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Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:29 am
by Hecubus114
Hi there - I am fairly new to posting here but I am a long time poster over at The RPF. I made one of these a while back, but wasnt too concerned with accuracy... because, well, I didnt e xp ect it to work lol. So, now knowing I have the ability to complete it, I started a new sculpt to make a nice, accurate replica. Here are pics of the completed crown, which will go into a mold this weekend. Then I will begin sculpting the shaft, probably in thirds. Then the four separately cast pieces will be attached together. Thats the plan, anyway ha ha.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:07 pm
by Jamanticus
Mmm!
If you guys hadn't guessed from those beautiful pics, this guy is a masterful sculptor. Did a bust of Christian Bale as Batman from The Dark Knight recently and it was absolutely amazing.
Can't wait to see more, Hecubus. It'll be fantastic to see an accurate non-NC version of this staff.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:40 pm
by Hecubus114
Thank you sir! It looks a bit soft in these pics, but I really did try to capture it as accurately as possible. After studying close up pics of the NC staff, it actually was very roughly sculpted in places (the prop, I should say - since the NC was cast from it).
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:16 pm
by N2darkness
Looks great! You going to do a light-up crystal version?
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:27 pm
by Hecubus114
I'll probably tinker around with a light up feature - I made it work on my old version but it was too innacurate for me to feel it was worth the effort of continuing.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:50 pm
by Darlak
Looks real good so far, but if the details were crisper, it'd look much better when painted.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:26 am
by Thranduil
I think the details look fine. It's got that worn driftwood look to it.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:12 am
by Deimos
Looks great, Hecubus
What is the scuplting material, and what material do you use for molds?
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:19 am
by Fingolfin
Looking good! Can't wait to see more pics of this as the project moves along. Keep it up!
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:03 pm
by Hecubus114
Update - I have a completed staff. I tried painting it like the NC one, but I couldnt get it Quite the same. After comparing it to BD screenshots, it appears to be much darker colors anyhow. It is resin from top to bottom - with a steel threaded rod cast into the center. Still trying to figure out the crystal.
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:54 pm
by RevAnakin
That is flipping amazing! Ever considered selling them?
Re: Custom Staff of Gandalf the Grey
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:46 pm
by RosereIII
Agreed...amazing! I'm not enough of a fan of the staves to have purchased any, but seeing your pics makes me want one now. Excellent work.
