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Our forums are a great place to share not
only your purchased collections, how you put it out on display, and also how you
create your own piece of movie magic, be it artwork, dioramas, or custom
figures. One such local talented craftsman is Hemble, whose work is
nothing short of amazing and his diorama displays really do capture the essence
of the Star Wars Universe.
With his own
website showcasing not only
his Star Wars modeling exploits, but also Star Trek, Sci-Fi and Military pieces,
we thought Mousedroid readers would love to see how this craftsman goes takes a
basic figure from concept to shelf proud display, and hence with his permission
we have created a new feature section aptly name . HEMBLE's FIGURE WORKSHOP.
Over to your Mr.H to show us this latest work in progress, a custom Luke
Skywalker based on the artwork of Ralph McQuarrie.
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When I want to do a custom figure be it a
simple figure or a detailed figure I always imagine what it would look like and
what pose it would be in and from there I start getting reference pictures from
books, magazines, comics the internet etc.
When I have all the reference material I need I then go thru my bit and pieces
to see what I can use, The body is always going to be the most important part of
any figure as I believe it's the body that defines the figure above all else,
for example you can have a great looking custom but if the body doesn't pose
correctly or looks out of portion it will ruin the whole figure completely. |
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First part of this tutorial will cover
what parts I use to make a figure and how I go about adding the parts and what
materials I use. Second part will how I paint my figures and what colours and
paint companies I use and also the techniques I do.
PIC-1 (above) shows the front of the figure which is a VOTC Han Solo Endor
Figure, the midsection was covered using old pieces of leather so it would hide
the joint section plus give the uniform a better look once it's painted.
PIC-2 (below) shows the holster, again some old leather pieces which were glued
together using super glue and then covered in watered down PVA to hold it's
shape. The pouches are from some old 1/35th scale military figures I have in the
bits box. |
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The shoulder armour is from the Evil Dead
Human Knight figure, The face mask is from a snap kit Batman figure and the
goggles are from a 1/18th modern day figure and the strap to the goggles is a
piece of rubber,
The chest section and the tubing are from
the Evolution Clone trooper set and the back pack is from the Saga Boush Figure.
The head is from the VOTC Luke Skywalker, the blaster is from the Rebel Blockade
Trooper and the Saber is from Pilot Obi Wan Kenobi.
The joints of the figure has been super glued together and then filled in using
plastascene and then superglue is added to the top of it with 3 layers added. I
know what your thinking plastascene!! Now if it was a figure that I was going to
have articulated I would use putty but as Iike to make little Diorama's or
Viginettes and the figures stay in one position it is a fantastic way to go and
the plastascene dries rock hard once the superglue is added.
The base is from Games Workshop and has had a mix of plaster and sand added to
it, giving it that grit textured effect. |
