My 6 inch Strider :)

[morsecode658]

During the past few weeks I've been playing about with this clay called Super Sculpey, Anyway. A few days ago I created a Mini-Strider about 6 inches tall. Before anyone complains, I porposefully shortened the legs and fattened it all up to look a but more interesting.

Making rubble or a building for a base is beyond my abilty so the scene is a small park, with some random wires, boxes and bushes. ;)

It's not too accurate but I'm fairly pleased with it, I do enjoy looking over at my window shelf and seeing Stridey stalking along. :rolling:

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6725/dscf2015jc3.th.jpg (http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf2015jc3.jpg)

I've got millions of finished and progress piccys on my art site >>>> Mark Evered's Portfolio (http://markevered.atspace.com/realSTRIDER.htm)

Tell me what you think, don't be too harsh though. :cheers:

[586FAC75]

Oh my god...I want one!

[Shippi]

Awww that's so cute! :D awesome work!

[morsecode658]

:cheers: Thanks guys, I wasn't sure how it would go down, but you've made my day. :D

[hungryduck]

thats awesome! great job man!
you should do some stop motion animation with it!
btw, good art and stuff on your site, impressive stuff.

[Sloth]

That is bloody brill...

How long did that piece take you?

[Unfocused]

Sweet Strider! Looks kickass. :)

[morsecode658]

:O Thanks chaps. Took about 6 hours overall evilsloth.

I'm gonna have a go at one of them airwatch thingymabobs. Gunship thingys. They look great, kind of like a flying lobster. Very cool, but extremely detailed. It's gonna be fun :D

[Beerdude26]

You should make the gunship out of actual lobster shells :O

[G-Dub]

Someone else giving props!

Very nice! :) Wasn't expecting something of such beauty heh...

[naturon]

lol the name of this thread is funny ... but great work man i was never that good at sculpting clay or whateva

[huntingbear]

where can I get some of that clay? local art supply stores?

[JNightshade]

That is extremely awesome.

[morsecode658]

I live in Uk and have never seen it in shops, so I got it from THEPOLYMERCLAYPIT (http://www.polymerclaypit.co.uk/acatalog/Super_Sculpey.html) (top of page)

It's quite expensive although you'll get loads of use from one block. You can bake it in the oven. :)

Thanks again guys

[JNightshade]

Also, that's a great nickname for it. Personally, mine's the eight-inch General.

[The#2RY]

That's one hawt model. I love it.

[morsecode658]

"Also, that's a great nickname for it. Personally, mine's the eight-inch General."

Someone just had to say it didn't they!! :sleep:

[xombine]

Holy shit that is amazing! Very impressive, great attention to detail. :D

[Krynn72]

My sculpey model just melted out of self pity after seeing that. :(

[JNightshade]

"Also, that's a great nickname for it. Personally, mine's the eight-inch General."

Someone just had to say it didn't they!! :sleep:

Yes. Yes they did.

[morsecode658]

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8195/dscf2025tf2.th.jpg (http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf2025tf2.jpg)

I did loads of the Gunship last night, only got some groundwork and detailing to do. Then it's painty time. :cat:
You can follow it Here (http://markevered.atspace.com/realCOMBINEGUNSHIP.htm)

[586FAC75]

You'know...eBay would be a good place to sell these creations of yours...

:p

[Sparda]

****ing awesome

[pomegranate]

****ing awesome

****ing exactly what I was gonna say. Very impressive work.

[Baal]

You'know...eBay would be a good place to sell these creations of yours...

:p

I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think that would violate copyrights.

btw, very nice work.

[Angry Lawyer]

Ever tried working with "green stuff"? I think you'd do quite well sculpting Warhammer-ish stuff.

-Angry Lawyer

[Ren.182]

Love the strider!
Looks like the gunship is comming along nicely too. Be sure to post the finished product and make some more sculptures!

[xombine]

You can follow it Here (http://markevered.atspace.com/realCOMBINEGUNSHIP.htm)
I love the rest of the stuff on your website, but this (http://markevered.atspace.com/Images/Pics/ANDY.jpg) one is by far the best. :laugh:

[morsecode658]

xombie, lol; yeh I know.... (soz, just had to say it)

Ever tried working with "green stuff"? I think you'd do quite well sculpting Warhammer-ish stuff.

-Angry Lawyer

This is my first go at sculpting but I did read into that "Green stuff" stuff, If I remember right I think I was put off by the fact that it's air hardening and (apparantly) VERY difficult to use. I do like the way you can harden super sculpey at will with a heat gun or rub some alcohol in to soften it up. mmmm. I would like to have a go with some "green stuff" though, might be fun. :naughty:


MMmmm Yes.I would love to sell some of this stuff as pretty soon I'm gonna have NO room left to keep it all but I have absolutely NO idea what to price it at. There are no items even remotely similer to these kind of things anywhere (that I can find anyway).

I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think that would violate copyrights.

Hehe, in that case it would become a "Sea creature-like Alien War Machine, based loosely on a popular video game..."

:D

[MorganFreeman911]

Dude, sell those puppies, I'd buy them!

[huntingbear]

i will buy a gunship when you finish a few. pm me if you want

[Beerdude26]

Just take into account the prices of the materials + cash you'd like to make on it = final price. 60 bucks seems an okay price for HANDMADE (stress that a lot :p) models

[dekstar]

That strider looks pretty awesome, fo' sho. I'd like to see one owning a few rebels though. Maybe shove a small battery powered LED in the barrel of the gun for the "Just toasted some rebels" look.

[morsecode658]

Thanks guys :)

Gunship tis done, GUNSHIP (http://markevered.atspace.com/realCOMBINEGUNSHIP.htm)

It might not be perfect but I'm proud of it. I got completely stumped on making the propeller bit at the back so I left it out and added some interesting sea below to give it a bit of movement.

As I was away, I had no possible way of getting any pics or anything so I made some Zombies from memory, HERE (http://markevered.atspace.com/realZOMGS.htm) .
O yes, and a tiny Lamarr (how DO you spell that?) enjoying a watermelon.

[morsecode658]

Noob question: Does anyone know if all the eBays are interlinked? So if I put something on the Uk ebay it would show up on the us? I assume it does, but I thought it would be better to check.

[TheAntipop]

Those are great, man. Loving the other stuff on your site too, esp. the Futurscape. I did a GCSE art piece in Landscape with elements from futuristic architecture, so I can relate to that.. somewhat.

Andy McNab and Chris Ryan books, too. :thumbs:

[Crushenator 500]

hehe, i see you like petey konig ;)

[morsecode658]

hehe, i see you like petey konig ;)

I'm a great admirer of his creature work yes, but, how did you know?


Those are great, man. Loving the other stuff on your site too, esp. the Futurscape. I did a GCSE art piece in Landscape with elements from futuristic architecture, so I can relate to that.. somewhat.

Andy McNab and Chris Ryan books, too.

:D

[Crushenator 500]

I'm a great admirer of his creature work yes, but, how did you know?

Because it's practically the exact same technique :P (minus the texture stuff he does)

Not that it's a bad thing, it obviously works damn well for him :)

keep it up!

[morsecode658]

Thanks Crush,

A present for you guys :)
It's NOT EXACTLY half life (just inspired. wink wink)

eBay Present (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260047323551)

These where some ickle figures I made over the weekend.
Also as a little gift for you lot encouraging me (and making me quite happy), If any of you win the auction I'll give you $5 off the p&p. Just PM after winning and before you pay.
:bounce: Enjoy.

[Ren.182]

Awesome work with the gunship. Love it.

Make a Combine Soldier next. Or a Gargantua!! :D (or however you spell it)

[Ridge]

Pretty sweet...its a Tooned Strider, kinda like tooned cars...

http://img52.echo.cx/img52/3899/sunfiretoon14ax.jpg

[Hazar]

awesome work

[Crushenator 500]

Pretty sweet...its a Tooned Strider, kinda like tooned cars...

http://img52.echo.cx/img52/3899/sunfiretoon14ax.jpg

omg, who the hell drew that car, the tyre makes me wanna cry ;(

[Vegeta897]

omg, who the hell drew that car, the tyre makes me wanna cry ;(
Your spelling of it is even worse.

Anyway, it's possible that that tire is part of the style of "tooned" cars. I dunno.

[Ren.182]

Your spelling of it is even worse.

Anyway, it's possible that that tire is part of the style of "tooned" cars. I dunno.

Over here we spell things "properly" :P

Got any more models planned, morsecode?

[morsecode658]

mmm, I'm going to have a go at some large scale figure models, such as a combine soldier or somethin, I'll keep you updated. :)

[Ren.182]

Combine Soldier would be awesome. Especially in a large scale! Go for it! :D

[Boogymanx]

For some reason everything you made looks very tasty :(

Love it, you've done an awesome job and can't wait to see the Combine Soldier

[morsecode658]

thx chaps

I almost threw myself out of the window trying to do the mask, but I think it's going tot be OK, pics comin soon. :O


"For some reason everything you made looks very tasty"

You should see it before its baked, It's all soft and gooey, I sit there with is all over my hands and fight the temptation to give it a lick. Lovely stuff, toxic though :(

[Shippi]

Sculpey is toxic?

...

oops D:

awesome work, can't wait to see a combine :) I'm working on an Alyx at the moment (well, when I have the time). Maybe she could, like, battle your soldier D:

[morsecode658]

Hey Mr Shippi, what you using to make her? Sculpey?
Got any pics of your stuff ? :D

[Ren.182]

Hey Mr Shippi, what you using to make her? Sculpey?
Got any pics of your stuff ? :D

Shippy is a Miss :O

Any news on the sculptures? :)

[morsecode658]

Shippy is a Miss :O

Any news on the sculptures? :)

Whoops.. :frog: :E

Ive finished the combine chappy, still not sure what to put on the base.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE COMBINE GUY (http://www.markevered.com/realPOLICEMAN.htm)

Also, I got a new domain for my site, it's now www.markevered.com

[TheHamster22]

Oooh I do like the pictures on that link, tasty :D

I could definately see the homeworld influences in your City 19 picture too :p

[morsecode658]

:D
Thanks :bounce:

[Ellsinc]

Lol thats awsome nice work!

[TollBooth Willie]

Shit, the stuff on your site kicks all kinds of ass.

[CyberPitz]

I've got a 6 inch Strider too!.... ;)

Nice work, it looks awesome.

[Acepilotf14]

I'll give you 20 bucks if you make me one.

[huntingbear]

*bump*
browsing through old threads i'd posted in and found this one deserving of a nice bump

[zombieturtle01]

oh wow! I use sculpy all the time, this is great!

[tim8604]

First thing I thought of when I saw this was, when is the stop motion fan film coming out? The models look awesome. I'd love to help on something like this if anyone was interested in doing a community project.