Grommash Build. Last Page new pics of the silicone glove. 01/25/2017

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2016

• #21

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

Thanks. I am telling you that video from Stan Winston school is why that skin looks like that. I have no stocks in Stan Winston School by the way.

 

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steffgon

New Member

• Jan 19, 2016

• #22

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

That belt is really awesome, great job. i really like the heated and beaten rivits!

 

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collinE83

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• Jan 19, 2016

• #23

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

I get into the habit of skipping threads of characters I've never heard of. This happened to be one, since I'm not a WOW guy. I was really missing out. This work is fantastic. I can't believe how good that skin looks + the muscle suit. Really impressive. I've always wanted to do a muscle suit and I'm sure I'll come back to this one for reference. Great job.

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 19, 2016

• #24

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

Here is the finished belt. Again the first two are the Steve Wang/Alliance studio belt.


Here is my rendition.

 

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AlphaTech686

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• Jan 20, 2016

• #25

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

Sneak Peek Grommash Face Mechanism test. STAY TUNED!

 

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FrontaLittle

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• Jan 20, 2016

• #26

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

The level of detail on this built so far is insane. Is that animatronics on the Grommash face ? Please share some WIP pics of the mask making once it's done

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 21, 2016

• #27

Re: Grommash by Alphatech

I see a few of you have glanced at this. To answer a question, the face is not animatronic in that there are no servos. I was going to build the face mechanism like the apes from "2001" and Chewbacca which had cables running from the lower jaw to the upper lip. The problem was I sculpted the face as small as possible because of the weird proportions they give these video game characters. Ya'll know what I mean. So there was no room for that. Fortunately a few months ago a friend of a friend showed me this ape mask he had. it was pretty cheap and I didn't look at it well at first. At a second look I noticed the mouth was hinged and when I opened it the upper lip moved a bit. I couldn't believe it. They had this little bar that had pivot points and was connected to the lower jaw on either side. It was so simple. I redesigned it, better, and used it for this face. Wait till ya'll see it. Okay her is one picture of it.


I'm getting ahead of myself. That is it for now.

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 22, 2016

• #28

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Face Mech SNEAK PEEK 01/21/2016

The necklace was next. These first three photos are form Wang/Alliance Grommash.
Miyo Nakamura did the sculpt.


My sculpt.


The mold. Because of all the weird detail I brushed on a coat of silicone then placed it in a container and finished by pouring in the rest of the silicone.


First Pull fresh out of the mold.


This is the crown piece. I sculpted it in Super Sculpey.


This is where I got a crazy idea. I decided it might be cool to cast this in pewter. I've always wanted to play with low melt metals and this seemed like a good time to try it.
I bought this little cast iron ladle on Ebay for 10 bucks. I had a pewter figuring given to me years ago that got re-purposed. Sorry Mom and thanks. I was really curious to see if it would melt on the stove. Just like butta.


Bought a sample of high temp silicone from Smooth- on. Here it is right after the pour.


I was going to sculpt the hammered effect in the sculpt but decided to wait in case I liked the smooth look. This is after beating it around with a small hammer. This is not the skull I used. I poured another one with a slower cure resin and got absolutely no air bubbles.


Before and after.


Ok this was another weird tangent I went on. While I was Googling anything I could about Grommash's necklace I ran across a forum where gamers were discussing it. Apparently the skull on his necklace was supposed to have his rune carved into it. That was all I had to read because it sounded cool. I found this photo of the "Hordes rune". Yes I am some sort of nerd.


I carved it into the skull then remolded it just in case I ever want to make more.


Of course I couldn't just glue the crown on so I drilled it and used the pins from these rivets to attach it. I trimmed off the tops of the rivets and tapped them in to pre-drilled holes in the skull. Rock solid with no glue.


On to the next post. I only get 24 photos per.

 

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AlphaTech686

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• Jan 22, 2016

• #29

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Face Mech SNEAK PEEK 01/21/2016

This is after I painted on a copper salt solution to age the metal. It started to tarnish immediately. You will see in later pictures the final effect.


Onto the teeth or claws or what ever these were. This is a photo of Miyo Nakamura"s sculpts painted by Steve Wang. I ended up combining this look with a look from the next photo.


Sorry for poor quality photo I took it off the computer. This is Blizzard's latest rendition of Grommash. Here the teeth look more like talons so I combined the looks.


This is what I came up with. Almost finished sculpt. I added the bone joint of a talon or claw. I had to sculpt 3 different sizes.


The molds and the layout.


The final necklace.




Well I am caught up now with what I have been working on. I am of course in the middle of the face project. It may be a while before I get that part of the build posted. Once again STAY TUNED!!!

 

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AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 23, 2016

• #30

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

Here is a link to a video a friend of mine just did. He got a new HD camera and wanted to try it out. It is about 1:20 of Grommash so far. The last 20 seconds is of his face.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmuG5XkGmbc&feature=youtu.be

 

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Speedtospare

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• Jan 24, 2016

• #31

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

The jaw hinges work really well and it very simple design. Exceptional work.

 

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steffgon

New Member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #32

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

This looks really amazing. I love all the deatils. how long did it take you to mold and form the necklaces-skull?

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #33

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

I think the Skull was around 15 hours to sculpt. That sounds like a long time but it always goes by fast.

 

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steffgon

New Member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #34

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

15 hours well spend that and all the other sculps looks really good thumbsup

 

kialna

Sr Member

• Jan 25, 2016

• #35

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

15 hours doesn't seem that much imo. Very realistic timeframe. I love sculpting. Time goes by so fast! good jo

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 30, 2016

• #36

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just post the complete NECKLACE build 01/22/2016

Here is a quick video of the face movement test. The mask is not painted or completely glued down and I just threw the wig on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qX5HIlD6LA

 

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AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Jan 31, 2016

• #37

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page Just posted new vid of face movement 01/30/2016

Ok so here is another video. My friend shot this one. I'm calling this the 2.0 version since mine was pretty crappy. Enjoy
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B68dUKvNIV2rUzJvR29QQ1lOVWs/view?pref=2&pli=1

 

HighlanderFX

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• Jan 31, 2016

• #38

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page posted a 2nd new vid (the 2.0 Version) 01/31/2016

Pretty amazing!

 

AlphaTech686

Active Member

• Feb 8, 2016

• #39

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page posted a 2nd new vid (the 2.0 Version) 01/31/2016

I just finished Grommash's ears. I will mold them tonight. Here are a few sculpt pics. I played around with some new techniques for skin texture.

 

Talaaya

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• Feb 9, 2016

• #40

Re: Grommash by Alphatech Last page ear sculpts posted 02/08/2016

Wow. I am just floored by the level of skill, attention to detail, and craftsmanship. Your sculpting skills are particularly amazing. Well done! I am so excited to see more!