The studios is almost done! We still need the AC hooked up and then the lighting etc.

I hope to get back to the toy as soon as I can. If you contacted me, I still have your info and will send out an email once I’m back in action.

Thanks!

JESTER

Sorry for the long silence! I’m spending most my time trying to finish up my studio. All my supplies are in storage and I’m not able to finish these up at the moment. I hope to be up and running near the end of October.

Thanks to everyone who’s inquired about the project! I really appreciate it.

JESTER

Here’s a small update. I got a gallon of resin in and started to cast these today. The resin I used was Smooth-Cast 320. For the green and red ones, I used the Smooth-Cast 325 which is amber and added the color to it.

I ran into some problems with air bubbles. I had the same problem on the colored ones. I had to sand and fill parts of them. Once there painted, you won’t be able to see it but the clean-up was pretty time intensive.

I was able to take some pics today. The gray one hasn’t been cleaned up yet. I wet sanded the green one a little. There was a lot of small air bubbles in the green one.

These are 2 videos of my friend Mike Petryszak’s rotocaster. Mike does some excellent work.

Here are the 2 colored ones using the tinted amber resin. These weren’t rotocast like the first one.

The second pic is back lit from outside and really shows the color off. These have not been cleaned up yet. There’s a small line where the molds comes together but it can be sanded off pretty easy.

Here is the first rotocast! The original sculpt is on the left.

Got the second side done! It de-molded fine with no damage to the sculpt.
You notice the other half is blue. We used a quick cure catalyst so I could try to prep for casting tomorrow.

The Pour Spout

Here is the pour spout. When it is rotocast, I put the plug in. There is a small hole drilled in the plug so that some of the heat can vent.

The resin gets hot and expands. The hot air would bulge the mold if it couldn’t escape. The heat and a little resin goes out the hole.

You have to put a little zip lock bag around the plug when you rotocast it so it will catch the resin. If not, the resin will fly around the room. (I learned all this from Mike Petryszak)

Doesn’t he look so comfortable!!

Here’s a look at the clay for the mold. I need to make walls on the sides then pour the silicon. Once that’s done, I’ll pour the second half of the mold.

Click the image below to see a little animation with my toy design. I need to get some graphics on the toy but this is still rough.

The music is my old band Shovelhead.

Here is a turnaround of the newest pics I just got today!

I will get the sculpt tomorrow! I hope to be able to mold it soon.
I made this mini poster using parts of another poster I made.

Here is a close up photo. The one on the right has the graphics photoshoped on. The final color and graphics has not yet been determined.

Here a little animated turnaround. There are a few sanding marks on there but they are just to find any high spots.

I’ll be back to this toy soon! I’ve been working on the Custom Zliks for the show which is later this month. (check the News section for more info)

Stay Tuned!

My friend Gabriel Marquez will be doing the sculpt. I’m pretty new to sculpting but he’s an old pro at it!

Here is the initial armature he made when I got to his studio.

The legs and tail were cut to size.

Tin foil was added to bulk out the body area.

Clay was added to bulk out the body.

More clay.

The clay was smoothed out a bit more.

It still has some modifications that need to be done but here’s what I have so far.

I got it featured on VinylPulse.com

A few more tweaks on the legs, neck and teeth. The arms will be added back soon!

Here is the next stage render. There are a few things that need to be fixed, but it’s coming along pretty good.

3D by Kurt Larsen

I changed up a few dimensions that I though were off. Also, I made the size 5″ rather than 6.5″.

Here is a sticker design for the toy.

I’ll be starting the sculpt this weekend. I’ll post progress pics once I get started!

Here’s a gif animation of the character.

Here is the initial turnaround of the figure. I’m thinking it will be 6.5″ tall.

The image says 6.25″ but it was a mistake.

I have wanted to make a toy for some time now but haven’t really had the time.

I’ve been sketching this guy for years and decided he would be the first design I would make. I’ll be posting everything else I have so far later on today, then start posting updates as they occur.

Below is a render Giorgio Viola did when I sent him the sketches. It’s proportions are off but I have to thank him for doing it! It has the space helmet on!!