It's been awhile since I have been able to do a build as I was stuck in Liberia last Halloween. I get to be home this year so I talked my daughter into going as Hawkgirl.
I used the foam file found in JFcustoms thread.
Here's some progress pics.
A quick test fitting
For paint I used some texture paint to cover the less than stellar seams in my build. I need to get away from hot glue...it's too damn messy.
For the final paint, I hit the whole thing with some translucent brown to give the color some depth.
Overall, this was a tough one to do in foam, especially since I had to scale it down for my 9 year old daughter. I imagine it would be easier with a larger scale. I am new to airbrushing, so using the new airbrush caused some issues.
The wings were a little daunting for me. Eventually I just downloaded some vectored feathers and used those to makes some templates. I didn't feel like cutting out dozens of foam feathers (oh how I miss the laser engraver at my old job) so I used those templates to make larger templates for rows of feathers.
Once I had some feathers cut from foam, I fired up the airbrush and gave them some paint. I'm new to the airbrush and they could have been a lot better but they look pretty good. I am out of foam so more feathers will have to wait until the new rolls come in.
So far, it's coming together pretty well. I have to go to the field for a week, so that's going to slow me down. The wings should go pretty quick once I get the foam. Just have to get the wife on the costume bits.
I used the foam file found in JFcustoms thread.
Here's some progress pics.
A quick test fitting
For paint I used some texture paint to cover the less than stellar seams in my build. I need to get away from hot glue...it's too damn messy.
For the final paint, I hit the whole thing with some translucent brown to give the color some depth.
Overall, this was a tough one to do in foam, especially since I had to scale it down for my 9 year old daughter. I imagine it would be easier with a larger scale. I am new to airbrushing, so using the new airbrush caused some issues.
The wings were a little daunting for me. Eventually I just downloaded some vectored feathers and used those to makes some templates. I didn't feel like cutting out dozens of foam feathers (oh how I miss the laser engraver at my old job) so I used those templates to make larger templates for rows of feathers.
Once I had some feathers cut from foam, I fired up the airbrush and gave them some paint. I'm new to the airbrush and they could have been a lot better but they look pretty good. I am out of foam so more feathers will have to wait until the new rolls come in.
So far, it's coming together pretty well. I have to go to the field for a week, so that's going to slow me down. The wings should go pretty quick once I get the foam. Just have to get the wife on the costume bits.
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