Someday when I grow up I wanna do figure work like this!

Gamera-very nice work on Picard-reminds me of a plant manager I used to work for-bald, British and expecting everyone to 'make it so'

Greg-good tip on the white glue for adding texture-I'm gonna need some on the Green Goblin due to the seam work.

Marc-the Creature is looking good-and a great tip on the pipette on the super glue-I'll have to remember that one (once I'm brave enough)

Marc: Looks great, painted they look like they were originally there.

After filling and sanding the zippers I pressed the fins into some silly putty for a mold and made some resin casts to cover the repairs.  Did a little more bump work on the "leggings"

Thanks Bish. I have already filled them.  i made some impressions of the other "fins" below the zippers in some Silly Putty and will cast some extra to further hide the repair.

Oh gamera, that is just an amazing coincidence the the hump back is the same size and location of a SCUBA tank  I've only ever seen that original movie and plan on watching it in the next couple of days for some painting inspriation.  And I'll bet the underwater scenes are all short take with lots of shot changes for how long he could hold his breath  Kind of like the weightless shots in "Apollo 13"  Can only have short takes on the Vomit Comet.

Hey Marc, the added detail looks good enough for me esp with his arm position they shouldn't be too visible in any case.

That's funny with the calf zippers there, amazing that they put that level of detail into the kit!

I also think it was kinda funny that many of the gillman suits in later movies 'inspired' by CFtBL had a weird hunchbacked look. Strange that the hunch was about the same shape, size, and position as a SCUBA tank...

Pretty awesome that Browning could hold his breath so long he didn't need an stinkin' air tank!

Marc, that's a nice job adding those missing lumps, looks good. The zip's are a nice touch, are you planning on leaving those in.

Thanks for all the tips fellas.  I ended up using gap filling CA.  The problem at first was on 1 “bump” per dip in the glue.  That would have taken forever.  So I heated and stretched the end of a plastic pipette and just kept tapping little dots out.

Not perfect but once painted at least it won’t be a bare strip running down the sides.

Gamera...speaking of zippers, check out the back of the calves.  This is not a model of the creature.  Technically, it’s a model of Ben Chapman who played the role of “The Gill Man”, on land, in an un-credited role. Ricou Browning played the creature for the “in water” shots.  Also un-credited.

gregbale

Marc - White glue also lends itself well to replacing texture like your sanded-off detail. Dabbing on the bumps with a toothpick should make short work of it. (Plus, it's removable if there's something you don't like. I'm far too chicken to attempt such a thing with CA--that's a lot of grief if a glitch develops along the way.)

gregbale

Aaron -- Hizonner appears to be shaping up nicely. What is the blue color, by the way? (It looks like a great shade for a pending automotive project.)

Greg,

I used Tamiya royal blue as a base, then added Tamiya Blue to it to add lighter shaded. White added to blue provided highlights, then I misted over a 50:50 mix of blue and royal blue to tone down contrast and blend the shades.

Cheers, Aaron

Gamera - Great work on Captain Picard! The skin tones are wonderful, and the uniform colors/shades look spot-on. Stoked to see the Romulan beaming in as well.

Marc - White glue also lends itself well to replacing texture like your sanded-off detail. Dabbing on the bumps with a toothpick should make short work of it. (Plus, it's removable if there's something you don't like. I'm far too chicken to attempt such a thing with CA--that's a lot of grief if a glitch develops along the way.)

Tim: Thanks! Good to get one done for a change!

For the red areas the base was MM Acrylic hull red. Then I painted in the high-lights with Vallejo red which had too much contrast so I then sprayed the whole thing with a couple of heavy mist coats from the top down of Polly Scale I think Santa Fe red- it's a railroad colour anyway. I'll check when I get home but that's the grist of it.

Hopefully I can get the Romulan figure done too. I still can't find that blasted disruptor so inspired by GM's scratchbuilt spear gun I'm building a substitute from an excess drop tank. So far it doesn't look exactly like the ones used in the series but hey the Romulans have a big military and who says they might have a few older surplus or even newer prototype weapons floating around eh? That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Otherwise other than a little clean-up she's pretty much done. 

Everyone, you're very welcome for the mug art. If there's anyone else who want the hi-res image, just email or message me with your home email address and I'll send it out to you.

wing_nut

Gotta figure out how to replace the bumps on the skin lost when fixing the SEAM FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!  And a couple of  mock ups before some primer.  Which I am going to do as soon as I hit the  "Create Post" button.  here I go... and I'm gone  :P

I ran into a similar problem when I built Moebius' Green Goblin. I used Mr. Surfacer 500 to recreate the texture on Goblin's legs. I think the super glue might work too, but my experience recently with it biting me in the rear end on the D.VII build would make me hesitant for such an application as this.

Gamera

Well, it's been a long trek but lemme me 'Captain on the bridge!'

Nicely done! Once you have the pupils the way you like them, I'll add Capt. Picard to the Hall of Fame and you can claim the ribbon. I think completing the Romulan would be awesome, but I don't think any of us are going stamp our feet and pout if you don't.

I think you matched the uniform red really well. Actually, I thought that would be difficult, but you pulled it off. What color(s) did you end up using?

bobbaily

Having said that, I am finally getting started on the Green Goblin-most of the major assemblies have been glued together, gaps filled & sanded-hope to get some primer on tomorrow pm-hopefully I can make the deadline-after all, Shivinigh's Spidey needs a villain to battle.

Bob! I was worried we'd lost you. If you're that far along, I think you're in good shape. 

Hey thanks guys, it's good to get something done!!!

Jack: OUCH! I knew I'd miss something! Thanks for the reminder, I've got a tiny black marker for stuff like this, two little dots and I should have it taken care off. 

Let me start with saying that these are some of the most impressive builds I've ever seen-across the board-from the metal finishes on Iron Man & Robbie to the flesh tones on Superman, Hans, Scottie & Red Sonja-I am truly in awe.

Having said that, I am finally getting started on the Green Goblin-most of the major assemblies have been glued together, gaps filled & sanded-hope to get some primer on tomorrow pm-hopefully I can make the deadline-after all, Shivinigh's Spidey needs a villain to battle.

I can almost hear him say, "Make it so."

Gamera - you've done a splendid job with Picard.  

I like the subtle variety in skin tones you achieved here.  Only thing you might want to add are his pupils -  but I could only tell they were missing in the close up shots.

regards,

Jack

Forgot to add a comment about  photo booths - my last one was just a dark shirt draped over some pillows on the couch, and natural sunlight through the window.

Nice work on Picard, I think you did a really nice job on the face, I like it.

I know what you mean about a photo booth. Its a real pain having to turn the work bench into one every time I finish a build.

Well, it's been a long trek but lemme me 'Captain on the bridge!'

Sign I'm beginning to think I really need to build a photo booth sorta thing, it took me about 45 photos with the camera and phone to get these reasonably (I think) ones. Then the camera still added a bit of the whole 'shiny' thing - the pants are matte but I did add a little gloss to the leather areas and the skin.

The face I thought turned out pretty well, I'm mostly happy. The base needs some more work but hey if people are staring at the base the model must not be very good, or so I hope.

Looks good Marc, I'm not sure what to do about the sanded off detail there, though Phil's idea sounds good to me. Of course you always etch a zipper on there if it were a suit from one of the cheaper rip-off films

Marc

How about using CA glue in little drops to replace the bumps, all I can think of now which may work without a lot of work

Phil

OK...so... before the "shelf princess" turns into a complete "shelf queen. "... gettin' back to the green guy.

Gotta figure out how to replace the bumps on the skin lost when fixing the SEAM FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!  And a couple of  mock ups before some primer.  Which I am going to do as soon as I hit the  "Create Post" button.  here I go... and I'm gone  :P

Bish -- Vader is looking truly awesome. The surcoat color and shading looks spot-on, and the chest and belt technicals really pop. Nice work!

Aaron -- Hizonner appears to be shaping up nicely. What is the blue color, by the way? (It looks like a great shade for a pending automotive project.)

GM -- Great, serious work on the riveting prep. Also love the work on Nemo's accessories so far--the SSBM prop on the valve wheel is brilliant!

Tim -- Thanks for the mug art. (Comps to the Art Dept. for their fine work!)

Hey Tim,

Got it!  Looks great.  Now to find where to have a mug made!  Thanks!

Eagle90

Bish

Cheer's Tim, design received and mug ordered.

Very good!

Cheer's Tim, design received and mug ordered.

I've sent out the first wave of mug artwork. If anyone still wants the art for the mug (or you haven't received the email and you already sent me a message) give me a shout at tkidwell@finescale.com and I'll get it out to you ASAP.