Bat

This bat was made with spare parts leftover from the previous projects. The wings turned out weak, so I supported them with fishing line. I should have put more "muscle" mass in its "arms". The weight of the paint has rendered it too heavy for the pulley system that I was going to use outside. So, it's back to the drawing board for now.

Meg Mugglebones

This project was inspired by the movie "Legend" in which a character called Meg Mucklebones appears. She's not entirely up to par, so she's renamed to Meg Mugglebones which is a name morphed with the dog from "Heroes".

The arms and hands became bigger than the sticks I used in the previous project. And, the lower jaws broke the rules from Dan Reeder's suggestions. I will pay the price when it comes time to apply paint inside the mouth. There's only two things to do with rules: follow them or break them.

A blackwash and highlighting is next. And, the arms need to match. I don't want to run out of paint!

Skull

The skull head and hands are finally finished. I draped another black cloth over it to see how it would look.

Balrog's Cousin

The gates of Hell have opened wide to deliver this fine specimen. It was supposed to be another skull, but the creative sparks flew when a piece of cardboard from a dry cleaner's hanger entered the equation. It became the support for those menacing jaws.

Here's a close-up of the paint job using red as a base, orange for highlights, a black wash and yellow highlights. The hands are attached to wooden posts.

Throw a black, torn cloth over it to create a full-bodied work.

The original skull plan is almost done.

MCAS Miramar Air Show

I went to the MCAS Miramar Air Show, yesterday. The car traffic was a mess as expected. Then, the security line took about an hour to check bags. Next time, I'll leave the camera behind so that I can skip the bag check.

Canadian Snowbirds

I guess security missed a few as several bombs went off during the show!

Several vintage aircraft were on display.

Walking (not flying) Blue Angels

Skull Project

The monster project inspired me to try out a few skulls to see how they'd perform on Halloween.

My Monster, Part 2

It's time to assemble the hands, feet, legs, arms and jaws. It's all being held together by a lot of tape. One mistake that I noticed is that I painted too much of the outside jaw section. This interfered with taping the jaw to the rest of the body. So, I brushed some glue over the paint and later taped over that section.

I added some horns to the back and the end of the tail. I was planning on adding twelve horns total, but this would make the project too complex. Its left foot is being held up by a glass bowl of marbles. Come the final step, I'll replace the glass bowl with something else.

I added a piece for the nose and placed another horn through it. Once the extra glue on the painted mouth area dries, I'll tape the nose down firmly. I tested out clay balls for the eye placement but, I'd prefer bigger eyes.

...more to come.