Raiders Idol Update

Needs to mold it now...

Well, Shit.

Might as well post this here: I done fucked up. Again.

My Magneto helmet was a bit of a bust due to my dumb ass. Rather than  relive it all  recount at length how it all happened, I'll surmise:

I molded in silicone what I thought was a good sculpt:

Made the mother mold out of plaster and burlap:

...and it came out pathetically puny.

Yes, it is about the size of a can of spray paint. Only a really tiny child could wear this. Now, how did this happen, one might wonder? I know exactly where I fucked up. It all started here:

Not enough clay to build up enough space to, not only, separate it from hugging the head analogue but compensate for the amount of shrinkage that occurs when casting in plastic and molding with silicone (which is about 4%).

Total. Fuck. Up. Me.

Until I can make some dough, this thing's going on the back burner. I need to scrounge some money to buy enough solvent to soak the silicone in to enlarge it by two sizes. Unfortunately, there isn't any data to show how long I should soak and what percentage will it grow during this process, at least, not with the kind of silicone I'm using. So it's back to swinging in the dark, again.

So, in the meantime, I'll be working on something else that I hope will sell so I can get some extra cheese to blow. While I've got two commissions in the pipeline (money has yet to clear), I'll be working this this thing: the Fertility Idol from Raiders.

Even if nobody buys one, at least I'll be happy in that I finally have one of these things.

DoFP Mags' Dome Update

Made some great progress on this thing, it's to the point where I'm happy and, despite changing a great deal, most of the details are there and proportionate to my helmet (however inexact they may be).

Texturing the thing was most fun; unfortunately, very short-lived. I got it to where I was happy with it within a fraction of the time reworking the initial sculpt. Ho-hum. Hard bristle brushes of varying sizes, sculpting tools, aluminium foil, sanding paper, and rubbing alcohol.

Now's all to do is get some molding supplies and cast one in plastic, finished with paints.

Back at it, again...

I can't seem to get the fucking shape and look of this godamn thing down. I had to take a break working on it to make another mask order but after finishing that and seeing this again; I just had to reshape it.

Godammit.