Avatar?

[Mozzy]

Mrs Mozzy just said she would treat me to an Avatar bust if I could find one.

Don't suppose yo might happen to have seen one in your travels?

This is the Blue one as in the movie

Mozzy

 

[Tommy Brown]

Here you go:
http://www.bucwheat.com/sl/avatar/avatar.htm
You can also contact The Three Kings for their avatar bust:
http://www.threekingsresin.com/

 

[Mozzy]

Here you go:
http://www.bucwheat.com/sl/avatar/avatar.htm
You can also contact The Three Kings for their avatar bust:
http://www.threekingsresin.com/

Thanks Tommy. Now to find one bigger than 1/10 and available to the UK

 

[Forté]

1/10 is actually a good size for a bust.

 

[Mozzy]

1/10 is actually a good size for a bust.

It seems rather small. I am however very inexperienced.

 

[Forté]

It's a very common bust size unless you start looking into garage kits.

 

[Jim]

Three Kings' version is quite tall and is beautifully sculpted by Joe Simon and well cast - just be careful of air bubbles under the chin and under the breasts. The sculpted braiding of the hair is amazing. Clean up of the seams is about what you'd expect from a 'garage' kit - a little Squadron green putty here and there, sanding and then a final polish of the skin with extra, extra-fine steel (wire) wool. I got mine off eBay - private seller as I remember - and I don't remember how much I paid for it. The overall height is 11 inches (US). The only assembly is the long 'tail' (?) at the back of the head. Mine needed some straightening using hot water and pressing it into the head until it cooled. Might need a little Apoxie sculpt along one side, but nothing major.

I've finally gotten around to working on it; it's primed in white for color clarity. In my opinion, the only way to paint it is using an airbrush to get the striping and the blue skin tones accurate, so it's time to fire up the Sotar 20/20. It won't be a simple, 'spray everything blue and be done' project as there are a multitude of very tiny white dots that will have to be added to be accurate.

 

[Mozzy]

Three Kings' version is quite tall and is beautifully sculpted by Joe Simon and well cast - just be careful of air bubbles under the chin and under the breasts. The sculpted braiding of the hair is amazing. Clean up of the seams is about what you'd expect from a 'garage' kit - a little Squadron green putty here and there, sanding and then a final polish of the skin with extra, extra-fine steel (wire) wool. I got mine off eBay - private seller as I remember - and I don't remember how much I paid for it. The overall height is 11 inches (US). The only assembly is the long 'tail' (?) at the back of the head. Mine needed some straightening using hot water and pressing it into the head until it cooled. Might need a little Apoxie sculpt along one side, but nothing major.

I've finally gotten around to working on it; it's primed in white for color clarity. In my opinion, the only way to paint it is using an airbrush to get the striping and the blue skin tones accurate, so it's time to fire up the Sotar 20/20. It won't be a simple, 'spray everything blue and be done' project as there are a multitude of very tiny white dots that will have to be added to be accurate.

Thanks Jim. Now I just need to find one in the UK

Pics please?

 

[Jim]

I'll try to post some pictures. I'll look up how to post photos here. Every site's different. I've got a Photobucket account, but they seem to be having problems.
I'll try go shoot some with it primed in white - it really shows how nice it's sculpted. Painting the blue stripes is going to be an interesting problem in masking and airbrushing. Not for the faint of heart - like me!