1/6 Mal for Nathan Fillion Project

[SilentSurfer]

If you want, I could make a Serenity style door back ground with an attachment for the base and donate it to the cause.

here is the Mal head sculpt on a TT advanced... I like it!

We could then have a base with a replica of part of the Serentiy deck and then the Firefly logo on the front with lights

I like that head on the Advanced body. With clothes I think it will look just right. I can paint up those forearms and hands to look really good, too.

I love the base and lit logo idea. Haha, before we're done with this project, we're going to have an entire Serenity ship in 1/6 scale with 1/6 cows for the cargo hold.

@ Trev: If you sculpt the boots, I can drill them and make them work on the Truetype. I'll paint them as well. I can ask some of the guys at Sideshow for advice on casting something like that to be figure ready, too.

 

[Trevolver]

Right on, man. Sounds good. I'll have to set aside some time to try and sculpt his boots. Something like that should be able to be done over a weekend.

Some casting advice from the gang sounds like a good idea. I wonder if it might be best to have someone else do the molding on those if it ends up being a little more complex. I can do a solid casting though, no problem.

Thanks for all the enthusiasm, everyone. I think Fillion will really appreciate this.

Trev

 

[Trevolver]

ps- I think that body will work great!
Trev

 

[MarfMaster]

I like that head on the Advanced body. With clothes I think it will look just right. I can paint up those forearms and hands to look really good, too.

We should include some painted up BR hands as well for a gloved option

 

[cadaver202]

Oh I have DX joker gloves that I can donate since I went the Serenity route instead of Firefly.

We should include some painted up BR hands as well for a gloved option

 

[SilentSurfer]

Gloved hands will be good as an optional accessory, I agree. Since I will be painting the head to match the body coloring, and painting the forearms and hands, whoever is contributing the Advanced body should send it to me.

So far, head and boots are definitely covered. Body type is chosen, I guess. Those who want to contribute gloved hands and a body should PM me or Trevor. Trevor is covering cost if applicable, so he can tell you where to send the body if you'd like to go that route.

And SMcG has offered to contribute the coat with whichever clasps we want. He says he can do his usual, or add some similar to what people have been doing in the Trevor Firefly thread. I'll follow up with him and Trevor on that.

Do we have definite shirt, suspenders, and pants options yet? What about the gun and belt?

 

[darthviper107]

I love the base and lit logo idea. Haha, before we're done with this project, we're going to have an entire Serenity ship in 1/6 scale with 1/6 cows for the cargo hold.

If we end up doing one for Alan Tudyk too then we could build a 1/6th pilot chair

 

[Anzik]

If we end up doing one for Alan Tudyk too then we could build a 1/6th pilot chair

I'm already working on a chair and the bridge for my own shelf.

 

[cadaver202]

Gloved hands will be good as an optional accessory, I agree. Since I will be painting the head to match the body coloring, and painting the forearms and hands, whoever is contributing the Advanced body should send it to me.

So far, head and boots are definitely covered. Body type is chosen, I guess. Those who want to contribute gloved hands and a body should PM me or Trevor. Trevor is covering cost if applicable, so he can tell you where to send the body if you'd like to go that route.

And SMcG has offered to contribute the coat with whichever clasps we want. He says he can do his usual, or add some similar to what people have been doing in the Trevor Firefly thread. I'll follow up with him and Trevor on that.


Do we have definite shirt, suspenders, and pants options yet? What about the gun and belt?

I have talked to trev and I have a shirt and pants coming to me. I also have the materials to make the suspenders on the way. I have gloves, they just need to be painted.

Old grandpa said he would supply a body and rig a few pages back I think.
If you want, I can make a list of what we need and who is sending it. I did a parts list a page back or so.

 

[darthviper107]

I can put together the electronics for the base--I'm thinking we have part of the bridge where there's the hatch with a grating in front of it that has lights under it, and then we have some plaque on the front with a Firefly cutout with lights behind it.

As far as electronics go--would we want it battery operated or plugged into the wall? I don't think we could make a good battery slot so a battery option would be a bit messy. But plugging into the wall is more expensive. Also--if we want the light behind the Firefly logo to flicker, that would be like an extra $20 for a chip to do that

 

[Anzik]

I'll do a little cardboard mock up of what I had in mind so its not too bulky but still reminiscent of the ship.

 

[SilentSurfer]

I love all the enthusiasm to make props and dioramas, but remember, Fillion is probably not a collector of figures, so a super intricate base is probably going to be hard for him to display if he displayed it at all. A doorway with a floor beneath the figure is probably the most we'd want, and even that is questionable. The more cumbersome this piece is, the more it decreases the likelihood he may actually want it on a shelf.

Also, this piece seems to be coming along much quicker and easier than anticipated thanks to all the same enthusiasm. At this pace, we could get it to him for Christmas. I wouldn't want to wait for a diorama to be finished unless it is "less is more" and done well and fast.

I have talked to trev and I have a shirt and pants coming to me. I also have the materials to make the suspenders on the way. I have gloves, they just need to be painted.

Old grandpa said he would supply a body and rig a few pages back I think.
If you want, I can make a list of what we need and who is sending it. I did a parts list a page back or so.

Yeah, please continue the list and repost it regularly.

I can put together the electronics for the base--I'm thinking we have part of the bridge where there's the hatch with a grating in front of it that has lights under it, and then we have some plaque on the front with a Firefly cutout with lights behind it.

As far as electronics go--would we want it battery operated or plugged into the wall? I don't think we could make a good battery slot so a battery option would be a bit messy. But plugging into the wall is more expensive. Also--if we want the light behind the Firefly logo to flicker, that would be like an extra $20 for a chip to do that

Sounds very cool. Keep 'less is more' in mind on scale. I love the flickering light idea. That's a Serenity touch for sure.

 

[MarfMaster]

Another suggestion I have for Mal's duster is to wire the bottom of the coat for poseablilty. Forgot to mention that before, but I did it to mine and it worked out really well

 

[darthviper107]

I'm thinking of something like this:

Although with doors in the doorway


If we want to make it less of a hassle for display we can use batteries, but for a base I'm guessing the only way to make the batteries easy to change would be to have the bottom to be screwed on which you would then open to take out the batteries--or maybe we could put a little slide-out drawer on the back where you could pull it out and it'd have the batteries there

 

[badvoc]

I'm thinking of something like this:

Although with doors in the doorway


If we want to make it less of a hassle for display we can use batteries, but for a base I'm guessing the only way to make the batteries easy to change would be to have the bottom to be screwed on which you would then open to take out the batteries--or maybe we could put a little slide-out drawer on the back where you could pull it out and it'd have the batteries there

WOW that looks amazing, this thing is gonna be a monster, I for one cannot wait to see the finished article.

 

[SilentSurfer]

OMG, that base is awesome! Okay, yeah, Mal needs that with doors.

How long will it take to get that made?

Plug in power is better, but I think it would be best if it was done the way Sideshow does it now with a removeable cord that plugs in like a headphone jack. Doable?

Another suggestion I have for Mal's duster is to wire the bottom of the coat for poseablilty. Forgot to mention that before, but I did it to mine and it worked out really well

Great suggestion. That would make it look brilliant.

 

[MarfMaster]

I'm thinking of something like this:

Although with doors in the doorway

That looks absolutely incredible...

 

[Anzik]

I was thinking very similar except maybe with a couple side pieces flaring off at 45 degree angles. I could have it built out of styrene in 3 days.

 

[Anzik]

Something like this

 

[cadaver202]

The List
Head- Trev, painted by SS
Body- Old Grandpa ( not confirmed)
Boots- Trev
Pants-cadaver202
Shirt-Cadaver202
Suspenders-cadaver202
Jacket- Chad
Rig-Old grandpa ( not confirmed)
Gloves-cadaver202
Base- Anzik/darthviper107

Let me know if there are any changes.

Silentsurfer, are you going to weather the jacket and all that? We should add the damage Repair to the left arm of the jacket.