Discussion on Taun taun taxidermy complete!/ Kit now ready pics page 2 within the Prop Building Workshop forum, part of the Community category; Here's what I've been working on lately. Been thinking of
Here's what I've been working on lately. Been thinking of making this into a total walk around costume, but I think I'll start by making it a wall mount taxidermy style from the neck up. About 3 days into the sculpt, taking some liberties on the design. Let me know what you think and if you think I'm getting too far off. Started with a block of styro foam and added clay over it.
Last edited by DangerRuss; 06-08-2009 at 09:10 PM. Reason: change title
Pic is pretty small but it looks pretty awesome!
Wow! That looks GREAT so far!!! Keep us posted! :thumbup
Sweet!!! I always loved taun-tauns & thought that would be fun to tackle some day!!! Keep pics coming!!
D
For some reason seeing it mounted next to a deer head would be hilarious!
Exactly!!!!! And maybe a Dewback, and a wampa, and who knows what else!! LOL a Starwars Safari trophy room would be cool as heck!!!!!Originally Posted by 22ssplt
Don't forget to add a Nexu on the trophy wall.
I so love this idea!!! Imagine the face of your family members when you tell them you went to Hoth to hunt a Taun-taun.Priceless!!!
When can I have one!!
I was wondering wot to do with it!! mounted on a plaque would be hilarious!!
alternatively - I have already suggested that a head in the bed to any potential recasters ala Mafia style would be another fine use
Looks great so far! But how does it smell??
Last edited by whiteraven; 02-03-2009 at 08:43 PM.
you're quite mad you know
lol
looks awesome! goodluck if you make this a troopable piece someday. i'd tell you to look up a name of a guy who worked on labyrinth for these types of rigs, but i can't recall the name
lots of cool stuff you could do as far as mounting and functionality
Here's what I did today, detail on the left side horn.http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1232330503
http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1232330686
Last edited by DangerRuss; 01-18-2009 at 06:08 PM. Reason: add pic
Just, WOW!!! :thumbup:thumbup:thumbup
Thats amazing work bro!!
Absolutely stunning. As with everything we do here, we need :
1. Time
2. Patience
3. Skill
I can make the first one, I already have the second, the third ..... DangerRuss took it all !!!
Thanks guys! Your comments keep me inspired. It's great to have a place where this kind of art is appreciated!
Absolutely AWESOME! I love the Taun Taun!
that is incredible. nice work. all your sculpts are very nice.
You should look into Van ****'s Taxidermy to get supplies like eyes and whiskers, and what not. I'd love to see the final mount of this!
KANDOSII!!!! but y not usw actual ram-horns 4 the horns?
Stunning, love the skin texture! It's always nice to see something a little different.
DAZ
Wow! You are the man! Right! - The skin is very good - i can´t wait for new pics (colored)...
Eric
AWESOME!! keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the end result.
I bow before the master of sculpting, :thumbupyou are a true master and love to read all your threads. Wish I had as much talent as you do in your little pinky lol. Great work bro :thumbup
Real ram horns are too expensive. So it was my time or my money, since I have no money....
Thats a GREAT JOB Russ you have a very fine Talent .
What are you going to use for fur? Are you going to go hair by hair like they do in in sfx studios?
Very cool! Can't wait to see this progress.
That will depend on what I cast it out of, if silicone then I can punch the hairs in the skin, if fiberglass I'll just have to do a good glue job.
another pic, I'll be updating soon with pics of the right side.
Wow that looks awesome
all I can say is WOW
No kiddin!!! Man thats cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding work!!!
D
More pics update.
That is absolutely amazing, man! Keep up the great work
hehe you gotta make this into a full suit and show up at skywalker ranch and breach the perimiter:
security:we have a break in.
Lucas: what is it?
security:uh...
Lucas: what?
security: it looks like...uh..a.....a uh whats it called,furry hoppy thingy from that ice planet sir
Lucas: wha- you mean a taun-taun?!?!?!?!? theres a taun-taun running around my house is this what your telling me?
security:.......yes....
Lucassigh) release the rancor....
think about it in your head,i know it sounds crazy but give it a shot
You've got some real talent man.
I wonder, would a Tauntaun costume be acceptable into the 501st or Rebel Legion?
That is so cool!!! I wanted one of those as a pet when I was a kid!
All I have to say is Unbelievable I love it!!!!!!! Keep up the outstanding work!!!!
The dude has some talent!
Did you realize that it would be a Replica-Prop if you did?
Ever see the Taun-Taun Head mounted on the wall on the right in Jabba's Palace...?
Did you realize that it would be a Replica-Prop if you did?
Ever see the Taun-Taun Head mounted on the wall on the right in Jabba's Palace...?
Holy Cow! I never noticed that...haha!
G-Fett
Russ, what can I say, other than...You Rule!!!!
G-Fett
That is awesome! A complete version would be cool. Great work mate.
Thanks you guys, all your comments motivate me. Getting close to molding, just have the right side horn to sculpt. Then I gotta think about how to form the neck and fur the thing.
stunning as always!!!
Pic update. Nearly finished, nearly read to mold!
Man I am sitting at work flipping out over this sculpt. My boss walks up to see what I am talking about an says " Holy **** is that a TaunTaun??!!" Very cool man. You made my work day a little brighter!
Rubble, Rubble...It just keeps getting better and better..you da man, Russ!
G-Fett
MAN... you have patience! I got to give you that.....Cant wait to see it with the fur on.
Do you have any idea on what kind of fur you will be using?
Cool stuff, I cant wait to see the finished piece.
Darren
Any more updates on your tauntaun Russ????????? Are you still thinking of making a neck as well so you can do the "shoulder mount"???
Well it's nearly ready to mold, just a little clean up left to do. Then I just got to get the funds together for the mold. About $400 or so for the silicone, fiberglass, and casting supplies. Plus I've been busy with work and other projects. But don't worry, I'll get to it as soon as I can. I'd like to get an "interested" list going.
The neck I was going to do as a one off. Attach the head to the wall mount and build a neck around the armature from the head to the mount. Build it out of foam, and glue fur to it. Still working that out. Thanks all again for following this project. Keep you posted.
that looks amazing DangerRuss
I am absolutely stunned dude!!!!!That is amazing!!
I'd love to have it on MY wall...
you must be loaded to afford to be able to make a mold for that thing
That is truly magnificent. Hands down one of the coolest original pieces i've ever seen
No. not loaded at all. All I can hope for is to sell at least one or two to make up for my costs. It's worked out so far.
Thats absolutely amazing. Great work! A true artist
I think I'm motivated enough to get the mold supplies. I'll order them this week and make it my weekend project. Post pics of the mold process when I take them. I have a huge free lance project that could consume my time in March and April, so I'd like to get this one out of the way. Fun fun fun. I'm excited as well about seeing this all furred up. Anyone know where to get some god looking fur for cheap let me know.
Man, I NEED that for display on my wall!!! That is really amazing work!
Its beyond me! Absolutely amazing.
Oh my goodness - that looks superb. Can't wait to see more
I'm in awe. Could someone please teach me those skills.
Been looking around the forum for a bit and what I see is amazing. I wish I was as skillfull as you people.
Here are some more pics. I think I'm close now. I changed some things. Added more eye detail, more meat in the back of the head, and over all I changed the skin texture to a more detailed, leathered look. Whatcha think?
More picshttp://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq253/russellsculpts/Art%
Ehmm!......*speechless*
I find the eyes a lot better. I just cant wait the final result,keep up the excellent work!
Wow, I just came across this thread. Amazing work there!!!
I have to add that you must have a very patient wife. If my stuff starts taking up 1/2 of the dining table my wife gets angry, and you don't want to see her angry.
I would be VERY keen to get my hands on one of these beauties to hang in my office!
Outstanding work!
Actually I have an art room, but she makes me do stuff in the kitchen so I can be around the family and am not holed up back there where noone can see me...
Man this is outstanding. Very talented!! Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Jeanne
Beautiful job. So you're going to solid cast them? Wonder what would need to be done to be able to add animatronics to one.
Not solid cast, probably fiberglass, with shell-shock as the print coat. Like my Briareos helmet. The horns will be smoth cast-roto, like my iron man lid.
There is the possiblity to animate this, even as a fiberglass cast. You can cut the bottom jaw off and hide the pivot with the fur. You could attached a silicone lip to the fg with spandex to make it stretch. You could also make eye lids out of laytex for an eye blink, and make the eyes move left to right.
I had even thought of casting a silicone skin for this backed by a FG skull. That way I could punch the fur into it for a more refined finish detail. Then you could go crazy with animation to include nostril flares, ear wiggles, etc..
For now though I'll start with just a static piece. If I turn it into a costume I may do some animation.
Last edited by DangerRuss; 02-23-2009 at 03:04 PM. Reason: wording
MOLD IN PROCESS
To make your silicone go further, try adding recycled, chopped up cured silicone, to a batch of silicone. Any access drip offs or trimmings from the mold can be used as filler the subsequent layers of silicone.
Sweet, I want a rancor head on my wall, you should tackle that next lol. Or better yet, any chance too comission a Jar Jar head mounted on a plaque?
A rancor head WOULD be sweet, good idea! If you are serious about a Jar Jar head, pm me, I am always available to do comissions.
More mold progress pics.
Fantastic work! I want to see you make an entire Taun Taun!
side horn mold progress.
Man..How did I miss this..This is amazing!
I like the shot glass in the last pic. You definitely deserve a drink after this great build. Great job.
AWESOME work man!
YesI like the shot glass in the last pic. You definitely deserve a drink after this great build. Great job.
Hey Russ ,
Thanks for all your great work , you push me a little harder each time to do better at the Hobby .
This is fantastic. As a suggestion, I think a project like this requires the best when it comes to putting the hair on it - whether you go for punched hair or glued, this needs the good stuff.
http://www.nftech.com/
I used to work for a mascot building company, which is how I got introduced to this stuff. I have also used your technique for making a head sculpt... but all my head sculpts were big funny cartoony animal heads. LOL
Been watching this post. very inspiring!can't wait to see more progress on this piece
Wow , I love star wars and I love that sculpt.
What kind of clay you using, I have used chavant medium grade to do sculpts but I really cant get it to do anything, having to heat it to workable is a real pain aswell.
Thanks for the link! I'll definately be going all out for the finish on this. I think the fur is going to really make this piece. Oh and I like your quote, we came up with this one back at the shop;" Every success begins with failure."
Some clays can be hard to work at room temp. I usully sculpt in Le Beau Touche' HM by Chavant. You can soften it in the microwave, and work the surface with 3m citrus based cleaner to soften it, and alcohol to dry it back out.
For this clay I used stuff I had left over, recylced Klean Klay that I use mostly for clay walls in molding. It's cheap, $1 pound or so, and it's very soft at room temp. Which can be good or bad. To help protect the sculpt before mold I hit it with crytal clear from krylon, then spray it with universal mold release.
The side horns were made out of chavant(brown) and NSP soft(green). The sculpt is mismatched only to cut down on costs by using what I had.
More mold progress. Mother mold, FG over silicone.
Wow this is simply amazing and i agree with the suggestion about doing the Rancor next.
A rancor head would be very cool.....but also very......very big! but i suppose it could be a baby rancor, would be quite cute........NOT!
Steve
Head mold completed. Side horn molds nearly done. Hope to be pulling parts this weekend.
First part pulled!
woah. That is just gorgeous.
Wow! That is awesome! Just curious, did you build a cut seam along the back of the head? I was just wondering the demold style you went with for a piece that size. Looks great!
it looks amazing! love the detail
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