oddmanrush
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I'm never sure where to put this sort of thing...Sci-Fi? Dioramas? Figures?
Oh well.
Lately, I've been into creating dioramas using action figures. With the range of figures you can get, the options are almost limitless. Plus, it is a nice step outside of my typical modeling of tanks, and planes.
On this merry occasion, I decided to pick up two action figures from the Halo 4 Series...Master Chief, and an Elite Zealot.
In this diorama, which I've titled Master of War, it will be clear that the Master Chief is, well, the master of war.
In order to make an action figure look more realistic, some work needs to be done.
As you know, action figures don't generally have hands that appropriately hold a weapon, like a gun, or anything else for that matter. They are rigid, and static.
For this project, I set out to change that.
I used a sharp blade to separate Chief's trigger finger on his right hand, as all his fingers are fused together.
Once I did that, I dipped his hand in hot water, making his finger more susceptible to manipulation. When his trigger finger was in the correct position, I dunked his hand into some cold water to help set it. I did this several times for good measure until I got his hand to look like this:
And when a rifle is put in his hand you get
His left hand was given a similar treatment to open it up a bit.
What do you think so far?
Oh well.
Lately, I've been into creating dioramas using action figures. With the range of figures you can get, the options are almost limitless. Plus, it is a nice step outside of my typical modeling of tanks, and planes.
On this merry occasion, I decided to pick up two action figures from the Halo 4 Series...Master Chief, and an Elite Zealot.
In this diorama, which I've titled Master of War, it will be clear that the Master Chief is, well, the master of war.
In order to make an action figure look more realistic, some work needs to be done.
As you know, action figures don't generally have hands that appropriately hold a weapon, like a gun, or anything else for that matter. They are rigid, and static.
For this project, I set out to change that.
I used a sharp blade to separate Chief's trigger finger on his right hand, as all his fingers are fused together.
Once I did that, I dipped his hand in hot water, making his finger more susceptible to manipulation. When his trigger finger was in the correct position, I dunked his hand into some cold water to help set it. I did this several times for good measure until I got his hand to look like this:
And when a rifle is put in his hand you get
His left hand was given a similar treatment to open it up a bit.
What do you think so far?
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