TMNT Croc M107 Sniper (& Spotter)

[Aseyngel]

Actually I decided to practice doing weapons (freezing the Super Sculpey), but when I saw the M107 .5 Sniper-rifle, I felt the need to add a Sniper-team.

The Chicken and the Croc are each 2" high, made from Super Sculpey Firm. The muddy river below is made from Envirotex Light - which can be coloured with acrylics paint/ink. Base will be from Andrea Miniatures in Spain - when the post-office eventually gets around to deliver the package....

The feathers on the chicken are made from Green Stuff - added after the chicken was fried (pun intended).

Lessens learned: Practice using/forming Envirotex Light A LOT. Use Green Stuff for details on the figures. Practice using Green stuff A LOT.

[fruitdot]

Oh, I absolutely love the croc, amazing! The chicken is cool too, and the whole sculpture is superb!! Great work!

[fruitdot]

Btw, how did you make the water?

[maddmaestro]

dude very cool!!! i really like how it forms such a cool little scene. with that 50 cal whoever they're lining up is toast....nice.

[fruitdot]

Sorry, ignore my last post... :p didn't read your first post properly!

[Darioos]

Very nice sculpt, I especially like the use of the transparent "water."

[Aseyngel]

Thank guys! It warms my heart!

Fruitdot - the best thing about Envirotex "water" is that you can actually make "deep" transparent water - instead of just a thin layer on top of your surface.

For a total WOW, look at HIRSTARTS - he does magic with this product:
http://www.hirstarts.com/tips17/tips17.html#water

[Pavel Sokov]

Love the whole sculpture, the water is really solid, allthough i don't see why you went with orange and not deep green (its a swamp afterall).

I am the most amazed with how you were able to pull off sculpting that 40 cal sniper rifle.

i use super sculpey and I cant make any straighe dges that i wont squish by accident 5 seconds later.

care to tell us the process for the 40 cal?

[Aseyngel]

You are too kind.
I dont remember which Sculpting-God in here wrote it, but he recommended storing the SS for 10 minutes in the freezer, before cutting the edges at straight angles. That helps alot.
The chamber/barrel was actually round - sanded down to 6 sides using a 360/6=60 degrees piece of wood. That was difficult.
As you can perhaps see in the first picture, the stock, the barrel, the scope and the mag are cured seperately - and glued together. The mag is then integrated in the weapon using a flat piece of SS wrapped around the transition.
The whole project here was (as mentioned) to practice weapons - and the rest of the diorama just forced itself upon me.

Colour of the water: Yes - I know now that it should have been green. The title was originally "Mississippi Sniper" - and I went for a muddy look. But having seen the result - It should have been green, with plants and stuff.....

On weapons: I will do a graphic presentation of my next weapon - for what its worth.

[TeaMonster]

Aseyngel I absolutely love this! I hadn't thought about doing any diorama's before. Yours is such a cool scene it's inspiring!!
I'm a big TMNT fan and have always felt Leatherhead was under-rated. Ingenious concept and lovely effects! More please

[Pavel Sokov]

also, you see the caps for the scope? u straight up glued them on top of the scope, but they need some sort of little hinge or socket to make them look believable. you can still add it, its never too late.

[Aseyngel]

Pavel - you old ...
You are right of course - I was too lazy - that is what characterizes the amateur. I will ad the hinges. Probably from soft Green Stuff.
That is why this forum is so good for me: Makes me do the stuff I am too lazy to do in the first place.

[fruitdot]

Pavel - you old ...
You are right of course - I was too lazy - that is what characterizes the amateur. I will ad the hinges. Probably from soft Green Stuff.
That is why this forum is so good for me: Makes me do the stuff I am too lazy to do in the first place.

Wait... please tell me that you didn't just call yourself an amateur? o.O

...

lol xD

Well then I can expect some "laziness" from myself then, now that I am just about to start (as soon as I get the clay and other material coming

Anyway, keep up the awesome work!! you're an inspiration for someone like me. ^^

[Pavel Sokov]

old? dude i just turned 18 hahaha, id like to hope that im not old yet at least!
not looking forward to being old at all.

as for being lazy, i read a great quote in Marco Pierre White's book (the chef, you probably wont know him if ur not into the restaurant scene) .

perfection is a lot of little things done right. the hinges are a tiny thing, easy and fast to do, but it takes away from it all so much if ur missing these little details.

[Aseyngel]

Fruitdot: You can marry my sister any time ;-)

Pavel: Thanks! I will print Mr. Pierre's quote out and put it on my desk. Every time I feel lazy - I will look at it (and probably curse your toothbrush ;-)
Stop whinging: Being level 10 means you are at least 50 years!

[fruitdot]

Fruitdot: You can marry my sister any time ;-)

Pavel: Thanks! I will print Mr. Pierre's quote out and put it on my desk. Every time I feel lazy - I will look at it (and probably curse your toothbrush ;-)
Stop whinging: Being level 10 means you are at least 50 years!

Marry your sister? Wait a sec... I'm a female and I'm straight, so no thanks. lol xD

Aren't there many girls hanging out on these forums? :p oh, and if you think just having turned 18 is old, then what about me who'll be turning 19 in a few weeks? ;p

[Aseyngel]

LOL dont worry Fruitdot - I actually only have a brother ;-)

I figured you as being very tall, somewhat bald and with a mustace (just kidding).

The good thing about this forum is that only your statements define you, - and not sex, age or colour.
I am 41 - and if we met in one big room, I would probably sit among the "mummies" - and you among the "kids" - we would never talk.
Long live cyperspace.

I have no idea whether men do some kind of sculptures - and women other kinds? I know that a lot of women draw women/girls - and the men are into fantasy/combat - but apart from that?

[pijay-brown]

excellent composition, very funny couple
You could add some vegetation around (but not all around, leaving free spaces) to make it more real and to hide a part of the straight side of the water

Excellent work

[Capital G]

This is ace!, I really love the style and the water kicks ass,

[fruitdot]

LOL dont worry Fruitdot - I actually only have a brother ;-)

I figured you as being very tall, somewhat bald and with a mustace (just kidding).

The good thing about this forum is that only your statements define you, - and not sex, age or colour.
I am 41 - and if we met in one big room, I would probably sit among the "mummies" - and you among the "kids" - we would never talk.
Long live cyperspace.

I have no idea whether men do some kind of sculptures - and women other kinds? I know that a lot of women draw women/girls - and the men are into fantasy/combat - but apart from that?

rofl! xD

actually, I'm a lot more interested in fantasy than the "women and dolls" thing. ^^

You're right, I am tall but not bald and with a moustache I'm afraid. xD
You think we wouldn't talk? Why not! I talk to everyone, age doesn't matter.

Oh, and you can call me Sabrina if you like, it's my real name. How about you?

[Aseyngel]

- Pijay-brown : Great idea - the water looks a bit naked - but fits the base I am waiting for. I am going to do a frog with an AT-4CS (Swedish Anti-tank missile) - and I will make a cosy little swamp-setting for that fellow.

- Capital G (and Pijay): Thanks a lot.

fruitdot Sabrina: I am Jan - And as I used to work for a year in Malmö - we might actually have found each other in a crowd ;-) - you know being neighbours and understanding each others native languages and so on.

[Pavel Sokov]

print his face as well right under the quote so u can stare in the face of hard work and talent

[Aseyngel]

Pavel - Thanks a million - I will get his book - and inform you when the message is understood ;-)

I take it your future lies in the food-industry?

[fruitdot]

fruitdot Sabrina: I am Jan - And as I used to work for a year in Malmö - we might actually have found each other in a crowd ;-) - you know being neighbours and understanding each others native languages and so on.

Wow cool! I think I might have to take this in Swedish, even if I am also an american. :p

Har du arbetat i Malmö? Vad häftigt, själv bor jag i Örebro.

Anyway, back to English. So, what did you think of this wonderful country? :p

[Aseyngel]

OK - I was wondering - Sabrina is not a typical Swedish name...

Jeg holder meget af Malmö og det Svenske folk - men Danskere og Svenskere tænker ikke helt ens ;-)

As interesting as this is -It is not very relevant for the Forum. I believe we should take it to the private sektion. I will try to send you a message or mail - pardon me if it fails - I havent tried this before.

[Pavel Sokov]

Pavel - Thanks a million - I will get his book - and inform you when the message is understood ;-)

I take it your future lies in the food-industry?

I am not sure dude, I am an idiot and decided to go to a Business school for university. Will be starting this september.
I love two things. Art and food and everything that has to do with it. I love restaurants, i am obssessed with them,etc.

But I find myself neither in art school or restarateur school. I smell an idiot, and thats me haha.
what the am i doing haha. major in finance. what a joke haha.

I have no idea why a kid would pick major in finance when he likes art and food. what am i thinking?

One day though. I promise you, (not that you care haha), but I will own a sick restaurant and it will be my pride and joy.

[Aseyngel]

Pavel - I am under the impression that it is not what you study that makes your future. Maybe it is time to read "The Fountainhead" written by an American, from Russia, lady?
I am having a little trouble locating "White Slave" (sold out) - is that the total integration of Mr. White's life and work - or will another book about him do it?
Good luck with your studies!

[Pavel Sokov]

Well "White Slave" is generally a book about him that gets you into the restaurant business and helps you see restaurants and the men behind them in a whole different light. It also teaches you the value of hard work. But in terms of cooking itself, this book doesn't provide much. It also explains why Mr White has chosen to surrender his Michelin stars (a restaurant can be awarded up to 3 michelin stars, and usualy a chef that has recieved stars has studied in France at one point or another, but Marco was the first to do it without ever being in France, and the youngest chef to recieve the stars. he has tought Gordon Ramsay) and cook his final meal for a paying customer in 1999, before leaving cooking forever.

Marco also has a book called Devil in the Kitchen, and I don't know what it is about, I haven't read it
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Kitchen-...pd_sim_b_img_5

as well as White Heat, which is a cookbook as well as a photography book
http://www.amazon.com/White-Heat-Mar...pd_sim_b_img_2

[freakinacage]

superb job there. love the composition. did you use acrylics on the models themselves or just in the water?

[Aseyngel]

Thanks Freakinacage,
I have a collection of acrylics from Games Workshop and Vallero - and try first to airbrush (croc-skin, chicken-feathers and - Camoflage) - then I follow up with ordinary brushwork, washes, blending and dry-brush. Next time I will include some WIP-shots of the painting as well.
Using advice from CA regarding my last croc-figure, I have added some varnish (Water-based) in the painting for the eyes.
My biggest problem is allways when to stop? Would another wash/layer make it better or worse????