X-Men Green Lagoon Tiki's

[Xxblackbird]

Currently in X-Men comics, mutants have established a homeland on the living island of Krakoa.
Blob has opened a tiki bar called the Green Lagoon.
I'm making some of the tiki mugs featured in the book.
I'm going to make an initial post with reference images and 3D models then follow up with WIP pics.

These are taken from the X-Force and Wolverine comics.
3D models were commissioned from artist Jorge Zepeda.

 

[Xxblackbird]

I use a CR-10 v2 with PETG material.
I'm still testing out the sizing.
Mugs in the Apocalypse style are usually around 7 inches tall. But to maintain accuracy and proportions of the one in the book, I printed around 6 inches.
I'm still looking for a good rattle can color to match the base blue.

I initially used Smooth-On XTC to coat the prints.
i had problems with pooling and dripping and it's not food safe.
So I ordered new thinner resin and will try that this weekend. These prototypes all have XTC on them.

I had a lot of trouble masking the Sentinel face. The lines and details had been dulled by the XTC. The face paint job didn't really turn out well. Certainly not well enough to sell or share.
The teeth looked awful so I tried a black paint pen to add definition. But the pen had an uneven pour came out too thick.

 

[Don93]

Those are great! Would love a set if this turns into a run.

 

[AJLoCascio]

Holy crap! This is incredible!!!!

 

[Xxblackbird]

Apocalypse update.
I'm fairly happy with this prototype.
For future cups, I'll smooth the print with sanding and filler instead of resin to maintain some of the sharper details. That will help with painting and the overall look.
Then I'll coat it with food safe resin to give it a gloss ceramic look.

 

[Xxblackbird]

So these caught the attention of the comics creators and I was told Apocalypse is gray with blue lips.
I can only do rattle can paint so I'm struggling to find the appropriate gray.
I'm thinking a slate blue.

 

[jpjenkin]

Found this searching for inspiration pics for making my own 3D files for a Sentinel Tiki mug, great minds think alike!

 

[Chris Moliere]

The models are very well done. I really like the prints too! And CR-10s are very solid machines, glad to see one in use here.

 

[jpjenkin]

I too have had issues with XTC 3d resin, thick or thin, its always wonky. I'm curious if there's a better food safe thing resin?

 

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