Prometheus Space Jockey from ALIEN

I can't wait to see more of the Space Jockey in the upcoming Ridley Scott film PROMETHEUS. Here's an old Halcyon vinyl model I repainted recently of the Space Jockey from ALIEN trying to stay as film-accurate as possible.

Completed 1/48 RX-78GP02A Physalis

Happy 2011! I've been so busy doing a job for Dreamworks, I thought I already posted photos back in June! It was a monumental project and my first G-system model... that I think turned out fairly well.

Enjoy the photos!

Zuerst: Projekt Lucid concept sketch

a peak concept sketch for the character Ari in my Projekt Lucid comic for Zuerst Sci Fi magazine.

Pre-Decals

Here are the finished painted pieces pre-decals.

In the background can be seen 7 different hand-mixed colors used in the painting not counting the Tamya and Gunze acrylics. Using reference photos from NASA, edges of some parts have been lightly sanded for that 'chipped paint' look, such as the thrusters, moving parts and blast marks on the shield to help give a sense of scale. Seam lines have a slightly dark sandy color than the base to give the impression of some sand and dirt accumulation from the desert as seen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory 機動戦士ガンダム0083.

I just have to finish applying all the decals, a light airbrush shading to the edges, final sealing then assembly to go.

ZUERST

Finally, I can officially announce "Zuerst" a collaboration I am working on with Marvel Comics artists Travel Foreman, who has worked on comics such as Iron Fist... and artist Milx who has worked on Silver Surfer and other cool projects. Each of us is creating our own sci-fi themed story which we will pencil, ink and color ourselves for the Zuerst compilation. The LUCID project is my baby, a story I have had in my head for a long time... which I am still tweaking here and there... you can see some sneak-preview concept art in my gallery!

So be sure to keep an eye here for future announcements regarding this very cool project!

Travel Foreman's Blog can be seen here with some sketches, like the one above from his ZUERST story:

http://exiter.livejournal.com/

Let there be color!!!

Some shots of the colors added and detailing.

I've recently been watching the Gundam 0083 series to get more background and details on the Physalis and it's appearance. Not a bad anime compared to some of the cheesier Gundam vids I've seen.

The last painting remaining will be the slightly darker sandy color of the Physalis and I will mask off some parts so the typical Gundam-white will still be on some of the parts. The interior of the blast shield I opted to make shades of grey rather than bright yellow to better resemble the cartoon's dark color scheme (as the yellow seen on the G-System's demo model made it look like a tacky yellow 'sports' boombox from the 1980's instead of kick-ass military hardware). You can also see some light weathering to help add a sense of scale. I'm not going to go all military 'Star Wars' on this model, but will still use some frugal weathering as seen on modern Japanese Gundam models for scale.

S.F.B.T-1 [ Special Full-action Body Type 1 ]

I love the ever evolving design of action figures, I still have a gigantic 18" Amazing Spider Man with 68 points of articulation. This "S.F.B.T-1" action doll figure created by M Field struck me as looking like something from Ghost in the Shell. Overall length is 29 cm and has 80 points of articulation!!!

I hope to see more info about this figure as to cost and if there will be different accessories. Knowing me, I wouldn't cover it in a skin but instead chrome the thing or make it resemble an android from Bjork's "All Is Full of Love" video.

The original M Field website for the S.F.B.T-1 can be found here.