Gauntlet-
Banded Mongoose
Well hey everybody, so I plan on posting all further model work I do in this thread, just like Galatea does, notably at the request of Bughunt... this way it will be easy to find my old stuff etc. etc.
So
Entry 1: Classic Warrior Bugs (Movie Accurate)
You can see in the movie that the relative jaw to torso ration, which is roughly 1.25 - that is the torso is 1.25 the length of the top jaw. The creature has tail fins/spikes, only one tooth on the bottom jaw, and the arm claws are significantly bigger and shapelier than the Mongoose version.
So what you need to do:
1. Cut off lower teeth of lower jaw, then cut them in half, and place one back unto the jaw, shave to fit everything.... OR modify an extra top jaw piece.
2. Cut off two leg claws and two arm claws... attach the leg claws to the arms, and cut their tips slightly shorter, then use those tip pieces and glue them to the side of the mouth for the tiny feeder arms that warriors have.
3. Take the torso and cut the rear piece off, then shave/cut roughly a quarter of an inch of plastic away from the torso, then reattach, shaving to make it seamless.
4. Now attach the arm claws to the torso roughly where you cut the back off this will give you tail spikes and cover up your butchering.
5. Cut off the connection nub at the bottom of the torso, and attach the lower hip piece (turtle shell one) and attach directly. You will now have crevices for leg joints... this is because the warrior is more cramped really.
6. Put it all together! The only inaccuracy you could change from here is you could make the rear legs roughly 1.5 times larger than the hind ones... which honestly isn't much worth it.
So
Entry 1: Classic Warrior Bugs (Movie Accurate)
You can see in the movie that the relative jaw to torso ration, which is roughly 1.25 - that is the torso is 1.25 the length of the top jaw. The creature has tail fins/spikes, only one tooth on the bottom jaw, and the arm claws are significantly bigger and shapelier than the Mongoose version.
So what you need to do:
1. Cut off lower teeth of lower jaw, then cut them in half, and place one back unto the jaw, shave to fit everything.... OR modify an extra top jaw piece.
2. Cut off two leg claws and two arm claws... attach the leg claws to the arms, and cut their tips slightly shorter, then use those tip pieces and glue them to the side of the mouth for the tiny feeder arms that warriors have.
3. Take the torso and cut the rear piece off, then shave/cut roughly a quarter of an inch of plastic away from the torso, then reattach, shaving to make it seamless.
4. Now attach the arm claws to the torso roughly where you cut the back off this will give you tail spikes and cover up your butchering.
5. Cut off the connection nub at the bottom of the torso, and attach the lower hip piece (turtle shell one) and attach directly. You will now have crevices for leg joints... this is because the warrior is more cramped really.
6. Put it all together! The only inaccuracy you could change from here is you could make the rear legs roughly 1.5 times larger than the hind ones... which honestly isn't much worth it.
