Simone Arquette

[odin]

Just to start from the beginning ...
Two years ago, I get my very first Garage Kit finished.
(After only collecting kits for several years).
It takes me more than a half year to get her ready.
I assume you all know this: Job, House, Garden, Family a.s.o.
On top: I'm slow !

Have a look, tell me your oppinion and don't be shy with critics !





I saw her as an assasin, caught, while wearing her undercover authentity (latex-callgirl )




Her real hear was .... Let's say: Hard to do !




Weapons are replaced with that highly detailed ones from the action-figures




The "smoke" I thinned out now, it's not so strong anymore as shown here




The pistol I do as empty, with released magazine




It's possible that she wears her sunglasses - or not




When you look at her eyes - it is prooved, that it was my first kit




Her "clothe" was a challange !




I strengthened her lower legs, as they were this terrible thin as her arms




Here we go:




And we go on:




Some various angles:








Hope you like this buildup and enjoyed the pictures !

;D
Odin

[odin]

Ouhps - may the Admin be so kind to shift this thread to the
"Finished projects/clothed female"-board !

Sorry !
Odin

[Phantom Major]

well for your first kit i think you did exceedingly well mate. eyes can be a tricky thing to get right, god knows how many attepmts i have made in the past.

how did you get on with the artificial hair? i've never tried it myself and it looks somewhat complicated, so i'd be interested in hearing how you got on.

as for moving the thread, no problem mate, consider it done.

[division6]

Nice job.

I to would be interested in how you did the hair.
Good to have for future reference.

I like the smoking gun, nice touch.

How tall is the figure?

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[paulhelfrich]

Wow, she is HOT! Nice job. The eyes are great, and the hair really came out well, too. How did you do that? Looks fantastic.

I'm not familiar with the character - is she from a movie, or comic, or what?

You did an outstanding job!

[division6]

Check these out.
www.hobbyfanatics.com/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&img=2563
www.hobbyfanatics.com/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&img=2561

Some info on the artist that sculpted them.
www.hobbyfanatics.com/lofiversion/index.php/t7114.html

Sometimes google is a wonderful thing. ;D

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[odin]

@ division6:
Official the kit is 1/5, in real it is approx. 1/5.5
(thus the 1/6 weapons are a little small - BUT, hey: Maybe she is a BIG girl )
The rest is told by the links you've provided

@ Phantom Major:
It is no artificial hair. It is real womans hair !
I went to my hairdresser's shop to get it.


Well, how did I do that ?
Hard to describe in german - but in english ....
Okay, let's have a try:
I milled several tiny groove-lines following the form of her head.
Grooves under that ankle, that the glued in hair will flow "downhead".
The grooves provides a little more area for the glue and the general direction of the flow.
Than I glued in strands of hair -beginning at her lower head- in these grooves.
Not more than max. 15 hairs at once (I'm nuts )
Hairs rolled btw. the fingers until its in a row, than cut to get a straight line of hairs, which can be glued in the groove.
This was done approx. 150 times ( now it's proven that I'm nuts ;D )
The result is something that looks like a exploded mob (ragtag ?) with some 2000 hairs.
Than combed, to get rid of the not good glued hairs.
After that the hair was washed with conditioner to make it soft flowing and enabling me to get it in form.
Hairdryer and a nit-comb finished the form and the scissor bring it to the same length.
(imagine me: Sitting there, washing, hairdrying and combing my kit .....)

I've taken the hard way (as usual) !
Next time, I'll surely try one of these wig's which are available at the anime-stores.


@ all:
Thanks for your kind words
BUT:
As I finished now only four kits, I really search for critics (pros and cons) which are helping me to develop.
So, dedicated "how to, maybe better" is really welcome !


Cheers
Odin