Pics of Raphael display finally. LOOK
 

Almost a year ago I hired an FX artist to commission a Raphael Display Head based off of his look in the 1st movie. I got finished pics of the head and will be recieving it this coming monday which is the 16th of april. Pics are kind of far away so its hard to see the amazing detail in the eyes, skin texture etc... but you can see that he did a great job with the head shape, mouth, bandanna but the coloring is different then the movie but I still think its great. The look that Raph has in this piece is based off the scene where he and Leo were arguing in April's apartment just before he leaves to the roof top. There is part of this argument when Raph's eyes squint really close and he looks angry. This is what this look is based off of. It is hard to see the eyes because the pics are so far away. I will update with better pics once I actually recieve the piece. Let me know what you all think? Thanks

I added 2 other pics to this post which are further down.

Thats pretty cool. Must have been expensive though.

Yeah it was very expensive. Having FX artist make this stuff isnt cheap at all. He is also making a custom display case for the head that I will get hopefully in a couple of weeks.

Really cool, hope you are happy with it.

Well I am happy with the pics and the pics never do a piece justice so I guarentee I will love it in person. It actually has the scar and little scales like in the film as well. Although the paint job doesnt look like the movie it is still well done and looks very good in my opnion.

That's an amazin piece of work, wow.
Congrats man. How long did he take to do it?

It took almost a year to complete because of other projects he had etc... but it is well worth the wait to me.

Very nice, Bmaga.

hehe as long as he's got his scar.. ;-)

looks nice, yeah & it looks like an expensive piece. Your sculpter dude paid much attention to the shape and those cheeks. The chin area looks just right too. He really did a nice job.

Do ya really wanna know what I think?:lol:
Cause if ya do I'll tell ya.

It is very nice and detail.And I agree with you, it was worth the wait.

btw does the designer has a website?

No the Artist does not have a website, Yet anyways. I appreciate all the positive comments. I am glad he paid attention to the shape of his head,cheeks,mouth etc... and I am really amazed with the detail on the bandanna.

im so curious tho as to how much it cost exactly...but it looks really nice. grats :D

Now I wanna know what you think :o

This particular piece cost me 950.00 dollars which is actually cheap. I got this at a discounted price. Normally a piece like this would cost around 1,300 to 1,800 without a display case.

Here are 2 more pics that I have of it. These are the only pics I have recieved so if anyone wants to see more detailed and closeup pics they will have to wait until Monday. :)

The design is great, I just think the skin tone is way to bright. Other then that it's awesome.

I agree with you on the skin although the fact that the head is under bright light and there is a flash on the camera makes it appear alot brighter then it does in real life apparently. So I guess I will be the judge of that on monday.

i like the detail on his headband. very intricate. :)

I very much agree. The artist said the bandanna was by far the most difficult part of this piece. Do you think the knot in the back is to big or does it look good how it is?