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Title: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Christian on 30 May 2010, 02:26:20 PM
Well here's something I've been working on for a competition. Honest, critical and insightful feedback is more than welcome! (Smaller pics perhaps?)

The paint job:

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Workshop/DSC00241.jpg)

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Workshop/DSC00245.jpg)

Some mood lighting:

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Workshop/DSC00243.jpg)

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Workshop/DSC00244.jpg)

This figure was an absolute delight to paint! The best way to appreciate Bob Olley's genius is from behind a paintbrush.

For anyone who doesn't get the reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9IKsH9BXg
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 30 May 2010, 02:36:40 PM
Nice one!
I've forgot who made this mini though, link?
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Christian on 30 May 2010, 02:38:56 PM
Yeah it's by Bob Olley. You can get it from here:
http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/ggl2-1634-p.asp
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Aaron on 30 May 2010, 03:33:13 PM
Wow, I love the ghostly skull inside the helmet. I don't know how you did it, but the effect is stunning!
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Tacgnol on 30 May 2010, 05:23:54 PM
The skull in the helmet is awesome. Wish I could manage something like that.  8)
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: JollyBob on 30 May 2010, 06:15:07 PM
Excellent work. The skull image is a really nice effect, proper creepy and really adds to the model.

Nice one.  :)
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: ushistoryprof on 30 May 2010, 06:16:06 PM
I remember seeing this "monster" in a truely bad movie when I was a young kid on Sat. morning "Science Fiction Theather" a weekly ritual to watch of my youth.  I love your figure, great paint job, you really catch the movie so very well. Prof
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Christian on 30 May 2010, 10:56:18 PM
Wow :) Thanks heaps guys!
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Calimero on 30 May 2010, 11:02:11 PM
Quote from: Aaron on 30 May 2010, 03:33:13 PM
Wow, I love the ghostly skull inside the helmet. I don't know how you did it, but the effect is stunning!

Indeed! :-*
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: archangel1 on 30 May 2010, 11:55:37 PM
Nice job representing one of the stupidest aliens ever to darken a movie screen! The biggest problem is, I see that pose and can't help picturing Peter Boyle's Monster in Young Frankenstein, trying to do the soft shoe!
Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Christian on 31 May 2010, 12:21:03 AM
The skull was just watered down paints... particularly Scaly Green and a thin wash of Asurmen blue around the edges.

The eyes were done in black... and that was that!

I did the white reflection and put another thin wash over the top. I thought about Water Effects on the window but decided not to.

I think Robot Monster was rated #33 in the 50 Worst Movies... can't see why. It even has a real fight between a baby crocodile and a lizard!

Title: Re: Ro-Man will now destroy you!!!! (and your bandwidth)
Post by: Christian on 02 June 2010, 02:10:14 PM
Some thumbs of the finished product:
(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/th_AlphaZorg1.jpg) (http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/?action=view&current=AlphaZorg1.jpg)
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/AlphaZorg1.jpg
(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/th_AlphaZorg2-1.jpg) (http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/?action=view&current=AlphaZorg2-1.jpg)
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/Intergalactic_photos/Gallery/AlphaZorg2-1.jpg

Does it cut the mustard? I'm not finished with the movie poster yet, but any suggestions would be a great help!