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PsychosisPC
08-16-2009, 07:33 PM
Building a BloodThirster for a buddy of mine out east. The base model is the Balrog from LotR. Yea I know you're saying just paint it red give it an axe and whamo you got a BT. Well I cannot just do that, he's naked for crying out loud, have to put armor on it. So here is the start of doing just that:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd38/bioniccheesehead/George/002.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd38/bioniccheesehead/George/004.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd38/bioniccheesehead/George/013.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd38/bioniccheesehead/George/010.jpg

---PPC

Súil Dubh
08-16-2009, 09:44 PM
Amazing work.

Are you using both brown stuff and green stuff?

I love the well-placed skull.

wittdooley
08-16-2009, 10:52 PM
The chest piece looks incredible. For people like me that don't know, what are the benefits/differences to using the brown stuff over the green?

Aventine
08-17-2009, 03:01 AM
The chest piece looks incredible. For people like me that don't know, what are the benefits/differences to using the brown stuff over the green?

brown stuff keeps hard edges better

PsychosisPC
08-17-2009, 06:17 AM
Are you using both brown stuff and green stuff?


The chest piece looks incredible. For people like me that don't know, what are the benefits/differences to using the brown stuff over the green?

Yes. :)

The brown stuff: One of the things you'll notice when you start using it is how much it actually differs from the Green. Green works great for organic type things, and stuff with a lot of relief and detail. In sculpting those type of things green is more resilient and forgiving. It has a bit more memory than brown.

Brown does cure harder, it'll be more brittle but has better compressive strength where as green is flexible with more tensile strength in my opinion. That said, its one of the reasons I like to use brown for armor like what is on this model. You can get it to give you sharper edges and it smoothes out much quicker while sculpting than the green. And yes if you make a mistake on those large flat panels, brown is sandable. That doesn't mean you can get rid of finger prints and rough spots using green after its cured, that can be done by the technique I call shaving.

I can do armor like this in brown in probably half the time it would take me in green.

person person
08-17-2009, 12:19 PM
I've seen a Balrog bloodthirster, I've also seeen a Sauron Daemon prince (or Primarch).

This is the best so far.

daggitkiller
08-17-2009, 04:17 PM
Really great work. I know it's a lot to ask, but could you post a small tutorial on how you do an armor plate? Do you lay the bulk down first and then sculpt a rim, or add the rim on top of the plate? Thanks.

Mananarepublic
08-18-2009, 01:04 PM
Great sculpting!!

/M

VinceBlack
08-18-2009, 01:13 PM
Kudos on that armor, looks amazing keep up the good work.

Sheldog
08-19-2009, 07:33 PM
Excellent work!

Zigmunth
08-19-2009, 08:00 PM
Love that stuff! And I second daggitkiller... tutorial on the armour?

Thanks!

valleydweller
08-19-2009, 08:17 PM
Looking really good. Nice to get the scoop on the different putty as well.

archimbald
01-19-2010, 02:14 PM
dammit it wasnt finished

MarshalAdamar
01-20-2010, 11:34 AM
Wow, thats great work! I can't wait to see it finished.