Hi all, its been a while but that?s mostly due to the fact I stopped collecting 3 years ago.. with the exception of one project.
For well over 10 years, one ? scale mix-media statue that I always wanted was of River Tam (from Firefly) based on the Serenity movie cover. I had a few initial promising options (some at 1/6 scale) but they never worked out, until in 2011, after further searching, I came across a sculptor in the UK by the name of Philip Robinson (www.facebook.com/philip.robinson.9231). His website at the time showed a range of statues and busts from ? scale to life size and initial email discussions looked promising.
The total cost for the first ?prototype? was going to be ?2000, paid over 4 equal amounts as the statue progressed. Phil gave the initial timeline for the project in an email on 7th May 2011 as follows:
?Now as for the Timeframe... I don't want to drag this out with me being overloaded with work and you getting restless for updates so I'd need to clear a couple of projects first before we start so I can have at least a clear run of 4 - 8 weeks from start to finish, end with a fully finished proto-type. So those other projects might take another month to complete...but I also have a couple of small vacations set in June and July to get out of the way but I'll be free to start from July 16th 2011 - can you hang on that long? After then I can commit 100% to the River Tam commission and I'll be fully concentrated.?
With a request for an initial 10% deposit which was paid on the 15th May 2011. At first it all proceeded fairly well? up until it didn?t. Here is a visual record of the statue progress using the photo?s Phil has sent me over the years.
2011
The base reference image
The initial round of sculpting. The first 50% of the project cost was paid at this stage.
2012
After feedback, work continued by the end of 2012.
2013
Adjustments needed, but full progress being made.
2014
No work was done during 2014.
2015
This is in fact a brand new sculpt. The initial one was left for too long and dried out, becoming unusable.
2016
Starting to now really get it all together and truly match the reference photo.
2017
The final sculpt more or less done, at least it seems Phil decided this was now all correct.
2018
One assumes that the weapons are the correct scale this time.
2019
At this stage, after months of asking, I still have yet to see any new photos or been able to confirm how final all the sculpting is. After having already paid around $1600AUD back in 2011, since the 5th October 2019, Phil hasn't replied to any Facebook messages.
From the start, the initial idea was of course to also do a limited run of statues, if any other collectors also wanted a River Tam to display on their shelves. Should I get any updates and if anyone is interested, I will let you know, its only been a 8 and half year wait for me so far.
For well over 10 years, one ? scale mix-media statue that I always wanted was of River Tam (from Firefly) based on the Serenity movie cover. I had a few initial promising options (some at 1/6 scale) but they never worked out, until in 2011, after further searching, I came across a sculptor in the UK by the name of Philip Robinson (www.facebook.com/philip.robinson.9231). His website at the time showed a range of statues and busts from ? scale to life size and initial email discussions looked promising.
The total cost for the first ?prototype? was going to be ?2000, paid over 4 equal amounts as the statue progressed. Phil gave the initial timeline for the project in an email on 7th May 2011 as follows:
?Now as for the Timeframe... I don't want to drag this out with me being overloaded with work and you getting restless for updates so I'd need to clear a couple of projects first before we start so I can have at least a clear run of 4 - 8 weeks from start to finish, end with a fully finished proto-type. So those other projects might take another month to complete...but I also have a couple of small vacations set in June and July to get out of the way but I'll be free to start from July 16th 2011 - can you hang on that long? After then I can commit 100% to the River Tam commission and I'll be fully concentrated.?
With a request for an initial 10% deposit which was paid on the 15th May 2011. At first it all proceeded fairly well? up until it didn?t. Here is a visual record of the statue progress using the photo?s Phil has sent me over the years.
2011
The base reference image
The initial round of sculpting. The first 50% of the project cost was paid at this stage.
2012
After feedback, work continued by the end of 2012.
2013
Adjustments needed, but full progress being made.
2014
No work was done during 2014.
2015
This is in fact a brand new sculpt. The initial one was left for too long and dried out, becoming unusable.
2016
Starting to now really get it all together and truly match the reference photo.
2017
The final sculpt more or less done, at least it seems Phil decided this was now all correct.
2018
One assumes that the weapons are the correct scale this time.
2019
At this stage, after months of asking, I still have yet to see any new photos or been able to confirm how final all the sculpting is. After having already paid around $1600AUD back in 2011, since the 5th October 2019, Phil hasn't replied to any Facebook messages.
From the start, the initial idea was of course to also do a limited run of statues, if any other collectors also wanted a River Tam to display on their shelves. Should I get any updates and if anyone is interested, I will let you know, its only been a 8 and half year wait for me so far.
