Very busy mini, so it's understandable. Maybe some highlights on the hair might make it pop a little more?
 
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Maybe the opposite? Get something into the cracks and spaces between.
Or if you redo it, maybe just do the hair in something lighter and go over it once with contrast so it adds some depth on it's own.
 
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Godly Erection:
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I'll have to get to work, only a good week to go!
 
I've managed to apply caulking, for smoothing out rough parts and the styrofoam texture, and also to imprint some brickwork on two sides. And then gave it a quick spray of primer. Also started on some scaffolding-like structures, to place around the monolith. But it's going to be a race to meet the deadline!
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I think I have everything built, so last night the woodwork and a good part of the stonework got a burnt umber craft paint wash. On the stone, most of it will be covered up again, but I thought I might as well add some splotches of brown. So this image is where I left it last night. Work continues this morning.
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Time to dust off the old plog, starting on a new comp!
I'm going to build another spyre hunter for my friend. A Yeld, more specifically, since they believe they can fly. Like the rest of the spyrers I've built, they'll be based on the new Van Saar, but with a headswap and probably some scratch built wings.
 
Ok, no pictures today, sorry. I just wanted to put my ideas for wings in here, and hopefully I can get some actual work done over the weekend.
My first idea was cutting some thin plastic into strips and layering them to form wings, as a sort of homage to the original Yeld model. That is now my backup option.
Because last night I unpacked some garlic from a sort of mesh bag. And I was wondering whether I could press it into some thinly spread sprue goo, and make an interesting imprint that way. I'm going to have to try, pictures and comments on the process will be forthcoming as soon as I get some spare time!
 
I tried to get an imprint on some sprue goo. For starters, I cut two sheets of packing net and stuck them to a background.
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I tried rolling the sprue goo, but I think it's getting old... It was not very malleable, so I ended up just stretching it and sandwiched it between the two sheets. And then dropping a ton of bricks on it, or something.
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Left it for 24 hours and had a look.
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Not perfect, but I think I've got enough texture to work with. I don't need huge wings for my little guy.

If I made new sprue goo, I might get a better result. But for now I'll see if it'll do the job.
 
Ooh, intriguing. I look forward to seeing what you do with that. It’s an interesting texture but it’s not immediately clear to me how you get from there to a pair of wings.
 
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Ooh, intriguing. I look forward to seeing what you do with that. It’s an interesting texture but it’s not immediately clear to me how you get from there to a pair of wings.
To be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure myself. It's fairly thin, so hopefully I can cut it out, bend it a little and then do some green stuff "structure" to make it look like they can move.
 
Since they are supposed to be "chameleon wings", I wanted the structure to be purely on the inside, with an unbroken outer surface. Hence the green stuff idea. Will see how it works out.
 
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Thanks, Captain Brown! I'm pretty pleased with it, I must admit. Though I'm still contemplating printing out an official sign for it...
 
I was going to make some "standard" bat-like wings for the Yeld. Then, on a whim, I decided to try for insect wings instead. So did a quick mock-up in paper, then cut some copies from the textured plasticard, as it were. Stuck 'em on with poster putty, just to get an idea of the look.

These are just quickly cut out, I'll trim them and clean the edges and stuff, but I think I like where it's going. Some trimming and fitting, then a way to mount them, and I think I'm almost there with the building part.