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<blockquote data-quote="Valanthe the Sleepless" data-source="post: 2272662" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>Inspired by the all the wonderful mini artists around here, I figured I'd share a work-in-progress -- the Siege Crab from MMIII.</p><p></p><p>This is for an upcoming fight for us in Wizardru's campaign. Scorch and I were hoping we could just find a bunch of large plastic crabs and touch them up before putting them on a 6" x 6" base. </p><p></p><p>We went to all the craft store and pet stores in the area. Nope. Then we looked online. What we found is that there seems to be only one large crab made at all. It comes in 1 or 2 sizes, but not the size we need. So I figure I could try and make one. </p><p></p><p>I am using two different gauges of floral wire and some floral tape for the wire framing of the body. And then I am going to try to use Crayola model magic for filling and covering the body and legs. Model magic is much lighter than sculpy/fimo, but is harder to sculpt. Since this thing is going on a 6" base, I think I'll go fo the light weight over the sculptability.</p><p></p><p>After it's all done with the model magic part, I'll just paint it then put it on a base.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the basic frame with 4 of the 6 small legs. (I apologize for the poor pics. My basement lighting isn't good at all for photos.)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And it is agian with the mouth area framed out and the last 2 legs added.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the small claw wire base.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claw_sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>And a large claw that I wired and then started the process of wrapping and sculpting with the model magic.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claw_lg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>And a final shot of the 2 small claws and the one large claw.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claws.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, that's all I did tonight. I'll keep updating with the progression of the crab. I need to have it done for this Sat. night, so it shouldn't be too long until I do update.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the inspiration guys!</p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Valanthe the Sleepless, post: 2272662, member: 135"] Inspired by the all the wonderful mini artists around here, I figured I'd share a work-in-progress -- the Siege Crab from MMIII. This is for an upcoming fight for us in Wizardru's campaign. Scorch and I were hoping we could just find a bunch of large plastic crabs and touch them up before putting them on a 6" x 6" base. We went to all the craft store and pet stores in the area. Nope. Then we looked online. What we found is that there seems to be only one large crab made at all. It comes in 1 or 2 sizes, but not the size we need. So I figure I could try and make one. I am using two different gauges of floral wire and some floral tape for the wire framing of the body. And then I am going to try to use Crayola model magic for filling and covering the body and legs. Model magic is much lighter than sculpy/fimo, but is harder to sculpt. Since this thing is going on a 6" base, I think I'll go fo the light weight over the sculptability. After it's all done with the model magic part, I'll just paint it then put it on a base. Here's the basic frame with 4 of the 6 small legs. (I apologize for the poor pics. My basement lighting isn't good at all for photos.) [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_2.jpg[/IMG] And it is agian with the mouth area framed out and the last 2 legs added. [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_body_3.jpg[/IMG] Here's the small claw wire base. [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claw_sm.jpg[/IMG] And a large claw that I wired and then started the process of wrapping and sculpting with the model magic. [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claw_lg.jpg[/IMG] And a final shot of the 2 small claws and the one large claw. [IMG]http://www.wizardru.net/img/siegecrab/crab_claws.jpg[/IMG] Well, that's all I did tonight. I'll keep updating with the progression of the crab. I need to have it done for this Sat. night, so it shouldn't be too long until I do update. Thanks for the inspiration guys! :D [/QUOTE]
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