At the Earth's Core

[MattMcK.]

Hello All-
I just posted a gallery of the (indifferent) work in progress on my new project, based on the original dust jacket for Edgar Rice Burroughs "At the Earth's Core." It's mostly an excuse to try sculpting, which I have never done before. The man is a Preiser figure I had around (still needs a loincloth and long hair) and the rest I'm struggling to do myself. I only have milliput and now realize I should have gotten some magic sculp or green stuff. Everything is still VERY rough; there's lots to do before I get close to painting time.

Any advice on positioning the figures on the base, reworking them or whatever would be heartily appreciated!

Thanks,

Matt
At the Earth's Core

 

[PJ Deluhery]

Looks good to me, Matt, as is. Very nice work.

 

[Dan Morton]

Great stuff Matt! You picked a neat action scene to depict for your first sculpting project - I like that! Keep it up and keep posting!

all the best,
Dan

 

[Uruk-Hai]

This looks very promising, Matt!

I would however take another look on the archers right shoulder. In my opinion it should be raised more? And maybe shorten his neck?

Looking forward to see more of this project.

Cheers

 

[Blind Pew]

Very very ambitious for a first go! You obviously don't do things by halves. Looks great so far. Good luck with the project. Would love to see the end result.

 

[MattMcK.]

Hello all-
I sat down and put a few more hours into my Earth's Core vignette; new images in the gallery. Another day or two of work on the pterodactyl and some more fiddling with the figures and I'll be ready for groundwork and priming.

Earth's Core Gallery

 

[Einion]

Hi Matt, I'm not a fan of Milliput myself either and I would highly recommend MS for the future as I really love the stuff.

From the photos it looks like you have Duro/Kneadatite? If so try mixing this with the Milliput, although having to mix both putties separately and then with each other is a bit of a chore you get a compound with a blend of properties of the two, much nicer for wet-sculpting than Milliput as it solves some of its specific problems. It improves its adhesion to smooth surfaces like plastic too.

Try a 1:3 mix (Kneadatite:Milliput) initially, that's pretty good but experiment, various proportions of one or the other will give you slightly differing handing characteristics - with enough Kneadatite it is flexible when rolled out thinly, a big improvement over straight Milliput's brittleness.

BTW I like to mix Kneadatite about 60/40 to 70/30, yellow to blue, as I prefer the way it handles, even when blending with another putty I think this is best overall but see what you think yourself.

Einion