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Yeah some atomic space suspenders are in order I think! 

Thanks Pete! I'm trying to stay fairly true to the miniature but do like to give my own flavour to it, there's a ton of fan art out there which I'm careful to avoid as that's someone else's interpretation and they can wander away from the original at lot at times. 

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Progress slowed down slightly this last week, had a dose of the flu (not covid!) but managed to get a little bit done.

 

Want to beef up the thigh armour so it looks more chunky and also becuase I want to give it a beveled edge.

 

Started by raking over the surface a bit to even out the surface a bit and show up any major bumps (and yes that is a nit comb, pefect for the job and never been used!)

 

51167588963_169ea3fb2f_c.jpgIMG_20210502_185650 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Added some bits here and there to fill it out a bit

 

51166689862_3f2677c89a_c.jpgIMG_20210502_185754 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167588753_de7064a066_c.jpgIMG_20210502_190619 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then rolled out some clay to add height to the middle bit of the armour plates

 

51168137759_3d324303ac_c.jpgIMG_20210502_190558 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167588698_409984c841_c.jpgIMG_20210502_190810 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

To help me do the beveled edge I rolled out thin sausages of clay in varying sizes to help me create the sloped side.

 

51166689652_4bdc440d53_c.jpgIMG_20210504_185049 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167588568_da1791cd21_c.jpgIMG_20210504_185355 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51168456655_5dab9d6e3d_c.jpgIMG_20210504_185754 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51168137479_327607375a_c.jpgIMG_20210504_185924 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167588373_eb400e5129_c.jpgIMG_20210504_190252 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167588378_32684f2530_c.jpgIMG_20210504_191403 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167361421_1384569077_c.jpgIMG_20210504_192100 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51168456285_8bf698136c_c.jpgIMG_20210504_193029 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Now remember earlier when I stated the importance of continually checking your reference material?? Weeell, I noticed at this point that I'd done the crotch armour lines upside down! So had to smooth them over and redo it.

 

51167588143_9b64cb1b0f_c.jpgIMG_20210508_141442 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51168456175_22e924d9b7_c.jpgIMG_20210508_141746 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I had to redo the lines by lightly marking them out first and the carving in the final lines.

 

51167588033_04755885a0_c.jpgIMG_20210508_143138 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167587893_8c35571f7d_c.jpgIMG_20210508_143446 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51168136784_8eb5839fbf_c.jpgIMG_20210508_144634 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51167361051_b1173e122b_c.jpgIMG_20210509_124645 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So thats where I'm up to, next up I'll get the armour section lines on the thigh armor and begin working on the creases. He does have more armour plates that hang down from his belt at the sides and read, but as they sit over the top I want to start some crease work before I start them.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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I cant count the amount of times I've put my Crotch armour on upside down:) Joking aside,looking really good,going to be a very impressive figure once completed.

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5 hours ago, Carts said:

I cant count the amount of times I've put my Crotch armour on upside down:) Joking aside,looking really good,going to be a very impressive figure once completed.

 

:lol: Thanks Andy! And I hope so, its only a pair of legs but I'm really starting to get a sense of it coming together!

 

Had a day off today so managed to do some more with this guy.

 

Started by getting the calipers out so I can measure the height of the thigh armour and get the gaps and lines as equal as possible. These are really invaluable when it comes to sculpting!

 

51171085574_cc0ba55de7_c.jpgIMG_20210510_104028 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Once meausred I used them to mark where my lines will go and used a scalpel blade to mark them to get them as straight as I could at this stage.

 

51170300366_e3eb95b359_c.jpgIMG_20210510_111628 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51171392500_c70206c141_c.jpgIMG_20210510_111828 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I used one of my smoothing tools edge on to make a definite deep line before tidying it up by smoothing over the planning lines.

 

51170528113_2f0cec3d7d_c.jpgIMG_20210510_112147 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51171392360_50dae9f96d_c.jpgIMG_20210510_130906 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

At this point I thought that as its a large scale figure the lines seperating the armour plates are too thin and need to be thickened to make a larger gap, so I carefully went over them with a wider less tapered tool to do that.

 

51171392340_25c16ec903_c.jpgIMG_20210510_143405 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51171392275_70b5a40d8b_c.jpgIMG_20210510_144414 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then did the same for the crotch armour

 

51170527863_a0ac9b8457_c.jpgIMG_20210510_144755 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Was much happier with that so repeated the process on the other thigh armour plate

 

51170527863_a0ac9b8457_c.jpgIMG_20210510_144755 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51170299801_553d7161d4_c.jpgIMG_20210510_150418 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51170527678_db81b7fcc0_c.jpgIMG_20210510_151142 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51170299671_5bd7acba61_c.jpgIMG_20210510_151544 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And there we are! Armour plating lines complete.

 

Next up I've been thinking about the straps holding them on, I dont want to do just a strap going round like I did for the knee guards. I want something a bit more interesting but not too crazy the will look a little too far away from the T'au look.

So I'm thinking some kind of intergrated strapping, so there will be a buckle on the side of the armour with a strap that goes to another clip not far from it and the strapping disapears into a slit to give the impression of the straps bing inside the lining of his under armour.

 

So I'll start mucking about with that idea on the next update.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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Been doing plenty but forgetting to upload, so sorry if its a bit pic heavy!

 

I was going to make a start on the straps for the thigh armour but I thought I'd better make a start on the upper leg creases in case they have an impact on how that goes.

 

So decided to get his rear end sorted out first, so I began with adding a little clay to as the trouser layer, making a seam and then making some creases coming out from it.

 

51178226607_0788c14906_c.jpgIMG_20210511_185637 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179703059_e6d9f107ca_c.jpgIMG_20210511_190013 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178226432_89b657813a_c.jpgIMG_20210511_190359 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I rolled some clay and positioned my creases before blending them in.

 

51178226362_02eeed1caf_c.jpgIMG_20210511_191313 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178226222_fb0c8c999f_c.jpgIMG_20210512_165618 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178907861_8d8cca739f_c.jpgIMG_20210512_170244 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51180002600_eba10a448c_c.jpgIMG_20210512_170952 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178226727_184bae2824_c.jpgIMG_20210512_171008 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179129473_a1a47a48c0_c.jpgIMG_20210512_222209 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Really happy with how its looking, gave it all a smooth over with my silicone brush and moved on to the next bit.

 

51178880056_2b2a964fbc_c.jpgIMG_20210513_184859 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Sticking with the backs of the legs, I moved on to the creases above the back of the knee. So added more rolled clay and got blending.

 

51178197967_24e35f5fc9_c.jpgIMG_20210513_190218 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178198002_70042dce17_c.jpgIMG_20210513_190753 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179100908_c3242f2f36_c.jpgIMG_20210513_190959 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178197797_e2f448226d_c.jpgIMG_20210513_191223 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178879641_dc1f076c46_c.jpgIMG_20210513_192512 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179974355_3c4d12fd50_c.jpgIMG_20210513_192537 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179100668_f464dc2856_c.jpgIMG_20210513_192557 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179974170_cc3290acce_c.jpgIMG_20210513_192815 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Some of the creases are probably a bit on the large side, but I really enjoy doing them and like the look, and they are going to be painted black and I like the idea of having plenty of dramatic edges to highlight!

 

Then I added a couple of smaller ones next to it so its not sitting in isolation surrounded by smoothness which doesn't look right to me

 

51179674479_eb447c8191_c.jpgIMG_20210514_080832 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And because I added two above the strap I added a bit to the underside as it seemed odd to have no corresponding bit of crease there.

 

51179100373_6981f6c2ca_c.jpgIMG_20210514_081416 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179974000_2edebe41ef_c.jpgIMG_20210514_081634 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Also at this point I thought the creases above the strap looked a little odd, I think I had them end at too similar places so they seemed in an unnatural row. So I added some more clay to alter the size and direction slightly.

 

51179100238_dd879994b4_c.jpgIMG_20210514_135948 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178879256_f51efd3706_c.jpgIMG_20210514_140234 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178197147_66d9198c3a_c.jpgIMG_20210514_140501 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Much happier with how it looks now, less uniform and more natural.

 

I then added another crease coming from that area and flowing between his knee guard and the thigh armour, figure it would probably bunch a bit there.

 

51179100223_6d0b775c6d_c.jpgIMG_20210514_141251 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179973640_7a537e5398_c.jpgIMG_20210514_141514 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179973510_5604a090d1_c.jpgIMG_20210514_141930 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Seemed a bit of a gap between the new crease and the last ones, so I added just a small one between.

 

51178878931_4a25cf2a22_c.jpgIMG_20210514_142116 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178196867_7a947295d4_c.jpgIMG_20210514_142535_1 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

With that done I began the straps, started by rolling some clay flat and cutting my shapes, which I put in place.

 

51179099738_4586be4c5c_c.jpgIMG_20210514_142950 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

This is going to have the appearance of an integrated strap so to help it blend in I sliced them down at an angle to taper it.

 

51178196692_81f849cc4c_c.jpgIMG_20210514_143641 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Blended the edges in to fix it in place then cut some squres to create the opening where the strap goes into the fabric of his under armour suit.

 

51179099668_3a122779dd_c.jpgIMG_20210514_144641 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179099613_c0f05f97d5_c.jpgIMG_20210514_144815 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179973150_5e5b258934_c.jpgIMG_20210514_145349 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Little hard to see in the below photo but I did also add some texture to the straps.

 

51178878536_d949a435b3_c.jpgIMG_20210514_150845 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And then I repeated all that to do an inner thigh one on the other side which I gave the same texture

 

51179973065_3867143c0d_c.jpgIMG_20210514_191201 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I decided to add a couple more vertical creases to his upper thigh area, from all the rsearch I did looking at images of creased trousers it seemed that on the upper leg you tend to get fewer creases which are more vertical than horizontal as they are pulled down by the bunched up horizontal creases of the lower leg.

 

51179972965_423e59bde6_c.jpgIMG_20210514_193217 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178878381_8bc8058563_c.jpgIMG_20210514_193658 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179972800_117b3645da_c.jpgIMG_20210514_193928 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

The final thing I did was to create some pouches which will go on his belt. Want to do two that are next to each other so I trimmed down a wide rectangle and then just put a deep line between as its easier then trying to do them seperately and put them together.

 

51179972800_117b3645da_c.jpgIMG_20210514_193928 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I put a deep line where the flap goes and sliced up from the bottom of the puch to make the flap stand off, and used the tools to give all the seam lines before rolling a ball for the buttons which were flattened in place.

 

51179098753_e570fe9ede_c.jpgIMG_20210514_200146 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178196312_a5b8cce4df_c.jpgIMG_20210514_194529 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178878106_931a3900fd_c.jpgIMG_20210514_194634 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179099073_422284556d_c.jpgIMG_20210514_194823 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51178878016_b4a277f450_c.jpgIMG_20210514_195016 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179098963_4c0163eaa3_c.jpgIMG_20210514_195222 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179098923_4e5f29a6f2_c.jpgIMG_20210514_195731 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179972410_7253d8ed05_c.jpgIMG_20210514_195749 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51179098758_5777c44929_c.jpgIMG_20210514_195819 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

I'm thiking I might bake them first to preserve the detail, dont trust myself to not ruin it a bit when I'm getting it in place!

 

Next up I'll have to get the other leg done, so more creases and getting the straps on to the thigh armour. Plus I'll make some different pouches for the other side.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

 

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Thanks chaps! And now for further trouser adventures! :D

 

Got some more done on this guy, started by cutting away a section of his belt to make a gap for the pouches.

 

51184323825_1275a5563a_c.jpgIMG_20210515_190853 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And I have done the first bit of baking of this build! My daughter had some little fimo things needed baking so I slapped the belt pouches in aswell to preserve the detail. Just took a couple of pics with it in place to see how it will look.

 

51184323935_3ee5f31bc1_c.jpgIMG_20210515_190835 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184026324_7d33b2e463_c.jpgIMG_20210515_190844 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Once its done I'll glue them in place after the legs are baked.

 

Right and the damn left knee guard rears its ugly head again! Never quite been happy with it and when I was sorting out the thigh armour I was able to see why. Once that was on and made it easier to get a sense of the direction the leg is facing it became obvious that its pointing the wrong way, see below pics.

 

51184323790_e3fd106ae4_c.jpgIMG_20210515_190947 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184026069_361d77ced2_c.jpgIMG_20210515_190955 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So once again I hacked it off, moved it over a bit and then built up the left side to get the orientation right.

 

51184025984_e4bc368f57_c.jpgIMG_20210515_191227 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184025954_907ee1c003_c.jpgIMG_20210515_192719 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Had to make a little more strapping to fill the gap left when it was moved over.

 

51183457128_6ea8d61b34_c.jpgIMG_20210515_192724 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184323320_780e772311_c.jpgIMG_20210515_193105 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And now finally I'm happy with it!

 

51183456883_a3036323ca_c.jpgIMG_20210515_193114 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51183456873_57a3b58623_c.jpgIMG_20210515_193250 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then with that done I got the thigh armour straps on to the left leg as well in the same way as before.

 

51184025564_9bf4a89449_c.jpgIMG_20210516_190055 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51182554517_10946818b0_c.jpgIMG_20210516_190739 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

I also rolled out and cut some clay shapes for the hip armour plates, again with wide bits of clay I tend to press a tool right through to help stick it to the below surface as edge blending isn't always enough.

 

51184323015_c1e4a00bff_c.jpgIMG_20210516_192824 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Smoothed the marks over and blended the edges in to hold it in place.

 

51184025409_a561ebd1dc_c.jpgIMG_20210516_193253 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

I did the other side too but I've only now just realised I didn't take any pics of that process!! I was too far in the zone I guess!

I cut a bit for the rear armour plate too, but for that one I had to build up the dip in his back to help it sit flat and look right.

 

51184322900_af69d01a0c_c.jpgIMG_20210516_194204 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51182554257_c0260b5c77_c.jpgIMG_20210516_194353 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51183456203_d6a67d97c7_c.jpgIMG_20210516_194630 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then in the same way pushed my tool through to help stick it on and then blended the edges to the surface to hold it in place all round.

 

51183456158_d16f8df7be_c.jpgIMG_20210516_194849 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184024939_5f1f1b9f20_c.jpgIMG_20210516_195649 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51184024769_f3a270816d_c.jpgIMG_20210516_195701 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

More detail to add to the plates but I'm really happy with the overall look now they are in place.

 

51184322475_0a120398d6_c.jpgIMG_20210516_195921 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51182553787_ca2e2dfa16_c.jpgIMG_20210516_195946 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And it feels good to say that the to do list for the legs is very short indeed, going to do two more longer slightly slimmer pouches for the other side of the belt, detail the plates a bit and add a few more creases here and there and the legs are done!

 

So first I will add some detail to those armour plates next, then pouches and creases.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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Looking good, the backlit photos by the window show how realistic the creases are.

It's interesting watching you make the hard and soft bits with the same materials and tools.

 

Will

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15 hours ago, Will Vale said:

Looking good, the backlit photos by the window show how realistic the creases are.

It's interesting watching you make the hard and soft bits with the same materials and tools.

 

Will

Cheers Will! Appreciate you saying that as I've been so pleased with the creases especially after how apprehensive I felt starting them. 

Going from hard to soft has been a help, only because after the precise and smoothness of those hard surfaces it's nice to break free with some free form crease work

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Just a quick update to show a little more progress.

 

I was making a start on the hip armour plates and wasn't very happy with it, below is what I did.

 

51187284007_8d2dd2c848_c.jpgIMG_20210517_174908 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Seemed a little basic and lazy, so instead of just drawing a line I decided to add another layer to give a stepped effect. I know I've mentioned quite a few times about "blending the edge" to affix added bits of clay but not sure I've ever shown or explained it.

Its nothing complicated, I just lay the piece on and then using one of my tools I put it half on and half off the edge and press down and then blend it in to look smooth which also helps stick it in place.

 

51187985791_ff00bdb373_c.jpgIMG_20210517_194819 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188204643_f262bce88b_c.jpgIMG_20210517_194959 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

I did quite a deep lines so I had to fill some of them before smoothing the edges

 

51188204533_f25ef087d0_c.jpgIMG_20210517_195328 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I decided to give it a hinge type detail so cut a hole that overlapped the belt and the plate.

 

51187985471_c07c3100cc_c.jpgIMG_20210517_200206 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And cut a piece for the hinge and got it in place, then poked some screw holes (?) in the corners as an extra detail

 

51188204388_5114f4b20f_c.jpgIMG_20210517_195746 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188756774_b3c6741979_c.jpgIMG_20210517_200451 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51187985186_9f14806488_c.jpgIMG_20210517_200459 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188756774_b3c6741979_c.jpgIMG_20210517_200451 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Was pleased with that compared to the first attempt so copied it to the other side

 

51189048580_45f704ec12_c.jpgIMG_20210518_194056 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188756599_966506c6db_c.jpgIMG_20210518_194711 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188756404_d1a33fd621_c.jpgIMG_20210518_195128 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Now I see the photos think the piece I put in on this side was a little too thin so I'll put another bit over the top to lift the level of it in the next session.

 

Also made a start on the rear armour plate, added a dipped section to help give the dual layer impression.

 

51189048315_1976198023_c.jpgIMG_20210518_195611 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51188756399_557ca9bc37_c.jpgIMG_20210518_201449 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So next up I'll carry on with detailing the amour plates.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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17 hours ago, Toftdale said:

Already looking forward to it 😀 - Andy 

 

Thanks Andy, and here it is!

 

 

So I dug out the dodgy armour bracket that was way too thin, and cut a thicker one which was pushed into place and then given the four screw/rivet holes.

 

51196857355_d9df476795_c.jpgIMG_20210521_190624232_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196570329_7dd8e8b0d0_c.jpgIMG_20210521_190813229 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Oh and by the by I got a new phone with a much better camera that I'm pretty pleased with.

 

Did another bracket for the back, except I didn't cut into the belt I made it stand off, I want the back plate to be larger and a bit chunkier than the sides, think it makes sense from an armour point of view but also it looks good in profile.

With that in mind I added a another layer to back like the sides, so rolled out more clay to cut, and marked out a notch to go around the bracket bit.

 

51196857190_c1a04639b5_c.jpgIMG_20210521_193227015 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196570189_086d0f05f6_c.jpgIMG_20210521_194234858 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196856995_3416d93299_c.jpgIMG_20210521_194439490 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196856880_ed980cde1b_c.jpgIMG_20210521_195212722 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195790081_cfed063226_c.jpgIMG_20210521_195237020 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then I added a few more small creases to some of the areas that I felt needed it.

 

51196004588_f5ccfa4803_c.jpgIMG_20210521_195438226 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196569709_f39bfc9f4e_c.jpgIMG_20210521_200115609 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195789831_584c7103be_c.jpgIMG_20210521_200203254 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196856605_03ea83f1ac_c.jpgIMG_20210521_200731313 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196569369_4bdb038883_c.jpgIMG_20210522_093522833_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196004153_7096619a3d_c.jpgIMG_20210522_093850879_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196855960_cba571d922_c.jpgIMG_20210522_094245258 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196855870_8ca2a3a1b0_c.jpgIMG_20210522_094612126 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196855860_e493ca3f84_c.jpgIMG_20210522_095120173 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196568539_a885ecd251_c.jpgIMG_20210522_095225511 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196568579_ca142ee371_c.jpgIMG_20210522_095453303 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196568669_33edd6cb04_c.jpgIMG_20210522_100213415 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Then after the crease work I began making another pouch for the other side of his belt, just doing the one and making it a bit longer.

So just like the others rolled a thick bit of clay and used the scalpel to mark the flap and slice a bit off to create the lip it needs.

 

51196564984_a83541f280_c.jpgIMG_20210522_192150228 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196000048_a2d2572a71_c.jpgIMG_20210522_192417414 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

I then used my ball stylus to make the seam lines and squashed a circle in place for the button as the others.

 

51195999843_bd44b652e3_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193010989 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195075337_6dcb956214_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193319899 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And with that I'm thinking the legs are done, all I need to do is bake the new pouch then I can mark out the gap I need to cut in his belt and then they can be baked too.

 

51195075667_b957b65d91_c.jpgIMG_20210522_185750499 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195784851_99e64b24e8_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193520494 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195075047_31f52b5db4_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193530507 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51196564024_93834130bb_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193541443 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195784386_f415ff3f12_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193602939 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51195999103_e29e16659e_c.jpgIMG_20210522_193614546 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So yeah next up I'll just bake the new pouch, cut its gap in the belt and I can begin sorting the armature for his torso!

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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Just a quick update to show I've not forgotten about this guy!

 

I've finally got the legs baked at the weekend, I just stuck with the packet instructions to cure it which is 15 minutes for every 1/4 inch thickness at 135c, so whacked him in for half an hour to be sure as I didnt have any bits thicker than half an inch thanks to a much better blocked out armature this time around.

 

As its pine I wrapped the bottom in foil before going in as resin from the wood has a tendency to leak out and I dont want the fun of cleaning that off! Put a bit over the greenstuff at the top as I wasnt sure if that would react badly to the heat.

 

51368315659_aefc06f83f_c.jpgIMG_20210806_105559670_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And then it was in the oven for him, man even though its just the legs it JUST fit inside!

 

51367581936_10e1af67a8_c.jpgIMG_20210806_105754143_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So now its out and fully cured so only changed now can be made with a chisel!

 

51368315684_5251c04449_c.jpgIMG_20210806_114153584_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

And thankfully the pouches still have a nice tight fit in their belt gaps so no modifying needed

 

51368589800_35fe721f1b_c.jpgIMG_20210806_114248683_HDR by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

Man so relieved to see no cracks to deal with! Now thats done I can begin work on the next armature needed for the torso, I needed to get this cured first so I can measure and map out the shape of the midsection so it lines up.

The top has wire and bits sticking out, so the plan to deal with that and make a decent connection point is to push a cone of clay over it to get the inner shape and then take it off and bake it.

Then that can be the start point of my armature that I know will fit snugly (fingers crossed!)

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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RIGHT! A little bit of progress on this guy. Not much but an important step to getting on with the torso.

 

I've been recovering from surgery for the last couple of weeks (yeah yeah, get the excuses in first! haha) so taking pictures of the droid on the STAP was about all I could manage! Been crazy tired but made a first start on the armature for the torso.

 

As always its the technical details that slow me down rather than the actual sculpting, but I have got my head around the next step of making a separate torso armature that I can then add to the now baked legs.

 

Started by getting out the same skeleton guide that I've used for this guy and made the basic structure with thick stiff wire and wrapped soft armature wire around it.

 

51637232851_00ae2e6514_c.jpgIMG_20211022_164005364 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51637232656_c163d8a342_c.jpgIMG_20211022_164800257 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

His right arm will be holding his rifle pointing up, which is why its bent like that.

 

Then I used the guide to work out where to cut the two main bits of "spine" to ensure the height would be correct, and added a cut section brass tube to allow it to be connected.

 

51638081385_eddcd82539_c.jpgIMG_20211022_165013752 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

51637232486_72349d8570_c.jpgIMG_20211023_132420602 by Nick Frost, on Flickr

 

So with that small step done I have a clear idea of what I'm going to do next.

 

I'll put some clingfilm over the top of the legs and use a layer of greenstuff around the edge of the top of it to make a solid base for the torso section that will perfectly mate to the lower bit, from there I can use more wire and greenstuff to create a solid armature that will sit nicely over the raised middle of the legs armature.

So one bit of the brass tube will be glued into place and after its baked I should be able to just slip it on and glue the whole thing solid.

 

So next up will be more armature work with wire and greenstuff to get that basic structure done so I can start blocking out with foil.

 

Thanks for looking, more soon :)

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