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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: matchboxluc on November 18, 2005, 16:38:15

Title: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 18, 2005, 16:38:15

Hi,

In another thread I mentioned that I was working on a custom for a German Playmo-Portal member based on this figure:

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 18, 2005, 16:39:11

Well, here is the result:

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 18, 2005, 16:40:44

another view:

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Serenity on November 18, 2005, 17:01:39

That's very cool!  Would you believe I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about this project?  I was looking at some old style horses the other day and wondering how you were going to reconcile the width difference.  I didn't even think to go look at the new style horses  ::)

Good job!

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 18, 2005, 17:09:14

The width of the klicky part is also different in comparison with the new horses; I used epoxy mass to equalize that and to fill up the mid section of the horse body to make it more useful (and natural) 8-) .

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Madame X on November 18, 2005, 17:18:41

Magnificent!

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Serenity on November 18, 2005, 17:49:54

I noticed that you 'filled out' the horse after I studied the pictures a bit.  You did an excellent job balancing it all out, and smoothing it out.  I can't see the transition between clay and playmo at all.

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: playmofire on November 18, 2005, 20:29:45

That's great Jean-Luc and a very original from your "customer".

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Sylvia on November 18, 2005, 22:00:30

Remarkable! :o

Considering the limitations posed by using playmo for the base, it's very similar to the original character. :)

I agree with Serenity. The quality of finish is always so high on your conversions that it's impossible to spot the 'joins'. You must have a lot of patience. 8-)

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 19, 2005, 08:57:48

I was not completely satisfied with the texture of the hair, so I applied some grooves to it for more detail:

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 19, 2005, 08:59:56

I did some on the back as well (and daylight is always a better light source):

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Tim_w on November 19, 2005, 12:57:36

Hello  MBL

I dont know what to say its other than its excellent, absolutley excellent  :**:!!
Thank you for sharing your fine work with us, its an honour to have you here !!

Regards  Tim

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Morgan on November 19, 2005, 13:49:38

Yes, it is a wonderful piece  :)

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Sir Gareth on November 19, 2005, 16:45:17

Wow, that's excellent.

 Great art work very neat, I like the hair, it does look like the original tail hair on the horse and goes really well with it.

 The parts that hold the swords look familiar, are they the loops cut off the standard style sword belt?

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: matchboxluc on November 19, 2005, 17:00:24

Quote from: Sir Gareth on November 19, 2005, 16:45:17

The parts that hold the swords look familiar, are they the loops cut off the standard style sword belt?

Yes, they are. The loops already match the width of the sword so it was a logical choice.

Title: Re: Centaur made for German Portal member
Post by: Meg on November 22, 2005, 23:06:51

amazing