Thursday, March 22, 2012

6" Mechanical Mickey Vinylmation

I was going for a simple, but fun mechanical design here.  This custom is a mash up of different toy parts.  I used a 3" pink blank Vinylmation, a McFarlane Creech figure I got for a buck, and various smaller toy parts.  When all was said and done, this figure measured in at 5 and 7/8".   

STEP 1 - Chop Shop
I did some operating on the Creech figure, and discarded his upper body.  Then off with Mickey's feet!  A razor blade, kitchen knife and hair dryer are my tools of choice here. 

STEP 2 - Assembly and Sculpt
Next I glued the parts together, and connected a robotic arm (still movable) and waited for everything to dry.  Then I sculpted everything you see in white to add some robotic looking features.  Thought a pop of orange would break things up, so Mech Mickey is holding a glowing orange rock.

STEP 3 - Paint Apps & Clear Coat
After waiting 24 hours for the apoxie sculpt to cure, I took this metal hunk of Mickey outside to paint.  I used 2 coats of Krylon Chrome spray paint over the entire figure.  I waited another 48 hours before I took him back outside to spray him with a couple coats of Krylon Crystal Clear (flat).
 

Work in Progress Photos:














Sunday, March 4, 2012

3" Elephant Temple Vinylmation (fully sculpted) $150

This is my version of an ancient temple, Vinylmation-style!

When originally discovered, the head of this temple was almost completely overgrown and covered in twisting jungle. Those who found it assumed it was some variation of a Mayan temple because of it's step-like silhouette. It wasn't until the head was restored to its original construction that it was realized they had discovered a whole new people. These people revered elephants as their sole providing deity. They had constructed this temple in honor of all that the Elephant provided them. Although the tribe of this area migrated over time, the grey gods still hold their ground, protecting the structure to this day as one of their own.

I used a blank pink 3" Vinylmation for this project.
Everything was sculpted and painted by myself.


Work in Progress pics (anything in white is sculpted):