redkraytdragon
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Thanks bro, same here my man I feel the same way! I've learned SO much from members here and other forums that have enabled me to work towards getting better at sculpting and molding. It's a community effort! 
Sculpting a Imperial Galactic Marine from scratch
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Rysjin7717
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That it is brah, but I can't sculpt ta save my life!!! Even though I don't have a a building thread at all, still gatherin' th' materials and supplies necessary for th' builds. I can still help others /w/ their building usin' th' knowledge I've gained by readin' and usin' th' search function. Keep up th' good work
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Even though I don't have a a building thread at all, still gatherin' th' materials and supplies necessary for th' builds. I can still help others /w/ their building usin' th' knowledge I've gained by readin' and usin' th' search function. Keep up th' good work Sent from my SGH-T989 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
redkraytdragon
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That's what it's all about, Rys
More progress on the helmet:
That's it for now...
More progress on the helmet:
That's it for now...
Rysjin7717
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Can't wait ta see more rkd lookin' good.:cool
redkraytdragon
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Thanks Rys!
A few more progress pics. Added the neck ring and correctly flared out the skirt, makes a HUGE difference in the overall look. That's it for now kiddies....stay tuned
A few more progress pics. Added the neck ring and correctly flared out the skirt, makes a HUGE difference in the overall look. That's it for now kiddies....stay tuned
Rysjin7717
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Wow!!!!!
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redkraytdragon
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Thanks Rys
Here's some more progress pics for you all, enjoy!
At this point, I had spoken to Barry (banzai88) and he pointed out that the cheeks needed to be corrected. I knew SOMETHING was up with it but couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Onto the Rondo!
Then sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand....and more sand, sand, sand, sand, sand
That's it for now kiddies, stay tuned...
Here's some more progress pics for you all, enjoy!
At this point, I had spoken to Barry (banzai88) and he pointed out that the cheeks needed to be corrected. I knew SOMETHING was up with it but couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Onto the Rondo!
Then sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand....and more sand, sand, sand, sand, sand
That's it for now kiddies, stay tuned...
Rysjin7717
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How did ya keep th' rondo from eatin' away th' foam rkd? I'm really soakin' all of this in keep up th' great work. opcorn
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aracknoid3
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Simply amazing work!!!!!
redkraytdragon
Active Member
Thanks again Dagi, appreciate the kind words mate!
And thank you too Aracknoid!
And thank you too Aracknoid!
redkraytdragon
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First coats of primer
redkraytdragon
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Getting a bit ahead of myself, but I couldn't help it....here's a teaser shot
redkraytdragon
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Update:
So after finishing up the original foam master, I decided at this point I really needed a hollow resin copy of the helmet to be able to effectively continue. Enter - my VERY first GM helmet lid (slush of course). I can't say I'm really very proud of this thing (no vent and it needed a LOT of work) and the scrap mold was a piece of garbage, but I learned a LOT from it and it got the job done...for the most part. Here's a few pics
Nevertheless, I was pleased with the overall shape and size/proportion of it so that was a good thing I guess.
Up next was the ever daunting task of sanding my ***** off for the next god knows how many hours (I gave up counting, honestly) to get it as close to where I wanted it to be. I also needed to cut out the vent and reattach it, recessed. Simple enough but just a matter of getting it done.
(Tamiya putty is the BOMB btw)
I eventually settled on .125 half round styrene for the edges (after discussing it with Barry...he also supplied me with the templates for the eyes)
That's it for now. I've got this under primer but just haven't had a chance to take full on pics yet. More to come soon!
So after finishing up the original foam master, I decided at this point I really needed a hollow resin copy of the helmet to be able to effectively continue. Enter - my VERY first GM helmet lid (slush of course). I can't say I'm really very proud of this thing (no vent and it needed a LOT of work) and the scrap mold was a piece of garbage, but I learned a LOT from it and it got the job done...for the most part. Here's a few pics
Nevertheless, I was pleased with the overall shape and size/proportion of it so that was a good thing I guess.
Up next was the ever daunting task of sanding my ***** off for the next god knows how many hours (I gave up counting, honestly) to get it as close to where I wanted it to be. I also needed to cut out the vent and reattach it, recessed. Simple enough but just a matter of getting it done.
(Tamiya putty is the BOMB btw)
I eventually settled on .125 half round styrene for the edges (after discussing it with Barry...he also supplied me with the templates for the eyes)
That's it for now. I've got this under primer but just haven't had a chance to take full on pics yet. More to come soon!
Chicagovader
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Wow! Very impressive!
mattrendar
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looking great ! cant wait to see the finished project !thx for sharing
awesome scratch build!
redkraytdragon
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Thanks guys for the kind words, much appreciated
So it's been a while since my last update. I apologize for the delay but I've been super busy between my real world job, filling orders, and trying to squeeze in time here and there to work on this project. I've taken a bit of a break from sculpting on this project but only because I needed to finish assembling the first cast out of the helmet mold to see how everything looks...needless to say it was quite a bit of work but also very enlightening on how this helmet kit will need to be done and how much work is involved. I'm not really going to get into details with words but I'm pretty sure the photos below are self explanatory (I didn't take shots of every singe step, but you get the idea). Without any further babbling from me, here's pics. Enjoy!
That's it for now. Still gotta weather the helmet and cowl (will take more pics and post them after that's done) and then hopefully in the very near future I'll be able to start sculpting the clone arm pieces. As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned!
So it's been a while since my last update. I apologize for the delay but I've been super busy between my real world job, filling orders, and trying to squeeze in time here and there to work on this project. I've taken a bit of a break from sculpting on this project but only because I needed to finish assembling the first cast out of the helmet mold to see how everything looks...needless to say it was quite a bit of work but also very enlightening on how this helmet kit will need to be done and how much work is involved. I'm not really going to get into details with words but I'm pretty sure the photos below are self explanatory (I didn't take shots of every singe step, but you get the idea). Without any further babbling from me, here's pics. Enjoy!
That's it for now. Still gotta weather the helmet and cowl (will take more pics and post them after that's done) and then hopefully in the very near future I'll be able to start sculpting the clone arm pieces. As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned!
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