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Welcome to the Freakshow...my latest figure

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Welcome to the Freakshow...my latest figure
Posted by Highlander242 on Friday, February 26, 2016 10:48 AM

Here is my latest figure. It was inspired for my love of Batman and Knight Models came out with such a cool comic 70 mm Joker I just had to have a go at it! The figure and the HaHa!'s are stock and everything else is scratch built. I had originally started sculpting my own HaHa!'s but found these and said these look cool!

 

I took this to this past Atlanta show and was very surprised and pleased to have won a gold and Best Superhero/Villain award.

 

Everything was painted with my usual Vallejo's acrylics.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Joe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 26, 2016 11:25 AM

Oh, wow another beautiful job Joe! Fantastic work on the scratchbuilding on the stage and curtains too, and very cool newspapers I assume you created and printed off.

I can see why you won, that's just awesome all around!  

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Friday, February 26, 2016 11:58 AM

Excellent piece!  If you're up this way in May, we'd love to see you bring this to the MFCA show, or in August, to JerseyFest.

Did you sculpt the curtains?  I have a similar piece in the works, a curtained backdrop for an awards ceremony.  I haven't started it yet, but my plan is to use Sculpey.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by aWintersTale on Saturday, February 27, 2016 8:03 PM

I like the garish colors, which are quite appropriate for this subject. A bombardment of senses, like Mister Toad's Wild Ride - modeled.

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  • From: N. Georgia
Posted by Jester75 on Saturday, February 27, 2016 8:10 PM

Oh man, I was at that show and saw this one first hand! It was the only thing that I actually took pictures of. Fantastic work!!!

Eric

 

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    January 2016
  • From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Posted by Hunter on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:36 AM

Joe - 

What a wonderful piece! Very amazing work Sir, and such strong and wonderful detail. It's no wonder you took the gold!! GREAT JOB JOE Bow Down

Hunter 

      

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 10:03 AM

Gotta love it.Well done.

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 2:02 PM

Hmm ;

   Whose leg is that ? Nice, Joe !  T.B.

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:45 PM

This is an exceptional vignette!  Very appealing.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Highlander242 on Monday, March 14, 2016 10:09 AM

Guys, sorry for my delay. I've been busy with trying to get a few new things ready for the FS articles. I really and truly thank you all for the kind words. I'm sorry I won't be at MFCA but hopefully one day I'll make it back and the other question is the leg is Harlequins, Jokers girlfriend.

 Here are some pictures of the backdrop. I sculpted it using both Sculpey and AVES. The leg of Harlequin was sculpted with all AVES. I used a piece of styrene to sculpt it on. Well, here's a lesson to be learned. First Sculpey has to be baked and thus the styrene will melt/warp. Next, Sculpey will shrink and last it's very brittle. So when I went to glue it it cracked and was hard to sand and correct so I WILL never use it again!! I was using it because it gave more time to work with but I would have been better off with just doing smaller sections with the AVES. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, March 14, 2016 12:18 PM

Thanks for letting us 'behind the curtain' as it were on how you do your magic! I've tried using Sculpty too but that whole baking it does make it kinda annoying as you can't use it with styrene. 

Funny, I didn't even notice Harley's leg till now! 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 10:22 AM

How is it that you haven't used the "Air Dry" sculpy?? I'm not a big fan of the oven dry stuff, but my kids love it.

The over dry stuff is okay for building a base, but I would think you'd have been using the air dry if you were using styrene instead of the oven dry which works well with a traditional wire frame.

I've seen more than a few examples of entire figures being sculpted from the air dry stuff with amazing results. I still haven't gotten my hands on any though.

 

Like usual, Joe, you're presentation is amazing. Good to see someone with your talent level writing up the articles here. You're first class, mate.

 

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:04 PM

Very nice job!

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    December 2015
Posted by Highlander242 on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:31 AM

Thanks guys for the kind words. I did have lots of fun with this guy and have another Joker (Heath Ledger) version I might have a go at in the future.

Mr Brindos, Thanks for the extremely kind words and to answer your question......I had never heard of it! Embarrassed I will look into seeing if I can find it and will try it out.

 

Thanks again!

Joe

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