XM Studios 1/4 Ghost Rider

[nexus]

For painted flames this doesn't look bad. My worry is translucent flames come out looking almost cheap. I'm willing to wait and see the end result.

Translucent flames can be painted with a translucent paint and look pretty realistic. Agree LEDs would take it to the next level. I'd rather see this done right rather than rushed out.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Let me retract that last statement, . That work is ****ing fantastic. Seriously and truly,

Back atcha bud - and yes - I AM the (eventual) proud owner of this piece.

If any of you have time - you should look through all the pages (I just linked to page 10) - Ian is the most talented modeller it has ever been my good fortune to encounter. Great sense-of-humour to go with it too!

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[dan350zr]

I want to see it all together before I make any opinion about it.

 

[Spliff]

that looks like melted candy corn.

 

[SDguy]

that looks like melted candy corn.

Lol... and I think the translucent resin looks like it's made of gummy bears. I guess it's candy no matter your preference.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Lol... and I think the translucent resin looks like it's made of gummy bears. I guess it's candy no matter your preference.

. . . damn - wrong franchise . . .​

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[Centurion]

Still looking good to me, but may not even matter. The guy I contacted wasn't sure he could secure one to sell to me at this point.

 

[Asdf]

Fire is a tricky effect. Let's see how it all turns out

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

Fire is the hardest thing to make look real on a statue. Translucent is really the only way to go.
I still think this will be a Great Statue if they keep the paints as is. It will just look more Comic Book / Cartoony than Real Life.

 

[Grumpy Bear]

"Sharing some paint in progress work... Clear resin isn't as strong as resin, given that this piece uses the resin as structural support, we are still researching if it's the safest approach. The comments are very helpful but please also bear in mind we are at very early stages of the paint work. Won't let you guys down"

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[TheWhatWhatNow]

I have Faith in XM!!

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Yeah - they've proved they listen (unlike another company).

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[Prevail604]

"Sharing some paint in progress work... Clear resin isn't as strong as resin, given that this piece uses the resin as structural support, we are still researching if it's the safest approach. The comments are very helpful but please also bear in mind we are at very early stages of the paint work. Won't let you guys down"

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Ya one of the good things about XM is they actually do listen to customer feedback quite well. I will just have to go on faith that they make this Proper... With suck a weak Cad dollar ive got almost my entire yearly statue budget tied up in this one piece. Plz Plz Plz make this right XM

 

[Pork Chop Express]

This'll be my last 1/4 for a while. With XM's attention to fan feedback, meticulous detail and qc control I think (hope) this'll look good however it turns out.

 

[AC_808]

Just gotta wait and see what XM comes up with. I know they'll try every thing before deciding on the finished product. I can be patient .....

 

[Asdf]

Pretty sure Adam will make sure this turns out to b another hit for them as in their Mag

 

[nocturmac]

Hope they could replicate the flaming skull of Lobo PF.

 

[Asdf]

Hope they could replicate the flaming skull of Lobo PF.

That looks good... Kind of like Phoenix

 

[Prevail604]

Hope they could replicate the flaming skull of Lobo PF.

Ya, and throw in a flickering led light in the base like someone else mentioned for a flame effect... would be pretty sweet

 

[Scorpion]

Fire is the hardest thing to make look real on a statue. Translucent is really the only way to go.
I still think this will be a Great Statue if they keep the paints as is. It will just look more Comic Book / Cartoony than Real Life.

Translucent is the only way to go for fire... Maybe a combination of both (flat paint+translucent depending on the areas and the weight to be supported) might work when carefully designed. A very rough example that I prepared for pics might be this...