Original movie: Clash Of The Titans...my Bubo Owl replica

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Imhotep72

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Hello my fellow RPFers, this just in!!! I would like to introduce to you all my newest addition to my prop collection; this is my new Bubo Owl from the original Clash Of The Titans. Although they are selling this tagged with a label from the newer version of the movie, we all know our favorite little mechanical owl from the older and better version of the film. He stands just over 11" tall, painted in silver and gold with faux ruby eyes and is made from latex and plastic. I plan on redoing the gold and silver paint job with gold and silver leafing to heighten his appearance to look more like a real treasure of the precious metals he was forged from by the gods!:lol
So here he is; this little guy is great!
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this is a great model. the owl was my fave from the orignal movie. remember to put up pics when u detail it. cant wait to see it
 
Thanks for posting this! I always wanted a Bubo from Clash of the Titans and the only one I came across a couple of years ago was the "Stelter Creative" version which was way out of my league price-wise. This looks like a great alternative. Movie Props
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Adam C. said:
Thanks for posting this! I always wanted a Bubo from Clash of the Titans and the only one I came across a couple of years ago was the "Stelter Creative" version which was way out of my league price-wise. This looks like a great alternative. Movie Props
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Glad you like it and it could be of use to you; hope you end up getting one. There is also another Bubo available from www.goldenarmor.com I browsed the web and found that site just by chance; they have a lot of really cool stuff...Bubo being one of them. It has to be requested as many props here on done by special order; I'm not sure the price though but the prop seems pretty cool.
 
UPDATE!...I finally bought the leafing kits; now it's time to touch up Bubo and give him a more realistic appearance of gold and silver metals.
 
Imhotep72 said:
Glad you like it and it could be of use to you; hope you end up getting one.
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Are you kidding? I had already placed my order before even responding to this thread! :lol I can't wait to see some updated pictures of yours as you work on it. (I don't think I'd have the nerve to work on mine.) Keep us updated!
 
Adam C. said:
Are you kidding? I had already placed my order before even responding to this thread! :lol I can't wait to see some updated pictures of yours as you work on it. (I don't think I'd have the nerve to work on mine.) Keep us updated!
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Ha! Started on it yesterday.:love I was going to post pics here but the Photobucket website was acting up or was down; I tried uploading my photos there but couldn't. Anyhow, I am almost done with Bubo, just need to lay down the silver leafing and some minor gold touch ups on the main body. I am considering cutting off the ruby eyes as they are rubber and mounting some faux glass rubies in their place for a shimmering look. WDYT??? :confused
I will be posting the WIP pics along with the final finished photos soon; cheers buddy!
 
Imhotep72 said:
Glad you like it and it could be of use to you; hope you end up getting one. There is also another Bubo available from www.goldenarmor.com I browsed the web and found that site just by chance; they have a lot of really cool stuff...Bubo being one of them. It has to be requested as many props here on done by special order; I'm not sure the price though but the prop seems pretty cool.
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The guy who runs that web site was banned from the RPF years ago for constant recasting and INCREDIBLY poor quality products. Poor quality to the point that it's hard to even put into words until you've held something in your hands...it's that bad. It would be in everyone's best interest to steer clear of anything he offers.
 
Pilot said:
The guy who runs that web site was banned from the RPF years ago for constant recasting and INCREDIBLY poor quality products. Poor quality to the point that it's hard to even put into words until you've held something in your hands...it's that bad. It would be in everyone's best interest to steer clear of anything he offers.
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Yeah, I did happen to come across an article on yahoo about him being banned from here. However I have spoken with him and bought products from his site recently that I had no issues with; actually, the items I recieved happened to be spectacular in design and detail. I'm not disagreeing with your opinion or facts stated as you are entitled to speak as you will; however, I find that the owner/operator of that site treated me with courtesy, respect and his products arrived quickly, safely and in great shape, I am happy with what I bought. We all take chances anywhere we buy or trade from, even the most respected of sites
 
UPDATE!!! Here are some in progress pics of my paint conversion of Bubo. I wasn't happy with his original paint scheme that he arrived in because the gold and silver were very dull so I decided to "upgrade" his appearence with gold and silver leafing so that he has a more "metalic" like appeal. Here is a before pic of Bubo:
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Here is a pic of the first stage of gold leafing; it will need some touching up with a gold leaf pen to fill in the layers between the feathers:
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Here is a pic with the touch ups from the gold leaf pen, a second layer of gold leaf paper will be applied so that Bubos' gold looks real and with a shine:
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Today I will be laying the second layer of gold leaf and also the silver leaf, I just need to run back to the hobby store and buy a silver touch up pen and faux rubies for the eyes; I will post more progress pics as soon as I complete them. Hope you all like it:)
 
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