Sorry for crap pix, have no room to shoot with all the painting going on and it's been raining for 5 days so I can't take the monsters out to play. Also will do regular posts now this thing is gettin' cumbersome.
Zombie front and close up:
Last week on kaiju katastrophes:
Noted request for other shots of Big Baltan; have to re-shoot my re-shoots first. Doh. So instead of big, here's very small: a GID translucent mini gundam finger puppet, not an eraser (heh). It's about an inch and a quarter tall, total gashopon 100yen or so on YJA.
2 coats of the patented Tokyo Bukkake White, some gold metal highlights, silver metal highlights and the other areas with a deep coat of Interference Blue.
Thing was an absolute monster to shoot, sensor kept sliding right off it, wanted to focus on anything but the figure.
BTW, I'm looking for more of these GID translucent mini robs to paint, any hints besides YJA?
Backstory:
So, when I was in Frisco I was looking at Pre-Columbian ceramics at the deYoung; always liked Mayan stuff. Pretty taken with how the Mayan blue dye goes over the white slip over the terracotta base with little mica flakes scattered through.
Always liked the little Ghostland figs, too; esp. the 2006 SDCC blue ones. Never knew what to do with 'em though.
Then it hit me; do another clumsy, ill-conceived, poorly rendered tribute!
This time props and apologies to Mr. Flynn and the entire Central American culture complex.
Everything new is old again:
New on 5/26
Who hasn't thought: "Hey, I'd really love a GID Gaigan. If only it went with my furniture!"
Well, languish no more fellow 'brainers! Yes at last a fine French Provincial GID Gaigan. Drill a hole through him, get a chiffon lampshade and he's a nightstand lamp, no more groping for a switch in the dark!
Sold only in finer thrift stores.
Done as black rub w/ gold metal splash and a pink translucent tongue.
Less New:
Old: [ Okay, before you get your hate on, this project started as a sight gag; check my thread over in the BASK area 'bout my visit for the show.
That said, I got interested in trying some more customs based on the inked-up Bandai cheapies that I did. I added some more marker from what cheapies were available at the 100 yen store in the JapanTown Mall, truly dreadful colors. The reddish-pink that you see actually has opaque white mixed in and coats like chalk. But it made me want to try something similar with real paint. Besides, who in their right mind paints Bandais?
Don't worry, they're reprints. ]
So consider this shot a sketch, a "Before" as in Before and After:
After (All surfaces re-painted, even if not immediately apparent) :
Be back in a week or so with the "After" shot so I can harvest the rich abundance of scorn or whatever. Good criticism is always cool.
In future episodes:
Update;
Here's the billiken mocking colors and textures of an old, original cast iron bank without doing a full-on antiquing job, sort of a study. As the new painters taught me on another board, when in doubt, add blood drips!
The Billiken Billiken and the Curiously Unsatisfying Shikaruna Mitin (Before):
And After:
I chickened out on the shikaruna and painted my giant cheap blow-mold baltan instead. This way he properly accessorizes with the trashy pink lawn flamingos that we find at rummage sales.
I actually like these. The introduction of the "lowly" craft elements into the serious world of custom toys is really quite charming. The only thing that would make this project better is if you just went for it and "customized" something "good."
