Nearly finished unit champion or hero for the Eagle Warriors. Metallic paints for the suit on the heirloom technology on this the most senior of the totem warriors. I will do a freehand design on the shield later on when I base him.
Month: December 2013
WIP Slann Warrior Priest
Fantasy, Frog Men, Slann, Warhammer FantasySculpting a Venator Head – Part 2
Casting, Humans, Sculpting, Warhammer 40KMore WIP shots of the sculpt in chronological order.
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Now some quick and dirty test casts. This will help to show up what I need to fix for the final master and give me an idea of how well I am doing.

Initial setup for moulding using a wee plastic box. Plasticine on the right is used to initially hold the object to be moulded

Carefully applying Vaseline with a sculpting tool to stop the siligum sticking to itself. You can use siligum to fill in any defects or gaps that occur, fill in the hole (just enough to fill it) and pop the model back into it for 10 mins. I had to do that for this models chin

Second application of Siligum. This container is great for squeezing! It came from a glasses repair set. Always keep an eye out for good containers!
So not too bad so far. I can see that I need to work on the cheeks and the nostrils to better define them but on the whole it defiantly has the right vibe/mood. I have learned LOADS and gained a lot of confidence in doing this project so far. I put this down to the fact that it is for another person so I focus better on it due to the mental pressure I create for myself.
Sculpting a Venator Head
Humans, Sculpting, Warhammer 40KThings have been quiet on this blog of late, but rest assured valued reader for my time has been spent in worthwhile figure related endeavors. I have been working on a couple of things at once (in my usual ADHD fashion) as enthusiasm grips me. At least some of these projects will come to fruition in the coming weeks, I swear. 😉
This is a series of shots I have been taking over the last week of a head sculpt I am working on for Asslessman, a chap who frequents the Oldhammer Forum. He mentioned that he was looking to get some suitable heads to create a Venator gang for Necromunda – Venators are basically bounty hunters. This is a perfect project for a budding sculptor as it is small, self contained in scope, and it’s relatively easy to sculpt due to the caricature nature of the subject matter.
The source material is this John Blanch illustration (Copyright GW and used without permission for illustrative purposes, natch):
A fair bit done and a fair bit more to go!
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