Niners Defense : custom, sculpt, paint

[the french guy]

You know Don, with the good tools and paste, that type of customizing can be easier than you might think.

Here 's a little pic of the only tools I need to make that muscles. A metal sculpting tool (quite expensive when I bought it, about 30USD, but now it's easier and a lot cheaper to find since a lot of wargame minis companies sell modelling tools) to make the rough shape, then I finish the job with a "colour shaper" wich is a rubber/silicone brush.

The paste is some "green stuff" also called "duro" or "kneadatite". Easy to find in wargames/minis hobby store or eb*y.

The other thing is to try to "read" the figure before making the muscles. Even if you're not a anatomic specialist (I'm not one too), simply try to follow the natural line of your figs arms. A straight arm will not be the same than a bended arm.


The last key is to practice, again and again. Like all other things in the world, and even if some people are more gifted than other, with hard work anyone can obtain good results IMHO.

Hope it helps !

[the french guy]

Hi,

I finished the muscles sculpting ! Now I just have to make Sopoaga hair, and the figs will be ready for undercoating.

I didn't make any sculpted chinstraps...make me save about 1 day of work


Here 's some pics. The 2 first figs : cornerbacks (1: right 2: left), the third : strong safety.

[detroitchild]

Dmitri, I have those exact same tools. I'm going to have to listen to you and practice, practice, practice.

Originally Posted by the french guy

You know Don, with the good tools and paste, that type of customizing can be easier than you might think.

Here 's a little pic of the only tools I need to make that muscles. A metal sculpting tool (quite expensive when I bought it, about 30USD, but now it's easier and a lot cheaper to find since a lot of wargame minis companies sell modelling tools) to make the rough shape, then I finish the job with a "colour shaper" wich is a rubber/silicone brush.

The paste is some "green stuff" also called "duro" or "kneadatite". Easy to find in wargames/minis hobby store or eb*y.

The other thing is to try to "read" the figure before making the muscles. Even if you're not a anatomic specialist (I'm not one too), simply try to follow the natural line of your figs arms. A straight arm will not be the same than a bended arm.


The last key is to practice, again and again. Like all other things in the world, and even if some people are more gifted than other, with hard work anyone can obtain good results IMHO.

Hope it helps !

[the french guy]

AU BOULOT, DON !

Dmitri, I have those exact same tools. I'm going to have to listen to you and practice, practice, practice.

[the french guy]

Hi,

TOnight I made the hair cuts of the long haired athletes.

I did sopoaga (first pic) and Goldson (second pic) hair cut. If some 49ers specialist knows other long haired defense players (see my roster in first page of the topic), please indicate it

[Lindyhopper49]

you are going to have to test those guys for major steroids!

they look awesome!

[the french guy]

they 've got a famous soviet doctor...Doctor Frankeinsteroid !

[the french guy]

Hi,

the figures has been undercoated this afternoon. More or less undercoated, I should say, since I didn't have enough spray undercoat to cover them perfectly. But anyway, I'll just make more paint coats


to be continued (tommorow, when the coating will be dried). After all, perhaps I'll achieve my objective (to finish the whole defense squad before 2010) !