hi guys, just wondered if you could give me some pointers or tips. this is an arm i made for a 55mm figure, a tank commander pointing at a 2 o clock position in front of him.







the material used is epoxie puty (magic sculpt)
took about 1,5 hours to finish. next step is the sleeve and the hand. not sure wether i'll try and model a hand or use one from a different figure.

so what do you think? does this look good? or should i give up a carreer in figure modelling hehe
thanks for looking.

Steven,

I'm thinking it looks pretty dang good. Perhaps a bit more "folds/creases" on the outer part of the sleeve? Inside looks "normal." Like what you'd see on a uniform blouse.

Other than that, I have a figgie that needs some work. Can you help out??

Looking forward to seeing the rest of it!

Mike

thank you for the tips, i will try to get more reference foto's and perhaps draw a picture of the result i want to get before starting

another thing i wanted to try and worked out quite good. all i needed to do is find time and try

Hi Steven. First of all ... to get the best help possible ... post this on the Historicus Forma site. Eventhough this forum is for AFV figures, where sculpting is concerned, you´ll get the best help on the other site. You can post on both as well, so its still not too late. There is a few guys on HF who are professional sculpters and have a great eye for these things.

Personally .... I dont have a clear picture in my head of how this uniform should look, (how bulky or tight it would be on the arm) but it appears that the distance between shoulder and elbow is a little short, and maybe the bicep should have been more pronounced as ´the figure is stretching his arm forward. The crease detail on the arm inside (pic 1) looks good, but on the back side of the arm (triceps, elbow) there are almost no creases and no arm shape ... the bent elbow detail does not show through. These details could be void, if you have a decent reference picture that shows this is how the blouse is, but sometimes its worth taking a little artistic license to make it what the eye, thinks it should see. Such details will also make painting this guy afterwards easier.
What material have you used .... it looks like a nice smooth finish.

thanks for the tips! i already posted on hf

i used magic sculp, aparently the same as apoxie putty.
the smoothness can be achieved simply by using water