Iron Maiden Eddie model kit

Iron Maiden Eddie model kit

UPDATED 03/14/09
Well, this is kit I know very little about. Found it on ebay. By some company called Arteology with a date of 1990 on the bottom. Not sure if it is resin or not, almost sounds like it is ceramic or plaster. Don't really care. All I know is it is of Eddie!

Iron Maiden Eddie model kit

Here it is primered in brown. Then I added a little basecoat of green to the base, and ochre to the body. To help give the skin a sickly tone.

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Then I basecoated the tombstone with a light grey. While I was at it, I did the hair as well.
That is when I ran into trouble.

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After I lightened up the hair, I noticed all the pinholes. Man, that was a real bear going in an filling all those while trying not to loose the details of the hair. I used some testors tube putty. I like using that for very thin applications like this. I would go in and fill what holes I could see by using the putty on a toothpick, then smoothing with my finger. Wait a little then follow up by using the toothpick to clean any details in the hair that got filled.
I probably did this 7 or 8 different times before it finally got to the point where I couldn't find anymore holes. I have found that if you put it down and come back to it later, you find a lot of stuff you didn't notice the time before.

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These are the latest pics. I have gone over the tombstone with a darker grey.I thinned it heavily and kind of smudged it on here and there, to give it a mottled effect. I also used a toothpick dipped in the same dark grey to do the lettering.
I also used the same grey to go over the hair again. Just to make sure I got all the holes, and to add more contrast for later.
Next, I used a purplish glaze over the body. Looks ugly right now, but will help to add depth when I do the next step.
Which I did last night. I went over it with brown antiquing gel. This is a sort of clear brownish stuff. You will be able to see the effects when I get the next set of pics up.
I can't wait to seal, so I can get started on the base. I had to finish the tombstone before I could do the grass around the bottom of it.

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As you can see, the brown antiquing gel really brings things together. Some might think all the layers I have done underneath were a waste because they have been covered up. Actually, it all adds deapth to the piece. Gives it a more realistic look, because there are lots of things going on all on different layers of the finish.
Also went in with an ultra fine marker to do the lettering for "Iron Maiden" on the tombstone.
I am not done yet. Next step was to give it all a little greener shade. I was pretty happy with how things were going, but thought it needed a little greenish cast to it.

Iron Maiden Eddie model kit
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That looks a little more like what I had in mind.
I used an old trick of mine to tint the kit. I mixed a little green enamel with some varnish. Not a lot, just enough to give me a clear green to work with. I used 3 coats, slowely building the hue as I added more coats. Might look a little too green now, but that is intentional. I still have one more coat of the brown antiquing gel to go. That will tone down the green and bring it right to the shade I want.
Still have a ways to go before that happens though. Still have to finish painting the remains of the shirt. I got the first coat on it. Originally I was thinking "finish up the skin tones, then I can slap a coat of black on the shirt an move on". Thought I could paint that real quick. Yeah right! 3 hours to put that first coat of black on the kit. Then the next morning, I had to go back in with a toothpick and clean up a few spots where I got a little sloppy. (another good reason to seal. Scraped the black off without even touching the paint underneath.)

Next up is a couple layers of paint on the shakles and doing the pant (which you probably can't see in the pic.
Then to go in with an off-black over the black coat to make it look better.
Then the eyes which I think are going to be a black/brown.

Iron Maiden Eddie model kit
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Well, it is finally done. These were shot just before I left for Wonderfest to enter it in the contest.
Didn't win anything for it. I can see why. Just couldn't get the hair the way I wanted it.Got tired of playing with it, and settled for what is here. It's not bad really. Just not any WOW to it.
Overall, I do like how it turned out. Just think I might try to re-do it some day.
 

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