Brundledonk Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) My daughter is a fan of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and last year I found a baby Groot figure in the bargain bin at Asda and gave that a bit of a tart up and gave it to her as a stocking filler for Christmas and she loved it here's before Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr and after a lick of paint Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickrand I wanted to do something similar this year and I found a cheap bust of Groot with a figure of Rocky for cheap on ebay, the sculpting isn't bad but the paint job is shocking but I'm reasonably handy with paint and a brush/airbrush so thought I could do something with them and pressed the buy it now button I wanted to get this done last week but she's been off school with a bug so I had to wait until she went back today before I could crack on and I've only got one more day to try and finish it as after tomorrow I have commitments that will keep my me away from the bench until possibly the new year so need to get my skates on here's Groot at the start of play and whoever painted it at the factory must have done it after a liquid lunch ( look at his eyes ) he's got one at home and one away lol but aside from that he's a bit dark and a bit bland Groot and rocket repaint before by Brundle Donk, on Flickr and the back Groot and rocket repaint before by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Edited December 2, 2019 by Brundledonk 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundledonk Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) I didn't strip or prime him and just gave him a wipe down with IPA after which I sprayed him with Tamiya flat earth and then in some spots with a bit of red brown added to the cup Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr and of course did the same deal on t'other side Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Edited December 2, 2019 by Brundledonk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundledonk Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) next was to add Tamiya buff to the mix and I sprayed this on some edges and high spots, then army painter strong tone wash was applied to the recesses ( still wet in the pic and face not done at this point ) Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Edited December 2, 2019 by Brundledonk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundledonk Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 bit of a leap forward now as I was I the groove and didn't want to stop to take pics, but what I did was keep adding the strong tone to the recesses details until I had the depth I needed to reinforce the detail, then I first drybrushed very lightly with Vallejo flat brown followed by another go with some Vallejo red brown mixed in and finally gradually added Vallejo Ivory to make the highlight. All this was done extremely lightly and I've many passes with a very soft brush then I went back with strong tone and a fine brush and picked out any creases that were wiped out by the drybrushing. Eyes were painted Ivory and the pupils painted in with black and green and yellow was used to simulate the moss all that's left to do is give it all a flat coat and gloss the eyes Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Groot repaint after by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Groot repaint after by Brundle Donk, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundledonk Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 I've taken Rocky apart ready for paint and you can see him in the background I some of the above pics but I haven't started painting him yet and will get started in the morning and hopefully will have him finished by the end of the day and more importantly before my daughter gets home from school as I want to keep this as a surprise Here's all the bits Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr I don't think he's quite as bad as Groot was but still not great, although I'm sure Rocket is in there and I just hope I can bring him over with a bit of paint Untitled by Brundle Donk, on Flickr Pete 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Absolutely brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 That sir is amazing. Looks like you are having great fun. 🙌🥳 Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontie Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Amazing i love the guardian films and rocket & big groot just make it, fantastic paint job and ypu have done them proud look forward to the rest of this tread. Edited December 10, 2019 by simontie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff84 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Very cool. Baby Groots leather reminds me of deadpools costume. Looks very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Now thats what I call an "Upgrade" Smashing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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