murloc

Broilermaker

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• Aug 14, 2016

• #1

for some reason i like murlocs, what is a murloc? a murloc is a bipedal amphibian . my son brought them to my attention. so i have decided to make one. starting with a safari international pihranah i cut off the fins, got the frog legs from the same toy group. after triming everything i glued it all together, now i need to make a trip to the hobby store for putty.

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 16, 2016

• #2

ok, so now i have added bondo, glazing and spot putty, i like it better than model putty, plus it is cheaper

 

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Jintosh

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• Aug 16, 2016

• #3

Very creative. Nice job using every day objects to make a replica.

 

B Wo

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• Aug 16, 2016

• #4

I have soft spot for murlocs, too. This is a clever approach.

 

Broilermaker

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• Aug 16, 2016

• #5

thanks, i wanted to make a "realistic" one using taxidermy forms but i wasnt sure about if the sizes would be colaberative enough, so i decided to use these toys instead. i am recovering from an operation that saved my life on july 9th, i am surprised my wife has let me use the table in the house, she doesnt want me in my work shop

 

Dope

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• Aug 16, 2016

• #6

RWLRWLRWLRWL

Dope

 

Broilermaker

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• Aug 17, 2016

• #7

sanded, i am waiting for it to dry to apply 2nd coat of spot putty where needed, most of you do not know this but in the begining of july i had an emergency operation that saved my life, so i only can work on this for short periods

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 17, 2016

• #8

started making the quills for his back. i had gone to michael's and bought a package of guinea feathers and am cutting them down with an exacto knife

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 18, 2016

• #9

sanded and primed, just needs a little spot putty

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 18, 2016

• #10

primed and painted the quills today, hard to see in the photo but the base of the quills are orange fadind to red on the tips

 

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13doctorwho

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• Aug 18, 2016

• #11

Very clever project. Sorry about your illness. Projects like this can be very therapeutic during recover from an illness or injury.

 

Broilermaker

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• Aug 18, 2016

• #12

thank you for the kind words, this was something i've put off for for a while, so now that i have time for it, i figure why not? i wish i would've invested in an airbrush, but since i didnt, rattle cans will do

 

Broilermaker

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• Aug 19, 2016

• #13

ok, i have painted the underside white (for this i used walmart's white, i like it because it dries fast and only cost $.99). when that was dry i flipped it over and painted the body citrus green (which looks yellow) the body then got misted with ivy green, the body then got heavily misted with john deere green, to match the illustrations. then after placing the body at ground level was misted with a darker green from walmart, for a "realistic" look. i may not be able to do the next steps tomorrow as the paint has to be really dry. also before i painted i had drilled holes in the back for the quills

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the pics really do it no justice

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 20, 2016

• #14

so after looking at it, it was too green. so i masked the legs and fogged the sides of the body with citrus green. due to the differences in indoor and natural light i took a pic with flash.

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 20, 2016

• #15

painted the feet with red by kraylon rattle can, also stained the base

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 20, 2016

• #16

i have sealed and finished the base. i put down white glue and spread it pretty evenly across the surface, i then spread coarse stone granules across that and am waiting for it to dry

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 21, 2016

• #17

so here is where the base is at now

 

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Broilermaker

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• Aug 21, 2016

• #18

added a "pin cushion " flower because I thought it looked alien.

 

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Jintosh

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• Aug 21, 2016

• #19

Broilermaker said:

added a "pin cushion " flower because I thought it looked alien.

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Indeed, it does. :cool

 

Broilermaker

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• Aug 21, 2016

• #20

added more foliage, these were leaves on the stem that I wasn't going to use

 

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