
• Filled in the cut off piece as it is hollow and another massive hole it already had with Miliput, textured the putty to resemble the grain.
• Gave it a brownish paint wash, the dry brushed it with light grey to give it some highlights and texture, with some minor yellow.
• Sealed it with a matte spray
• Made a wood/rock looking base with some spare wood I had. Took an angle grinder to it with a cutoff wheel to make it look choppy, give it texture. Then a paint wash with some dry brush highlights.

I have never done this before and since I couldn't find a tree / wood branch looking thing like in Raiders, then I decided to do this in the spirit of Marion's Bar and what she hung the headpiece on.

It's not perfect but I am happy with it. It does the job.

The headpiece isn't one from this thread. I already had this one with the chain.

This display looks great, but why did you decide to do a piece of wood instead of the Goat Skull displayed upright on it's horns?

 

[replicaprops]

This display looks great, but why did you decide to do a piece of wood instead of the Goat Skull displayed upright on it's horns?

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Holy crap, I just learned something new. All I ever saw was drift wood till you posted this. Amazing what the mind can do.

 

[replicaprops]

Now I'm searching for 3d models of Goat Skulls to print. lol

3d model goat skull - Google Search

 

[Britcinescribe]

You’re right. Something’s wrong with the achieve book measurements. Just look at the Staff of Ra.

At supposedly 7 feet, the Staff should be 213 cm.

 

[agent5]

At supposedly 7 feet, the Staff should be 213 cm.

The Map Room call sheet had the staff listed at 7 feet.

 

[Moonraker]

This display looks great, but why did you decide to do a piece of wood instead of the Goat Skull displayed upright on it's horns?

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Well the honest answer is I never knew it was a. goat skull. I always looked like a piece of wood, so I never questioned it. If you have a spare goat head.let me know...lol

 

[skoota73]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you again RelicMaker!

Here it is compared to the reference photo in the Star Wars to Indiana Jones archive book and the Disney park exclusive

Is this cast run from original production molds supposed to be the same one that's shown in the SW to IJ Archive book? I see differences between this and the one shown in the book.

Were there different molds/versions of the headpieces (aside from the raven bar headpiece) during production?

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Edit: Looks like there were several different versions after all. Whew.

 

[juvatwad]

The staff height has always bothered me with respect to deviating from the script. According to the conversation with the old man, the staff should by 5 feet, but he uses this 7 foot staff instead. Just a little goof I find annoying.

 

[ArtistTheGeek]

Yeah I always thought it was drift wood until last year when I discovered in this forum that it's actually two goat skulls attached back to back so the 4 horns form legs. Fascinating.

There's a picture knocking around on this site somewhere.

 

[Sevv]

*edit* Never mind