skywalkersaga wrote:I for one LOVE the 'oddly out of place electric guitar' --- For me, that is a huge part of it's charm!!!
But seriously, embrace the cheese, it's part of the fun.
And back to the project, the way you fearlessly modify just about ANYTHING in pursuit of creating your figures is always so impressive. The creativity to think of scalping the gorilla for his hair! lol!
Thanks! It was more of an experiment than anything just for fun as he'll be posed wearing his helmet anyway so anything close to a likeness in hairstyle is a bonus!
Diana wrote:You're so fast!! And this is coming along nicely! Definitely better with the wig.
And funny note about Sean bean.
But it just goes to show that he is the kind of actor who will always give a character enough weight for the death to have an impact, even when he is the bad guy.
I love that you call it a wig! It does look a bit like one, I wonder if the actor was wearing one too? Yes Sean Bean has played some great characters.
Ovy wrote:Ah yes, Sharpe. There is someone who frequently recommends to watch it. The Underdog British Empire against the evil French. What would they be without their supersoldier who wins all their battles.
I really like your loops an buttons chest, I'd lose motivation to do that when just looking at the reference pic. And your painted them with a golden sharpie (haha) after attaching them and without gilding the shirt.
And I also like cheesy guitar riffs. For me some 90s nostalgia is easier to stomach than the omnipresent 80s that somehow never ended.
Well the 95th Rifles were more of a sneaky Special Forces group who took any advantage they could, like wearing green for a start! Not lining up on a battlefield to just be shot by cannons instead they would hide in the high ground and use their far more accurate weapons for sniping. They had to be 'Chosen Men' though, you couldn't just join them, a bit like the SAS or Navy SEAL's I guess. I can't take credit for all the lovely stitching, that was done by DID for their British Hussar figure called 'George' I just changed all the colours and I'm about to replace the fur too.
More messing around with the gorilla hair, not really styled, not sure this thick stuff can be at this length but I'll try..maybe. The helmet is actually mostly steel! I had assumed it was plastic since it's so light compared to my other metal one.
USED HAIR I'D CUT OFF EARLIER TO FILL ANY BALD PATCHES (CHEAP ROOTED HAIR WIDELY SPACED) AND GAVE HIM SOME EARS AS I FIGURED HE'D NEED THEM.
SOME WEIRD OLD SOCKS, TIPS LOOK LIKE SHORT GREY FUR TO ME LOL.
MIGHT WORK FOR THE PATTERNS ON HIS THIGHS?
GOLD...
BIT OF A MESS BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK LOL..
STRAYS ALL OVER THE PLACE LOL