Weapon X Wolverine finished! Updated 04/08/2018

A few pics of my 1/6 Wolverine Weapon X helmet with led lighting. Thought I’d be farther along on the rest of the figure this past weekend, but was excited how this came out and wanted to share.







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UPDATED 04/08/2018

So, I thought this would be a quick easy project.  Make a quick Weapon X  helmet, a couple mechanical bits, a few wires, throw them on a naked Wolverine.  Get a few cool photos.  Done and done.  

These things never work out that way though.  Ended up going deep into every piece, getting pretty elaborate on the leather straps, and adding an LED to the helmet.  Just finished up today, and I'm thrilled with the results.  

I want to do a big photoshoot, elaborate background, maybe a bit of action, and definitely plan to get some pics next time it snows.  But I was so excited to have finished today, I couldn't resist getting some photos.

















And while I was at it, I couldn't resist doing some super stylized shots.







A quick note, but I didn't have any kind of background that would work, so I threw together a faux concrete wall in under an hour.  Textured it up with a big rock I found under my porch, painted it concrete grey, then a big wash of grimey black.  Kept blasting it with the hairdryer so I didn't have to slow down, and could get these pics while there was still some sun.  Really happy with how it came out, and it's a great start on a versatile military base/lab kinda diorama background I have planned.  Such a productive day!

Glad you posted it on here, too. Looks awesome already, and I look forward to the completed project. The way you have it now, it could be some sort of virtual environment thing, where your dude is interacting with underdressed ladies, judging by his own state of undress.

GubernatorFan wrote:Glad you posted it on here, too. Looks awesome already, and I look forward to the completed project. The way you have it now, it could be some sort of virtual environment thing, where your dude is interacting with underdressed ladies, judging by his own state of undress.

Hell yeah! I plan to keep posting over at OSW, unless it completely collapses any time soon, but this is already starting to feel a lot more like home. There's a great energy and enthusiasm here already, a pretty palpable excitement among everyone coming on board here. I've been anxious to get some new work up here, harness a bit of that good energy. One of the best things in a community like this is how a bit of good feedback helps fuel those creative fires.

Not sure how familiar you are with the Weapon X story, but that pretty much IS the case. When they gave Wolverine his metal skeleton and claws, they had him tuned in to this crazy virtual reality thing, erasing his memories, having him live all these fake experiences, reprogramming him to be a killing machine.

They usually did have him all naked and floating in some liquid, although sadly not dreaming of naked ladies. Man, what a different Wolverine story we'd get if they had! He definitely would have come out of that tank a lot less angry. The whole plot would be him trying to get BACK into the program.

I am not at all familiar with the Weapon X story, I just appreciate the beautiful work you have done. After the extra info you provided, I am thinking of the recent Assassin's Creed film, with the alternate reality going on. Anyway, a more than promising start for your project.

That looks amazing already. It’s been a long time since I read that run; but I’m looking forward to your final result.

Man, that is deeply cool. Beautiful work.

HOLY $%^& SNACKS!

That is freaking awesome!

If I was Victoria's Secret model on the runway during the annual lingerie show, my panties would have dropped.

GubernatorFan wrote:I am not at all familiar with the Weapon X story, I just appreciate the beautiful work you have done. After the extra info you provided, I am thinking of the recent Assassin's Creed film, with the alternate reality going on. Anyway, a more than promising start for your project.

Stryker2011 wrote:That looks amazing already. It’s been a long time since I read that run; but I’m looking forward to your final result.

dadrab wrote:Man, that is deeply cool. Beautiful work.

Thanks so much guys!  The Weapon X story always been one of my favorite bits of comic lore.  When I was growing up, Wolverine's history was always this sprawling mystery, that got teased out over years and years of Marvels' comics. The Weapon X books were these huge reveals, where you finally get a glimpse of where he came from, and even then, hinted at this looming shadowy government program and far reaching conspiracy.  As A kid I was utterly hooked.  It's so fun working on this, and has reignited all these great memories of reading those stories.

DeltaForceChung wrote:HOLY $%^& SNACKS!

That is freaking awesome!

If I was Victoria's Secret model on the runway during the annual lingerie show, my panties would have dropped.

Lol!  Well, Wolverine (and definitely Hugh Jackman as Wolverine) has been known to have that effect.

And thanks so much man.  I can't wait to show off the finished project.

Rumor has it that we've got 1 more snow storm coming this weekend, so I'm hoping to finish in time to get some good photos in the snow.

told you already elsewhere, but this is stunning! Awesome work on the classic weapon X design, very accurate, and soooo badass!!!

Maaan that is cool! Looks amazing!

blackpool wrote:told you already elsewhere, but this is stunning! Awesome work on the classic weapon X design, very accurate, and soooo badass!!!

PickleMunkey wrote:Maaan that is cool! Looks amazing!

Thanks so much guys! So close to finishing the rest of the figure. For a mostly nekid guy with a crazy helmet, it's been more of an undertaking than I expected. But I think the results will be worth it.

So, I thought this would be a quick easy project.  Make a quick Weapon X  helmet, a couple mechanical bits, a few wires, throw them on a naked Wolverine.  Get a few cool photos.  Done and done.  

These things never work out that way though.  Ended up going deep into every piece, getting pretty elaborate on the leather straps, and adding an LED to the helmet.  Just finished up today, and I'm thrilled with the results.  

I want to do a big photoshoot, elaborate background, maybe a bit of action, and definitely plan to get some pics next time it snows.  But I was so excited to have finished today, I couldn't resist getting some photos.

















And while I was at it, I couldn't resist doing some super stylized shots.







A quick note, but I didn't have any kind of background that would work, so I threw together a faux concrete wall in under an hour.  Textured it up with a big rock I found under my porch, painted it concrete grey, then a big wash of grimey black.  Kept blasting it with the hairdryer so I didn't have to slow down, and could get these pics while there was still some sun.  Really happy with how it came out, and it's a great start on a versatile military base/lab kinda diorama background I have planned.  Such a productive day!

That turned out really great. Nice pics too.

Wow, this turned out great. Both in terms of the actual technology ensemble and of the super-cool artsy photos. Very impressive. Thank you for sharing.
There is only one point that I can see that bears improvement: if I recall, Wolverine was quite hairy.

Update: here are a couple of photos for a remarkably simple technique, in post number 10 of the OSF funnies
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t47-osf-funnies-continuously-updated#1074

YOU KNOW . . .

I'd love to see a female interpretation of Weapon X.

Skillfully and superbly done ReverendSpooky.

Such an amazing job! Every bit of detail is superbly done, the helmet, the straps, the LED's, and the wiring. The awesome and moody photography really adds to it, the red glow from the LED and the wiring really gives such a good contrast. It appears as if the wires themselves, are actually glowing.

Amazing work as always my friend.

winner winner chicken dinner !!
Fantastic work ! Now all you need is an accompanying diorama
Weapon X is also on my build list and so thanks Rev for some inspiration !!
That helmet is going to be the biggest challenge for me

Maaaan that turned out friggin' perfectly!

Turned out great as expected! The Phicen Snow Soldier base would be the perfect for him!
With blood drip trails on the white snow!

boooooom!

Stunning result mate, that weapon X is so freakin cool!!! That's one very iconic and rare piece you just achieved, really impressive work!

I thought the helmet was great, but that turned out to be icing on the cake.

This is a superb figure and I appreciate being taken along for the ride.

Stryker2011 wrote:That turned out really great. Nice pics too.

Thanks so much Stryker!  Pretty damn happy with this one.

GubernatorFan wrote:Wow, this turned out great. Both in terms of the actual technology ensemble and of the super-cool artsy photos. Very impressive. Thank you for sharing.
There is only one point that I can see that bears improvement: if I recall, Wolverine was quite hairy.

Update: here are a couple of photos for a remarkably simple technique, in post number 10 of the OSF funnies
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t47-osf-funnies-continuously-updated#1074

Superman's weakness isn't just kryptonite, but the fact that he's remarkably ticklish.

And thank you GF!  Yeah, a really hairy wolverine would definitely be the comic accurate way to go.  Lol.  Maybe they shaved him down for the weapon X program.  They got tired of him clogging the drain in the containment tank.  

I wanted to get pics that had a good atmosphere, but didn't obscure any of the detail, and where the LED was still really noticeable.  Glad I manged to pull it off!

DeltaForceChung wrote:YOU KNOW . . .

I'd love to see a female interpretation of Weapon X.

Skillfully and superbly done ReverendSpooky.

Thanks DFC!

You know, I have an X-23 figure I've been working on.  I was actually kinda wondering how much of this gear would fit on her with minimal modification.  Very good possibility of a X-23 photoshoot in a similar vein in the future.    

Fox915 wrote:Such an amazing job! Every bit of detail is superbly done, the helmet, the straps, the LED's, and the wiring. The awesome and moody photography really adds to it, the red glow from the LED and the wiring really gives such a good contrast. It appears as if the wires themselves, are actually glowing.

Amazing work as always my friend.

Thank you so much Fox! The way the wires photographed was a great bonus.  I just love taking pics at the end of a project.  It gives me the excuse to really play a bit, posing and reposing.  Probaly the most fun part.

Allotropos wrote:winner winner chicken dinner !!
Fantastic work ! Now all you need is an accompanying diorama
Weapon X is also on my build list and so thanks Rev for some inspiration !!
That helmet is going to be the biggest challenge for me  

Lol!  Thanks Allotropos!  Oh, and that diorama is HAPPENING.  I figure that faux concrete backdrop is a good start, and  a military style base background would be super versatile, and would make a great Weapon X lab.  Thinking I have a lot of old style bodies, military gear, and gasmask, I could put together some pics of wolverine really rippin it up.  

And you definitely need to do a Weapon X figure!  The helmet turned out to be a much bigger undertaking than I thought (aren't all projects) but now I really want to see your take on it!

PickleMunkey wrote:Maaaan that turned out friggin' perfectly!

Thank you PickleMunkey!  It was such a sigh of relief when I finish yesterday, that everything actually came together how I imagined.  Pretty thrilled.

rollotomasi wrote:Turned out great as expected! The Phicen Snow Soldier base would be the perfect for him!
With blood drip trails on the white snow!

Thanks Rollotomasi!  Damn, now I kinda do want that Snow Soldier display!  Would be cool to have him perched on it.  Might have to take a crack at making something similar.  Can't be too hard, right?  Some rocks, a bit of wood, and maybe some fake snow they use for the Christmas miniature displays I always see at the craft store?  Forget waiting for real snow next year!

blackpool wrote:boooooom!

Stunning result mate, that weapon X is so freakin cool!!! That's one very iconic and rare piece you just achieved, really impressive work!

Thanks so much Blackpool!  Yeah, that Weapon X imagery has been lurking in my brain since childhood.  It was only a matter of time before it forced it's way back out.

dadrab wrote:I thought the helmet was great, but that turned out to be icing on the cake.

This is a superb figure and I appreciate being taken along for the ride.

Serious thanks Dadrad!  This was a hell of a satisfying project, and I'm so glad to be able to share that. Glad you enjoyed!


My ADD Toys Yukio just arrived today too!  I think a good photoshoot of them together is definitely gotta happen soon.

Great Work !

Ephiane wrote:Great Work !

Thanks Ephiane! Much appreciated!