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Offline aircav

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2013, 11:52:18 AM »
That is bloody fantastic & so great to se the wip's  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Offline Hammers

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2013, 01:15:11 PM »
Thanks for sharing this. Interesting insight.

Offline Braz

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2013, 07:44:36 PM »
Thanks for sharing. Very informative. Beautiful sculpt. Love the pose. Looking forward to seeing the completed piece.

Offline Andrew May

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2013, 08:44:10 AM »
Is there anything inside the wings as an armature? I personally use 0.1mm copper sheet.

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2013, 10:02:59 AM »
Thanks everyone!

Is there anything inside the wings as an armature? I personally use 0.1mm copper sheet.

No, nothing in there - if they were spread out, I'd use copper sheet or aluminium mesh; but with the wings partially folded, they should be strong enough to mould with just the Milliput and Green Stuff. (I hope! ;))

Anyway, the last 2 days have been spent working flat out on dragon sculpting.

I completed the body, tail, second wing and second leg... I won't post work in progress pictures of them, because they are basically the same as the earlier pics! Instead, we'll go straight onto the putting-it-all-together bit...

The body joint I'd fitted when I built the armature seemed to work well. It was basically just a hole on one part, and a section of oval brass tube on the other. All I needed to do was tidy up the joint surfaces, and it fitted together very cleanly.









Next I sorted the wing joints - these were a bit more complicated... first I had to trim the armature wire, as it was too long. I left a short piece of wire sticking out - about 6mm or so.





Next, I took a length of brass tube, and found a drill bit with the same diameter. Then I drilled two holes into the dragon's body, and checked to make sure the brass tubing would fit alright.







Then I cut two short lengths of the brass tube using a jeweler's saw. I stuffed some freshly mixed Green Stuff into the pieces of tube, and pushed them onto the armature wires on the wings. I smoothed off the excess Green Stuff, and left them to let the Green Stuff harden.









Finally, I put it all together and took a couple of photos and a little video...







http://youtu.be/DTQO0MynfNU


So, that's the dragon sculpted... now we have to wait until Monday evening, when we'll be putting it into a master mould - let's hope it works!


Offline beefcake

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2013, 06:52:59 PM »
I want one!


Online Lovejoy

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2013, 01:31:39 PM »
I want one!

Well, you can get one from the Kickstarter now...


I had a fun evening at the mouldmakers yesterday! It was an interesting experience, and I now have a nice big lump of metal to play with.

Rather than take pics, I've done a video to show you how it all went....

http://youtu.be/RaERTopQGvo

And of course, we've now added the Dragon to our Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oathsworn/oathsworn-miniatures-heroes

cheers,
Michael

Offline Elbows

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2013, 08:53:32 PM »
Beautiful work.  I'd prefer a bit longer tail from an aesthetic point...but from a gaming point, the shorter tail works fine.  Good stuff!
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Offline beefcake

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2013, 04:39:55 AM »
And pledged. Just the dragon for me but that ogre looks mighty cool too!

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Re: Sculpting a dragon...
« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2013, 06:21:29 AM »
Thanks Beefcake! Glad you like it.

 

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