TMNT Classic General Traag & Granitor - finished!
 

Finally got these 2 done...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...gGranitor1.jpg

As tricky as these 2 were to make, they were also a lot of fun - and I learnt a few new tricks!

General Traag:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4.../TraagWIP1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...nTraagTR-1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...nTraagHead.jpg

Traag was made from a Marvel Legends Thing with movie Thing arms. The headsculpt was done from scratch, and the shoulders, crotch, hips and boots were all sculpted. The belt is leather, and his chest emblem is styrene.
Much of the stone texture I sculpted on the lower body was done with an engraving pen - a real timesaver, and easier than sculpting each individual stone!

Granitor:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...anitorWIP1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4.../Granitor1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4.../Granitor3.jpg

Granitor was a much bigger challenge - he's almost fully sculpted, for a start. The body is a Spider-Man line Juggernaut - I was planning to use much the same recipe as Ray H. used for his awesome Granitor, but deviated quite a bit... The arms & legs are from a DCSH Darkseid. I was playing around with them, thinking they'd be suitable since they're cast in the right colour, and the shoulders were huge - enough for me to sculpt Granitor's protrusions, and keep most of the articulation. In a rare display of serendipity, the Darkseid parts fit into the Juggernaut torso & crotch perfectly, with no modding! I also built new elbow & wrist joints out of styrene to maximise the movement, as I was losing the bicep swivel & the original arms only had swivel wrists.

He's fully sculpted - I put a layer of putty down, roughly shaped it and let it cure. Then I went in with a variety of knives and carved the final shape. This gives a much more effective rocky look than if I'd just sculpted it, as I'm not great at that kind of stuff. Again, the belt is leather and his medal is styrene.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...gGranitor2.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...gGranitor3.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...nTraagBomb.jpg

The weapons are cobbled together from random guns with bits of styrene stuck on. I also gave Traag the weather grenade he used in his first appearance - it's only about 5mm in diameter and painting it was a HUGE pain in the arse...

Oh my GOD. These are freakin' fabulous. Wow. Whoa. Yowza. If only we got Classics like these! Damn. I really would love having them on the shelf.

Pretty awesome work. If you put them on eBay, please be sure to let us know!

Wow, those are fab! They'd make a welcome addition in anybody's collection. Very good work! :D

Thanks dudes! I tried to get them as close to the cartoon models as possible - I think Granitor was a little more successful in that respect...

Unfortunately these won't be going on ebay - they were commissioned by one of my Ninja Turtle-lovin' regulars!

The best customs of these 2 buy far, great job!

Yep, these are awesome!

Amazing stuff, the technique you used for Granitor is very effective. Absolute perfect

freakin awesome work Discogod, the word "Epic" for these 2 customs would be an understatement. :)

These both look fantastic! Definitely the best customs of General Traag and Granitor I've seen. The chiseled look on Granitor fits perfectly. Looks as though he lept right off the screen. And I like how General Traag is holdng the "TOTAL CHAOS" weather-maker. Would like to see how these 2 scale next to the TMNT classics. Awesome work!

"THE NEUTRINOS HAVE ELUDED US!!!"


Awesome! Pure, unadulterated, awesome.

The weather maker is a nice touch.

Wow! really well done. :):)

Excellent work. They look perfect.

Oh so fresh.

Holy cannoli! These look gorgeous, and as always I love the wip photos as well.

Nice Job! They look great!

These are perfect!

How long does it take you to make something like this? Do you use a cast of any sort? Just curious.

They both look fantastic! How much do your commissions generally cost?

Im in awe, these are brilliant