Sculpting a GM from scratch...ground up

[Huntman]

love the more narrow look of these almost makes me want to start one of these costumes

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks Huntman Hope to have all the armor parts for this one done by the end of next year at the latest and then start work on the helmet after that!

[redkraytdragon]

OK guys, I just about got this backpack knocked out. I'll be making these available in a day or two after I find out if my 'caster' has been able to pump out some pouches for me (I've only got like 2 on hand at the moment). Keep in mind, in the pics below of the kit is just a dry mock up for sale thread purposes only so the placement is not ideal, but you get the idea. Hope you all like it!

 

That's pretty much it for now. I still need to assemble one of these for a vid tutorial, but honestly I don't know when that'll be. I need a break...totally burned out right now :/

[redkraytdragon]

Slowly makin progress. Finally finished up the left shoulder bell. Here's a full frontal shot of what I have so far

 

More to come soon...

[redkraytdragon]

 

Up next - Epaulets

[Eagerly]

Very nice work m8.....coming along nicely

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks very much Lee

[redkraytdragon]

Working on the mantle...not too much longer before it's ready...

[redkraytdragon]

More progress pics on the epaulets: (special thanks to Gatzski for inspiration on the design)

[redkraytdragon]

Mocked up a quick comparison photo just to see what it looks like. Pretty happy with it

[redkraytdragon]

Got some more progress to report. I finally finished up the boot armor and got them to the point where I feel happy enough with them to call them good. I figure I've spent at least around 10-12 hours on them when it was all said and done. There were a lot of warping shapes and off-mirror issues that had to be dealt with not to mention flat spots that had to be smoothed out. Take a look at the pics and let me know what you all think!

 

And of course the obligatory family photo...haven't done one of these in quite a while lol

 

That's it for now. Gonna take a break for a bit and start up next on the dreaded helmet O.o

[redkraytdragon]

So I decided to add some dimension to the edges and round a few corners for accuracy. I also cleaned up the edges on these for a better look. Much happier with them now

[Southscout]

Hi Will, amazing work! The GM is one of the costumes I'm considering as my next build. Just out of curiousity, how much is a full set?

 

Can't wait to see your helmet build

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks very much Patrik

PM sent bro

[Boba Leo]

Once again Will congratulations for your progress, Regards from Argentina!!!!!!!!

 

Leo

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks very much Leo! I hope to raise the bar even more with some high expectations I've set for myself for the next few pieces to this costume when it's all said and done. Thanks again all for looking and stay tuned

[redkraytdragon]

Construction on the helmet begins!

More to come, stay tuned

[redkraytdragon]

Not too much more to report. Making some headway on the dome and skirt with the foam.

Had to make some circular templates for the skirt base as well as some 'step up' templates for each section as I go closer to the top

Next I cut these up on the band saw to get a closer profile to work with....a bit tedious and time consuming, but it'll save me a ton of time down the road

And working my way up to the dome

Rinse and repeat for the other side...only mirrored of course

A quick top view to check my progress...this was actually the SECOND time I had to do this grrrr due to the fact that I didn't account for the proper angles going up and had used the same circular template as I did for the base of the skirt for the rest of the pieces....had to start over from the ground up but got it right as I figured out what I did wrong. Lesson learned

Then I moved on to the front brow on the right side

Rinse and repeat mirror-like

 

That's it for now, stay tuned folks...LOTS more left to do on this

[redkraytdragon]

Gearing up for a local con, so I decided to get a display setup ready for the 501st table. This was a LOT more work than I originally anticipated (it doesn't help that I did it mostly all in 2 days either), but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out...plus I'll have this for future cons and events so it was worth the trouble.. A nice break from the helmet sculpt too

Here's some pics

[Death Recon]

Looks great, I'm sure people will appreciate the display at the con

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks Allan!

Here's another quick shot...just cause. I think I placed the epaulets a bit too close together but...m'eh, you get the idea

[Death Recon]

Just slide them out a touch then.

They look great though

[redkraytdragon]

Thanks Allan!

 

More progress on the helmet:

 

 

That's it for now...

[redkraytdragon]

A few more progress pics. Added the neck ring and correctly flared out the skirt, makes a HUGE difference in the overall look. That's it for now kiddies....stay tuned

[redkraytdragon]

Here's some more progress pics for you all, enjoy!

At this point, I had spoken to Barry (banzai88) and he pointed out that the cheeks needed to be corrected. I knew SOMETHING was up with it but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Onto the Rondo!

Then sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand....and more sand, sand, sand, sand, sand O.o

That's it for now kiddies, stay tuned...