Niners linemen (custom and painting)

[the french guy]

Hi,

My next projects after have done 49ers 2009 Center E. Heitmann, is to complete the line with the tackles and guards.

So I'll do mini replicas of :

LT : J. Staley #74
LG : D. Baas #64

RT : A. Snyder #68
RG : Chilo Rachal #62


The challenge is to realize them in the same amount of time I did Heitmann.

On the customizing level, I'll start with the FF.net positions figures, and I'll have little things to do with these :

- modifiying of helmet (to make it modern) and arms (big hulk arms for linemen)
- make the athletes bigger/fater (the FF.net linemen are too slim regarding real O line athletes, IMHO), the goal is to make the most impressive O line possible (see my center figure, add 4 linemen as big as him, and the warrior V. Davis...you get the idea )
-make unique faces of each player so we can recognize them more or less

On the painting side, it will be easy since I found my schemes on the first figure.


TO be continued, not tommorow I think, certainly friday...



Dimitri

[jeff]

You should walk us thru the steps of your painting technique. I think you said you did not dry brush , but instead inked and used washes. I have never had luck using that technique , so please feel free to write up the steps , if you could.
Thanks.

[the french guy]

Ok no problem, I'll explain the technics with more details

[the french guy]

Hi,

This evening I started the right tackle, making a little sculpting on it to make it bigger !

I didn't try to make it realistic, since I learned with the first figure I made that the face is barely visible under the face mask...so I tried to make it look agressive (a mix between Popeye and Freddy Kruger )

[TVsCHACHI]

Very Nice

I like the 'anger jaw' protrusion

[the french guy]

Yes, the goal is to make b*d *ss looking linemen


I made some new work on my 4 linemen. I prepared their arms to be resculpted (where's my steroids ? ) and place for their faces sculpting. I modified the helmets too to make them look like modern ones.

The next stages :

face sculpting for the 3 left linemen
muscles sculpting
belly sculpting (they need a special diet of beef and potatoes, don't you think ?)


Now...I have to wait the delivery of the modelling paste I ordered (I finished my roll for pro working).

Thank you french guy. The step by step way you are creating your line has been a learning experience. Keep up the good work. Fred

[the french guy]

thank you both

gonna be a great line to run behind!

I hope it will be powerfull too. I'm wondering myself if I'll equip them with DDB or make my all team with Proline bases (because proline range is big : rookie, dial base, square, round, strenght, speed, and if I do a complete team, it will add a nice (IMHO) "graphic" coherence to it).

[the french guy]

Hi,

this afternoon I started the painting job, it is really faster to paint 4 figs instead of only one.

I finished the pants, and I'm currently working on skins and jerseys.

I 'll finish it next week evenings....and I prepare an article for MF.org to show you easy ways to obtain cool shades and effects like these figs.


I'll make better pics tommorow with daylight.

[detroitchild]

...for your article. I want to do my 49ers pants like that.