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Kitbash:Demon SharkHuntr, Finished 2024-01-01

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Kitbash:Demon SharkHuntr, Finished 2024-01-01

#1 Post by barad_dur »

2024-01-01; new pics page 3; finished repaint
2023-12-27; new pics page 3; reworking the lava
2023-12-18; new pics,page 3; started detailing the lava
2023-12-17; new pics page 3; reduced size of feet, modified paint scheme, created lava base
2022-08-15; new pics page 2; modified chest, finished painting.
2022-08-12; new pics page 2; continuing painting
2022-08-08; new pics page 2; started painting
2022-08-07; new pics page 2; cleaning up the details
2022-08-06; new pics page 2; refining head , adding spikes down back and tail
2022-08-05; new pics page 2; adding details to top of head, adding spikes to tail, refining biceps, dreads
2022-08-03; new pics page 1; continuing to work dreads, detailing lower leg segments
2022-08-01; new pics page 1; attached tail, reduced right shoulder and wrists, working dreads
2022-07-31; new pics page 1; replaced back spikes; detailing abs, chest, claws, and dreads
2022-07-29; new pics page 1; working the tail and detailing feet
2022-07-28; new pics page 1; reworking back to add spikes that match tail spikes from draco kit
2022-07-27; new pics page 1; detailing back, under neck, chest ; adding leg segment and feet
2022-07-26; new pics page 1; beefed up backside, detailing back dreads and ridges, slimmed down neck
2022-07-23; new pics page 1; started detailing modified areas of arms and legs
2022-07-09; new pics page 1; attached legs
2022-07-08; new pics page 1; attached lower torso from shark hunter kit
2022-07-07; new pics page 1; beefed up arms, roughed in attaching arms to torso

Kitbash of Sandy Collora Shark Hunter and MageCraft Lord of the Print Abishai Demon.

MageCraft team has been printing me some large size versions of their creatures.
First attempt at printing 15 inch tall Abishae Demon did not work, but I bought the mis-print torso for bashing.

Utilizing legs and arms from shark hunter with demon torso.
Will have to scratch sculpt feet/claws as shark hunter kit has feet grafted into rock base.
Will have to beef up arms and legs, and reposition legs for more aggressive pose.
Will add a tail from some other kit, not sure which one yet.

Starting with demon torso and arms and legs from shark hunter :
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Here are what kits look like if built straight out of the box:
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Started by beefing up biceps , and roughed in attaching to torso. Still have to detail.

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Cutting out webbing between fingers.

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Cut and trimmed down the lower hip portion to make it easier to deal with upper torso.
Also plan to change angle of lower hips , so had to cut it off anyway.

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Re: Kitbash: Demon Shark Hunter Creature, new pics 2022-07-0

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Decided to use lower half of shark hunter torso , as it will make using the SH legs easier.
Will reposition legs different from original shark hunter.
Just quickly attached the SH lower body, lots of blending in and detailing to do.

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#3 Post by tay666 »

You really like your kit-bashes. :D
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#4 Post by LOBOREX »

Very cool so far. 8) 8)
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Hah, that is very true Trevor.
What I enjoy most about this hobby is creating unique one-of-a-kind creatures.

Thank you LOBOREX. I sincerely appreciate your frequent positive feedback!

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Roughly attached the shark hunter legs.
I wanted a lunging pose, but I couldn’t get it to look right.
So going with a predator-like crouched threatening pose.
Need to decide if I just sculpt in the feet with current single jointed leg, or go for a double jointed leg?

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Started detailing where I modified and beefed up the legs and arms

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Beefed up backside to better match beefed up thighs
Extended and cleaned up dread locks
Temporarily cut off front dreadlocks to slim down neck. Still need to add neck tendons.
Started detailing back ridges. Lots of detailing left to do.

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Continuing to detail back, under neck, and chest.
Removed head fin
Roughed in additional leg segments and feet
Will also add a tail

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Cut off back ridges and one dread lock to add spikes that match spikes on tail from Dragonheart model
Still have to slim down and detail roughed in feet

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Working tail which is combined kits of Draco dragon tail and kothoga tail
Continuing to slim down and detail feet

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#12 Post by tay666 »

I like the spikes, and those feet are looking good.
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Thanks Trevor !

Still lots of work and detailing left to do.
Put the cut off dreads back on, attach the tail, beef up the abs, detail the beefed up chest, add a tongue,
….And then the dreaded painting phase

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Replaced my scratch sculpted back spikes with the back spikes from draco model kit
Reworked abs
Extended back dreads, put the front cutoff dreads back on; still need to blend dreads in better
Continued to detail scratch sculpted feet and bottom leg segment
Need to attach tail, do a little more detailing, and then start painting

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Continuing to work dreads, it is very difficult to get them to taper off evenly
Refining other spikes and details
I am pretty happy with how the modified legs, feet, and tail came out,
Tail is ready to be permanently attached after all the body details are completed.

Thanks for looking, improvement suggestions and comments are welcome .

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Attached the tail; lots of blending in to do yet
Tapered wrist and Slimmed down where they attach to hands
Reduced and Slimmed down right shoulder
Beefed up triceps and under biceps to have smoother transition into forearms
Continuing to refine the dreads

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Threw a coat of primer on to better assess what detailing I need to do

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Really coming together now. 8) 8)
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Thanks! Yeah, Getting there , but still some work to do …

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Reworking dreads (I have developed an even greater respect for the sculptors of predator kits!)
Adding details to legs

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Right side now, (3 dreads)
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Left side before, front dread angled out front too far
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Left side now, made front dread hang more vertically ; cleaned up all dreads
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Continuing to Refine back dreads
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Adding detail to the lower leg segments that I sculpted to match upper shark hunter kit legs

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