Dredd busted.

[atp]

I have just started what I hope will be a full size  head and shoulders Dredd bust. Not sure how long this will take, but will just keep going till it's done or my money runs out. So first a base lump of white sculpey that I had lying around was used to support the start of the jaw, which is super sculpey. Built this up over a couple of days, then a trial fit under Dredd's skid lid. The helmet is made from body filler over a pepakura base which I made out of thin plastic sheet instead of paper, never again, it's just too difficult to hold together. I ended up having to wire it together in the end.

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

This is a project and a half! Love the grimace very Greg Staples!

[Dandontdare]

Excellent, look forward to watching as this progresses. Lovely snarl there!

[Fungus]

Very realistic 
Good luck with the helmet, the part that looks so majestic in the comics but often looks a bit weird in, um, "real life".

[8-Ball]

That is looking fantastic. I can't wait to see the finished bust. Good luck.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

That's bloody excellent and the snarl showing the teeth reminds me of the way John Burns draws his mouth.

[strangelysaucy]

wow! love it! and a damned healthy sized chin it is too

[atp]

Thanks for the comments and encouragement. Probably unnecessary but I should say this is going to be the comic version of old stony face and not from the movie or a `realistic` look. The snarl was a feature that I wanted to add from the start, I also intend to add a few cuts and bruises as I'm looking to give him a hard bad ass bastard look, like he's just warmed up for a day's duty by beating the shit out of a couple perps to get the blood pumping.  So, got a bit more done to the helmet, mainly smoothing it out. I'm using mostly body filler for this and even in a well ventilated room/garage the fumes/smell even with a mask on plays on the lungs, so plenty of breaks needed just to keep breathing. I've also started to add more form to the face and bulk out the neck a bit. A trial fitting of the visor which is pteg formed over a bowling ball is enough to show me that I am going to go with a solid build painted visor so as to stay firmly with the comic book look of Dredd. I can always change back to the tinted transparent visor later if I change my mind. I like to trial paint as I go along so hopefully that will be done soon after a little more sculpting.

[Link Prime]

Impressive sculpt, atp.

[shaolin_monkey]

Wow, that's really coming along! 

[Heath C Ackley]

That's going to be great. Well done so far!

[Darren Stephens]

Looking good so far. Look forward to the finished bust! 

[atp]

Re-worked the visor and got more sculpting done to his face. Started on his collar, which  I also managed to get some paint onto. I was hoping to start a trial paint of the face, but time ran out, will try to get that done over the next couple of days. I am using a hot air stripper to bake the sculpey as I go, takes a while and I have to keep the heat from getting to close or the sculpey blister's and burns, especially as it's fairly thin in some places.

[atp]

Finally managed to get a spot of paint work done. The colours are much to bright / vivid, but they are OK for this trial run. Once the bust is fully sculpted I shall airbrush on a neutral base coat and then air brush the skin tones. Not really sure from this trial whether I will stick to my original idea of the cuts and bruises yet. While I'm working on the bust I'll see if they fit with what I had in mind. I'm glad that I moved away from the tinted visor in favour of the sculpted one, which definitely fits in with the style of the bust better.

[atp]

Started on the upper torso of old stony face. For the uniform I'm using a smooth tea towel soaked in fibreglass resin, which is sculpted into folds held in place by pins until dry. Also managed to get a start on the left shoulder pad. Now seemed like a good time for a trial fitting of the badge as well.
Not too long until I can get a start on the eagle. If any of the judge costume owners that frequent this forum could help with some detail picks of said eagle that would be greatly appreciated.