Leatherneck and Rock and Roll
- Thread starter Slaymaker
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R&R looks good, if a little stumpy. I like the look though. Leatherneck's 8-point being a different color than the rest of him is bugging me a bit. If I could suggest something, I'd say reverse the scheme, with the EGA being black, and the cover being green. Other than that, great job!
Stumpy? He is basically BenchPress repainted...you did notice he was kneeling, right?
And as for the cover...I figured it may stir up some comments...I am not sure that there are black ones...but I liked the way it looked with his gear. AND I figured once a Marine always a Marine, right? But now he is a Joe which is not a part of any branch...at least in my world.
Yeah, I looked again, and the knees are bent in the first pic, which I guess makes him look that way. My bad 
Whatever you like, man. Looks good either way.
Whatever you like, man. Looks good either way.
they look great!...really dig LN...that pit commando vest makes everything look bada$$...
don't use the flash anymore though, it emphasises yer lack of eye painting skillzzzz...
...FYI, i'm no better at it...which i why i have a buch of custom cast heads with no paint, i'm procrastinating due to MY poor eye painting skillzzzzzz
don't use the flash anymore though, it emphasises yer lack of eye painting skillzzzz...
...FYI, i'm no better at it...which i why i have a buch of custom cast heads with no paint, i'm procrastinating due to MY poor eye painting skillzzzzzz
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lol...i know you can take the honesty...best part of posting customs on these boards...we fluff yer balls, then kick you in 'em
These look GREAT!!! I can't get enuff use outta those Crossbones vests - wish I had more of 'em... VERY nice customs bro!
They both look great but I am leaning towards liking RnR the most. He is a great reimagining of him. I like his size, his grizzledness, and great choice of weapon. I always like RnR's character and not many people have attempted to update him. You did good. I can almost hear him humming some Lynard Skynard while shooting cobras.
Thanks all.
I agree - flash didn't work...but posted them anyway.
I really like both of these a lot. I still may repaint the eyes...I have to get some new smaller brushes 1st. When I 1st saw that PMC cast at Slayer I knew I was gonna make a new RnR. And I had 2 of those Leatherneck casts (not sure how exactly) so I wanted to give him a shot...I never was a fan of the original figure and am steadily moving farther and farther from the ARAH look in my collection...so I thought I'd give him a different look. It could be a new character too, but stuck with LN. I figured the cover was "wrong" being black with the green emblem, but I thought it really looked cool. (I am a fan of black hats though. )
I agree - flash didn't work...but posted them anyway.
I really like both of these a lot. I still may repaint the eyes...I have to get some new smaller brushes 1st. When I 1st saw that PMC cast at Slayer I knew I was gonna make a new RnR. And I had 2 of those Leatherneck casts (not sure how exactly) so I wanted to give him a shot...I never was a fan of the original figure and am steadily moving farther and farther from the ARAH look in my collection...so I thought I'd give him a different look. It could be a new character too, but stuck with LN. I figured the cover was "wrong" being black with the green emblem, but I thought it really looked cool. (I am a fan of black hats though.
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Ok, let's start with eyes. Eyes are refuckingtardedly troublesome to get right in this scale. There is no "one right way" to do it, it's all circumstantial to the sculpt, that will determine how to go about doing the eyes. Sometimes I use a very small brush, sometimes a blunted toothpick with a dab of paint, sometimes i use a .005 micron pen. Sometimes I even paint the eyes black and then paint white in layers around the iris, then do a dab of very washed paint on the iris, then use a small brush to darken the pupil, then a super tiny brush to add a couple of dabs of white for highlights..
What worked for me is I took a bunch of (5-10)random fodder heads I didn't give a shit about, hand painted/primed them all black, threw some quick flesh tones on them, and then concentrated solely on the eyes. Different sculpts require different approaches. I dunno man, it's all about practice.
Oh, another thing, the top eyelid should always cover a bit of the top of the iris or the face will look super surprised and kinda cartoony.
On to paints...the thing about paints, always go in thin layers to achieve super smooth results, and from what I can see in your pic's, you already do, they look great. To make all the details on the sculpts pop a bit more always drybrush a bit. Even if it's flat black base, lightly drybrush a grey or tan over that, just to make the shadows and highlights more dynamic.
Also to accentuate the details paint buttons, zippers, buckles etc. a different color than the pouches or whatever they're attached to. Silver though is generally used only to weather buckles/firearms and what not, but not used as the base color.
As far as parts go, you're super solid, I really dig what you've come up with. Maybe just flip RnR's box mag around, it's backwards. The side of the mag with the cut corner always goes on the shooters right, just like Leathernecks. Unless it's a lefthanded setup I guess.
Oh, last thing. The key to good pix is a lightbox. Screw buying one online, just build your own for a fraction of the cost. Get a cheapo clear storage tub from Wallyworld, cut the front and sides out, but leave the vertical corners for braces. Flip it upside down, throw a super thin white cloth over it, a couple of cheap spot/work lights on the sides....boom, lightbox. I'll pm you some pix.
Again man, this what I've found works for me, I'm sure there are better ways but...I'm still/always learning too. Sorry it took so long for me to respond to your pm, real life stuff and all.
What worked for me is I took a bunch of (5-10)random fodder heads I didn't give a shit about, hand painted/primed them all black, threw some quick flesh tones on them, and then concentrated solely on the eyes. Different sculpts require different approaches. I dunno man, it's all about practice.
Oh, another thing, the top eyelid should always cover a bit of the top of the iris or the face will look super surprised and kinda cartoony.
On to paints...the thing about paints, always go in thin layers to achieve super smooth results, and from what I can see in your pic's, you already do, they look great. To make all the details on the sculpts pop a bit more always drybrush a bit. Even if it's flat black base, lightly drybrush a grey or tan over that, just to make the shadows and highlights more dynamic.
Also to accentuate the details paint buttons, zippers, buckles etc. a different color than the pouches or whatever they're attached to. Silver though is generally used only to weather buckles/firearms and what not, but not used as the base color.
As far as parts go, you're super solid, I really dig what you've come up with. Maybe just flip RnR's box mag around, it's backwards. The side of the mag with the cut corner always goes on the shooters right, just like Leathernecks. Unless it's a lefthanded setup I guess.
Oh, last thing. The key to good pix is a lightbox. Screw buying one online, just build your own for a fraction of the cost. Get a cheapo clear storage tub from Wallyworld, cut the front and sides out, but leave the vertical corners for braces. Flip it upside down, throw a super thin white cloth over it, a couple of cheap spot/work lights on the sides....boom, lightbox. I'll pm you some pix.
Again man, this what I've found works for me, I'm sure there are better ways but...I'm still/always learning too. Sorry it took so long for me to respond to your pm, real life stuff and all.
