JKKS
Sr Member
At the very beginning of march I decided that starting an Indiana Jones prop collection might be a good idea.
I'm a casual prop/replica collector and I've basically never done or modified a replica myself (except for a recent run of a Captain America related replica on these boards).
A few weeks ago I bought a Grail replica from PaulW. I thought that it would be a great start for my personal Grail. I especially liked is work on the gold leafing of the cup from the pics and I realized when I got his Grail in hand that it was really a high end job. But I wanted my Grail to look more like the first grail seen on Last Crusade and less like the "archive" Grail. Using several 1080p screencaps, I picked the version I liked the most, and began working on it.
I started with a little weathering work on the gold leafing, I followed with several layers of acrylic paint to give the Grail the proper aged and deeper look I wanted. Then I sanded the layers of paint a bit so some gold can still shine through it. Finally I worked on the finish using a very small amount of ashes and two coats of neutral polish. I overall spent around 10 more hours on it.
Here are a few pics to show you the final product and the progress. The first one being on of the screencaps I used as reference and the second one, the Grail exactly like I received it. 3 is the final product, 4 a close-up of it:
And here's a link to a photobucket album with higher resolution of these pictures: Indiana Jones Holy Grail pictures by J-K-K-S - Photobucket
I would love to know what you guys think of it.
I'm a casual prop/replica collector and I've basically never done or modified a replica myself (except for a recent run of a Captain America related replica on these boards).
A few weeks ago I bought a Grail replica from PaulW. I thought that it would be a great start for my personal Grail. I especially liked is work on the gold leafing of the cup from the pics and I realized when I got his Grail in hand that it was really a high end job. But I wanted my Grail to look more like the first grail seen on Last Crusade and less like the "archive" Grail. Using several 1080p screencaps, I picked the version I liked the most, and began working on it.
I started with a little weathering work on the gold leafing, I followed with several layers of acrylic paint to give the Grail the proper aged and deeper look I wanted. Then I sanded the layers of paint a bit so some gold can still shine through it. Finally I worked on the finish using a very small amount of ashes and two coats of neutral polish. I overall spent around 10 more hours on it.
Here are a few pics to show you the final product and the progress. The first one being on of the screencaps I used as reference and the second one, the Grail exactly like I received it. 3 is the final product, 4 a close-up of it:
And here's a link to a photobucket album with higher resolution of these pictures: Indiana Jones Holy Grail pictures by J-K-K-S - Photobucket
I would love to know what you guys think of it.
