dragonsleeper
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I can see her likeness...very very close
Willow season 4/5 prep
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Updated 2-11-12
Updated 2-11-12
Shortened the face and worked on the cheeks.
I have no idea how to photograph this indoors without the light getting absorbed by the paint and washing out all the texture. I think it looks great in person, then I look at the photos and everything seems flat. These are the best photos I came up with, and the shadows and blurriness kill the detail on the nose and mouth. Sorry.
Updated 2-11-12
Shortened the face and worked on the cheeks.
I have no idea how to photograph this indoors without the light getting absorbed by the paint and washing out all the texture. I think it looks great in person, then I look at the photos and everything seems flat. These are the best photos I came up with, and the shadows and blurriness kill the detail on the nose and mouth. Sorry.
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Wow, that's nice! I can't wait to see the full figure.
Skytteflickan88
Super Freak
That's great. That's definitly Willow!
Are you going to offer these for sale?
Hey SP,
I am still tweaking the sculpt but if it comes out well, yes, the plan is to make copies available. At my usual pace, that should be sometime in June.
J/K. I actually already have copies cast. I'm going to try to squeeze in painting up a couple over the weekend, so I'll have a couple painted and some raw or just primed. Should be back with better pictures in a week or so.
Thanks for the bump!
binky
I am still tweaking the sculpt but if it comes out well, yes, the plan is to make copies available. At my usual pace, that should be sometime in June.
J/K. I actually already have copies cast. I'm going to try to squeeze in painting up a couple over the weekend, so I'll have a couple painted and some raw or just primed. Should be back with better pictures in a week or so.
Thanks for the bump!
binky
Here is the update I promised, just a little late (pretty good for me). I have 4 pieces available in this run. Two are primed, and two are painted and clear-coated (Testors Acryl (acrylic)). The primed heads are finished with Testors Acryl skin tone warm (a dark, flat, almost swarthy reddish flesh tone). All heads have been pre-drilled to fit on a SS Buck body, as these are still widely available, match the old Buffy figures, and are a pretty good match physique-wise to Willow. They have been rough-drilled, meaning, I drilled them tight - you will likely need to drill them out a little more to fit on your Buck without popping a blood vessel in your temple.
However, if you do prefer a non-drilled and/or unprimed (raw resin) head, let me know, the mold can support a few more casts, the only issue is I might need to order more resin so currently I am on the dregs of my existing supply, and the quality is hit and miss, so there might be a one-to-two week delay to get a new batch of resin.
This is a small run because I am moving on to different hairstyles, so more Willows may be coming (and suggestions still welcome).
Prices:
* Unpainted (primed or raw) - $22.50 shipped worldwide
* Painted - $35.00 shipped worldwide
If you bought a Willow (Vampire) or a Gunn head from me previously, take off $2.50 for an unpainted head or $3.00 off a painted head.
Same as before, I make these to order and you don’t PP me any funds until I PM you it’s done, packed, and ready to ship. You can PP as normal purchase or friend to friend, no gift payments necessary. The 4 that are ready to go:
Thanks,
binky
However, if you do prefer a non-drilled and/or unprimed (raw resin) head, let me know, the mold can support a few more casts, the only issue is I might need to order more resin so currently I am on the dregs of my existing supply, and the quality is hit and miss, so there might be a one-to-two week delay to get a new batch of resin.
This is a small run because I am moving on to different hairstyles, so more Willows may be coming (and suggestions still welcome).
Prices:
* Unpainted (primed or raw) - $22.50 shipped worldwide
* Painted - $35.00 shipped worldwide
If you bought a Willow (Vampire) or a Gunn head from me previously, take off $2.50 for an unpainted head or $3.00 off a painted head.
Same as before, I make these to order and you don’t PP me any funds until I PM you it’s done, packed, and ready to ship. You can PP as normal purchase or friend to friend, no gift payments necessary. The 4 that are ready to go:
Thanks,
binky
Skytteflickan88
Super Freak
I would like a painted head. Actually, I would like both of them, but I guess that might be unfair. 
1 unpainted (raw) please.
Anzik
Super Freak
Gonna have to redo my Season 8 Willow now lol. Great job Binky!
Skytteflickan88
Super Freak
What kind of new Willow?
A grinning one. Then decide on a hairstyle.
Ideally, if I had a week of uninterrupted vacation time or suddenly became independently wealthy and could retire while I still have some eye-hand coordination, I would take a shot at:
Dopplegangland Willow replacement
Tara (hair up)
Faith replacement
Xena/Gabrielle
Anya
Fred
In that order. But I'd probably never get past Tara at my current pace.
Ideally, if I had a week of uninterrupted vacation time or suddenly became independently wealthy and could retire while I still have some eye-hand coordination, I would take a shot at:
Dopplegangland Willow replacement
Tara (hair up)
Faith replacement
Xena/Gabrielle
Anya
Fred
In that order. But I'd probably never get past Tara at my current pace.
It's embarrassing to admit it but I lost the head. I normally work on these things whenever I get a chance, so I tend to put them in my pocket or leave them on a side table, then they go missing for days at a time until I do my laundry (hopefully before it gets in the wash) or clean out my sofa and find them in between cushions. But I never found the Wes.
I think I still have the reference sheets somewhere tho, so I can always start over. Eventually. LOL.
I think I still have the reference sheets somewhere tho, so I can always start over. Eventually. LOL.
I would prefer Tara or Anya over Wesley. We need more female figure in the Buffy line.
Edit: Got the head. Looks good!
Edit: Got the head. Looks good!
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Skytteflickan88
Super Freak
Just got her in the mail. She looks great!
Skytteflickan88
Super Freak
Binky, you meet your PM storage quota so I'm posting here instead, regarding the Dark Willow request:
I now see that the hair doesn't fit Dark Willow very well. If you're willing, could you possibly shave down the hair, paint it dark Willow like so I could use self hardening clay and make the hair on my own? I'm not good at customizing, but I think I could do the Dark Willow hair style and paint it on my own(just one color after all).
If you're willing, how much would that cost?
I now see that the hair doesn't fit Dark Willow very well. If you're willing, could you possibly shave down the hair, paint it dark Willow like so I could use self hardening clay and make the hair on my own? I'm not good at customizing, but I think I could do the Dark Willow hair style and paint it on my own(just one color after all).
If you're willing, how much would that cost?
Hi! Yeah, I need to fix my mb. Sorry about that. But you caught me at a good time. I've been off since Thursday and getting some good sculpting and painting time in, so I'm in the right frame of mind. The first Willow I did (Vampire) would probably be a little easier to adapt and has a more appropriate expression, and it's no big deal to at least try. Do you have a screen shot of the stage you are looking for (i.e., full on black, or one of the transitional stages?) That'd be helpful.
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