Cumming up!

Garble · Post by **Garble** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 6:31 pm

Whoa! Tha't really looks great, Elwing! The folds on his clothing look so natural!!!

Have you combined these different clays before? Do they work alright together?

This really rocks!

Post by **Elwing** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 6:46 pm

it's not exactly by choice...The best clay (magic sculp) I have only a small amount off, and I can't buy more. There's Milliput, in two sorts: a standard and a more expensive extra fine version. and then there's green stuff, which has a peculiar chewing gum like consistency; it's great for rolling out thin, but it doesn't stick well. But they are all epoxies, and they seem to work together well.

Post by **Elwing** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 9:04 pm

Update!!! Update!!!! Update!!!

Yeah, I know the scars suck. They were hell to do too

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Fuzzy · Post by **Fuzzy** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 10:53 pm

Very nice. he's got a sort of hobbit-esque quality, though, doesn't he?

Erynne · Post by **Erynne** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:58 am

Wow....that's pretty spiffy!

Hsu · Post by **Hsu** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 1:48 am

Well there goes my idea to amaze him with one of my Stikfas.

Elwing, that is so freaking cool. I'm going to go to Belgium and steal it!

BlueElfEars · Post by **BlueElfEars** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 3:22 am

I'm with Hsu. He's going to have to beat me to Belgium to steal that! That's pretty sweet, Elwing. I should pop in here more often.
Have you ever worked with PC-7 or PC-11? They're two part heavy duty epoxys that seem to hold detail pretty well, and the workable time is about an hour. They cure overnight. They're both expensive, and I don't know whether or not the stores carry them where you are. I could never get the hang of working with epoxy, and I admire your ability to work with it.

LOVE IT!

Post by **Elwing** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 6:15 am

Hobbit like quality? Interesting;) I like hobbits...
I had never heard of these stickfas, but they sure are posable. I guess they would form an exellent base for an conversion. Please try!
And as for the epoxy...I haven't heard of them, but I suspect they are similar to Milliput. But, I have tracked down somebody who sells Magic Sculp in Belgium, so it looks like my material problems are over!

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Thu Dec 05, 2002 3:54 am

COOL!!!!!!!!! awesome, i have no words.........

littlebamf · Post by **littlebamf** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 4:33 pm

gasp - giggle - WOW!

Hobbits??

I like! littlebamf like!...and i start in 3rd person again...
well, I like it!
'nuff said!

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Crawler · Post by **Crawler** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 2:38 am

Very cool, Elwing! I notice you dumped the left hand...
And the feet...do you know something I don't know?

Post by **Elwing** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:06 am

the left hand fell off (oops) I'm planning to reattach it later on. I haven't seen the feet yet, so I don't know how to sculpt them. I'm waiting untill hollywood shows us some better pictures.

Post by **Elwing** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:52 pm

okay, here's the latest....

As you can see I have made a base from wood, clay and leaves made of brass. Also, I made a broken celtic cross from balsa with knotwork in clay relief (I like knotwork)
The feet are very rough right now, but getting there. The arms are done, but the coat still needs a lot of work...It's big and very heavy, and I'm doubtful if making casts is a possibility from economic point of view. They will be very expensive.

p.s. the yellow stuff on the pictures is tape keeping together the 7 different parts of the figure.

Nightfang · Post by **Nightfang** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:09 pm

It's looking really amazing! Coming together nicely... I like the feet. He looks good with feet.

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:12 pm

:Shocked: i said it in chat but i must say it in here! its amazing and i can't wait to see it finished, and how big it is? you said it weights very much.

KF · Post by KF » Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:22 pm

Well, since making copies seems like it ain't gonna happen... Paint it. =D

-KF

Shayde · Post by **Shayde** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:52 pm

WOW!! dead impressed. i love the way the coat flies out behind him. can't wait to see him finished.

InterNutter · Post by **InterNutter** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:03 am

Two words: Yow zah.

Erynne · Post by **Erynne** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:19 am

Okay, all of you artistically talented people SUCK! j/k That is really awesome....how long did it take you to do? Are you going to paint it or anything? And this has nothing to do with the topic, but I didn't realize you lived in Belgium! That's so cool! You speak French then, right? *excited* How fun!

Erynne · Post by **Erynne** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:19 am

....and yes, I'm a dork. Shut up.

Post by **Elwing** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 8:08 am

Ah, oui...No, actually, I'm from Holland originally and live in the Dutch speaking (flemish) part of Belgium. My french is laughable, but if you need anything translated in Dutch I'm entirely your woman:D. And an awful lot of work has gone into the figure so far. I have been working on him for 3 months now...and it's far from finished. The problem is the epoxy compound, which takes a lot of time to harden, so you can't work on it continously.
I think the height of the whole thing is about 25 cm. the skeleton is a 1:5 scale, so that would make him about 35 cm standing up.

EricaLee · Post by **EricaLee** » Sat Jan 04, 2003 7:36 pm

Oh wow! You are soooo talented Elwing (even though I already told you that in the chat room). Superb sculpture! I think the scars look just fine. I cannot wait to see the finished product. I looks fairly large to boot!

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