Les Walker
Digging my way out!
(I assume this is ok, Dave...let me know...)
I just wanted to start another thread about this project, as I am starting to draw up ideas for what I am calling the B3 (Breaching Bruce Bust) 1/6 scale project. That way, we can refer to it outside here as B3 only and not give away anything.
You all know the image, Bruce's head up out of the water, ala the harpoon shot, or the end Orca jump, so that is the goal for now.
Something like this:
Harpoon not to be included... Dorsal fin a maybe, depending on base...
Being that this will be a total job for me alone, sculpting it, molding it, casting them, building and painting them, adding teeth (because they won't mold well in place at this scale) and finalizing and shipping them to all that want one, I will need not only time, but development time and some front money. I will need to buy all sculpting and molding material, and casting material, and for this size a project, a bit more paint and glue. Then there is my time in it all to consider of course.
My goal, not an absolute, but my goal is to have sketched plans posted here by Mid Feb, and a sculpt by the end of March. That would allow for molding and casting in April and paints starting then, along with teeth and, if needed, bases.
At the moment, I am favoring the idea of a non-base head, with a flattened base diameter of approximately 7 to 8 inches or so, head weighted and leaning forward, mouth open, as if sticking up out of the water, mouth open. Something that could actually fit on the same shelves as our 12" Jaws cast members when displayed on bases.
If you add a "water surface" base to the shark head, you enlarge the shelf area needed, that is not an impossible addition, but, it would be a seperate part of the project regardless, sculpting and castingwise. Something that might could be added later on.
I was thinking blue tinted, clear type resin or plastic. Like a cup and saucer, you could fit and rest the finished head into the water tray base. It might even can have an engraved plate. All that is secondary to the head itself in my mind.
As for costs, I am sure this will be a sort of Flexpay type deal, as it will run up there in costs. Minimum would probably be around $300 and possibly more, but that depends on access to materials, and time and what else I cannot to do to this. I am sure this will be a VERY limited piece, ten would be a large run in this case. I know I cannot promise more than that, without totally stopping all outside headpaints and other works in this period, for a protracted time. So, for now, ten is the limit in my mind (and those in waves of fewer at at time of course). Again, not an absolute.
I am thinking of having them all done by July 4th, 2008. Seems like a good goal. But, that is ONLY a goal for now.
Anyway, discuss. And please, keep this to our group only and no outsiders. Thanks.
I just wanted to start another thread about this project, as I am starting to draw up ideas for what I am calling the B3 (Breaching Bruce Bust) 1/6 scale project. That way, we can refer to it outside here as B3 only and not give away anything.
You all know the image, Bruce's head up out of the water, ala the harpoon shot, or the end Orca jump, so that is the goal for now.
Something like this:
Harpoon not to be included... Dorsal fin a maybe, depending on base...
Being that this will be a total job for me alone, sculpting it, molding it, casting them, building and painting them, adding teeth (because they won't mold well in place at this scale) and finalizing and shipping them to all that want one, I will need not only time, but development time and some front money. I will need to buy all sculpting and molding material, and casting material, and for this size a project, a bit more paint and glue. Then there is my time in it all to consider of course.
My goal, not an absolute, but my goal is to have sketched plans posted here by Mid Feb, and a sculpt by the end of March. That would allow for molding and casting in April and paints starting then, along with teeth and, if needed, bases.
At the moment, I am favoring the idea of a non-base head, with a flattened base diameter of approximately 7 to 8 inches or so, head weighted and leaning forward, mouth open, as if sticking up out of the water, mouth open. Something that could actually fit on the same shelves as our 12" Jaws cast members when displayed on bases.
If you add a "water surface" base to the shark head, you enlarge the shelf area needed, that is not an impossible addition, but, it would be a seperate part of the project regardless, sculpting and castingwise. Something that might could be added later on.
I was thinking blue tinted, clear type resin or plastic. Like a cup and saucer, you could fit and rest the finished head into the water tray base. It might even can have an engraved plate. All that is secondary to the head itself in my mind.
As for costs, I am sure this will be a sort of Flexpay type deal, as it will run up there in costs. Minimum would probably be around $300 and possibly more, but that depends on access to materials, and time and what else I cannot to do to this. I am sure this will be a VERY limited piece, ten would be a large run in this case. I know I cannot promise more than that, without totally stopping all outside headpaints and other works in this period, for a protracted time. So, for now, ten is the limit in my mind (and those in waves of fewer at at time of course). Again, not an absolute.
I am thinking of having them all done by July 4th, 2008. Seems like a good goal. But, that is ONLY a goal for now.
Anyway, discuss. And please, keep this to our group only and no outsiders. Thanks.
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