Category: Bits & Parts - REVEREND SPOOKY

1/6 Scale Condoms

8/2/2016

As I mentioned in my last post, when I see a project that looks totally realistic, and is done really clever and easy, I just can't resist. And while these things rarely ever turn out as easy as they initially seemed, this was one of those rare occasions where it took 5 minutes of work for some great 1/6 scale prop details.

Someone online had posted pics of 1/6 scale condoms packs he had made as kind of a joke. All he used were some metal jewelry jump rings and some metal foil tape you'd use for ducts. It was so simple and they looked spot on! How could I not make up a bunch?!

So now, as they should, everyone has condoms. I have them in figures' bags and in pockets. So this is my public service announcement. Even 1/6 scale figures should always be prepared.

1/6 Chinese Food Boxes

7/9/2016

So, I have a bad habit when it comes to projects. When I see somthing that looks great and seems clever, especially if it looks fairly easy to make, I have to make it. And it's rarely as easy as it looks. The spiral staircase for the loft started simply because the idea of using wooden fans to make the stairs just seemed like such a good idea, and looked so good, I had to do it. So that's how I ended up making Chinese food takeout containers.

I ran into a the template for them online, already (supposedly) sized to 1/6 scale. But of course, I didn't want to just keep the generic graphic. Fat Dragon Chinese Takeout is Violet Rose's favorite local delivery spot, so I spent an hour or 2 designing their logo. I printed out a test page, and realized that the site that posted the template was WAY off, and it was huge for 1/6 scale. It took a bunch of trial & error before I got something that really looked the right size. Also, once I had a bunch of these, I realized cutting, folding, glueing, and adding the little metal handle was not really a quick project.

But totally worth it! I decided to throw together a quick photo shoot of Violet Rose eating takeout. Once I finish the whole loft, I plan to do 1 big photo shoot, and these will definitely be some great props to have on hand.

1/6 Leather Chair

6/2/2016

My 1st attempt at furniture, this 1/6 scale chair is made from wood (mostly one of those craft store wooden plaques with the beveled edges) and real leather. I... don't hate the result. It's not quite as nice as I'd like it to be, although it's hard to figure out specifically what isn't working about it. I mean, it is recognizable as a chair, so it's got that going for it, but something still doesn't seem quite right. For now, I'm going to say this one is more win than loss, and hope I figure out a better approach to my next one.

Cursed Skull Chamber

5/27/2016

I think the 1st time I saw the head in the glass container on Sleepy Hollow, I thought "Well, I'm going to need to make one of those in 1/6 scale".

The glass is a seal-able jar, and the metal structure is all made with styrene plastic strips, painted and weathered with Doc O'Brien's weathering powders. The skull is from this awesome ebay seller , and is actually 1 of 10 that I ordered from them. And trust me, I know I'll find a use for all 10 skulls (11 actually, since they hooked me up with a bonus skull!).

The whole thing is a bit heavier than I'd like (poor Violet Rose can barely carry it) but it's a pretty minor complaint. Whose skull, and how it plays into the House of Seasons world is a story for another time.

Koda's Knives

3/14/2016

Just some close up shots of Koda's knives. The blades were made of plastic from old cd cases, cut and beveled. The handles are chicken bone, wrapped in leather. Pretty excited how they turned out.

This is actually the 3rd set I've made, as Gideon keeps eating the chicken bone handles whenever I leave the figure for a moment anywhere he can reach him.

Actual photo of Gideon Strangeways, thinking about eating chicken bones (probably).

1/6 Scale Hand of Glory

2/24/2016

Knocked this out the other night. For anyone unfamiliar with the Hand of Glory, here is the description from Wikipedia:

"The Hand of Glory is the dried and pickled hand of a man who has been hanged, often specified as being the left (Latin: sinister) hand, or, if the man were hanged for murder, the hand that "did the deed."
According to old European beliefs, a candle made of the fat from a malefactor who died on the gallows, lighted, and placed (as if in a candlestick) in the Hand of Glory, which comes from the same man as the fat in the candle. This would render motionless all persons to whom it was presented. The candle could be put out only with milk. In another version, the hair of the dead man is used as a wick, and the candle would give light only to the holder. The Hand of Glory also purportedly had the power to unlock any door it came across."

Seemed a useful thing in the House of Seasons world. Currently using a 2 pound coin as the base of the bell jar, but may swap it out if i find something more appropriate.

1/6 Scale Bed

2/12/2016

As I've started working on backgrounds and environments for 1/6 scale figures, I've been looking more and more at miniature furniture, what's available, and what I could make. A bed seemed like a good place to start.

Made with wood and insulation foam (which is quickly becoming one of my new favorite things to work with).

I thought some fun pics were in order.

Scrolls (Part 1)

2/5/2016

This is another one of those projects that just started coming together, and took off, and I was just along for the ride. I got the idea that a scroll might be a cool accessory for a House of Seasons character. I'm not even sure which one at this point because it immediately made sense that almost all of the House of Seasons characters would use and carry scrolls.

I pretty much had everything I needed already around the house. Wooden dowels, wood stain, a nice stiff textured resume paper, some leather cord, and some tiny metal crests I picked up in the scrapbook section of the craft store. I did the writing with a rubber stamp I picked up, that I thought looked perfect. Might just knock out a bunch more soon for background props or just future figures.

A few days later, I ran into this person's work online, and this tutorial on making scrolls that kinda blew anything I was doing away. Just gorgeous. So now I'm taking a few ideas from what they did, and upping my game for round 2.

Ouija Boards

2/4/2016

I figured a witch could use a Ouija board, so I knocked some out last night. Designed in Photoshop, then transferred to wood with this orange oil cleaner I use. Wanted something that looked old and beat up, and I'm really liking the result.

Each is about 6" wide. I need to design planchettes for them (the little Ouija board pointer things. Don't worry, I had to look it up too), so I'll definitely post pictures of them when I figure them out.

Every King & Queen Shall Have a Crown

1/22/2016

I started making crowns. It started as an idea for my custom Predator. I thought it would be cool if the reason he was called the Red King was that one of his trophies was a king's crown, and started figuring out how to make one. I was so happy with the result, and was having fun making it, I knocked out a second one. Which, oddly, triggered a bunch of new ideas for the House of Seasons. It's bizarre and amazing how ideas generate other ideas, and chain off each other like dominoes. I've been really active with projects lately, and I find the more I work on stuff, the more new ideas I seem to have.

So, crowns. I kind of want to make a few more, even though I don't have a specific figure in mind for them.