Upgrading a Hasbro Rancor EU version
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Finally a use for Ewoks that makes them less annoying lol. Looks top notch.
Sym-Cha
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Well this Rancor is feeling a whole lot better after each step I manage to do some more upgrades on this faul beast . . . and I've done lots lately :
I've added shields on both his arms ... as can be seen on the original but left out with most sculpts :
I finished his feet on all sides :
Worked on one of the thumb nails :
And articulated his tongue a little more:
So in all ... quite some progress made :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2015
To be continued . . .
Chaim
I've added shields on both his arms ... as can be seen on the original but left out with most sculpts :
I finished his feet on all sides :
Worked on one of the thumb nails :
And articulated his tongue a little more:
So in all ... quite some progress made :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2015
To be continued . . .
Chaim
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Chaim, you are bringing this together. Honestly, I know Kenner (and now Hasbro) have to dumb down their sculpts a bit to streamline manufacturing and costs, but I never realized there were so many differences. All the bits you are overhauling really are making this look like the right original rancor that I didn't realize I wasn't seeing before. The fingers and mouth are really looking so much better.
Sym-Cha
Master Member
Thanks spacebob ... no this is not the one with the 'real feel' skin ... which was only applied to the right hand if I'm not mistaken (?) ... and had bendable fingers ... this is the version right before and being part of the STAR WARS Expanded Universe or EU with a ryder on top. Magic Sculpt sticks really good onto most stuff ... still I make certain to smear it on rather well as I would with any clay sculpt ... however to my surprice some small bits dropped onto the Rancor without me noticing it and even they stay put.
The best part of Magic Sculpt is ... it 'cures' without any need for an oven or otherwise ... and you can add onto it when need be ... or attack it with a file, sandpaper or any other tools to smoothen, or roughen or detail whatever is necessary.
And the unused Magic Sculpt left-over after working on the Rancor, I use for another custom figure ... so nothing gets wasted
Chaim
The best part of Magic Sculpt is ... it 'cures' without any need for an oven or otherwise ... and you can add onto it when need be ... or attack it with a file, sandpaper or any other tools to smoothen, or roughen or detail whatever is necessary.
And the unused Magic Sculpt left-over after working on the Rancor, I use for another custom figure ... so nothing gets wasted
Chaim
Sym-Cha
Master Member
Yeah I get you . . . I promised myself to finish most of my projects on my waiting list . . . this year . . . and hopefully I can celebrate that fact with a small STAR WARS exhibition in the Dutch Comics Museum in town when Episode VII premieres hosted by me . . . so fingers crossed I get the green lights for approvement
Chaim
Chaim
Sym-Cha
Master Member
Though I dread painting this large beast . . . I did find a good thread on rebelscum for tips : http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1012384/ ... now all I need to do is check if I haven't forgotten anything to be improved with magic sculpt before painting . . . here's the screensaver I made for that reason alone :
If you spot anything I may have overlooked please let me know ... I'm still considering what to use for the manacle on his right arm ... I hoped to find a used one loose on ebay from another Rancor . . . but alas . . . I guess I'll have to become a bit more creative again :wacko
@ spacebob ... so when you want to do what I did . . . look for the Target Rancor EU with the Felucian Rider on top
Chaim
If you spot anything I may have overlooked please let me know ... I'm still considering what to use for the manacle on his right arm ... I hoped to find a used one loose on ebay from another Rancor . . . but alas . . . I guess I'll have to become a bit more creative again :wacko
@ spacebob ... so when you want to do what I did . . . look for the Target Rancor EU with the Felucian Rider on top
Chaim
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portland182
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The original shoulder plates have 3 layers. You could add 2 smaller ones above the current ones?
Cheers
Jim
Sym-Cha
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Thanks Jim ... yeah that's been bugging me too ... actually going towards the back of the shoulder is another second layer as you can see here on both shoulder blades :
... that said I'll see if I can alter it slightly however the issue is there's an enormous ball-joint on the arm going into the body, therefor Hasbro choose to make those shoulder blades quite smaller . . . and the arms have a swivel motion right under those plates so I can't add anymore magic sculpt without loosing that movement ... it still has to remain a 'toy' Rancor not a static statue in just 1 pose. Perhaps 1 more layer is enough
Chaim
... that said I'll see if I can alter it slightly however the issue is there's an enormous ball-joint on the arm going into the body, therefor Hasbro choose to make those shoulder blades quite smaller . . . and the arms have a swivel motion right under those plates so I can't add anymore magic sculpt without loosing that movement ... it still has to remain a 'toy' Rancor not a static statue in just 1 pose. Perhaps 1 more layer is enough
Chaim
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Sym-Cha
Master Member
As was pointed out to me by portland182 ... I did decide to alter the shoulder plates on both arms slightly :
While I was doing this and checking my research pictures . . . I noticed something very odd :
If you look closely at above picture ... you'll see that between the arm and the body there's an extra piece of skin, this alas I can not and do not want to replicate, without compromising the movement of the shoulder joint. Then I noticed another thing even more peculiar when returning to my Rancor ... the breasts, or upper pecs so you will, were hanging significantly lower than what you see in this next research picture ... the neck ending directly onto the pecs :
So this I had to alter ... hence also enlarging his round belly into a more muscled belly without adding refined abs ... for it's still a beast :
Finally I returned back to some of the Rancor's teeth and altered them slightly to what I had seen on screen and worked a bit around the eyes :
And here's a last shot of the Rancor's upgrades as of today :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2015
Now I have to see if I can get some clear shots of his backplating and decide whether or not it needs some touching up then I'll add some additional warts and bumps wherever I see fit, or do notice them on the pictures in my Rancor file, . . . . so I'll leave you with this final movie-frame to enjoy :
... and ask you this question : should I give this beast a belly button, some nipples and slight hint of his gender ... somewhere between his legs? Or has it been confirmed already that this particular Rancor was female, in which case a breast enlargement seems to be appropriate :wacko ... and whether this species is breeding and hatching from eggs, instead of being a warmblooded mammal?
To be continued . . .
Chaim
While I was doing this and checking my research pictures . . . I noticed something very odd :
If you look closely at above picture ... you'll see that between the arm and the body there's an extra piece of skin, this alas I can not and do not want to replicate, without compromising the movement of the shoulder joint. Then I noticed another thing even more peculiar when returning to my Rancor ... the breasts, or upper pecs so you will, were hanging significantly lower than what you see in this next research picture ... the neck ending directly onto the pecs :
So this I had to alter ... hence also enlarging his round belly into a more muscled belly without adding refined abs ... for it's still a beast :
Finally I returned back to some of the Rancor's teeth and altered them slightly to what I had seen on screen and worked a bit around the eyes :
And here's a last shot of the Rancor's upgrades as of today :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2015
Now I have to see if I can get some clear shots of his backplating and decide whether or not it needs some touching up then I'll add some additional warts and bumps wherever I see fit, or do notice them on the pictures in my Rancor file, . . . . so I'll leave you with this final movie-frame to enjoy :
... and ask you this question : should I give this beast a belly button, some nipples and slight hint of his gender ... somewhere between his legs? Or has it been confirmed already that this particular Rancor was female, in which case a breast enlargement seems to be appropriate :wacko ... and whether this species is breeding and hatching from eggs, instead of being a warmblooded mammal?
To be continued . . .
Chaim
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