Re: muffinman's HOG SQUADT

whacko Tue May 03, 2011 3:33 pm

How did you do the eyes?
I am looking for a very clean (and preferably easy) way to do custom Squadt eyes.

Attila The Dan Tue May 03, 2011 4:13 pm

Damn!! That looks awsome dude. Awsome finish, it does look like a production peice. This has to be the best custom squadt out there. Great job Cool

Is it for sale, or was it done for a private collector?

edstuff Tue May 03, 2011 4:32 pm

Is it just me or did you cut the helmet's eye sockets so that you could see his eyes under the lenses? Man that's a nice detail

el_payaso_loco Tue May 03, 2011 5:01 pm

damn every part looks amazing, very cool idea

mazdevilz Tue May 03, 2011 5:51 pm

awesome colors, the holes on the helmet plus the color of the lenses.... that's like some brilliant shit right there. What a Face

M00Nman Tue May 03, 2011 6:02 pm

YEA..how'd you make the lenses brown like that?

jorester Tue May 03, 2011 9:56 pm

muffinman wrote:THANK YOUS, EVERY ONE!!!
thank you FERG, for peekin in.
here's some more pics. again, i'm still working on a few details...

hog squadt is perfect . clap

muffinman Tue May 03, 2011 10:01 pm

again: THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the kind words!
i'm glad you like him. now here's some asswers to dem quesshions you axed:

manny wrote:
edstuff wrote:How in the batman and robin buttsex did you sculpt that helmet so smooth? I love your customs and I was hoping you'd make a squadt. What was the base squadt?

Don't want to know about the butt sex but I am interested on knowing how you made the helmet so smooth. Looks like a production piece. Great job!!!

the add-on sculpting on the helmet was done using sheet styrene, aves apoxie and automotive body filler. then quite some time was spent on sanding, priming, sanding and priming again and then some sanding and priming...

Colossus of Destiny wrote:Looks like it used to be a Gassed. Dude reminds of a Moblin. Now I'ma go hang my nerd head in shame for saying that.

zelda power to you, colossus! it WAS a gassed. hope i don't get drawn and quartered for maiming it...

fender wrote:... Is it for sale and how much?

yes, it will be for sale once it's finished. haven't settled on a price... maybe an auction? dunno yet.

whacko wrote:How did you do the eyes?
I am looking for a very clean (and preferably easy) way to do custom Squadt eyes.

the eyes were done using inkjet waterslide decals. that's pretty much as easy as it gets.

edstuff wrote:Is it just me or did you cut the helmet's eye sockets so that you could see his eyes under the lenses?

yes, that's exactly what i did. i love that, depending on the angle from which you view the figure, the expression subtly changes when
you can see the eyes through the helmet. eyes painted in the sockets don't have that effect.

M00Nman wrote:..how'd you make the lenses brown like that?

i was a very naughty boy and made a silicone mold of GASSED's lenses and cast them in dyed crystal clear resin to kinda match the hue of the coat.

i really appreciate your interest, y'all!
have to go back to work now.

cheers
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slinky42 Wed May 04, 2011 3:22 am

the coat is the sickest thing on that piece! awesome work.

nnumber6 Wed May 04, 2011 3:56 am

That thing is SO hot! Great work. I wish it was a production piece.

Admin Wed May 04, 2011 4:29 am

the color choices are so nice.

manny Wed May 04, 2011 5:43 am

Possible production piece?

muffinman Wed May 04, 2011 9:57 am

cheers everyone! thanks for your continuing interest. much appreciated!
the obligatory BIG gun - not sealed yet, hence the 'halfbaked' pose.

muffinman's HOG SQUADT - Page 2 Hogsquadt6

muffinman's HOG SQUADT - Page 2 Hogsquadt6

manny Wed May 04, 2011 9:59 am

The gun is awesome! How did you make it?

muffinman Wed May 04, 2011 10:12 am

manny wrote:The gun is awesome! How did you make it?

thanks, manny!
i scratchbuilt the gun using renshape for the butt-end, aluminium tubing for the barrels and styrene tubing
for the scope bits. plus a bit of apoxie, body filler, primer and paint.

Admin wrote:the color choices are so nice.

i really appreciate all your comments, guys.
but FERG, you don't know how much this particular comment means to me,
since i think that choosing colours that work well together is the hardest thing in the world -
at least for me. so here's a big extra THANK YOU for that.