my mohawk gremlin life size replica..

[stevieboy1]

yeah I wondering the same thing about were the legs join the body and it might start warping at the join from the body to the legs. I will just have to hope it holds up. if not I dont know what else i can do.:behave

regards
Steve

 

[stevieboy1]

well it still leaned forward so i decided to take drastic measures!!

I got some foam filler and filled his body and arms but still wouldnt hold up.:unsure
So I desided the only thing I could do was chop his feet off!! I held him up perfectly straight and balanced with some string tied to the coubord doors and re atached his feet filling glueing etc the feet on straight with a big wedge between the foot and leg as there was a realllllly big gap to fill but now its all dry and set and he stands up perfectly straight now so me a much happier bunny!love:cool
i thought that where he was leaning forward in the first place that was the main problem and gravity taking over. Now hes up right and more balanced he should be better now. YAY!

Any ways here are a few more progress pics

regards
steve

 

[Rusty85]

That paint job looks amazing so far, can't wait to see it finished :thumbsup

 

[stevieboy1]

That paint job looks amazing so far, can't wait to see it finished :thumbsup

Thankyou for your nice words.
Im just so happy he finaly stands up straight and not leaning over now i can concentrate on the painting....one spot at a time lol:eek :confused i will get there in the end.:behave

I might not put the second one together yet as im thinking about trying to sculpt my own gremlin first now ive got these for the size and detail refrance. I think I want to start with stripe from the first movie. its just a case of how to do it and then work out how I would mold such a large thing...im new to molding apart from small plaster molds lol

regards
Steve

 

[Too Much Garlic]

If you are only making sculpts for yourself, think about doing a metal/wood rod or plastic tubing and wireframe internal body and then sculpt the surface with a two-part self-hardening epoxy resin instead of tampering with clay or magic sculpt that needs to be baked, molded and cast. It removes many steps, but also requires more thorough planning ahead.

 

[stevieboy1]

If you are only making sculpts for yourself, think about doing a metal/wood rod or plastic tubing and wireframe internal body and then sculpt the surface with a two-part self-hardening epoxy resin instead of tampering with clay or magic sculpt that needs to be baked, molded and cast. It removes many steps, but also requires more thorough planning ahead.

I realy want to make a cast for them as Im planning on making a few so would want to make some molds for a generic gremlin that i can then re cast to make more doing difrent things out fits etc. I will be using an air dry clay to sculpt the models with and yes I will make an under fraim from wire paper and tin foil for a skelliton then sculpt over it to save on clay and make it a bit lighter lol.

I think sculpting the large full size gremlins wont be to much of a problem apart from hours spent on details etc but im more concerned on how im going to make a mold and then re cast them and with what. I dont want to make them from latex so it will either be resin or some other molding materiel if there is any?:thumbsup

Regards
Steve

 

[stevieboy1]

Well I have finaly finished painting up my mohawk gremlin yay. here are a few pics and a group shot of them all together under the xmas tree lol.:rolleyes

Regards
Steve

 

[zorg]

excellent, i bet your glad all those spots are finished, any signs of it sagging or are you confident you solved the problem? the varnish helped the flat looking finish.

-z

 

[stevieboy1]

excellent, i bet your glad all that spots are finished, any signs of it sagging or are you confident you solved the problem? the varnish helped the flat looking finish.

-z

Problem solved!thumbsup After re positioning his feet and filling him with plaster and foam filler hes not moved! ive got him staning with his back just on the wall and hes not moved forward at all. yes im glad theres no more spots for a while lol.lol:lol

Regards
Steve

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That set looks awesome and the paint work turned out great.

Just to get the terminology right. It's just molding and casting. Recasting is only if someone molds and casts one of your casts without permission. .)

 

[stevieboy1]

That set looks awesome and the paint work turned out great.

Just to get the terminology right. It's just molding and casting. Recasting is only if someone molds and casts one of your casts without permission. .)

Oh yeah silly me lol Thats what i ment hehe:behave:lol

regards
Steve

 

[Too Much Garlic]

But, to get something straight... you made all those Mogwais?

 

[stevieboy1]

But, to get something straight... you made all those Mogwais?

Yup I made all the mogwai. i sculpted them and made them all from scratch.

Regards
Steve

 

[suckface]

great set you've got and a really nice paint job

love all those Mogwai's you got any more pictures of thos you can share with us from the sculpt to the finshed prop ?

I think from the 3 pin plug your in the uk so if you need any help/advise on the molding and casting give me a shout

 

[ralphee]

Yup I made all the mogwai. i sculpted them and made them all from scratch.

Regards
Steve

I love your Gizmo, any chance of a few more pics, he looks awesome.
Stripe looks mean as ever, really great job Steve!

Lee

 

[stevieboy1]

I love your Gizmo, any chance of a few more pics, he looks awesome.
Stripe looks mean as ever, really great job Steve!

Lee

Therere some pics of him being made up along with the others here:

http://www.therpf.com/f9/scale-gremlin-mogwai-model-help-131156/

Regards
Steve

 

[KingJawa]

That paint job looks amazing, really nice work. I would love to make one of these myself, when I find the time.