I considered using one of the Trump heads to make Bat-Trump but settled for the fortnight gold suit to make super Trump.
(May still make Bat-Trump)
(May still make Bat-Trump)
Nacho photo booth
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etsy... The store is temporarily closed, but I think they'll be back. Just keep checking.
Custom 3d Printed Classified Legends Compatible Comic Multiverse Hazzard Boys Bo & Luke Heads 1/12 1-10 1/18 1/6 Scale - Etsy
Custom 3d Printed Classified Legends Compatible Comic Multiverse Hazzard Boys Bo & Luke Heads 1/12 1-10 1/18 1/6 Scale - Etsy
Got the latest wave of S7 Ultimates, and I've been working on the setup of the photo studio, so I couldn't resist.
Been on a NewAge legends TF binge since september (more on that later)... then while in south TX, I had a chance to play with them in the dirt.
I mentioned a while back that I wanted to do a named-character Dreadnok BAT... so I finally got around to it. 
I remember that. Love the name too! I can hear Torch from the cartoon, " Oy, DAN, get ova 'ere and groind deez Joes inta vegemoite!"
Given the *flourish* of most Dreadnok monikers, I thought it would be funnier if their BAT just had a normal dude name. And something short that could be an acronym made even more sense.
Mostly I like the jean jacket and copper mohawk. They're goofy and pointless, like most dreadnok decos, but I can just picture them in the Jersey swamp gas station bay fixing up this old, barely functional BAT and giving him a little biker gang flair.
Mostly I like the jean jacket and copper mohawk. They're goofy and pointless, like most dreadnok decos, but I can just picture them in the Jersey swamp gas station bay fixing up this old, barely functional BAT and giving him a little biker gang flair.
Because sometimes, you just can't wait for Mattel to get on with it...
Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker all have custom wheels that I 3d printed and chromed myself. Pretty happy with the results.
Prowl, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker all have custom wheels that I 3d printed and chromed myself. Pretty happy with the results.
So, a few weeks ago, I finally took the time to field strip my airbrush and fix whatever was gummed up in it so that I could do some painting in the garage airbrush booth as the weather got nicer. Having accumulated a lot of noggins for various projects, I wanted to try a technique I read about several years ago in regards to painting heads/faces.
The gist of the idea is that you primer the heads in grey, then after it dries, you go back and shoot them with black upwards from under the chin, getting the underside of the eyebrows, nose, mouth, etc. And once again after it dries, you go back and shoot them with white looking down from above the forehead, getting the cheekbones, top of the nose, top of the chin, etc. The effect is a spooky shadow/highlight combo that really accentuates the details in sculpts. And then when you shoot fleshtone over the faces, it'll give the paint more tones in exactly the right places, far more detailed looking than if you just brushed fleshtone all over it... like I normally do... like a caveman.
I haven't gotten to the flesh coat yet, but here are some pics of the black & white effect. You don't realize the dramatic effect it has until it dawns on you that the harsh shadows and highlights are not all from the actual light source. It already makes the sculpts look far better than most 1/12 noggins. Hopefully the effect continues to work as described once I add the skin tone. The trick will be to spray it on thick enough to cover without being so thick as to obscure the underlying tones.
Plus, it's not hard to figure out what customs I've got coming next
The gist of the idea is that you primer the heads in grey, then after it dries, you go back and shoot them with black upwards from under the chin, getting the underside of the eyebrows, nose, mouth, etc. And once again after it dries, you go back and shoot them with white looking down from above the forehead, getting the cheekbones, top of the nose, top of the chin, etc. The effect is a spooky shadow/highlight combo that really accentuates the details in sculpts. And then when you shoot fleshtone over the faces, it'll give the paint more tones in exactly the right places, far more detailed looking than if you just brushed fleshtone all over it... like I normally do... like a caveman.
I haven't gotten to the flesh coat yet, but here are some pics of the black & white effect. You don't realize the dramatic effect it has until it dawns on you that the harsh shadows and highlights are not all from the actual light source. It already makes the sculpts look far better than most 1/12 noggins. Hopefully the effect continues to work as described once I add the skin tone. The trick will be to spray it on thick enough to cover without being so thick as to obscure the underlying tones.
Plus, it's not hard to figure out what customs I've got coming next