WIP - Commission 1/8 Gutts Berserker from Headlong

[Joa]

Another Berserk commission, even from the same company as the last one I did though imho this one is infinitely cooler/better/bigger/badder etc etc...

<- yours truly



+ the prepwork is a walk in the park. Seam lines are pretty much non existent and the only dud was the rather big midpart of the cape which must've been taken out of the mould prior to cooling down.
Enter hot water and some clamps and problem solved.

Originally Posted by commissioner

- I would like to have the pillar of rock extruding from a wider mound of larger rocks (boulders if you will).
- The texture of the boulders should mimic the pillar (though the bigger the boulder, the less jagged the faces are).

Sure thing.
Liquid rubber ftw!


I'll cast pieces with plaster of paris and stretch the rubber mould differently for each cast making the sections not so like each other.
I'll also use some Woodland Scenics moulds I have + a few real stones.

Originally Posted by Commissioner

Eyes
- Glittering red paint in the sockets, then covered it with a layer of clear gel, giving it a bit of depth, glow, and shine.
- Basically, whatever makes the eyes stand out without being overly candy-apple red.

Will do.
However .. the eyes as they are cast would need some alteration depth wise;

I believe the *structure* in the eye slits will mess up what I have in mind, so with your permission I'll just groove them out to enhance the paint effects.

Tonight's summary:
Apart from the prep work (sanding etc) I glued 2 sections together; torso with arms + legs and cod piece.


Tomorrow:
-Add more rubber to the pillar mould.
-Clean up the head/jaw parts.
-Putty up the seams.
-Prime him.

More to come...

[serogane]

Big fan of Headlong's Gatsu.

Looking forward to seeing your build.

[Deikin]

Not a personal fan of the character design, but it's always beneficial to watch a WIP by a great modeller.

[Joa]

Fixed the eyes:

________before:________________ after:

[Joa]

Ok, so the putty I used hasn't cure yet, so no priming tonight.
This Suxx in a bad way...

Well, I didn't spend the day doing nothing.

I finished the mould I begun yesterday and ... well pics vs. words.. ^^´

<- cured liquid rubber

<- enter plaster weave

<- there, a sturdy cradle for the nould

<- ready for the 1st pour

<- will you look at that! It'(s) Rocks!

[Masa]

Originally Posted by Joa

will you look at that! It'(s) Rocks!

What an awesome idea... I'm SOOOOO stealing this one

[Joa]

@Masa: That's the general point of WIP threads ..


The cape will simply be hung over his shoulder, and due to the rather intricate detailing I won't be pinning this quite huge and Heavy piece.
Hence ..



.. I drilled corresponding hole patterns where I will add Liquid Steel (a very strong epoxy putty) which will make this baby totally set.



Oh, and I've primed the armour parts:

[Joa]

Originally Posted by Commissioner

- On the left side of the base, a rectangle shape will be cut out from the rocks, and in it will be, vertically engraved, "狂 戦 士" (which means Berserker).

<- Pencil sketch

<- After a hot date with my Dremel and a black wash

<- Presto!

[Joa]

He's coming together...

Here I dry brushed Humbrol silver #11 (an Enamel paint) on the entire suit:



Then I used white spirit and simply evened out the metallic pigments on all surfaces.
After that I used oils (Winsor Newton's Winton colours) together with white spirit and added rust to all rivets and recessed areas:





After that came the fun part where I added greens, reds, blues and black to the mix in order to accommodate the commissioner's wishes;

Originally Posted by the Commissioner

- The use of several analogous metallic tones (like gunmetal silver, copper, maybe a bit of rust, a bit of green from rusted copper) to supplement the basic silver/black of the armor will make it stand out above all other Armored Berserks ever painted.

This is where I left off tonight as oils have the disadvantage of very long curing time:



Tuesday, I'll add a dark wash over this, follow up with more dry brushing but this time with a buffable paint and then a final wash.

Meanwhile I'll work on the base which I got approved yesterday.
Here's a silly photoshop mock up:




More to come ...


** edit

I forgot ...
The cape. I primded it.
The midsection that was warped from start had been taken care of, so I just heated the side parts and fixated them with CA glue.
I then sculpted in the minimal gap with Tamiya Epoxy putty (smooth surface type):

[Deikin]

That's incredible metal work. I genuinely stunned. Good stuff!