Star Trek: TOS/TWOK/Into Darkness head sculpts and uniforms

[wax murderer]

And Kor is finished(mostly)...

Spenser gave me a great head sculpt and uniform to work with;just glad I could do them justice...

Almost looks like John Colicos dropped by in costume,doesn't it?

Wielding his Disruptor,which really would go better in a right hand,but I'm still looking to replace the "fist"...

Hangin' with the crew(and Boris).
As with all the rest I've enjoyed myself tremendously working on Kor.As a long time Trek-and-Toy fan,these figures have hit all the right notes from the get-go, and I must yet again throw the main credit to Spenser for producing such fine pieces and making them available to the rest of us.My hat is off to you ,sir.LLAP...PS

 

[wax murderer]

Time for a bump;will add interesting new pics soon...PS

 

[wax murderer]

Yet another bump.Spock has been re-bodied onto a COOmodels tall narrow-shouldered body,which is sturdier than his old Buck,fits the uniform better and allows for a bit more variety in height. A nice side benefit is that Kor now has a "gun hand"for his right arm;the COO body comes with 3 1/2 sets of hands;as the body matches HT skin tone,they match my paint job on the head beautifully. Pix ASAP...PS

 

[Erik S]

I still want to get Kor Spencer. It's just so awesome !!

 

[wax murderer]

I believe I have found an AA female body that might just work for Uhura.I will share the results of this experiment,of course...PS

 

[wax murderer]

The results are positive(wait,what?).The AA body has the right height and general proportions to work as Uhura. SMG Customs does a pretty decent female "Space Explorer"uniform,so the project will proceed.Pix and details as they become available...PS

 

[tflockj]

I have the SMG Customs uniform on a Triad Alpha. It looks OK, although headless, but it a bit tall. I would love to get a Uhura sculpt from someone.

Tom

 

[wax murderer]

The SMG uniform has arrived,and looks pretty good on the AA body.It actually is a pretty good match to the "enlisted"grade female uniform(pity that Uhura is an officer).Still,it'll do. As to the sculpt,she will probably be my "winter project",so stay tuned;if I don't post her here I'll start a separate thread for her...PS

 

[wax murderer]

And here she is,so far...
The boots are from a "Danger Girl" figure;not sure where the pantyhose came from.Her rank braids are left-overs from Sulu(courtesy of Spenser).The sculpt is proceeding slowly;I have a good start on the wax,using my "Leia v.1"as a starting point.Granted,Carrie Fisher looks about as much like Nichelle as I do,but the sculpt has good general contours and size,as well as great ears(Yes,I can sculpt them ;I just don't need to).Besides,it's the only female mold I have...PS


Any action on that badge,Spens?...P

 

[wax murderer]

To mightyq;clear some space in your Inbox so I can send you that info(it is apparently full at present).
In other news,Uhura's head is massed up and I plan on working on it today.I'll get pix(including the pattern,which I have tinted to bring out the details)ASAP...PS

 

[wax murderer]

As promised,pix of my progress...


Nichelle is starting to show through.Obviously she has a ways to go,but I'm comfortable with her progress so far.Once she's molded and cast her head will be more in scale with her body. As you can see,I have a great pattern to work from...I seem to have hijacked Spenser's thread:hope he doesn't mind...PS

 

[wax murderer]

More progress on the sculpt this weekend;she's almost there.I have reached that excruciating point where I have to be extremely careful that i don't over-correct and screw up the sculpt(yes,I'll take pix)...PS

 

[wax murderer]

And here they are...

As you can see,she's really coming along nicely...

Don't think I need to do too much more to the face;just finish up the hair...
Profile;this one showed me the main problem the sculpt had-neck socket was too far back(which I have now corrected).This has proven to be a challenging project,as I'm not all that comfortable with human likenesses(especially females);seeing her turn out so well has been goods for my confidence...PS

 

[wax murderer]

I feel a bump is required today to honor the memory of Leonard Nimoy,who gave all of us an ideal to strive to;a life of reason and curiosity.I certainly spent my adolescence trying like hell to be Spock(my wife maintains I was too successful)and deeply regret never having the opportunity to have met the man. May his spirit find peace...PS

 

[Star Puffs]

Any painted pics of Uhura? It is hard with anything buy grey resin to really judge a likeness unpainted.

 

[wax murderer]

Not yet;the sculpt is still not finished.And I must disagree with you on the likeness question.If the likeness is recognizable without color then you know you've nailed it;this was the standard we worked to when I was working in the model shop,and i still live by it.And,for the record,the sculpt is orange Wax...PS

 

[tflockj]

I like it, you did a nice job. Do you think you'll put casts up for sale? If so, count me in.

Tom

 

[wax murderer]

I will be pulling a mold(I have to;the sculpt is wax)so castings are definitely happening.I'll start thinking about pricing(along with the thousand or so other things I have to think about)...PS

 

[rhboyd]

Kirk chair... kirk chair... kirk chair!!!!

 

[wax murderer]

Again? Okay,for the last time;I'm not interested in making another one, and if I were,you wouldn't like the price...PS