Friday 14 May 2021

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER SKIFF !

 I've managed to finish the Krayt dragon for Keith's Monster May(hem) without having to do too many WIP shots posts.


The tongue was made in a similar fashion to the rest of the model, the basic shape being made of foam, carved and then sanded, but I used liquid greenstuff to add texture, after painting a layer all over the top, I then dabbed it with a scrap piece of sponge, this gave the dots you see on a tongue. most of the head textures were made with magic sculpt, and just a few smaller details done with green stuff.


Because of the size of the piece I used a different method for painting, most areas had a base layer of GW Rakarth flesh, around the mouth and eye I put a layer of Vallejo pale flesh. Once dry I put a layer of GW Agrax Earthsade all over, once this was fully dry, I put a layer of GW Carroburg Crimson around the eye and mouth. Next the main part of the head had a layer of GW Biel Tan Green Shade put over, I also put some over some of the crimson areas as well. Once this was fully dry, I highlighted around the mouth with very watered down GW Cadian Fleshtone. For a highlight on certain areas of the green I used very watered down GW Rakarth Flesh.


The teeth spikes and horns, all had a basecoat of GW Corax White, once dry they had a coat of GW Agrax Earthshade, once this was dry, I highlighted with GW Corax White. On the horns I did two coats of GW Nuln Oil to get the dark tone.

Hope to get another monster done for the challenge but will be a lot smaller than this one. So until next time stay safe and have fun !

Cheers Dave

35 comments:

  1. Fantastic! Love the colours you went with. Really like this Dave, you outdid yourself.

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    1. Thank you Dai, I was surprised at how quick it all came together, guess I was just enjoying myself too much ! LOL

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  2. Fantastic work Dave! Now that is a truly multi scale model up to about 1/6th scale even!

    Cheers Roger.

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    1. Thank you Roger, it certainly is a bit of a beast, at some point I want to build a large dragon head to go into my garden, probably close to quarter scale

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  3. Mate, absolutely incredible!! Is this something that is going to make it into a game (the stats have me very intrigued) or just a terrain feature?

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    1. Thank you Ivor, definitely want it in game not just a scenery piece, thinking it will be one of several random encounters in the desert. Thinking that an accurate shot to the eye being a weak point could possibly kill it outright as not everyone is going to have a Bantha loaded up with explosives ! LOL

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  4. Outstanding work, Dave. Absolutely outstanding. What an awesome-looking centre-piece to any Star Wars table that'll make. Excellent paint-job too.

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    1. Thank you Simon, it may not see a massive amount of game time, but should certainly make an entrance when he does ! LOL

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  5. I am blown away by how good this is. Cannot have easy, but you nailed it Dave. Kudos!

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    1. Thank you Mark, the biggest problem was getting the magic sculpt to stay on the foam, but once I got the edges to stay it wasn't too bad, and always good to challenge myself with new techniques

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  6. The sculpting on this is fantastic but you took it to the next level with an excellent paint job too. It looks really lifelike (or as much as something can from Star Wars!) and even more intimidating now. I would have to think this piece will be the envy of a lot of Star Wars gamers :D

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    1. Thank you Jeff, because of it's size it needed a different approach, so used the washes as filters, similar to how a photographer does when creating ambient lighting, the painter in me still wanted to go in and add some details though ! LOL
      Already know a few who would love a copy of this !

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  7. That's one big beastie - great work, Dave! :)

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    1. Thank you Tamsin, I think I'll stick to smaller monsters for the rest of the challenge, as I might run out of room ! LOL

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  8. Awesome job, Dave, just awesome! You've really brought the krayt to life with an incredible sculpt and excellent painting. Once again I'm in awe of your work.

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    1. Thank you Matt, glad you like the end result, one day I'll stop coming up with crazy ideas ! But today is not that day ! LOL

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  9. Splendid work, sculpting and painting!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, it was a fun LITTLE project to do ! LOL

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  10. This is stunning Dave. Been a pleasure to watch this come to fruition!

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    1. Thank you Simon, some times these crazy ideas work ! LOL

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  11. John@justneedsvarnish17 May 2021 at 12:53

    I'm a bit behind with stuff, Dave, but this looks brilliant! :-) Making things bigger is usually way more difficult than smaller models and this is really good!

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    1. Thank you John, indeed the rule of thumb, is every time you increase scale you need to double the detail, so at this size, it's a lot ! LOL Certainly wouldn't consider tongue texture on one of my smaller dragons ! LOL

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  12. Sorry for the late chime-in, Dave and there's really not much I can say that hasn't been said already. This is really wonderful, both he sculpt and the paint job. Outstanding.
    I really think you have a future with this whole sculpting thing. You should give it a try.

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    1. Thank you Keith, do you really think I might make it as a sculptor ? Not doing much else at the moment, might give it a try ! ROFL

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  15. Bloody Hell, Dave - what can I say about somehting like that? Bloody amazing - and even moreso given that you sculpted the beast - from the tongue texture to the different textures and cracks all over the skin, wrinkles around the eyes and mouth...

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    1. Thank you Azazel, it was a bit of a dry run to building a life size Dragon, at the bottom of the Garden, near where my casting area is, my daughter and son love the idea, the wife not so much ! LOL

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  17. You might have to go for a compromise - maybe just Horse sized rather than fiull sized....

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    1. You might be right, or when she takes the children on holiday, I just get it bolted in place and see what happens ! LOL

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    2. I'll either have a dragon in the garden or a divorce, we'll just have to wait and see ! LOL

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  18. Wow, this came out really good. Well done!

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    1. Thank you Ann, always good to keep challenging ourselves, and pushing the boundaries

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