Monday 1 June 2020

Myron Jubalgunn and the Dangerous Alien

Last post, I made Myron Jubalgunn's friend, the "dangerous alien" from this picture:



This time, I had a go at Myron himself.

The main thing about him is that he's got a long coat. I first thought that an Eldar scout would be a good basis, but the posing wasn't quite right, and I noticed that he seems not to be wearing a shirt (or anything else!) under it. I decided to base the model on an old Empire flagellant, which has a bare chest and long robes.

The basic model was given new feet from green stuff, and arms from Eldar models. Because the flagellant seemed a little short, I put him on a small piece of slate. The head came from a Dark Eldar, the guns were from Warlord Civil War cavalry, and much of the rest of the additions were green stuff.

I don't mind filling gaps with green stuff, but I'm no expert in sculpting with it, and it would be easier to get Nessie's autograph than a smooth finish with it. As it happens, I did quite a bit of sculpting on this model, and I'm 60% happy with the outcome. Here's a WIP.



What a mess.

It looks a bit better with paint.



I'm not sure what the metal thing around his neck might be: it's sculpted onto the flagellant body, and looks like a steel collar. I painted it a more vibrant colour here, to draw the eye to the head. Myron is meant to have a large scar across his face, which wasn't easy to paint. He still looks rather short, but I think that's just the angle of the picture.

Here is a picture of Myron and his alien friend, waiting to have their portraits drawn.



Overall, I'm not 100% happy, and one day I might try to give Myron longer legs, but for now, they look alright.


EDIT!

So, I wasn't happy with Myron's short legs, and I decided to make him a bit taller. This was fiddly.

I removed him from his base, cut off his feet and put him on two small bits of plasticard to make him taller. I pinned the plasticard to the model and to the base to stabilise it. Then I sculpted boots around the plasticard. To be honest, it's hard to see what I've done and it looks a bit rough (because it is). But it does make him taller and more imposing. So, here's the modified Myron:


And here he is with his friend. Much better - or at least I think so!


5 comments:

  1. Cool. I always liked that illustration, you did a good job getting the look.
    Longer legs might be a good idea, it would help the figure look more slim and contrast hwight more. Still cool though!!!

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  2. Thanks! I am currently reworking the legs, so I'll post my results once he's been suitably altered. I really like your blog, by the way, particularly the Sisters of Battle. There's some great stuff there.

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  3. Nice job with this pair. They're absolutely recognisable from the artwork and definitely make a fun duo to base some games around.

    You mentioned that you struggled getting the greenstuff smooth. I use clay shapers and saliva - it really does help!

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  4. Thanks Axiom - I'm glad that they're recognisable. This is one of my better green stuff jobs, and a lot of spit and smoothing did go on, but I still find it tricky to use.

    I did have a go at making his legs longer, and I think it's a real improvement!

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  5. Good job, Toby! You got really close to your source of inspiration, I think!

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