C'mon Daniel- John McClane Die Hard 1 WIP(Added pics of Right Arm Decal-01/08/10)
Just kidding, Daniel. I know good things come to those who wait. It's just that I am getting parts together and am getting excited. Before we get to the pics, I just want to say that a) I know the tattoo isn'tmovie accurate but it is as close as I could come googling skull in a tophat tattoos. Most of them were facing the wrong way or coloured, etc. As it was, I had to Paint out a cigarette holder and smoke. And b) it's a little bigger than the movie tattoo. Call it artistic license but I thought it turned out pretty well and scaled down well so I left it larger than it is in the movie version. I also always thought it was a little small and lame in the movie so I exaggerated it a bit. My stupid HP printer won't take decal paper (no matter what setting I chose I get a paper error) so I had to have a friend print them up so I printed up extra in case I messedup a couple getting it on. And what do you know I got the first one perfect. So I have 15 of them left over. I am trying to figure out how I want to distribute them to anyone interested. You can PM if you want and we'll figure something out. Also I do realize that it is a tad shiny. I have dull-coted it a few times but after I get the head and paint it to match the body I intend to do some weathering so a little dirt and blood will take the sheen off.
I am also looking into making a decal for the scorecard on his right arm. If I can't find a good pic to copy I may whip something up in Paint. Stay tuned.
Just kidding, Daniel. I know good things come to those who wait. It's just that I am getting parts together and am getting excited. Before we get to the pics, I just want to say that a) I know the tattoo isn'tmovie accurate but it is as close as I could come googling skull in a tophat tattoos. Most of them were facing the wrong way or coloured, etc. As it was, I had to Paint out a cigarette holder and smoke. And b) it's a little bigger than the movie tattoo. Call it artistic license but I thought it turned out pretty well and scaled down well so I left it larger than it is in the movie version. I also always thought it was a little small and lame in the movie so I exaggerated it a bit. My stupid HP printer won't take decal paper (no matter what setting I chose I get a paper error) so I had to have a friend print them up so I printed up extra in case I messedup a couple getting it on. And what do you know I got the first one perfect. So I have 15 of them left over. I am trying to figure out how I want to distribute them to anyone interested. You can PM if you want and we'll figure something out. Also I do realize that it is a tad shiny. I have dull-coted it a few times but after I get the head and paint it to match the body I intend to do some weathering so a little dirt and blood will take the sheen off.
I am also looking into making a decal for the scorecard on his right arm. If I can't find a good pic to copy I may whip something up in Paint. Stay tuned.
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