| 1) Here you can see the parts used, and the plastic tubing I used to create this piece. I also used a small plastic lid from a container later in the process of building this conversion. |
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2) This stage was rather simple, I cut both halves of the rhino body apart and glued them end to end. Be careful when cutting, sometimes plastic will snap quickly and cause you to slip.
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| 3) This was rather a simple assembly, I glued the vindicator plate onto the front of the defiler. |
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| 4) Here is where the conversion began to take life. I added the barrel of the cannon, and then began to sculpt a skin over the body of the rhino. |
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| 5) Here I added more putty, careful to leave part of the rhino showing through the skin layers. I wanted to create the effect of a wrapped look, like skin was laid across the surface in thick slabs. |
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| 6) This stage was simple really, I added the tube ad the plastic lid. After they dried and were strong enough to sculpt on I began to add more of the skin mentioned above. This would give me a place to attach the legs of the conversion. |
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| 7) Finally the model is close to finished. I added the legs and sculpted putty so that they appeared to have burst through the skin layers on the body. Make sure to position them to support the weight of the vindicator plate and barrel. |
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| 8) After the legs were finished I attached the arms on top of the model. I liked the position and think it creates a demonic feel, almost like horns. |
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9) This is the final stage, I began to add little details like tendrils, plastic extras, such as the spikes and missile launcher. I also sculpted putty around the arms to create a similar effect done with the legs.
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| 10) This is the finished product. I added a few more details here and there to create this finished conversion. To view the finished gallery of this model click the image. |
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