Well guys, now to project number 2.
With so many Shadow Predator parts out there, and after managing to snap up a battle damaged pred 2 head, it was time to get stuck in to this one.
I used to have a HT pred 2 many moons ago, but there were a few things I didnt like about him.
For example the way the armour was too bulky, especially the chest, and the way the thigh armour stuck out from the legs at an angle. The leggings were too fat too.
This means that many of the pieces for this project will need re-sculpting and casting.
So the body... a Shadow body which will only require re-painting. But as I have several parts to sculpt, and I am doing that straight onto the body to get a tight fit, paint will come last.
But wait... if he sculpts onto the body with soft, squidgy sculpey how will he make a mold? He cant put it in the oven for 30 mins, or all that will be left will be an orangey puddle of plastic!
Easy, just get the hairdrier on full blast for 10 mins once the sculpt is done, and you have the sculpey stiff enough to mold from! Then you can throw off a cast in Alumilite. Perfick.
So, the photos below show the figure and a few bits of bulky armour, and the start of the sculpting of the chest armour.
Dizzy
With so many Shadow Predator parts out there, and after managing to snap up a battle damaged pred 2 head, it was time to get stuck in to this one.
I used to have a HT pred 2 many moons ago, but there were a few things I didnt like about him.
For example the way the armour was too bulky, especially the chest, and the way the thigh armour stuck out from the legs at an angle. The leggings were too fat too.
This means that many of the pieces for this project will need re-sculpting and casting.
So the body... a Shadow body which will only require re-painting. But as I have several parts to sculpt, and I am doing that straight onto the body to get a tight fit, paint will come last.
But wait... if he sculpts onto the body with soft, squidgy sculpey how will he make a mold? He cant put it in the oven for 30 mins, or all that will be left will be an orangey puddle of plastic!
Easy, just get the hairdrier on full blast for 10 mins once the sculpt is done, and you have the sculpey stiff enough to mold from! Then you can throw off a cast in Alumilite. Perfick.
So, the photos below show the figure and a few bits of bulky armour, and the start of the sculpting of the chest armour.
Dizzy
Do you actually sculpt the armour\parts freehand or do you take a mold of the original and adapt it by making it bigger and or smaller ? Good work buddy 
