Wehrmacht Unteroffizier

cthulhu77 · December 17, 2008, 12:52:21 PM

Hey, thanks ! And a big tip of the hat to Sotoolslinger, as I was looking at the original gun, and saying "nuh-uh", he came up with the idea for the harness...

Brian da Basher · December 17, 2008, 03:57:12 PM

Looks like "Blade Runner" meets "Cross of Iron". I'm really impressed with how you built and painted the harness.

Brian da Basher

sotoolslinger · December 17, 2008, 07:44:35 PM

Hey this is a tribute to the genius o Greg , all I did was mention the Smart Gun from Aliens and TGOO went nuttybuckets

His imagination is fight

nev · December 18, 2008, 01:14:05 AM

The harness was an excellent idea and brilliantly executed - reminds me of the steadycam harnesses you see cameramen wearing.

jcf · December 18, 2008, 01:05:15 PM

Quote from: nev on December 18, 2008, 01:14:05 AM
The harness was an excellent idea and brilliantly executed - reminds me of the steadycam harnesses you see cameramen wearing.

Which is exactly the origin of the smart gun harness in Aliens, it is a modified steadicam rig.

Jon

Sisko · December 18, 2008, 05:14:13 PM

That's awesome.

I like the retro look of the Aliens concept!

cthulhu77 · December 19, 2008, 06:00:50 PM

starting on the underpainting:

nev · December 20, 2008, 02:07:39 AM

Cool. A step by step on how you did the eyes would've been nice - hardest part of painting figures IMO

Draken35 · December 20, 2008, 02:43:24 AM

I really like it!!!

Brian da Basher · December 20, 2008, 05:49:47 AM

Looks like he's getting ready to say "Gimme your wallet and no one gets hurt!"

I'd hate to meet this guy in a dark alley...

Brian da Basher

cthulhu77 · December 20, 2008, 06:08:31 AM

Sorry about not posting more in process pics, things have been steadily going crappy here. They just passed a new bill that will make it almost impossible for me to do any nude photography anymore...which has been my bread and butter $$$ for quite a while. Big Brother.

Anyway, what I do is paint the eyes white. Let that dry. Using a toothpick (1/35th) or a small brush (1/16th) dab in the off-dark colour. Do not use black ! You can also use small markers available from craft stores, they come in a wide variety of colours...I like dark brown or dark blue.
Then, gloss the eye with future, and set aside to dry.
Now, paint the rim of the eyelid dark brown. Let it dry.
Time to paint the flesh tones ! Work slowly, and paint the eyelid to just beneath the dark brown (think 1/100th of an inch).

Viola!

sotoolslinger · December 20, 2008, 06:58:17 AM

Looking really slick G

GTX · December 20, 2008, 10:14:39 AM

QuoteSorry about not posting more in process pics, things have been steadily going crappy here. They just passed a new bill that will make it almost impossible for me to do any nude photography anymore...

Bugger - what's their prudish justification this time?

Regards,

Greg

tanktastic43 · December 20, 2008, 10:40:23 AM

You'll have to start wearing clothes now to take photos??

cthulhu77 · December 20, 2008, 01:37:42 PM

The last time I took photos and was naked, I ended up getting married.

Here is the b.s.:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29677.pdf