Game of Thrones Dragon Egg

This project came about when I wanted to get someone I knew something special for her birthday. She is a huge Game of Thrones fan and relates to the character Daenerys Targaryen. If you follow the show you know she has 3 dragon eggs in the first season. I looked around to see what was out there and came across blind squirrel props egg that he had built, but alas his were unavailable due to the fact that he needed to remake his molds. So after looking at his build I decided that I could easily just make one my self.
 

First step is always a lot of research, pictures, video whatever you can find to help you to complete the final piece. After that it was on to search for an egg for the under structure. I have seen people use a lathe to shape out the egg, but I have never used a lathe nor do I have access to one so I had to go a different route. A friend of mine had suggested large Easter eggs from craft stores, but unfortunately it was no where near Easter and stores dont keep them in stock all year round. My friend then told me he had one I could use but he had cut it up for another project and if I wanted to use it I would have to repair it. At this point I didnt have any other options and I knew it would be an easy fix.

 

I added some foam and glued it all together to recreate the egg shape, knowing it did not have to be perfect as the scales would cover it up.

I started with the stone texture on the bottom of the egg first. I used several different textures including 3 different rocks and a piece of cement all to stamp the texture onto apoxy putty that covered the bottom of the egg.

Next I made a template off of a scale from the original I found online and began drawing out all the scales onto a thin foam material. Then cut them all out by hand with a hobby knife.

Once I had enough scales cut out I started gluing them down with loctite super glue gel.

 

After they were all glued into place I sprayed a coat of primer just to see how it would look all in one color.

I then added some apoxy putty around the bottom of the scales to blend them into the stone bottom. Now it was all set up and ready to mold.

I wont go into all the molding steps, as I have covered that all before, but I will show the pretty pics of the steps.

I dont have pictures, but the other half of the mold was built the same way as the first. The mold was filled with smooth-on black onyx and closed up and slushed around until it hardened, and this was the result:

It was lightly sanded and the small bubble holes were filled and it was ready for paint. I used a hunter green spray paint for the under coat with a lime green pearl for the top coat. The bottom was applied by brush to the stone texture to give it an uneven look.

The stand was built from different pieces from home depot and the plaque was printed on to brushed aluminum.

 

Here is the finished piece on display in my girlfriends house.

With flash

Without flash

Voyage Trekkers Prop Montage

With season 2 of Voyage Trekkers starting this week I thought I would share a video of some of the props I made for this seasons episodes. Check it out!

One More Time a Daft Punk Tribute

A while back I was commission by a friend to do some clean up work on their new set of helmets that were needed for tour and photo shoots. They needed to be super smooth because they had to look flawless once they were chromed.

This is how they looked when they were dropped off. The gold and chrome ones were their old touring helmets and were left just for reference.

On the blue helmet there were a bunch of imperfections that were left in the casting from the key locks on the mold. They had to be filled and sanded smooth several times just to make sure there would be no issues with them.

The other helmet had a few minor spots that had to be fixed, and my friend wanted the helmet to be a little thicker. Another coat of fiberglass was added to the inside and then covered with a black resin to completely seal the fiberglass. Also a waste mold was made so a vacuform buck could be made so we could make clear visors in the future.

Once I had a good piece for the vacuform buck I could then cut off the dome on the helmet.

Here are a few of the unedited promo shots. Helmets look super smooth and super clean!

Casey Jones Photo Shoot

About a month back I finished up my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Casey Jones costume and wanted to do a photo shoot of the finished costume. A friend of mine shot the photos while I was dressed in the costume, and I am very pleased the way they turned out.

 

Who are you?

This is the Bane mask that I built from scratch for a commission. It is made of urethane rubber and resin with magnetic openings on the sides. I will go into detail on the mask at a later date, but for now enjoy the pretty pictures.
-Todd