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Re: Kitbash 4ft Dragon - reworking - new pics 2021-02-07

#181 Post by Heavy Metal Spike »

barad_dur wrote: . . . I hope to finally finish this dragon this week so I can move on to the many other bashes on my list!
4 foot Kothoga and/or that Klingon ship (please) :)


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#182 Post by barad_dur »

Hah, well, I still have not received the KBOP , so that’s a non-starter.

Kathoga is very high on the to do list, but first project is to change the head on my taun-taun dragon.
And you directly contributed to that decision as you rightly pointed out the current head looks a bit like that dragon from the never ending story !
So I gotta change it to be much more gnarly looking.


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#183 Post by bucketfoot-al »

Cute little guy.
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#184 Post by barad_dur »

Finished dragon head resculpt and repaint.


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#185 Post by bucketfoot-al »

THAT. Is simply magnificent!!!!

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#186 Post by barad_dur »

Thanks !! Really glad to be done with this one ....

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#187 Post by Heavy Metal Spike »

barad_dur wrote: . . . Really glad to be done with this one ....
Until next time :?: :-D

        • (* just kidding - that looks great Joe! *)

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#188 Post by barad_dur »

Hah, thanks Ian!
Well, a very good sign is that I have had it displayed for several days now and when I looked at it I DONT think “I really need to fix/change....”.

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#189 Post by Foo fighter »

Thank God! How can you improve on this?!!!!
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#190 Post by barad_dur »

Thank you Foo Fighter !

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#191 Post by tay666 »

Heavy Metal Spike wrote:
barad_dur wrote: . . . Really glad to be done with this one ....
Until next time :?: :-D

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#192 Post by barad_dur »

I plan to take this dragon to wonderfest , but did not want to deal with transporting the huge castle base.

So I created a new smaller base by bashing sideshow reign of fire (ROF) dragon bust base and castle tower top from Draco dragonheart model kit.

I Sculpted a wall over the reign of fire plaque on the base, and added draco tower top to inside of ROF base.

Repainted the combined bases.

ORIGINAL LARGE CASTLE BASE

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#193 Post by Heavy Metal Spike »

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Yeah transporting the big base would have been a challenge.

Nice work on the new one though!

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#194 Post by Foo fighter »

The smaller base looks terrific. Definitely saves you a large headache.
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#195 Post by bucketfoot-al »

What they said. :wink: The big base is grander, but I can appreciate the traveling constraints. Still looks awesome - and the smaller base makes the eye focus more on the dragon, so that's a plus for WF. 8)

Will you be re-mounting it onto the big base after WF is over? :D

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#196 Post by barad_dur »

Hey guys, thank you for the positive feedback on the new travel base.

I am enjoying doing the bases for my bashes. I find them much easier to paint.

I will put the dragon back on the large castle base after wonderfest.
I am sure that I can find a use for the smaller base with another creature.

B-A,
I appreciate your help in acquiring and continued interest in the Klingon bird of prey as it is an awesome kit.
However, I am not sure when (or even if) I will start to build it.
It is a very intimidating and complex build as I plan to install lighting and the wing motion motor.
And I need to build the kit to make it easy to disassemble/reassemble to get it in and out of my display room.
It will take up my entire work space for a long time as I build it, and prevent me from doing any kitbashes.
I have even thought about selling it.
So that was a very long answer to basically say I don’t know yet.

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#197 Post by Heavy Metal Spike »

. . . large kothoga . . . just sayin' :wink:


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#198 Post by barad_dur »

Now the kothoga is one that I am anxious to start !
Gonna need more paint…

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#199 Post by barad_dur »

The new smaller base worked great for trip to wonderfest and the model contest
Dragon won a gold!
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#200 Post by bucketfoot-al »

CONGRATULATIONS JOE!!!! HIGHLY DESERVED for the amount of work that went into that bash!!!

P.S. I called it didn't I? Said the smaller base would make the Dragon stand out at WF!!!!


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