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That's right!!! If i am going to create the cast of ALIEN I might as well produce some dioramas for the figures to exist in! I love the production artwork in ALIEN - Fun to recreate the scenes in 1:18 scale! More coming soon!
Here's one of the heater water pump in my old Mercedes.
This older model Mercedes-Benz is listed online at an asking price of 🇺🇸 $18,000USD 🇺🇸
Sculpt progress on The Space Jockey - 1:18 scale - ALIEN 79. Began sculpting the torso of the creature. Using Aves FIXIT Sculpt. Additional weathering will be added with a dremel tool once the torso is complete. Hope to have the sculpt of the torso complete by the end of the week, and the back of the Jockey completed by the end of next week. #alien #nostromo #spacejockey #giger #derelict #avesstudio #sculpture #diorama
Mein Lieblingsobjektiv, das 28-70er hat nun auch den 'FocusLock' bekommen. Hakelte beim Scharfstellen, dass ein Shooting damit kaum mehr möglich war. Zur Auswahl standen nun: A) zum Internetschrottplatz und weg ... Dann ein neues kaufen, B) bei Nikon reparieren lassen (meine so was um die 600 Euro gelesen zu haben... C) selber reparieren...
Habe mich an die geniale Anleitung nach www.clubsnap.com/forums/nikon/608179-i-fixed-dropped-afs-... gerichtet.
Nach einem Vormittag in Nitirlhandschuhen, Schweiß unter den Armen und auf der Stirn, hab ich dann doch hin bekommen. Es läuft wieder.
Bin so was von froh!!
(NP: 1600,-)...
PS: die drei weißen Gleitringe (unten) schleifen sich im Betrieb ab.
Abhilfe: auseinander nehmen, Ringe reinigen, etwas(nur etwas!) Silikonöl auf die Ringe geben und den schwarzen Ring etwas damit benetzen.
Ringe umgedreht wieder einlegen.
Habe noch einen kleinen Tropfen Silikonöl zwischen die Metallinnerreien gegeben (wo dieser FokusTubus? drinnen her läuft).
Zusammen bauen und - wenn alles gut geht, zoomt das Teil wieder wie neu.
Dinge die nicht gehen: Silikon-Spray, Werkzeug vom Baumarkt, zu viel Kaffee, lärmende Kinder, nervende Frau.
Musste hierfür in einer besonderen, ruhigen Stimmung sein. Sonst wäre mir das nicht möglich gewesen.
So our plumbing has some SERIOUS problems yesterday. Namely, that when you ran the hot water, this is what would come out. Looks like a really high rust concentration to me.
I ran and got my camera to document the scene. After I drained the tub, it looked like I had just scrubbed down after a murder. Dang!
Luckily it's all fixed now :-)
Build status of the Autodoc - Medical station on board the Nostromo. ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. Building up the center tower to the tri-monitor suite, then the overhead. Starting to finally fill out a bit! Walls will come later. Need to detail out the bed a bit more (which is removable at this point) along with the head and foot rests. Build using sheet styrene. #alien #nostromo #aliencovenant #kane #facehugger #chestburster #diorama #scratchbuilding Alien Alien: Covenant News The Nostromo Unplugged
Completed 1:18 scale, 4.25" tall sculpt of Darth Malgus - Sith Lord from the Lucasarts/Bioware MMO game Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Figure is a complete sculpt using a custom articluated frame as it's armature. The 8 different heads have all been sculpted and hand painted - each depicting a window of time in the life of Malgus and inspired by the cinematic trilogies created by Blur Studios: Return, Hope and Deceived.
Return - www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXPgZ3DWc5E
Hope - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ToztqqDcaY
Decieved - www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjhJcm-lpjc
All armor is hand sculpted and original. The chest and left shoulder armor are removable and can be replaced with "battle damaged" armor as an alternate. Hood is a sculpted piece and works along side the soft goods cape which is an altered piece from a store bought VOTC Darth Vader.
Lightsaber is hand sculpted, casted in plastic. Saber does not light up. Bean is removable from hilt.
Sculpted using Aves FIXIT sculpt and hand painted using Testors Polly Scale and Floquil acrylics.
My 1:18 scale, 4.5" tall Furlag sculpt is complete. The head is a completly original sculpt. The figures body is also original and is sculpted over a custom created, articluated frame. I used Aves FIXIT for the sculpt and casted the head in plastic. Furlag has 14 points of articulation. Hand painted using Testors Polyscale (Floquil) acrylic paints. A very unique species in the Star Wars universe...
From Wookipedia - "Furlag was a small-time bounty hunter with large, batlike ears. Operating during the height of the Galactic Empire, he was not well-known, but often worked with other prominent bounty hunters, such as Zuckuss and 4-LOM. He, Zuckuss, and 4-LOM were subcontracted by fellow hunter Skorr on Ord Mantell during the early Galactic Civil War in the hunt for a group of prospective Rebels, then again later with 4-LOM and Zuckuss as well as several other bounty hunters including the Trandoshan Bossk to attempt to pry Han Solo's carbonite-encased body from Boba Fett."
Unfortunately Furlag underestimated Boba Fett and met his end being sucked through and open airlock shaft into deep space.
Sculpt progress on the Space Jockey - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. Using Aves FIXIT sculpt. Feeling very encouraged after my first sculpting session last night. I feel that if I can produce a successful head sculpt, the rest of the figure will fall into place. I hope this remains true with the Space Jockey. I feel I am "headed" in the right direction! LOL! Bad joke....Anyway, the plan is to complete the head sculpt early this week and then begin sculpting the rib cage and lower section of the creature. I plan to sculpt the entire piece using Aves FIXIT, using sheet styrene and monster clay as framework. #alien #spacejockey #hrgiger #sculpture #diorama #prometheus
Sculpt progress on The Space Jockey - 1:18 scale - ALIEN 79. Began sculpting the torso of the creature. Using Aves FIXIT Sculpt. Additional weathering will be added with a dremel tool once the torso is complete. Hope to have the sculpt of the torso complete by the end of the week, and the back of the Jockey completed by the end of next week. #alien #nostromo #spacejockey #giger #derelict #avesstudio #sculpture #diorama
Usually the first attempt at a new alien dome would require at least one adjustment so that the dome "snaps" into place....This time though, success straight from the gate!!! This dome snaps perfectly onto the alien head and hugs the contours just underneath.
Images you see here are of both the master sculpt and initial cast with domes attached. I increase the tones in the images so you can see the shell of the clear dome.
More images to come as I continue with the inner jaw and tendons - am thrilled this step in the vac forming was the only step needed. :) #alien #aliencovenant #protomorph #xenomorph #vacuumforming #PETG #dome #sculpting #success
Surgery went very well - Sculpt update on The Space Jockey - 1:18 scale - ALIEN. Spoke earlier about receiving new resource images that provided more detail on the creatures skull - particularly it's lower jaw. Come to find out the jaw is split....and unfortunately mine was not. I say "was" because last night I broke out the dremel and some smaller sculpting tools, carefully worked out the existing, now fully cured jaw and replaced is with a sculpted split version. May be difficult to see in these images since they were taken with my smartphone but I'm happy it's more film accurate now. Even thought the sculpt as a whole will not look exactly as the Giger set piece (trying to get it close), items like the jaw need to be accurate and was worth the risk to fix it smile emoticon #alien #spacejockey #nostromo #derelict #giger #sculpture #biomechanical #diorama #avesfixit
Build progress on the Narcissus Shuttle interior - 1:18 scale - ALIEN 79. I decided to go ahead and build the wall panel opposite from the "stowaway" section as to keep everything balanced. As before, I'm using sheet styrene to build the frame for the wall - More detailing will come once the basic build is complete. I'm building the complete interior of the shuttle - panel by panel. I had in mind that once I was finished building the interior, I would build the exterior around it...but...now that I've realized how big this interior may become, building the exterior may not be realistic. IT CAN BE DONE, don't get me wrong, but I don't have the room to go that big..which is why I keep everything modular. Anyway, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it...#alien #nostromo #narcissus #diorama #scratchbuilding
Sculpt/Mold update on sleeping crew members Ripley and Lambert. Nostromo/Narcissus - ALIEN79 - 1:18 scale.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Preparing the first few completed sculpts of Ripley and Lambert for molds. From these, I will make final resin casts as well as alternate versions of the topless female crew with the tape band across the chest. No worries to those that thought I sculpted over the original sleeping Ripley...safe and sound.
One thing I have found helpful when making a mold of an object containing detail such as these is to hand brush a thin layer of mold material directly to the forms before pouring...which is why I purchase the SLOW curing versions of the mold material. This ensures air will not be trapped during the pour.
More to come! #alien #moldmaking #customactionfigure #nostromo #narcissus #ripley #lambert #smoothon #sculpture #miniatures
Straying from the path he has sturggled to hold true, Dass Jennir arrives on Telerath. Unbeknownst to Jennir, his destiny with the living force is about to be revealed and his burdened conscience wiped clean....
Dass Jennir is a favorite character of mine from the Star Wars Dark Horse Expanded Universe.
My apologies for taking so long to complete this piece...as with all my work, I never center my full attention on just one project, always a bit at a time, tabling and returning to the subject when the inspiration hits.
This is a 1:18th scale figure - fully articulated with all the basic movements and can be posed in many postions like other factory made figures...mostly when his cowl is removed.
Both figures sculpted using Aves FIXIT sculpt and painted using Floyquil Acrylics.
Sculpt update on the Queen. ALIENS (86) - 1:18 scale. Work in progress.
Began sculpting the teeth. More precise, the maxillary teeth (upper jaw). First I built the upper maxilla that will fit separately in the head, marking each point where the teeth will be inserted. What I love about FIXIT is that during it's final hour of curing, you can carefully shape pieces to fit other parts of the sculpt without it permanently attaching or curing to that particular part. Example, the maxilla which I shaped to fit the roof of the mouth. This will help in molding and replication later.
Next was to sculpt each tooth, two at a time, one on either side. Once fully cured, I carve the teeth into shape using dental tools, giving them the appearance of settling into the gum line of the maxilla. So this process of sculpting, curing, carving took a good week to complete.
While that was going on I sculpting more detail to the head, This version will feature the lips fully extended, mouth fully drawn taut. I intend to do another version of the head having the mouth partially closed and relaxed.
Still refining the teeth. I need to fill in some spots and reduce others. Then I will add gum tissue around each tooth. This piece will later be cast in clear resin so I may have the teeth appear to be translucent.
More to come!! Will begin working on the lower jaw soon then back to other projects that deserve some attention.
#alien #aliens #thequeen #egglayer #lv426 #sculpture #teeth #art #customactionfigure #avesfixitsculpt #avesstudio #studioadi #stanwinston Stan Winston studioADI
HAPPY ALIEN DAY!!! smile emoticon Hope everyone has a chance to celebrate in their own way! For me it feels like everyday is Alien day in one form or another. LOL!
Sculpt/Build progress on the Narcissus Shuttle/Stowaway - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. Completed the build of the sleeping stowaway, the next step is to fill the gaps. If you think assembling a hand made, articulated figure is difficult, try assembling a static posed figure in a sleeping/resting position and make it look convincing. It takes a heat gun, temperature and time...and timing is everything. Mess up, right back to casting replacement parts to the point where I just took a day and cast parts exclusively so I wouldn't be delayed again.
The shell of the Narcissus wall panel continues to progress. Looks rough right now but for it being only a structural build without detailing it's acceptable. The figure will be removable from the back of the diorama if need be. I also completed the dome portion of the tower build for the shuttle.
The image of the Alien is my 300th work in progress shot since I began sculpting the beast. It's been a heck of a run and I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with the Big Chap...but the crew isn't complete and my ALIENS project is only beginning so the work continues.
More to come! #alien #alienday #narcissus #shuttle #nostromo #aliens #stowaway #sculpture #diorama
Sculpt update on the Alien Queen - ALIENS - 1:18 scale.
Sculpted using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio.
I'm close to completing the mouth of the Alien Queen - finished sculpting the lower gum line around the teeth of the lower jaw. Also started to flesh out the lower jaw a bit but have much more detailing to add before it's considered complete.
Both the top and lower set of teeth have been sculpted separate and will be cast eventually using a semi-clear resin..or crystal clear, and painted afterward.
This coming week I want to complete the teeth and lower jaw and set up the components to the head for molding and casting. From there we go to the neck as well as the Queen's inner jaw.
More to come! Thanks for taking a look! #alien #aliens #alienqueen #egglayer #yourhighness #xenomorph #customactionfigure #art #sculpture #giger studioADI #studioadi
CNC cut bench based on "PlayaTech" collapsable bench designs, used with permission for Burning Man 2009, and Pandora's Fix-It Shoppe and Lounge.
Build status on the Narcissus Shuttle - ALIEN - 1:18 scale. Finished tiling the back walls of the ship- not an easy task with all the individual pieces, cutting, layering, sanding, gluing...but it is complete and looks great. Going to work on the overhead that extend out from the entryway before I begin working on the door and airlock. Scratch built from sheet styrene and additional materials - More to come! #alien #narcissus #shuttle #nostromo #scratchbuilding #diorama
Build progress on the Narcissus Shuttle - ALIEN - 1:18 scale. No fancy shots here as its late and I'm spent - here is the frame work for the overhead as you enter the lifeboat. Only part of the shuttle that reflects decorative designs seen in the Nostromo's galley. It's a separate component that when complete will help bring together all other rear components and "lock" them into place so to speak. Ellen Ripley sculpt also a work in progress. #ALIEN #nostromo #narcissus #shuttle #diorama #scratchbuild
Sculpting week off to a great start! Lambert in flight vest - 1:18 scale, ALIEN 79. For the exception of the belt and some minor details, this sculpt is complete. Sculpted the vest last night using Aves FIXIT sculpt. Variants include Lamber in Nostromo T and Lambert in Nostromo Jacket (as seen near the end of the film). Working on some minor touch-ups to the beast tonight as well as Dallas and Kane upper box sculpts. #alien #lambert #nostromocrew #sith_fire30 #avesfixit
Hubby is a real Mr Fixit and never happier than when he's pottering. Retirement is providing endless opportunities!
Scale shot of my completed Sian Jeisel from the Dark Horse comic series - Star Wars: Republic. The figure is 3.75" high and sculpted using Aves FIXIT two-part epoxy and painted using Floquil Acrylics. Visit sithfire.blogspot.com/ for additional details.
Sculpt/Mold update on sleeping crew members Ripley and Lambert. Nostromo/Narcissus - ALIEN79 - 1:18 scale.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Preparing the first few completed sculpts of Ripley and Lambert for molds. From these, I will make final resin casts as well as alternate versions of the topless female crew with the tape band across the chest. No worries to those that thought I sculpted over the original sleeping Ripley...safe and sound.
One thing I have found helpful when making a mold of an object containing detail such as these is to hand brush a thin layer of mold material directly to the forms before pouring...which is why I purchase the SLOW curing versions of the mold material. This ensures air will not be trapped during the pour.
More to come! #alien #moldmaking #customactionfigure #nostromo #narcissus #ripley #lambert #smoothon #sculpture #miniatures
Sculpt update on the Space Jockey - 1:18 scale - ALIEN (79).
Material used - Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Clay
Completed the sculpt of the "control sticks" for each hand, "the interface" and detail along the back of the pilot's chair. I want to tackle the upper rear of the pilot chair before moving onto another project. Been a couple additional weeks than I planned to work on this piece but I'm "in the zone" so to speak and want to continue while not suffering a loss of interest. I'm doing this in my own time and not for a client so I have that luxury.
Crazy to think I look at this piece as becoming an "action figure accessory" or some part of a 1:18 scaled play set. It's where my mindset is...always has been since this ALIEN 79 project started. It just so happens that it's a sculpture study at the same time LOL!
I've taken care to be as accurate as possible to the Giger production version of the doomed pilot but I'm sure a few spots have emerged as "best interpretation" at this point. I'm not looking to be 100% spot on. I don't think anyone who has taken on this project has. I hope those of you who are die hard Space Jockey fans will be forgiving.
1. Play Time 274-365, 2. Mr Fixit 275-365, 3. South Coast 276-365, 4. Beach Days 277-365, 5. Cape Farewell 278-365, 6. Grotto 279-365, 7. Thunder Water 280-365, 8. Upside Down 281-365, 9. Dawn Light 282-365, 10. Jump! 283-365, 11. Who's there? 284-365, 12. Worth It 285-365, 13. Captured 286-365, 14. Twisted 287-365, 15. Wanderer 288-365, 16. She Rolls 289-365, 17. Lunch 290-365, 18. Entrapment 291-365, 19. Blustery 292-365, 20. Blossoms 293-365, 21. Sunshine Yellow 294-365, 22. All is calm 295-365, 23. Taranaki Falls 296-365, 24. Wet Sunday Walks 297-365, 25. Homeward 298-365, 26. Next project 299-365 EXIF, 27. Unpacking 300-365, 28. Curvature 301-365, 29. Commute 302-365, 30. Magnetic 303-365, 31. Visitor 304-365