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Offline Snafu

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Alien monster - DIY
« on: September 05, 2016, 07:49:50 PM »
This kind of an alien monster is made from a few twigs for the legs, a small chunk of styrofoam for the body and a piece of modelling clay for the head.

Some kinds of spraying colors tend to dissolve styrofoam surfaces, so you can get some nice structures on it.

I found the car in the garden of my sister where it was forgotten by her children and rotted away for some time. So I didn't even have to paint it :)

 Maybe I will add a figure or two later on and do some photos with a different lighting too.











« Last Edit: September 11, 2016, 04:56:37 PM by Snafu »
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Offline Hobby Services

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2016, 08:05:55 PM »
Interesting piece.  You can get some similarly nifty contours with Mountains In Minutes or spray insulation foam by poking it a bit with a stick as it hardens.  Break the surface tension and it collapses in some neat shapes, very organic and irregular.  Bit more durable than spray-melted Styrofoam too.

Offline YPU

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2016, 08:32:25 PM »
Reminds me of the big monster in "the mist"
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Offline Snafu

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2016, 05:31:12 PM »
Reminds me of the big monster in "the mist"

Thx for the tipp! I haven't seen the film yet, so this is some kind of coincidence.

From the movie:

Offline von Lucky

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2016, 10:25:43 PM »
Love it. The taxi (and it's motto) are a perfect fit.
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Offline beefcake

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2016, 12:23:25 AM »
Very cool.


Offline Elbows

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Re: Alien monster - DIY
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 10:06:42 PM »
Anyone who hasn't seen The Mist...should.
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