It’s getting there…
Update – the sword isn’t as far along, but it’s looking nice, I think. The hilt is the closest to complete, I’m working outwards from there.
Whee, chrome!
Sep 21
And a final form…
Sep 17
New Thundercats
Sep 15
Continuing the new model creation…
New Sword of Omens
Sep 7
Today I started to use Caligari’s TrueSpace (free program!), and after wrestling with it and the tutorials, finished this:
Had to try carving it out as well, though in a super-rough way as a sizing test:
I’ll carve out a finer version tomorrow, though I’m debating if I like the hilt thickness or not.
Ryo progress
Sep 2
Well, I’ve made a bunch of progress on Ryo in the past few days… unfortunately not enough, as AnimeFest starts today. The feet and shin still aren’t done, and the sides and thighs haven’t even been started. So – Ryo will no premier at Ikkikon, giving me some spare time to fix the last few lumps and bumps that I was trying to ignore this time around.
Ryo – skirt armor, etc
Aug 23
- Skirt armor (front, rear), rear calf armor
- Right hand armor
- Shoulder armor with initial paint
Still need to create the thigh armor, side armor, and finish the foot armor, but everything else is at least in sanding or painting.
Ryo – upper body
Aug 21
Work in progress – chest still needs sanding, and the rest need painting beyond a primer coat.
Progress!
Found a nice shade of blue for Ryo.. Folk Art Metallic Sapphire (used as a base for airbrushing). The red is a mix of 1/3rd metallic bright red to 2/3rds santa red, which I hope will look as good as the blue once I add clear coat to it.
Started painting an inner shoulder as a test today. Source model:
First coat:
Second coat:
Now doing a color test to get the right shades of red and blue ready for the color coat on top of the metallic layer I’ve got here.
Ryo – Scabbards
Jul 31
Finished Ryo’s scabbard molds today, so I cast a couple of copies…
