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Custom LEGO Destiny Sculpts by Sander
I know, I haven't been posting regularly but that's mainly because I haven't had anything worth showing, that is until these beauties arrived today.
As you may or may not know, I have been working on figures of my 3 characters from the video game Destiny here and there, but I haven't been able to do anything too drastic. I haven't said much about them, so I felt now would be a good time considering (conveniently) Patch 2.0 came out today and The Taken King comes out in a week.
My plan was to have these done by TTK's launch, but who knows if I'll make it. I'd rather take my time painting these sculpts rather than potentially ruining them just to make a deadline.
Anyway, I wanted to do a review of sorts of these BEAUTIFUL sculpts by Sander, who is tagged in the photo. A little while ago, Sander mentioned he'd be willing to collaborate on some Mandalorian figures, but I since I was planning these figures already, I asked him about these instead to which he gladly accepted. For those of you who didn't know and are interested, Sander DOES do commissions but you have to be serious about it.
So the items I got were 3 Exotic helms (Achlyophage Symbiote, Helm of Saint-14, Obsidian Mind), Vest of the Exile, and the Kellhunter's hood.
First is Achlyophage Symbiote, the exotic Hunter helm.
This was the first one Sander made, and it totally caught me by surprise. The main visor looks stunning and the back of the helmet is spectacular. He also did an extremely good job with all the fine little details on the sides and mouth area as well as the weird darkness goop on the sides.
Overall, this one is my favorite because Hunter master race.
Second is the Helm of Saint-14. I roll Defender Titan everywhere since when ever I try shoulder charging or using the Fist of Havoc in the Crucible I always get killed by the Felwinter's skill cannon or Thorn. Anyway, I originally bought Brickinator99's Helm of S14, but it was too big so I added it to Sander's list. He definitely did an impeccable job at capturing the S14. The front is stellar, the sides and back are spread with little details, and the plume is fantastic. It looks like its folded up layers of Procreate which look a lot like the material in the actual plume.
Again, another work of art by Sander.
The last helm is Obsidian Mind because supers/orbs for days. This one was the most difficult one to create, but holy shit Sander successfully make it look amazing. I am very impressed with the front of the mask since it has very thin separators between the sections of the mask and he made them look spot on. Other than the front, the other sides of the helm look outstanding and I can definitely tell why this one could have been a pain in the ass to make. Extraordinarily well done.
The chest piece is the Trials of Osiris Chest of the Exile which is the only ToO gear I have because Thorn pisses me off too much to venture into the Trials again. At first, I only asked Sander to make the chest rig (mantle) but he went above and beyond and made the straps and belt as well, which look very nice. The main chest rig is very clean and I am really impressed with the little details he added for the small plates on it. There is also some back sculpting, which is just the belt and what looks like a sort of padding.
Definitely an impressive job here.
The last item is Kellhunter's Hood, the Prison of Elders cloak. Sander was able to make the cloak removable so I'd be able to swap it out if I decided to use a cloth hood instead. I really like all of the layers added to the front (didn't feel like showing :P) and the feathery collar on the back. Sander did a great job on this one.
Out of everything, I only have one nitpick. With the helmet-cloak-chest combo, I don't think there's room for a cloth hood. So I'm not sure yet if I want to make a cloth cloak and hood combo or just go hoodless. Let me know what you all think!
So there's a little review of the amazing sculpts from Sander! They did take a little while to arrive, but there were some some setbacks which I fully understood and was okay with. If you guys like these, check out Sander's Flickr if you have not already! www.flickr.com/photos/thesandingblock/
Let Sander and I know what you think of these sculpts in the comments!
Thanks guys!
Custom LEGO Destiny Sculpts by Sander
I know, I haven't been posting regularly but that's mainly because I haven't had anything worth showing, that is until these beauties arrived today.
As you may or may not know, I have been working on figures of my 3 characters from the video game Destiny here and there, but I haven't been able to do anything too drastic. I haven't said much about them, so I felt now would be a good time considering (conveniently) Patch 2.0 came out today and The Taken King comes out in a week.
My plan was to have these done by TTK's launch, but who knows if I'll make it. I'd rather take my time painting these sculpts rather than potentially ruining them just to make a deadline.
Anyway, I wanted to do a review of sorts of these BEAUTIFUL sculpts by Sander, who is tagged in the photo. A little while ago, Sander mentioned he'd be willing to collaborate on some Mandalorian figures, but I since I was planning these figures already, I asked him about these instead to which he gladly accepted. For those of you who didn't know and are interested, Sander DOES do commissions but you have to be serious about it.
So the items I got were 3 Exotic helms (Achlyophage Symbiote, Helm of Saint-14, Obsidian Mind), Vest of the Exile, and the Kellhunter's hood.
First is Achlyophage Symbiote, the exotic Hunter helm.
This was the first one Sander made, and it totally caught me by surprise. The main visor looks stunning and the back of the helmet is spectacular. He also did an extremely good job with all the fine little details on the sides and mouth area as well as the weird darkness goop on the sides.
Overall, this one is my favorite because Hunter master race.
Second is the Helm of Saint-14. I roll Defender Titan everywhere since when ever I try shoulder charging or using the Fist of Havoc in the Crucible I always get killed by the Felwinter's skill cannon or Thorn. Anyway, I originally bought Brickinator99's Helm of S14, but it was too big so I added it to Sander's list. He definitely did an impeccable job at capturing the S14. The front is stellar, the sides and back are spread with little details, and the plume is fantastic. It looks like its folded up layers of Procreate which look a lot like the material in the actual plume.
Again, another work of art by Sander.
The last helm is Obsidian Mind because supers/orbs for days. This one was the most difficult one to create, but holy shit Sander successfully make it look amazing. I am very impressed with the front of the mask since it has very thin separators between the sections of the mask and he made them look spot on. Other than the front, the other sides of the helm look outstanding and I can definitely tell why this one could have been a pain in the ass to make. Extraordinarily well done.
The chest piece is the Trials of Osiris Chest of the Exile which is the only ToO gear I have because Thorn pisses me off too much to venture into the Trials again. At first, I only asked Sander to make the chest rig (mantle) but he went above and beyond and made the straps and belt as well, which look very nice. The main chest rig is very clean and I am really impressed with the little details he added for the small plates on it. There is also some back sculpting, which is just the belt and what looks like a sort of padding.
Definitely an impressive job here.
The last item is Kellhunter's Hood, the Prison of Elders cloak. Sander was able to make the cloak removable so I'd be able to swap it out if I decided to use a cloth hood instead. I really like all of the layers added to the front (didn't feel like showing :P) and the feathery collar on the back. Sander did a great job on this one.
Out of everything, I only have one nitpick. With the helmet-cloak-chest combo, I don't think there's room for a cloth hood. So I'm not sure yet if I want to make a cloth cloak and hood combo or just go hoodless. Let me know what you all think!
So there's a little review of the amazing sculpts from Sander! They did take a little while to arrive, but there were some some setbacks which I fully understood and was okay with. If you guys like these, check out Sander's Flickr if you have not already! www.flickr.com/photos/thesandingblock/
Let Sander and I know what you think of these sculpts in the comments!
Thanks guys!