Friday, 29 December 2017

Imperial Assault- Maul

Maul- formerly Darth Maul- is back from being cruelly bisected by Obi-Wan. Through powerful fan armour he has recovered and been grafted cybernetic legs. In Rebels, Maul disguises himself as an enfeebled shell of his former self.



I painted him off a red undercoat. I carefully did his skin markings in black. The first photo is untouched- it came out slightly overexposed giving a great effect to his signature dual-blades lightsaber. It is actually more pink, as can be seen in the other shots.

Overall, I’m happy with how he came out.

10 comments:

  1. You have done the red and black very well indeed. To my eyes the only thing that distracts is the `floppy' lightsabre. Is there room to replace the offending material with a length of brass rod?
    A floppy sabre, come to us all in time ;-)

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    1. It’s not _too_ floppy! I briefly considered it, but put it in the too-hard basket due to the difficulties of lining it up straight with the handle.

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  2. Very cool, you've done good work on that skin.

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  3. Brilliant brushwork! Honestly, that first photo it really looks like the lightsaber is glowing! Amazing!

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    1. It’s an accident of photography, but it does look cool! Thank you!

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  4. Very nicely done, love the mix of red and black!

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    1. Thanks, Phil, I’m merely copying someone else’s character design!

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  5. I am so glad you posted this, Barks. I have this model sitting on my painting table and I have had a real lack of enthusiasm for painting him. Unpainted, he seems like a badly sculpted model in an awkward pose. But looking at your splendid version makes me realize that there's a lot you can do with him. Well done!

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    1. I’m not a huge fan of the thing he’s holding in his left hand, but I think it’s a great little figure. I look forward to your stuff from this wave!

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