My Custom 13 Dwarves & Bilbo From 'The Hobbit' Movie WIP. Bombur Weapons & Accessories.

Bombur is looking great, I love to see how you develop the costume detail of the characters.



Cheers,


Peter.

GubernatorFan wrote:I like the way this is coming along and all the special tricks you pulled to make it happen.

Like using old bleached socks? Cheers GF!

peter the painter wrote:Bombur is looking great, I love to see how you develop the costume detail of the characters.



Cheers,


Peter.

Thanks Peter! Getting there but noticing a few more details needed as I go...

Made his 'real hair braid', damn that acrylic stuff is slippery! Modded and mounted feet and hands, boots too. Given him a proper back as there was a bit of a gap going on between the hs and the back plus the jerkin wasn't sitting right. I've been braiding more waxed string to make the straps for his knapsack and modding an old Hasbro Chewbacca bag to make it. I have detail work to do on the jerkin's shoulders, a leather like cord wrap and need to paint his sculpted hair and shaved patch (you missed that Peter! ).

I still believe you should start a 1/6 company,  I'm still struggling trying to prevent my Asmus figures from shelf diving

Bombur is looking great, he's as fat as a barrel now, or should I say as fat as a barrel rider?
apologies for the missed tonsure.

Cheers,

Peter.

That Bombur is looking so good. Really like how you did the fat suit (ingenious), and the braided beard. Excellent work as usual.

MerylAkiba wrote:I still believe you should start a 1/6 company,  I'm still struggling trying to prevent my Asmus figures from shelf diving

Ugh no! I do this to de-stress, a business would kill that and probably me too! Try using basic metal stands for your figures, the Kings Arms(?) ones are getting harder to buy in bulk now but worth it if you can find them, I have hundreds!! Still not enough! You can get them in different sizes too, so for 1/6 hobbits or 1/6 giants etc..

peter the painter wrote:Bombur is looking great, he's as fat as a barrel now, or should I say as fat as a barrel rider?
apologies for the missed tonsure.

Cheers,

Peter.

LOL, no probs already fixed, I need to paint the hair next to match the braid. I was tempted to make that barrel 'armour' for him from that bonkers Asterix like scene...

Stryker2011 wrote:That Bombur is looking so good. Really like how you did the fat suit (ingenious), and the braided beard. Excellent work as usual.

Cheers Stryker!

Doing more detail stuff including more braiding, fasteners for his jerkin and bag, details on his shirt and attaching his head. Pics are basically a game of 'spot the difference'.

More great looking detail work, I'm really liking how this figure is coming together.

Cheers,

Peter.

I have officially run out of adjectives to describe your work. I have picked up so many tips on 1/6 bashing from you, I almost feel like I have no creativity of my own. You are one of a group of very talented artists here on the forum I truly admire.
I wish we had more people posting content like the members I am thinking of.
Keep all the 1/6 goodness coming!

peter the painter wrote:More great looking detail work, I'm really liking how this figure is coming together.

Cheers,

Peter.

Pontiacivan wrote:I have officially run out of adjectives to describe your work. I have picked up so many tips on 1/6 bashing from you, I almost feel like I have no creativity of my own. You are one of a group of very talented artists here on the forum I truly admire.
I wish we had more people posting content like the members I am thinking of.
Keep all the 1/6 goodness coming!

thanks guys means a lot! keyboards broken using tiny version..bugger to type!painted hair and done hand wraps.

Love the hand warmers and the hair repaint, great work all round.



Cheers,



Peter.

You've got a gear I ain't got, brah.

I'm enjoying this more than you know.

Superior...

peter the painter wrote:Love the hand warmers and the hair repaint, great work all round.



Cheers,



Peter.

Thanks Peter, Brass paint actually worked for the highlights!

dadrab wrote:You've got a gear I ain't got, brah.

I'm enjoying this more than you know.

Superior...

Thank you dadrab although I seem to have missed a gear recently, got distracted by an invasion of new Transformers figures!! Still waiting on a new keyboard.

started on his unusual sandal like boots, found bits to make his beer stein and designed 2 knives for him; a cleaver crossed with a competition chopper in the Dwarven geometric style and a Norse seax utility knife favoured by Vikings as daggers.

You're going great guns there! Carry on! If anything goes wrong, you can paint the hair white and go for Santa.

CHEERS!

He's looking great, nearly there now, really enjoyed this build.


Cheers,

Peter.

Rogerbee wrote:You're going great guns there! Carry on! If anything goes wrong, you can paint the hair white and go for Santa.

CHEERS!

Er no....got Balin for that!!

peter the painter wrote:He's looking great, nearly there now, really enjoyed this build.


Cheers,

Peter.

Thanks for the constant support Peter!

Done a bit more work but was busy working on a real Scottish basket hilt sword, painstakingly adding serrations to half the length of the blade one by one...
Cut out the knives and I'm making his stein look like it's made from ivory or bone with a 'natural' grain texture. I'll embellish it with metal bands and a handle.

going for a very Gothic/grungy look for this one unlike the Barnett version below.











Back to Bombur..

Looks like you are in for a lot of pain and frustration when trying to assemble those components. I admire your dedication but don't share your level of masochism

shovelchop81 wrote:

MerylAkiba wrote:I still believe you should start a 1/6 company,  I'm still struggling trying to prevent my Asmus figures from shelf diving

Ugh no! I do this to de-stress, a business would kill that and probably me too!  

I have some projects that I do for the business and some things that I only do for me. The former is always stressful regardless of how much fun a particular project might have seemed at the start. The latter is what keeps me relaxed and de-stressed.

I find that the first time I make something, it is fun, because there are no time constraints and I'm free to wander off in any direction that fancies me. If I sell it and have to make another to replenish my stock, it becomes work and is no longer fun. I'd rather make something new and original instead of wasting time on something I've already accomplished.

The problem is that the first one is always sold at a loss because you can never get back the time spent messing around with new ideas and different techniques. You only make money on the subsequent ones because the process can be streamlined and made more efficient.

shazzdan wrote:

shovelchop81 wrote:

MerylAkiba wrote:I still believe you should start a 1/6 company,  I'm still struggling trying to prevent my Asmus figures from shelf diving

Ugh no! I do this to de-stress, a business would kill that and probably me too!  

I have some projects that I do for the business and some things that I only do for me. The former is always stressful regardless of how much fun a particular project might have seemed at the start. The latter is what keeps me relaxed and de-stressed.

I find that the first time I make something, it is fun, because there are no time constraints and I'm free to wander off in any direction that fancies me. If I sell it and have to make another to replenish my stock, it becomes work and is no longer fun. I'd rather make something new and original instead of wasting time on something I've already accomplished.

The problem is that the first one is always sold at a loss because you can never get back the time spent messing around with new ideas and different techniques. You only make money on the subsequent ones because the process can be streamlined and made more efficient.

I agree 100%, everything you said is exactly how I felt when I sold a limited amount of custom figures, seller's remorse in another one, when someone talks you into selling a piece you made and really like but you think 'oh I'll just make another' but you never do....

Just blown away by the amount of projects you undertake and the level of detail that you achieve in your
endeavours.


Cheers,


Peter.

Ho, ho, ho, you've got it covered!

CHEERS!

Excellent, Chop.

peter the painter wrote:Just blown away by the amount of projects you undertake and the level of detail that you achieve in your
endeavours.


Cheers,


Peter.

LOL, cheers Peter! just giving myself reasons to get out of bed!

Rogerbee wrote:
Ho, ho, ho, you've got it covered!

CHEERS!

Indeed! (T'ealc SG1)

PureEnergy wrote:Excellent, Chop.  

Thanks PE!







Stilts? Glueing his boot soles actually..

Nice work on that mug. Looking good.

All the accessories are looking really good.


Cheers,



Peter.

I love that mug, too. Now how 'bout some ale?

Stryker2011 wrote:Nice work on that mug. Looking good.

peter the painter wrote:All the accessories are looking really good.


Cheers,



Peter.

Thanks guys!

GubernatorFan wrote:I love that mug, too. Now how 'bout some ale?

Working on that, resin will be too heavy so need to insert a lens.

got the new keyboard, trying to get used to the split keyboard design with 1 finger typing LOL. it's a British award winning classic design and the 1st illuminated keyboard brought to market (used to cost £50 back then so quite expensive, got it MISB for £8, comes with an illuminated optical mouse too), the same year I graduated from my Bsc product design degree!! of course I was hopeless using computers back then.... has 5 levels of illumination, types well with two thumbs and it's splash and ash proof as advertised! I was using my mini light up one the last few days. painted Bombur's boots and knives black. Hah! only made one typo!

Congratulations on your new space-age keyboard. Just for the record, when I wrote "how 'bout some ale?" I was just going with the implications of the mug, not trying to put another task on your shoulders.
Cheers!