1/6 Daniel Craig 007: Custom Body (pics!)

[tinister]

Hello Tin! I would love to own a piece of this! Your work is amazing! You should work for some toy company. You definitely have the skills. You have captured Daniel's likeness so well, and you did it at such a small scale. Geez. I am a very talented artist. In fact I have had stuff published. I was offered to once illustrate for a children's book, but was intimidated (I hate when I pass up great moments), but I was also a teenager at the time. I still one day yearn to do that. Point is if I am doing a portrait of someone to get all the fine details on a sheet of paper or canvas I need to have a decent size of space to work with. How do you do it on such a small level? You got one of those glasses that blow up your working area? hehe

LOL. Thanks, Eli26! It would be nice to work for a toy company.

As you are an illustrator - I bet you anything that you can sculpt if you give it a try. I have friends who are also illustrators and they all discovered that they could make the transition from 2D to 3D very easily. It's all about learning how the clay behaves in your hands - just like how watercolor, oils, or pastels each have a "behavior" when used a certain way.

You should give it a shot if you haven't. And thanks for the kind words.

Tin

 

[Eli26]

Actually I have been very ignorant of my talent concerning drawing and painting. I have put it in the back burner ever since I got into graphic arts, using Illustrator making logos, and dabbling with Maya trying my hand out on 3D modeling and animation. The girlfriend and mother always keep telling me I should go back to drawing. It's such a stress reliever. Stupid I know. Just need to get back into the sadle. You're right, if you excell really well artistically on a 2D format, chances are you can translate that into the 3D world. However, I never actually tried sculpting. Any recommendations of what materials and tools one should start with for a beginner?

 

[tinister]

Hey, Eli26 -

To start off - I would recommend what I used when I first started. It is a material called "Super Sculpey". You can find it in most crafts stores like Michael's, Flax, or Aaron Brother's. A 1LB brick is about $10.

Super Sculpey is pre-mixed and the material cures in a toaster oven and can be chiseled, carved, and scraped easily once cured. It's a good material to use to practice because you can pretty much work with it for however long you need - then cure it when you're done.

Then once you get a feel for the sculpting aspects - you can move on to this other material called "Magic Sculp". It's made by a different company and can be found at Tap Plastics stores.

Unlike Super Sculpey - this material isn't pre-mixed - comes as two separate materials. You simply take equal amounts of the A and B materials (as much as you need - don't mix all of it as it will start to harden when mixed) and kneed them together. Once kneeded - you will having about 2 hours working time before the material cures into a very strong plastic like form. Once it cures - you can also chisel, carve, and scrape.

Magic Sculp is more ideal for finished products since its cured state is much stronger than Super Sculpey - and it doesn't require an oven. The trade-off is that you have to be relatively skilled since there is the 2 hour working limit.

But that's why you should practice using the Super Sculpey first.

Let me know if this helps. You should get into it for sure. I can be pretty addictive - and like you said - a stress reliever.

Tin

 

[tinister]

Hey, guys -

I decided to officially start taking names for the Craig resin headsculpts.

I made a thread with all the pricing and ordering info:

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16173

I have a list of some of you already, but just in case I missed anyone - can you all officially chime in via the thread above - even if you've already expressed the desire to buy one?

Thanks. Tin

 

[abstractharmony]

Hey Tin,

Here's a Kitbash I've done this week.

As you can see - it's got a placeholder head just waiting for your masterpiece...

 

[tinister]

NIce!

With that outfit and gun (and my HS) - you can pretty much reproduce the movie poster. You should have him with the bowtie undone, too.

Thanks. Tin

 

[KamenGuyver]

That's a really nice sculpt. It's amazing how you improve your sculpting skills in such short period of time. Great job ! I can't wait to see you paint the head and complete this custom Daniel Craig 007.

 

[tinister]

Thanks, KamenGuyver!

I'll post pics of the final figure in a bit.

I'm making my own copy of the figure - wearing a darker suit and sporting the HUGE gun he used at one point in the movie.

Any of you have any idea if that gun is available in 1/6?

Thanks. Tin

 

[hydrobud]

NOW WE'RE TALKING !!!!

 

[tinister]

Thanks, Hydrobud!

I DO intend to make a 1/6 figure of the guy fromt the classic Atari 2600 Pitfall games, though. hehe

 

[Seretur]

Really good likeness there. Way to go, Tinister!

 

[rabidwolverine21]

are you goin to be selling these?

 

[Sachiel]

Awesome work. I want one, but I can't paint (never tried actually). I'm hoping SS announces theirs so I won't get stuck without a Craig Bond. Again, awesome.

 

[tinister]

Thanks, Seretur!

 

[tinister]

are you goin to be selling these?

Thanks, rabidwolverine21!

I'm selling resin copies of the HS. Here's a thread with all the information on them:

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16173

I'm also selling the complete figure - not this exact one, but I can make another.

LMK

Tin

 

[tinister]

Awesome work. I want one, but I can't paint (never tried actually). I'm hoping SS announces theirs so I won't get stuck without a Craig Bond. Again, awesome.

Thanks, Sachiel! I'm painting a couple of them for other members for an extra fee. PM me if you're interested.

Tin

 

[tinister]

I'm just watching the Bowl game and adding the finishing touches to the Craig HS:

Had alot of great suggestions:

1) Broadened the forehead and added wrinkles, dents, and bulges.
2) Made the upper eyelids more pronounced.
3) Made the nose more puggish.
4) Shaped the head shap to be less squarish around the jawline and forehead.
5) Defined neck.

Now I'm 100% satisfied!

WIP HS:

FINAL HS:

 

[Anakin]

,..,,.never liked your bruce lee,...,, but this one looks really cool!...:chew

 

[tinister]

Thanks, Anakin!

 

[sunohc]

https://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/images/daniel_craig_4.jpg

compare, looks deadon!