Another heavy-set character following the Lizard Wizard, the idea for this one came from wanting to use the Mosasaurus jaw piece as a helmet. The shape of the jaw piece and the concept of a skull helmet immediately reminded me of the Pokemon Cubone and its stout shape. Thankfully I had many 2x6 curved slope wedges lying around from the Geonosian fighter + cannon from 2012, which I have found to be incredibly useful for character building recently.

It seemed obvious to give the character a bone-like weapon, like Cubone's, but a simple club seemed a tad too boring. Instead, he's wielding a donkey's jawbone. I'm particularly happy with the hilt, which uses 12-tooth gears for a furry kind of wrap. I thought about integrating the hand with the hilt for increased stability, like with the Dragon Hunter, but the hand always turned out too bulky and the hilt too hidden. It's a logistical nightmare trying to get a character to hold up a weapon as large as them! I think the final pose is menacing enough, though.

The character can also be seen from any angle! While building the body I forced myself to think ahead and make the inner structure as compact as possible to be able to accommodate a backside.

I'm trying to get a hold of a motorized display turntable for a 360-degree view, but in the meantime I've got all pictures on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosesmustbuild/albums/72177720298614608) or on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdD9O0drNZf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)

A lot of the dark orange was also sourced from 10295 Porsche 911's & 70618 Destiny's Bounty's interiors. It's a lovely color paired with tan!

How can this have zero comments... this is a criminal offense! No appreciation for figures here :D

I like it, the gator piece of course is the top part of it... literally. I don't understand the hands and feet though - is the guy's skin white? Or is he wearing something?

On 5/7/2022 at 3:50 AM, Jerac said:

How can this have zero comments... this is a criminal offense! No appreciation for figures here :D

I like it, the gator piece of course is the top part of it... literally. I don't understand the hands and feet though - is the guy's skin white? Or is he wearing something?

Thank you! It's pretty quiet in this corner of the forum, but it's always a treat when the occasional new topic pops in

I interpret the hands and feet as being bones themselves - as if the character had worn down the skin and muscle of those regions to the bone. Then again, I think of the head and shoulders as a helmet and shoulder pads, so it's partly wearing bone armor and partly being the character's bones themselves!

So undead! :D