Author Topic: I'm So Bored! - Muftak (Read 864 times)

CadBane3 · « **on:** September 19, 2020, 07:35:01 PM »

So, what do you do when you have 5 extra yards of Wampa fur taking up space in your storage unit and no plans to build a really small Wampa at any point the future? You start looking for any other white furred costume, and if said costume can get you into another detachment to have access to more swag, then so much the better! Here I come, Underworld!!! I introduce you to Muftak! Cantina villain and all around cute, fuzzy, alien. So, I decided to go ahead and use my extra fur.

Started out figuring out the head. It's supposed to be rounded so a fishbowl was a no-brainer!

IMG_20200910_130525726 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200910_132038701 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Then, I made the top and the pants. Similar to how I built my Wampa and once you've built one gigantic pair of trousers, it comes pretty easily the next time:

IMG_20200911_153501268 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200911_153509873 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Then the top.

IMG_20200911_172233184 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Next, I started furring the face and head:

IMG_20200912_142519537 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

I don't know, it just works on me! I'm not only the president, I'm also a client!

IMG_20200912_144618793 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200912_160656661 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200912_162932910 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Eyes will come later.

Next, I started on his hands. He has five claws, so what better base than gardening gloves with built in claw fingers?

IMG_20200911_173658034 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Needed to add fur to them:

IMG_20200912_185001515 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Works pretty well:

IMG_20200912_185319196 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Then, they needed painting:

IMG_20200913_120329106 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

CadBane3 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2020, 07:38:59 PM »

So, now I have to build the little face appendage thingy. I want it to be permanent so I used a bolt:

IMG_20200913_130012948 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

And my favorite building material, WORBLA!

IMG_20200913_131207268 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Next, I'm going to turn all this into feet!

IMG_20200913_164628019 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Never underestimate the usefulness of a 2 liter bottle!

IMG_20200913_165914220 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

MOAR WORBLA!!!

IMG_20200915_164935983 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Paint and fur:

IMG_20200916_133549217 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Dang, I may just wear these around the house!

IMG_20200916_140300500 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Now, back to the head. Some R2D2 Radar Eye lenses should do the trick for the larger, lower eyes:

IMG_20200915_160220187 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

And a delicate paint job:

IMG_20200915_162855553 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

Now, the Muftak from the film appears to have a bit of an elongated neck. It's not in the CRL, but I am not known for having much of a neck, so I wanted to build it to make it look a bit more alien. I used some ABS plastic to build a bit of a neck brace. Here is the mask without:

IMG_20200913_131207268 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

And here it is with the extra neck:

IMG_20200916_122339987 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

I like it!

So, a bit of spray paint weathering:

IMG_20200916_155510553 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200916_155635139 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200916_155548220 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

And then, today, my final eyes came! Some Christmas ornaments and some speaker cloth should do the trick since I can't see out of the radar eye lenses:

IMG_20200919_180138040 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200919_181155670 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

IMG_20200919_182428379 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr

And, a little paint!

IMG_20200919_184516368 by Michael Halstead, on Flickr