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Published: 2007-05-08 05:37:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6777; Favourites: 111; Downloads: 90
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Description ...about blummin' time I got this big berk finished, intit?

- so.

Drofaels Ku Dokseni, chief-king of the Dokseni Tribe of the ogres of the Dark Mountains, last and largest of The Six of Nine, lording it large over them daft dwarves always going on about their kings under the mountain - Thror and Thrain? Pfft. Watch 'em scuttle back to their burrows when Drofaels gets geared up for a day at the office...

- much of that won't make much sense - some will, to them with a bit of a grounding in Tolkien's tale-tellings, but even to them some of the rest of it won't mean anything much, until such time as I get around to writing the book of the film, as it were. And even then, it'll all be quite confusing, so.

Anyway, here's 'Big Drof' then, as only his friends are allowed to call him (very cautiously), though it's often just 'Drof' for the sake of shortness, which helps when you're talking to someone who's not at all short - being, as he is, somewhere in the region of 8' 3" in height.

- well, in scale-size, that is: he's just over 12 inches and/or 300mm or thereabouts, making him an eighth-scale example of himself, if he were ever to be that small - which, in fact, he is, ergo sum. Or not sum, but something, since sum would be me, and generally I don't look like this even on my best days.

Glad we got all that out of the way. So yeah: 1/8th scale sculpt, plasticene massing-out over aluminium armature, skinned up in milliput, with added bits and pieces by way of perspex for the sword-blade, and plasticard and greenstuff for some of the dangly bits that would otherwise be way too fragile. Lastly, paint, in various colours - but you probably guessed as much as far as that goes

Had to faff about with the photo quite a bit to get him back to looking like his actual colour, for some reason my little digi liked to think of him as being a lot more Shrek-like in tone, very strange. The tongue on his trouser-trinkets stayed resolultely RED though, a right old bit of neon, strangely enough it's done with exactly the same paint as his mohawk, which has come out subtler, but there you go. Anyone for a comment revolving around the non-lying reputation of cameras?

- oh, and for any that's interested, you can have a sneaky shufty at some of the belt-detail here .
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snuurg In reply to ??? [2012-05-06 07:15:41 +0000 UTC]

heh, that'd be something more or less of the gist of it, I reckon

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MissBambikins [2011-04-26 13:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful muscle work!

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AuDreee [2011-04-17 01:52:24 +0000 UTC]

OMG This is awesome!

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snuurg In reply to AuDreee [2011-04-17 03:28:16 +0000 UTC]

glad you think so, thanks

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Yeocalypso [2009-05-02 13:19:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice!
300 mm ... thatΒ΄s about 30 cm!!!

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snuurg In reply to Yeocalypso [2009-05-02 17:57:51 +0000 UTC]

yup, he's a big little thing, I guess

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Bayho [2008-11-22 21:54:16 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, this is really good, especially with the muscles. For me, it feels very World of Warcraft-ish, and it certainly looks like he is going to kick major butt.

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SunFireDragon [2008-11-04 13:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, but what do you use to make him and your other sculptures? its very hard to get things thin and still be stable while using clay. So Im guessing you use something else and not clay. So what is it?

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snuurg In reply to SunFireDragon [2008-11-09 11:16:25 +0000 UTC]

- combination of several different media - the main part of the sculpt is milliput, an air-hardening epoxy-putty: that's built up over a plasticene core over an aluminium armature; the thin bits hanging from the belt are done with a cut shape of plasticard, modelled over with greenstuff/kneadatite, which stays flexible when it's cured so there's no risk of snapping.

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quarkenzyme [2008-11-04 10:34:06 +0000 UTC]

any relation to AZOG?

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snuurg In reply to quarkenzyme [2008-11-09 11:23:24 +0000 UTC]

heh, not as far as he, or I, or either of the others is aware...

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shoesbymolly [2008-09-12 20:37:10 +0000 UTC]

What kind of paints do you use?

Great colors!

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Incubo-Infinito [2008-07-09 05:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done! lol Zub zub

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snuurg In reply to Incubo-Infinito [2008-07-13 17:16:01 +0000 UTC]

- thanks for that, glad you think so

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Gaminator [2008-04-24 13:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow, he looks mighty mean!

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snuurg In reply to Gaminator [2008-04-27 05:11:00 +0000 UTC]

heh, I guess so - well after all, he didn't get to be king of the ogres by being nice to people

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Gaminator In reply to snuurg [2008-04-28 14:47:40 +0000 UTC]

But well, that's the ogre way of life.

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Francacereu [2008-04-07 14:11:32 +0000 UTC]

i am very impressed, it looks great! salute.

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snuurg In reply to Francacereu [2008-04-20 07:04:32 +0000 UTC]

many thanks, glad you like the big fella

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saintfighteraqua [2007-12-17 18:17:00 +0000 UTC]

That is awesome! great work!

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Boggleboy [2007-06-07 05:04:52 +0000 UTC]

Sweet fig man!

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Kata [2007-05-18 05:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work hun! Love the detail and color on him, and on that belt

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snuurg In reply to Kata [2007-05-22 04:22:43 +0000 UTC]

cheers and tables

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eyefeather [2007-05-14 01:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap! He looks great painted! You took a great photo too.

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snuurg In reply to eyefeather [2007-05-15 05:12:50 +0000 UTC]

thanks and double thanks, ta for that - oh, and for faving it, too, cheers very much

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EricNocellaDiaz [2007-05-11 11:58:40 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome man. Wicked detailing on that belt too.

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snuurg In reply to EricNocellaDiaz [2007-05-15 05:33:18 +0000 UTC]

cheers mate, appreciate that a lot

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KreepingSpawn [2007-05-11 04:13:25 +0000 UTC]

most excellent!
esp the toenails! and that sword.
hella bad-ass. the little things, like the wrinkles @ the knee really make it.

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snuurg In reply to KreepingSpawn [2007-05-11 05:07:52 +0000 UTC]

cheers! - them toenails, eeeh - you should see the state of his socks!

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KreepingSpawn In reply to snuurg [2007-05-11 14:16:02 +0000 UTC]

heh. i can imagine, hol[e]y socks what?

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Sean-Dabbs-fx [2007-05-10 09:04:39 +0000 UTC]

ace anatomy, great sculpt

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snuurg In reply to Sean-Dabbs-fx [2007-05-10 21:04:05 +0000 UTC]

- thanks fella!

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Beowulf71 [2007-05-09 02:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Incredible, amazing level of detail, the muscles are just fantastic with all the veins and definition.

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snuurg In reply to Beowulf71 [2007-05-10 20:56:22 +0000 UTC]

cheers mate - you notice I avoided doing any chainmail though, eh? heheh. Maybe on the next one...

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Beowulf71 In reply to snuurg [2007-05-10 22:45:14 +0000 UTC]

Go ahead try it, I'm sure you'll do great!

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Iris13 [2007-05-08 21:14:55 +0000 UTC]

So. Fucking. Cool.
I love the details. I love his muscles, they look amazing. He looks like he's twitching in anger or something of the sort. xD
This isssss amazing.

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snuurg In reply to Iris13 [2007-05-10 20:43:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Very. Much. heheh - ta for that - and yeah, you could be right there, Drof's usually ready for a good scrap!

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Mc-Johnstable [2007-05-08 20:26:04 +0000 UTC]

Woah, that's awesome!

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snuurg In reply to Mc-Johnstable [2007-05-10 20:57:56 +0000 UTC]

cheers mate, glad you likie

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draculahunter7 [2007-05-08 17:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Awesome.
Veins.

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snuurg In reply to draculahunter7 [2007-05-10 20:45:33 +0000 UTC]

apparently that's the next favourite thing on the menu for the average zombie - first, braaaiiiins; second, veeeins.

- anyway, glad you like the big green git, cheers for that

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draculahunter7 In reply to snuurg [2007-05-11 04:01:57 +0000 UTC]

Don't mention it, your stuff is great.

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RaptorArts [2007-05-08 17:28:11 +0000 UTC]

Dang! Nice to see this bugger finished Great piece! You should have it produced as a statue

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CamaroMaro [2007-05-08 13:16:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow......just wow!!! That is awsome! Your paint job is amazing!!! I love the huge viens and muscles!!! very good job!!!

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snuurg In reply to CamaroMaro [2007-05-10 20:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou muchlyful... I keep meaning to invest in an airbrush for some of these painty-uppy doings that have to be done, but I dunno, I think I can usually manage to get a pretty good finish without, so - . Anyway, thanks again, nice to know that the fact he's such a big ugly git doesn't necessarily mean he can't be admired in certain ways

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WarpedOrbit [2007-05-08 13:02:58 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!

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snuurg In reply to WarpedOrbit [2007-05-10 20:39:41 +0000 UTC]

cheers indeed, ta for that!

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WarpedOrbit In reply to snuurg [2007-05-11 13:01:58 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome indeed!

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the-weazle [2007-05-08 12:08:44 +0000 UTC]

His muscle definition and the poppy veins are great! Good job man.

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snuurg In reply to the-weazle [2007-05-10 20:38:38 +0000 UTC]

arr, I can't take credit for his muscle-definition, that's down to his own hard work, from all the elephant-strangling he does at the weekends. Glad you like him though, cheers

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