Super Mario Bros - Lifesize "Toad" Goomba bust

[Howlrunner]

This guy is one of my favourite character designs in any movie for some strange reason. :lol When I finished up the bad guy goomba bust I had a casting of, I just HAD to get Toad when I was offered him....

Both are cast from molds of the animatronic heads that were molded by the team at MEL (who fabricated and puppeteered the goombas for the movie and who still have the goombas on display in their effects shop).

Resin bust as it arrived:

Still of Toad - paint scheme I was aiming for:

Finished bust, with fabricated inner mouth palettes and teeth, and glass eyes from Van Dykes:

Both goombas together:

Now if I could just track down casts of the other two goombas.....

 

[EvilRocketeer]

wow, those are amazing..I always liked that film...

 

[AJLoCascio]

I love it ! Very nice ! This movie is absolutely retarted, but I LOVED it as a kid and I still love the Goomba design

Moony

 

[CaptainEO]

Both of those turned out great!! Awesome job! :thumbsup

 

[STARTREKTOS]

Great work. I thought the movie was goofy as all get out, but you nailed that prop.

 

[Vincenzo330]

That is so awesome! Is is still possible to get resin casts of Toad?

 

[JonKross]

Those look so much better than I remember from the movies. Are you gonna grab other props from the movie?

 

[Howlrunner]

If I ever find any! :lol

PM sent Vincenzo330.

 

[Simmon M]

Toad looks great - they both look even better together!

You did a wonderful job on them.