Even with the base coat being so prevalent, the washes showcase the details in the casting and the extra nuances I added prior to priming. Standard washes of black, brown (three shades), & both Phthalocyanine green/blue, I ended up with these beauties. I employed my gambit of ancient brushes and acrylic tubes and set to work. I approached the detail and weathering of the prop after reassuring my techniques with the help of MAKE channel on YouTube. A good base is paramount.Īfter priming I used Montana Gold acrylic spray to give an even base of Brick Red to the left and right housing casts.Īnd a coat of "Hammered" Dark Bronze (Rustoleum) to the blade and spiked axle. Always sand, even with a fine scotchbrite, before and between coats of primer. I accentuated the details and added extra gouges with my selection of files. I use italics because there was resin from two different batches and formulas as well as Apoxie Sculpt in the mix. The casts don't have to be perfect for the final result to be picturesque.Īs with all things I start with a few coats of primer, sanding between with 320-600 grit. In this casting, however, the voids were quite extensive and required two sessions of back-fill and more touch-ups but that is the reason I chose to detail this casting. This happens on the small/micro scale and back filling is common. I didn't always have the capitol to cast multiple copies when I started pulling and sometimes the casts came out with massive air pockets. 'Bout time I finished one of my own and gave this project another dimension. It truly is a shame, too, as I have been gazing up at my original Krieg Buzzaxe sculpt hanging from the ceiling and the piles of cast kits with no home to go. Projects get shelved as easily as resurrected like the phoenix. Oh, and in case you wondered, I went THERE with the original sculpt:ĭamn, a half a year is a long time. So now that I have this nice prop, how do I share it? I finish sanded the handle and applied the appropriate finishing measures as well as applied an artistic patina to the head: I fabricated the blade out of two pieces of 1/4" aluminum, cut on the vertical band saw:Ī rough fit for the blade and start to think about detail: Using the same template pictured above I started to manufacture the housing for the blade out of aluminum using a press brake and intuition. I roughed this out with a jig saw and the mandrel of a floor mounted belt sander: 45 min. I chose to start with the handle and chose a nice piece of reclaimed white oak. Roughly laying out in two colors of marker. There may be more detailed and ridiculous versions/attempts out there. I wanted a more visceral version of the Borderlands 2 buzz axe than I had found on the internet. So I have been working on this thing for a bit.
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