LOST Desmond Hume sculpt by NEKRomantik

[tbay]

Itchy, great paint job brotha! What body did you use for him?

 

[Itchybitz]

Itchy, great paint job brotha! What body did you use for him?

Thanks man
It's a Soldier Story body. Very similar to the TTL 3.0 but a bit cheaper, you can usually find a loose one on eBay or somewhere. Just make sure it has the neck post with it.

 

[duck of death]

Hey Itchybitz, I think Desmond's head looks really great, but because it is so good and really makes him look like he's been out in the tropical sun, it's a bit weird to see it on top of a uniformly pale body. If you painted the visible parts of his skin to match the head sculpt I think the contrast would not be so jarring and make the head look a lot more integrated with the body. Whenever I paint a head now, I always paint the hands to match (because that is usually all that shows) and I think it makes a big difference in the realism of the final figure. Plus, painting hands and bodies is a lot less fiddly than painting heads and you never have to worry about how the eyes come out!

 

[beeshaw]

Yeah, that's my one knock against the Soldier Story bodies. Their chests are so pale! I do like the forearms better than the TTL's though.

Itchy, not sure if it's the pic or not, but Desmond's right eye looks a little smaller than the left. Again, like you've said, it's hard to get good pics of these paint jobs, so it may just be the lighting or whatever. But I dig it man!

 

[Itchybitz]

Yeah, that's my one knock against the Soldier Story bodies. Their chests are so pale! I do like the forearms better than the TTL's though.

Itchy, not sure if it's the pic or not, but Desmond's right eye looks a little smaller than the left. Again, like you've said, it's hard to get good pics of these paint jobs, so it may just be the lighting or whatever. But I dig it man!

I normally paint the upper body at the same time as the head, so it matches just right. But I forgot on this one, I will do it though.

The eyes are a mess, I know. I have done them three times now and I keep screwing them up, I may just start over.

 

[RandeG]

Cool paint job. Love the sneakers too. lol I have to search for some clothing to use. Of course, stand him in some weeds and I can just say the hatch exploded.

 

[Itchybitz]

Cool paint job. Love the sneakers too. lol I have to search for some clothing to use. Of course, stand him in some weeds and I can just say the hatch exploded.

Here he is with his blue shirt and a slightly modified paint job...

 

[Itchybitz]

.... and a couple of outdoor shots.

 

[Itchybitz]

WOO HOO!
I found the failsafe key

It was behind my desk hidden among all the wires and cables, which themselves were hidden behind a mountain of discarded boxes and packaging resulting from all the stuff I've been ordering. I really am a terrible slob

 

[beeshaw]

*thumbs up!*

 

[Nek74]

Looks great Itchy!

Always love your pics!

 

[gdb]

Just a tease... the Desmonds on my plate are done! Pictures to come! Some heads sooner than others. (I lost a battle with the setting, overcast sun today.)

 

[tbay]

fire up the camera brent!!!!

 

[gdb]

I wish I hadn't let Sawyer look right at the camera in this shot. Makes him look like he's trying to read a cue card that's too far away.

 

[beeshaw]

Sawyer's giving the death stare and Des is trying to figure what the he'll is going on! Lol

Fantastic Job again!!!!!!!

 

[gdb]

Sawyer's giving the death stare and Des is trying to figure what the he'll is going on! Lol

You could have described that even if the picture hadn't loaded!

 

[beeshaw]

That's true... But even Des's posture in that pic is all "So.... A light. Really?"

 

[beeshaw]

Guess I should start weathering his body/clothes!!!

 

[Nek74]

Outstanding Brent, I absolutely love it!

 

[AllisonAmy]

I wish I hadn't let Sawyer look right at the camera in this shot. Makes him look like he's trying to read a cue card that's too far away.