Shadow Slayer
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if you wanna talk about the pep models for the metroid heres the link about it http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/27892-Metroid-Other-M-3D-Models?highlight=metroid+prime
ShadoKat's Samus Aran (Metroid Prime 3) helmet sculpt - WIP
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Castellan_Craft is correct, yet again! It's not a ceramic/pottery clay, it's oil-based, which does not dry, and does not need to be fired. Good stuff, really.
LOL!!! Not at all!! You're being extremely helpful to them, and doing me a favor by saving me the trouble of doing it! And I would never slap anyone doing me a favor... well, at least not in any way that might be considered unwelcome by the recipient of said slap
Hahahaha!! I'm not even going to begin to point out the glaringly obvious evidence suggesting that's not true!! Except this one… DO NOT EVER ask for passwords to full versions of Pepakura Designer!! It can get you BANNED!! Being a n00b is nothing to be ashamed of, though, we were all n00bs once
Even LongShot-X claimed to be a n00b, and look what he did!! And I have seen the Metroid pepakura thread, I’m just not going the pepakura route for this build… unless I get REALLY desparate that's pretty awesome. you should add some lights or something
Lights are DEFINITELY on the agenda, but I really have my hands full just getting past the basic build, at this point.
Shadow Slayer
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haha thanks shadowkat cuz where i come from being a noob is awful
Shadow Slayer
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hey hows it coming on the project ShadoKat
Roadwarrior
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We need an update, c'mon do it
Huh? What? Oh, yeah, sorry... progress is slow, I kind of got obsessed with getting the right measurements of everything. I'm taking measurements of the 3D model and trying to duplicate them in clay, which is not a fast or easy process (for me, at least, LOL!!). Gotta get the grooves to be the correct depth, and that band to be the right width, and get everything to as accurate a scale as possible compared to the reference model. And I thought this piece was going to be easy hahaha!!
It's not going too bad, actually, when you consider that the helmet took me six months (not including the 9 month break), and I wasn't quite as meticulous with that. I've only been really working on this piece for about one month so far (not including the break to work on other things) so, comparatively, it's actually going very quickly!
Oh, and here are some pics... Like I said, it doesn't look much different than before. If you look at the third picture, you can really see how uneven the bottom band is, and how much work is still required.
It's not going too bad, actually, when you consider that the helmet took me six months (not including the 9 month break), and I wasn't quite as meticulous with that. I've only been really working on this piece for about one month so far (not including the break to work on other things) so, comparatively, it's actually going very quickly!
Oh, and here are some pics... Like I said, it doesn't look much different than before. If you look at the third picture, you can really see how uneven the bottom band is, and how much work is still required.
Roadwarrior
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How many pounds is that? XD
Looking good, I just ordered 20lbs of clay for 90$(With shipping) still haven't decided what I'll be making :/ .
Also, Is That the Symeterizier-ey-er-izer?
Looking good, I just ordered 20lbs of clay for 90$(With shipping) still haven't decided what I'll be making :/ .
Also, Is That the Symeterizier-ey-er-izer?
Roadwarrior
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Hey ShadoKat, You used the Smooth-on Trial kits for your molding helmet right? I was thinking about getting this: http://www.smooth-on.com/index.php?cPath=1218 And was wondering how much of the trial kits where used during the Mold/Outer shell creating process.
dung0beetle
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This is my new favorite word! I'm going to use it every chance I get and slip it into conversations, so everyone will be using it!
Roadwarrior
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one gallon of:
Smth-Cst-300: $81.76
Rbnd-25: $174.97
yeesh, I'll have to sell some casts or something to get that back. Not a problem though
.Shadow Slayer
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hey shadowkat how are things comin along, great job so far btw
Shadow Slayer
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hey shadowkat can you plz post some progress pictures im dying to see how its coming along
WOOHOO!!! Hey, there, I know it's been a while, but I FINALLY got some time to work on this. Life in general has gotten in the way (I've only been turning on my computer for about 10 minutes at a time), and I also have been trying to figure out a way to fix some of the problems with the curvature, symmetry, and overall unevenness that I've been noticing. Judging from the pictures, the sculpt hasn't really changed too much from the last update, but I did some work on that banding so it's more even now, and I also just yesterday finished work on an improved template to fix the curvature of the bell (which was one of the biggest things that was bothering me). It's still a little off, and it's likely never going to be "perfect," but I'm hoping to fix it a little bit more today.
I've also been experimenting with making videos! I think I've figured out a decent setup, so I can finally begin that video series I've been wanting to do: "Trial by Error: Learning through Failure with Uber-Noob, ShadoKat!" Here's the first installment, a long, rambling, babble-heavy video of how I used the curvature template... Enjoy (if at all possible lol)!!!
I've also been experimenting with making videos! I think I've figured out a decent setup, so I can finally begin that video series I've been wanting to do: "Trial by Error: Learning through Failure with Uber-Noob, ShadoKat!" Here's the first installment, a long, rambling, babble-heavy video of how I used the curvature template... Enjoy (if at all possible lol)!!!
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Roadwarrior
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Cool video, pretty informative.
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