Rocketeer finishes some busts

Cafe Society
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The yearly sci-fi and fantasy model contest at the superlative Galaxy Hobby is coming up fast, and the impending deadline has been a great motivator to finish up some little projects.

After a friend showed me a set of three droll and grotesque villain busts he’d purchased from a guy named Troy McDevitt, I had to have my own. Last week I finished painting them, and here are the members of The Conspiracy. (They look better in person; I used flash, which is just brutal):

Madame Moo-Nai, oriental assassin:

Monsieur Crane, explosives expert:

and The Czar, mad criminal mastermind:


At Wonderfest, I purchased another lovely bust by Mr. McDevitt, which I just recently finished painting:

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As always, what you show us looks amazing.

So he sells bare plaster and you paint it yourself? Like miniatures come bare pewter and you paint them; same kinda thing?

Oh wow!

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I started a bust last night, but doubt I’ll ever finish it.

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Yep. Bare polyurethane resin, actually, cast in silicone rubber molds. The technology is simple enough that you could produce kits in your garage, hence the term “garage kits”. :slight_smile:

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Seriously? What subject? Do persevere, and post pics when you’re done.

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I like the Clint Eastwood bust, and the one that looks a bit like Gene Hackman.

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Pretty sure that’s Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor.