Fiji Girl and Monkeys

[John Long]

Not long ago I did some tech work for a dentist friend. Inexchange he let me dig through some of his surplus instruments. I got some terrific scrapers. Different size and shapes of round and oval tipped items. A couple of straight chisels. My favorite is a spoon shaped scraper with a working end that's about the size of pinhead. It leaves a very smooth area.

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by brentonrj@Oct 25 2005, 11:12 PM
If you are twisting it, how do you get a nice uniform "twist" like that?

Brenton

Benton, I take a piece of wire and bend it in half. Take a drill and open up the chuck a little. Take the wire where the bend was made and insert it into the chuck and close. Get a pair of pliers and hold the open ends closed. Now pull the trigger (is that what it's called?) and the wire shold begin to twist. The longer your drill is on the more of a twist you'll get.~Gary

 

[brentonrj]

Gordy/Gary,

Thanks for that. Of course, the drill! I can't believe I didn't think of that before, even for hard wire such as paperclips. I'll get started this weekend on making a batch of twisted solder!
cheers
Brenton

 

[gordy]

roughing in the legs.. it's a challenge to keep from making a "barbie" figure and have something realistic 5'4" and "thick" figured..

 

[Sambaman]

Gordy, I'm watching this one with great interest! Your work so far is VERY nice! I think your right on target so far! Keep us posted.

Jay H.
OKC

 

[gordy]

placed and built up the arms..

photo-etched saw i cut the arm from shoulder (that's where using the solder comes in handy )

cleaned up the separation..

starting work on the hands...

completed mock up (the camera angles skews the lower legs)..

reverse angle..

texturing the monkey fur..

completed monkeys..

 

[Sambaman]

Gordy,
I see no evil here! So I'll speak no evil either! Nice work. I particularly like the monkeys! Is this not the same fiji girl that was posted as a new release for VLS? It seems a bit strange going back in time here.....

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Nice work there Gordy!

Youve really captured the characteristics of islanders in the pacific.
Makes me thing of the tune:
-Drinking rum and coca-cola.......

Cheers

 

[garyjd]

Gordy, again I love the ethnic look of the island girl, and those monkeys are a riot!~Gary

 

[yeo_64]

:lol: :lol: ,Gordy !!!! BEAUTIFUL WORK there !!
Kenneth.

 

[Marijn Van Gils]

Wonderfull work Gordy!!!

I love How you made her look more realistic, instead of a giving her a "fotomodel" boy. And the monkeys are just a fantastic idea!

Thanks for the sbs and keep up the great work!

Marijn