Custom Galactus

When I saw the 31" Jakks Pacific Darth Vader I immediately thought that it would make a great base for a custom Galactus.  It was gigantic and the arms and legs were close enough to a Galactus design that I wouldn't have to modify them except for some coats of paint.

So I bought one when they went on sale and it has been collecting dust and I kindof forgot about the project.  However this custom contest put on by TNI gave me a good reason to dust it off and try my project.

I started by modeling the head in sketchup.  I found a face on the warehouse and built up the helmet around it.  I then divided it into 5 pieces so that it would print flat on a 3D printer bed.  I printed it up (in neon green of all colors) and glued it together.

I also printed a neck piece for connecting to vader's body.  This took a few trys to get the height just right.

Next up I worked on the chest.  I wanted a working light in it so I just a laser cutter to cut a hole in vader's chest.

I then designed a led light housing in sketchup, printed it out, and added the LED light.  The lens were laser cut and stacked to add detail to the chest light.

I then fitted it into the body and made the shoulder straps and waist coat out of chip board.

I painted him up and here are the final results:

 

Here he is with Marvel Select Silver Surfer:

To show a sense of scale.  The figure is 36" tall.

Ultimate Nullifier - 3d Printed

I wanted my own weapon of mass annihilation so I set about modeling and 3d printing my own Ultimate Nullifier.  Here are some reference images I found:

Here are some screen shots of my sketchup model:

 

 Here are the component parts laid out ready for export to the 3d Printer:

 

 Here is the unpainted model:

And pictures of the final Ultimate Nullifier:

 

Rocket Raccoon's Guns

 I designed a couple of hand blasters for my Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon. They were modeled in sketch up and were 3d printed on a Makerbot.

Tie Interceptor Finished

I finally finished up my Black Series scale Tie Fighter Interceptor.  While I was originally planning for a fighter I made the last minute decision to go ahead with the interceptor - basically because I like the design of the interceptor so much better and I don't know if I will get around to making multiple of these things.  Once I get my x-wing dug back out of moving boxes - I'll show a side by side comparison.   

The wings are made out of plywood and chipboard that was laser cut into the various pieces.  Some progress pics:

I built some supports (in black) to get the angle right for the wings as the glue dried.

The blue and green pieces were 3d printed with a makerbot.