T50
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Blasphemy!
Completed Critique Werner Molders
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Blasphemy!
Superb posture, it doesn't get much nicer than this.
Carl.
Carl.
Fernando Ruiz
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Brilliant piece! I hope to be able to paint someday this one or the feldgendarme with the map... Or maybe both!
Congrats for this great work.
Regards
FeR
Congrats for this great work.
Regards
FeR
alexwencho
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Marvelous!
First thing that popped into my mind was, 'wonder if he road a motorcycle?'
Talk about a major upgrade from the WM sculpt you did for Poste Militaire many years ago. But, then again, that was a beautiful figure like this 2.0 version.
I'm a big fan, but I think you know that already.
alex wence
First thing that popped into my mind was, 'wonder if he road a motorcycle?'
Talk about a major upgrade from the WM sculpt you did for Poste Militaire many years ago. But, then again, that was a beautiful figure like this 2.0 version.
I'm a big fan, but I think you know that already.
alex wence
Colin_Fraser
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Mike - did n't you do seated Molders for PM a few years ago in 90mm metal too? I loved that one as well.....its in my cabinet somewherea waiting primer.
Colin
Colin
bonehead
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Phil,
I know it isn't a Jivaro head hunter, but that's what the client wanted. I think the special minty flavor makes up for that a bit though.....
Yep. It is the same scale too. This one is a lot nicer on pretty much every point though. If it wasn't, it would be time for me to quit sculpting and start my new career at Jack in the Box......
Mike
Yeah...it's da bomb Mike.
There was just so much overwhelming complimentary comments, I just had to go the way I did. But it was kinda wimpy.
Y"know... I'd love to see you do a Jivaro head hunter...seriously.
I have a question...do you dress someone , or a manikin, or whatever... then take photos to get those amazingly realistic creases in the clothing. Or is it just because you have so much experience...and you remember?
It's uncanny, really.
So when will the Cro-Magnon hunter be ready?
There was just so much overwhelming complimentary comments, I just had to go the way I did. But it was kinda wimpy.
Y"know... I'd love to see you do a Jivaro head hunter...seriously.
I have a question...do you dress someone , or a manikin, or whatever... then take photos to get those amazingly realistic creases in the clothing. Or is it just because you have so much experience...and you remember?
It's uncanny, really.
So when will the Cro-Magnon hunter be ready?
Ferris
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Stunning sculpt once again Mike.
I love your seemingly(!) simple poses and casual drapery; I mean it all looks so natural that one can easily forget how hard it is to sculpt something this perfectly. There are so many ways that look 'quite nice', but only one that looks 'just right'. You really have 'it'.
Cheers,
Adrian
I love your seemingly(!) simple poses and casual drapery; I mean it all looks so natural that one can easily forget how hard it is to sculpt something this perfectly. There are so many ways that look 'quite nice', but only one that looks 'just right'. You really have 'it'.
Cheers,
Adrian
davidmitchell
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Superb work as always Mike.
Cheers David
Cheers David
bonehead
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No, I don't dress anybody. Taesung does though. That's why his drapery is always looking so good. In my case I just look through my library of references and collect all the photos I can of the garment in question (or something similar to it). Then I study that. Then I fake it.
It is about 50% research and about 50% blue sky. I have been doing this for over twenty five years and over time you get a feeling for how things work. If I cannot find any references for a particular piece, I can usually fake it without reference to photos. I do that often enough.
Another thing I do is that I try to simplify the drapery. If you get too fussy and try to put in every little crinkle, you can lose the "feel" of a garment. Sometimes getting the feel of it across works better if you simplify. It also appeals to my personal taste for minimalism....
T50
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Yes, Agree with what Mike wrote.
When I make drapery from photos of me dressed
and posed in similar clothes, I can only "mimic" what
I see in a simplied form because of the obvious scale
barrier. Not losing the sight of the big picture is the key!
Good one, Mike.
When I make drapery from photos of me dressed
and posed in similar clothes, I can only "mimic" what
I see in a simplied form because of the obvious scale
barrier. Not losing the sight of the big picture is the key!
Good one, Mike.
bonehead
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Adam,
Thanks for the nice review and your cool website!
After seeing your review and others, I have one large caveat however: I thought the head could only be glued on at one angle. Oh, how wrong I am! Apparently there is another angle it can be glued on at, and everybody who has put it together has chosen the wrong angle. Bummer dude.
The problem is that with the exaggerated contra-posto pose I used, the head needs to angle forward to give the figure balance. This can be seen in my pics of the original sculpt:
Even poor, long-suffering Ernesto managed to get this put together incorrectly. I can blame myself for making the fit of the parts too easy to miss. But for those who desire to build this kit, please take note of the correct head angle as shown here.
Building the model with his head tilted back and to the side (as everybody has, so far) makes him look stilted and worse, makes the pose look as if he is about to fall over. I will take this as an object lesson on the WRONG WAY to design a figure.
Honestly, it is not difficult to put it together the right way if you are paying attention. But PLEASE, do not use the box photos as a guide for this!
Sorry folks, my bad......
Mike
Thanks for the nice review and your cool website!
After seeing your review and others, I have one large caveat however: I thought the head could only be glued on at one angle. Oh, how wrong I am! Apparently there is another angle it can be glued on at, and everybody who has put it together has chosen the wrong angle. Bummer dude.
The problem is that with the exaggerated contra-posto pose I used, the head needs to angle forward to give the figure balance. This can be seen in my pics of the original sculpt:
Even poor, long-suffering Ernesto managed to get this put together incorrectly. I can blame myself for making the fit of the parts too easy to miss. But for those who desire to build this kit, please take note of the correct head angle as shown here.
Building the model with his head tilted back and to the side (as everybody has, so far) makes him look stilted and worse, makes the pose look as if he is about to fall over. I will take this as an object lesson on the WRONG WAY to design a figure.
Honestly, it is not difficult to put it together the right way if you are paying attention. But PLEASE, do not use the box photos as a guide for this!
Sorry folks, my bad......
Mike
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Wow......It's unbelievable....
diamond cutter
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Love it Mike, more than beer.......... well nearly!!!
Outstanding , fella!!!
Outstanding , fella!!!
Joe55
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I think it says a lot for your ability that one can immediately recognize this figure as Werner Molders without being told before hand. Awesome job !
Joe
!Joe
Einion
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I like it too, when viewed from the side especially it seems like a single frozen moment as he's moving.
Einion
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