Hey everyone!
One of the worst parts about constructing anything is sometimes you may have to wait for a very, very long time. In these situations such as waiting for certain things to cure such as resin or bondo, it's better not to watch the paint dry and move on to better things to keep yourself busy! Recently I have been working on my suit and machete as well and I had a period of time where I had a lot of time on my hands, so I started experimenting around with some older ideas and different types of paint I had picked up.
I believe the end result was worth sharing, and I figured some of you may be in the same boat as me! So feel free to post your side projects here! They don't necessarily have to be Halo related, but I have a few that are!
First up, a Maliwan metal sign. I started playing more Borderlands 2 lately due to the $100,000 loot hunt, an increased drop rate of rare weapons, and the 11+ Level cap, and I forgot how much I admired the Maliwan weapons. Since I didn't have any Nerf guns to modify and look awesome, I took a sheet of 3/16in aluminum and sanded it down to give it a brushed metal effect, I then took some painters tape and made the lines on the sheet as well as cut out some stencils for the "Maliwan". I used some Dupli-Color Metalcast "paint", the stuff is awesome over metal type paint, it gives it an anodized or lacquered effect when used correctly, and as you can see, it looks pretty! I still have a lot of practice needed at stenciling, but for a side project it turned out decent!
Also I lost a mask mold I was using for several years to do some masks for some friends, and I made another one which I think looks much more intimidating, and actually a bit like one of Krieg the Psycho's heads from Borderlands! Both masks are hand pulled 3/16in co-polymer so each one comes out different with different defects I can use as battle damage. I don't use urethane plastic or resinned fiberglass mat because neither of them are available at the place where I work. There is always co-polymer scraps and other stuff laying around that is just garbage anyway, so a majority of my creations are made out of the stuff.
The masks will be used in a short concept film titled "Field Demons", a story about a ruthless gang of mercenaries whose members earn their horns by completing dangerous missions. Here are the results!
Mask #1: the horns were modeled closely after one of Krieg's heads. I used standard weathering techniques using petroleum jelly and cutting into the mask with a dremel cutting wheel. In addition to that I weathered the rest of the mask with a mix of black spray paint and a black and brown shoe polish wheel (one of the perks of being employed by an orthotic shoe salesman
) Also to give it more battle damage, I beat the thing with a hammer.
Mask #2: More of my design, I opened up the face vents a little more to provide more circulation, same weathering techniques as above, except I haven't made it to the dirt factor yet lol, but just a side project, nothing but an experiment. I am thinking about putting some inert .50cal rounds on the forehead for this merc's horns!
But again, this thread is kind of like an experimentation thread as well. In your spare time while waiting for certain parts to prepare, post your side projects here! Share some info as well so we know how you did them, and let's learn some new techniques!
One of the worst parts about constructing anything is sometimes you may have to wait for a very, very long time. In these situations such as waiting for certain things to cure such as resin or bondo, it's better not to watch the paint dry and move on to better things to keep yourself busy! Recently I have been working on my suit and machete as well and I had a period of time where I had a lot of time on my hands, so I started experimenting around with some older ideas and different types of paint I had picked up.
I believe the end result was worth sharing, and I figured some of you may be in the same boat as me! So feel free to post your side projects here! They don't necessarily have to be Halo related, but I have a few that are!
First up, a Maliwan metal sign. I started playing more Borderlands 2 lately due to the $100,000 loot hunt, an increased drop rate of rare weapons, and the 11+ Level cap, and I forgot how much I admired the Maliwan weapons. Since I didn't have any Nerf guns to modify and look awesome, I took a sheet of 3/16in aluminum and sanded it down to give it a brushed metal effect, I then took some painters tape and made the lines on the sheet as well as cut out some stencils for the "Maliwan". I used some Dupli-Color Metalcast "paint", the stuff is awesome over metal type paint, it gives it an anodized or lacquered effect when used correctly, and as you can see, it looks pretty! I still have a lot of practice needed at stenciling, but for a side project it turned out decent!
Also I lost a mask mold I was using for several years to do some masks for some friends, and I made another one which I think looks much more intimidating, and actually a bit like one of Krieg the Psycho's heads from Borderlands! Both masks are hand pulled 3/16in co-polymer so each one comes out different with different defects I can use as battle damage. I don't use urethane plastic or resinned fiberglass mat because neither of them are available at the place where I work. There is always co-polymer scraps and other stuff laying around that is just garbage anyway, so a majority of my creations are made out of the stuff.
The masks will be used in a short concept film titled "Field Demons", a story about a ruthless gang of mercenaries whose members earn their horns by completing dangerous missions. Here are the results!
Mask #1: the horns were modeled closely after one of Krieg's heads. I used standard weathering techniques using petroleum jelly and cutting into the mask with a dremel cutting wheel. In addition to that I weathered the rest of the mask with a mix of black spray paint and a black and brown shoe polish wheel (one of the perks of being employed by an orthotic shoe salesman
) Also to give it more battle damage, I beat the thing with a hammer.
Mask #2: More of my design, I opened up the face vents a little more to provide more circulation, same weathering techniques as above, except I haven't made it to the dirt factor yet lol, but just a side project, nothing but an experiment. I am thinking about putting some inert .50cal rounds on the forehead for this merc's horns!
But again, this thread is kind of like an experimentation thread as well. In your spare time while waiting for certain parts to prepare, post your side projects here! Share some info as well so we know how you did them, and let's learn some new techniques!
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