Faux Posters with Wrinkle Effects

I cut the rib shapes out of styrene material and added a trim of vinyl hosing from the hardware store, this helped beef up the design and also covers imperfections in my cutting that I don't have to sand out.  The bulk of the work is done with plastic sheets and strips in very shapes and sizes manufactured by Evergreen Scale Models.  If you don't have an awesome local hobby shop like I do you can order it from online.  I added various other sprinkler parts and different shapes of wire to make it look more fancy as well as leftover parts from other models.  I wrapped the vinyl tubing around all the exposed edges and the door and constructed hinges from scratch using a toothpick as the hinge pin.

Starts to get out of control

 

I was very happy with my The Fly model I had cobbled together and decided I wanted the project to continue for a bit.  After spending many hours this summer digging up sprinklers from my yard I started to notice similarities between the sprinkler housing and the telepod from the remake of The Fly (1986) starring Jeff Goldblum.  I decided to create a diorama for my Fly figure and set about using the sprinkler housing for the foundation of my telepod.  Here you can see how I cut out the door area with a rotary tool and then cutting the sprinkler into sections to most easily ad ribs like from the movie design.  In the movie there are dozens of ribs, but I limited myself to just a few.  I was only trying to make a 1960's Fly and 1980's Fly hybrid telepod.

The Fly Model Project Continued

My sculpting material and the model just happened to be the exact same color, which was not planned at all.  The oversized fly hairs are bits of wire I cut and shoved into the Sculpey clay, after baking I went back in with glue and made sure they wouldn't be slipping out.  The baking process cracked the thin  layer of clay I used around the head and I spent some time applying glue to repair it.  Overall, this just added more texture to the head and was not an issue. I chopped off a bit of the models sleeve to accommodate my custom fly arm, the head which I had planned out with my foam fit perfectly in the neck hole provided by the model kit.  I applied a liberal coat of spray primer to both model and custom pieces and painted them before assembling.  On the Fly head I used a clear coat of pearlescent pigment which made the head extra shiny.  The painting was all done with an airbrush and acrylic paints.

The Fly

So, I got the wild hair to make a little custom model project.  I started wit a re-issued Aurora Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde kit.  I assembled the Dr. Jekyl body with the intention of using his lab coated figure to construct my own custom model for the horror classis The Fly.
In this set of pictures you can see me using Styrofoam to create a support for my Fly head sculpture.  Not only will the foam form the interior of the head but also make the head a great deal less top heavy than if I just used solid sculpting materials.  After getting the Head about the size I had in mind I cover it with tinfoil, this protects the foam from the baking process and also helps the Sculpey clay stick to the foam.  It wasn't till a bit later that I realized that most of my photo reference was from, The Return of the Fly, and therefore a much bigger Fly head than in the original.  The sequel went with a much bigger scary monster approach while the design from the original is really quite elegant.  Seeing as how I rarely spend much time sculpting these days I decided that the big ole' head would be just fine.

Romero and Juliet...and Zombies!

12th Night