10-17-2010, 11:34 AM
The casting quality is what makes it uninviting. This will have to be reworked across the top of the forward control panel - it's sunk in. I'm going to give my pilot to Carsten (Too much garlic) on the rpf. He needs him, I don't. I'm going to do what Mike Salzo did - I'll recast the Luke figure I posted here. It's almost the exact same size as the Harrier pilot I have, it's also better quality, and a lot closer to Mark Hamill.
I'm going to cast him without his helmet (it's removable) so it can paint it whatever colour they want it to be without ruining it while painting the body. Once all the figure is painted, and the helmet is painted separately - they can put the decals on it, then seal it separately with flat clearcoat. This will make painting easier. It'll be cast in clear yellow for the visor. I'll need to cut up the recast, so I can position the arms, and make a control yoke for them. I won't have a lower torso on this, so that an armature can be inserted into the fuselage without problem. I hope to make a decal set for this, or I'll have JBot make them for Luke.
I'm going to make aluminum armatures for these for those who want one, but missed out on the last run that Jason Eaton (Moffeaton) offered on the rpf. I won't be offering X-wing kits, unless no one else wants to make one anymore. I want to concentrate on making the four foot X alone unless that bombs!
I think I'll do what you're doing - I'll recast the cockpit (after I correct it), then I'll make the version you have posted here. This way, I can ensure a more accurate version.
I'm going to cast him without his helmet (it's removable) so it can paint it whatever colour they want it to be without ruining it while painting the body. Once all the figure is painted, and the helmet is painted separately - they can put the decals on it, then seal it separately with flat clearcoat. This will make painting easier. It'll be cast in clear yellow for the visor. I'll need to cut up the recast, so I can position the arms, and make a control yoke for them. I won't have a lower torso on this, so that an armature can be inserted into the fuselage without problem. I hope to make a decal set for this, or I'll have JBot make them for Luke.
I'm going to make aluminum armatures for these for those who want one, but missed out on the last run that Jason Eaton (Moffeaton) offered on the rpf. I won't be offering X-wing kits, unless no one else wants to make one anymore. I want to concentrate on making the four foot X alone unless that bombs!
I think I'll do what you're doing - I'll recast the cockpit (after I correct it), then I'll make the version you have posted here. This way, I can ensure a more accurate version.
~ Cobra Chris