cookjimjr Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 As mentioned in my Ra'am, Reptus Hero WIP, I said I would post the other project I am working on and here she is. Granted I have just started, but it will give you all an idea of where I would like to go with this piece. As soon as I was informed that she was available, I purchased her. I had the idea below pop in my head as soon as I saw her. Before anyone raves about my green stuff skills on the brick wall, I will admit now that it was a preformed wall of a building that I had around for a train set town. I have primed and weathered it though. The sidewalk is a GW Bike/Horse base which I converted. The light post is from the same train town stuff as is the barrel and swamp cooler. I still have a lot of rough clean up on the top of the wall, light post and barrel prior to painting. I am also making some paper trash, soda/beer cans and one bottle out of green stuff to use as trash on the side walk. I am contemplating putting some graffiti on the wall, but not sure at this point. What I do know is that I am going to use the light source from the pole to direct my highlights and shadows, including the shadow of Nightslip on the sidewalk and wall. Comments and suggestions welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercius Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Wow! One hell of an ambitious project bud, can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Looks awesome already. I have a few OSL projects sitting on the workbench; I'll be following this one with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaGeek Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Fantasic idea and setup! I can't wait to see it come together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousekiller Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 really cool diorama, this is going to be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishil Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I'd like to see how the shadow on the wall comes out. Ishil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Very ambitious indeed. If you do decide to add graffiti to the wall, be careful that it does not take too much attention away from the subject. But it could definitely spice up the scene if it were subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Sorry folks for jumping the gun with this one. I decided to shelve her when my commission came in and I also needed to get some smaller projects done that were going to be put up for sale. In between all of that, I also needed to get my mini done for the CMON contest #22 which was supossed to be starting, but I have not heard anything yet. It's done and waiting though. Anyway, I will pick her up again this week end and get some more work into her so I can post some photos by Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Shark Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 this looks great, am 3/4 ways into this mini and extensive base for her as well, for the mini exchange, will post some pics soon. can't wait to see yours finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Shark Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 just posted my nightslip over on show off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Well, I guess it is better late than never. Here are a few shots of the progress so far. I still have a lot of detail work her including her face and I need to get the barrel and trash done, but so far so good. I am still deciding whether or not to put graffiti on the wall. As you can see by her cape, I have placed the highlights that would come from the lamp post. I am not sure I want to put yellow/white into those areas since the light would be giving off a yellowish light. Right now the shading makes the scene like something out of a comic book and I think I like that. What do you all think. I am using a small model train bulb attached to a battery that I hang in the area of the light post bulb to get the areas of light and shadow, so I can duplicate that in paint. So far it is working well I think. Any Ideas or comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltique Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 looking great! question though, is that a window AC unit in the middle of a wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Maltique: To answer the question about the thing on the wall, no I was thinking it was either a Swamp cooler cut in the wall or an exhaust fan for the building. So, I finally had some time to get her done had here is the final photos. I will be posting then here, in the Show Off forum and in the Inspiration Gallery. I think she turned out OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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