Comments for Midnight in the Museum, Part Deux

Midnight in the Museum, Part Deux

2007-01-30T06:09:46Z

Continuing the saga of the red plastic horse, the first item on the agenda was to figure out which method (of several) for getting a tad more realism out of the critter would be most appropriate. Since the display would be where people could get up close and personal, airbrushing wouldn't give the effect of a real, live, thousand pound mammal supporting a real, live, dressmaker's dummy clad in John's castoffs.

'Nother words, it needed hair -- or the illusion of it, anyway. Besides, Big Red hadn't travelled well in the pickup truck...

Airbrushing wouldn't do a thing until the gouges got filled. And the amount of modelling putty (aka, "green goop") required to fill the cracks, holes, scrapes and scratches would run the repair budget (aka, "maybe five dollars") deeply into the red.

Ever hear of acrylic gesso?

Work the brush properly when it's still wet and you get a reasonable facsimile of hair.

Slather two coats over the dings and the dings disappear. It dries to a nice matte finish and adheres to pretty much anything, even waxed plastic.

Somebody call the E-Wing! Is this transformational, or what?

And, it helps to remember that horses don't have a whole bunch of hair surrounding their eyes and they *definitely* don't have hairy lips. So no undercoat in those areas.

That's definitely a horse of a different color. But not the *final* color. Not even close...

To be continued...

Comment from BillT on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T23:39:29Z

...that horse looks like it is ready for a night out on the town. Well, Trias *did* mention something about a stripper. However, I've never been one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Or *kiss* one, either...

Comment from Trias on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T21:20:48Z

I'm so plastic it's fantastic?

Comment from kat-missouri on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T18:34:38Z

I gotta agree with the major...that horse looks like it is ready for a night out on the town.

Comment from MajMike on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T15:01:02Z

snerk. looks like he's wearing some lipstick and mascara.

Comment from BloodSpite on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T14:16:13Z

For a Jersey guy you tell a pretty good Horse story Chief :)

Comment from AFSister on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T13:40:55Z

sweeeeeeet! Now that's a horse of a different color

Comment from High Desert Wanderer on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T13:12:26Z

Nicely done. I'm looking forward to seeing th final product.

Comment from fdcol63 on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T13:11:54Z

WOW, Bill! That looks more real already!

Comment from Trias on 2007-01-30

2007-01-30T12:11:53Z

Now i'm waiting for you to whip out a paint stripper or angle grinder.