Life Size GOLLUM

[FengShuiStein]

Hello everyone,

This is somthing I did this past summer, and since I'm a Noob to these here parts and, technically it is a statue, I thought I'd share it with y'all. This was a life size Gollum statue that was produced by Rubie's costume company. I stripped and repainted it for an article for Modeler's Resource magazine. I had a lot of fun with this thing! The sculpt was very well done, but the factory paint job was so-so. This was entirely hand painted - no airbrush. Take a peek and let me know what you think.

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Sorry for the pic quality - Picture Trail seems to butcher my pics.

-Phil

[abarron]

All hand painted. That is a swet paint job

[Zurbaran1]

Wow Phil. That is really awesome. I'll take that smidge...NOW!

[RickDTM]

Hates the nassty Sera we do....

Most excellent work Phil. It would have killed me to see that go....

[Zurbaran1]

I'm taking another look because I just can't get enough and it's really amazing what you guys do. Phil the detail is just incredible. On the closeup of the face you've captured the textures incredibly and that ear even has the tiny veins. Keep the pics coming. Danno and Rick seem to be slacking a bit the last few days :D

[DFury]

WOW speechless I am.. :)

df

[Zurbaran1]

WOW speechless I am.. :)

df

I don't have the heart to tell Phil that's normal for you :D

j/k

[Bullseye]

Phil that is awesome. Sweet colour tones there. Thats a big piece too.

[Danno]

That's a beauty Phil, great paint up on that bad boy!

[DFury]

Zurb-

yeah this is true, but i can grunt with the best of them.. :)

df

[Zurbaran1]

DFury, indeedy!!! And there is always that wicked hot sauce !!!!

[Kdawg59]

It is alive... and scares the buhjeezus outta me... Beautiful Phil...

[DFury]

Just wait, i just got my seed catalogs and will be trying some new peppers this year and Will need Taste testers...

df

[Kdawg59]

mmmmm dfury's hot sauce....

[Meta Jon]

I swear I saw this or at least one like it at the local Wal-mart promoting the DVD release of the Two Towers. I asked the manager where it came from / where I could get one and of course he was clueless.

[Sniper]

yeah I thought it looked like the one you won from best buy in the raffle Give away if you bought the DVD that night at 11pm. Looks sweet, I wished I won it , but it does looks similiar to it!

[CKinSD]

yes Phil!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so sweet that is. you give me hope that I'll be able to paint Casey Loves the Rage by hand as well and get it half of what you've done would make my day.

now you have unlocked the vault let us see more.

[FengShuiStein]

Thanks, fellas!

Yeah, that statue is available all over (I got this one from AmokTime). They also make a life size Gollum bust (much more affordable) that is actually the same head and shoulders from the statue.

It would have killed me to see that go....

Yes, sadly, I did not get to keep this one. I would have loved to put it on the porch and scare the mailman.

-Phil

[wolverinejedi007]

wish I could see the before and after pics...
but still cool any way

[Collection King 13]

Looks good!

[hellspawn77]

Wow Phil!

Unbelievable!!

Too bad you didn't get to keep it as I'm sure it would have been nice to snuggle up with... :D

Claudio

[DDura711]

Looks life like, look at the way the vains look. Very creepy.

[Comicboy]

Wow! Beautiful job! How many hours did you put into that!?! I'm thinking the mailman would never come back.

[Sniper]

Lol!!!!

[Zurbaran1]

I think we've finally figured out CK13's family tree. :D

[FengShuiStein]

Thanks, guys!

I spent about a month and a half on it (not sure how many hours, though). Stripping it took longer than painting it - WAY longer... :mad:

-Phil