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Offline Suber

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Cheap idol
« on: 27 February 2016, 09:46:16 AM »
I'm into some kind of Diogenes phase, or so it seems. This tiny can of Actimel (a kind of liquid yoghurt product stuff, quite common over here) came to my hands. As part of some sort of children oriented promotion, they are producing some cans with faces in this way:



Something needed to be done. Not sure what, but something ;D. Using some DAS putty I came to this:



I experimented a little with the crown thing. Everything I tried was quite over the top.



I finally found this solution:



Not sure about the inspiration, I went through the Mayan to the Chinese, and everything in that spectrum. But it kinda works, I hope.

So, some colour and texture...







I should have texturized the stone, I think. The idol looks too plastic-like. But well, maybe it's not stone at all, it's made of some kind of alien material! That would be a mistery for Indiana Jones to solve!

A size comparison pic with 28mm minis:



Here you have it all:
http://oldschoolworkshop.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/hakk-tee-mehl-idol.html

(But now I need a whole jungle board, cannot leave this single piece alone!)


Offline throwsFireball

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #1 on: 27 February 2016, 10:01:02 AM »
This is absolutely amazing.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2016, 10:08:54 AM »
Or you need an island with a whole load of them around the edge....
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2016, 11:03:15 AM »
Nicely done.
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Offline Harwood Hobbies

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2016, 02:50:28 PM »
Love it!!!   :-*

Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2016, 04:56:12 PM »
Awesome!!
'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.'

Offline Marine0846

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Re: Cheap idol
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2016, 04:58:56 PM »
It works for me.
Very cool. Love it.
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