sci fi creature

[Alan maguire]

Unfinished sculpt, progress so far . no idea of what to call it or where it might fit into. The creature is about shoulder height to a 28mm figure...

[von Lucky]

Looks good so far - what will you be adding?

[Alan maguire]

Hi Von, the tail needs more work, make it bigger and more reptile i think? not sure if the legs are ok, thick enough? not sure if i should add eyes n a head or just leave the head as it is. whats your thoughts Von?

[von Lucky]

I was thinking lips, arms and eyes, but for something different how about lips, large nostrils and little T-rex style arms? Tail to balance the head just like T-rex I realise now). Legs fine if head doesn't get much larger.

[Alan maguire]

Von... defo somthing different! i just added the basics of the nostrils, got figure how to build the head around them n the lips, A head without eyes. hmm? brain storm time me thinks! .. he locates his prey with smell? , *no vison* sound/vibration maybe? . like a bat? ....

[von Lucky]

Purely smell - no eyes or ears! I recently found my copy of Dougal Dixon's 'After Man'. Some weird and wonderful stuff in there.

[Alan maguire]

Von... Yeah purley smell, keep it simple as such, that would maybe call for some radical looking nostrils? i've never heard of After man? also im trying to get the nostrils not to like their his eyes if you get what i mean.

[von Lucky]

Maybe slit (ie not round) nostrils? Maybe Google some images on real animals, or search for some of Dixon's stuff (here's a search on 'After Man'):
https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=610&q=Dixon%27s+%22After+Man%22&oq=Dixon%27s+%22After+Man%22&gs_l=img.12...2105.2105.0.3124.1.1.0.0.0.0.214.214.2-1.1.0....0...1ac.2.19.img.4lp0RpYx17Y

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Man:_A_Zoology_of_the_Future

[Alan maguire]

Von... yeah i had a peak at the after man, ive already started the baboon or the evolved baboon yeah the nostrils i did dont look right atall, the slit version you mentiond is a good idea to try . cheers ... i have added an updated picture of the nostrils ive done. im not happy with the lips after looking at them for a while.

[Alan maguire]

Update... more work done. Head, nostrils....

[von Lucky]

I'm liking it!

[Alan maguire]

Von.... cool, i tried the slits a few times but they kept looking like eyes or atleast gave a slight impression of eyes if you get me?, so i thought i'd try the nostrils in this way, given it a reconisable nose feature . glad you like it!     .....

Credit to Von Lucky!!! for his input and ideas which have made this little beasite progress! 

[Alan maguire]

Finished! cant realy see anymore i can do to improve this beastie, do you? ....

[von Lucky]

Nice balance in the head and tail. Look forward to a few being cast up and a pack painted up.

[Alan maguire]

thanks Von, i have no way of casting him/her  due to finances etc, etc...but yeah they would luck good painted in a pack.