I usually start this with a figure from the Classic american Pin-Up collection. At least they do have some clothing on. Provacative poses, Oh well, carpenters skills come in then
Cool! Easier to start with a nude or bathing suit wearing figure since there’s less stuff to cut and sand off. Nice that she’s even got a '60s looking hairstyle so you don’t have to do a lot of surgery on her hairdo.
BTW: You might want to check AliExpress- lots of Chinese resin figures- generally cheaper than Ebay. Just enter ‘resin figure’ in the search box and boatloads of stuff will come up.
Good luck, looking forward to seeing her come together.
She just needs a tray and some coffee to bring her captain!
I’m assuming you’re going with human for her? I think it’s the hairdo I see as Andorian- just add some antenni and toss out the pink paint for a nice sky blue… [:P]
Lol, my bridge crew in Star Trek Online are mostly Andorian. I was going to dress them up in TOS uniforms and post them for you to look over. But it seems my internet connection is going to be so slow to take forever in patching… [:^)]
Okay patched now.
Here’s a screenshot- none other than Nimbus III, legendary planet of galactic peace for the heck of it…
Too late now, but, if you can find the original Star Fleet Manual, it actually has patterns for both the male & female uniforms for TOS.
Wait, everything is on the interebs:
Now, from memory the pantyhose are specified in “nude”–a black hich is not black sort of color. How that would appear on an Andorian is a fascinating qestion.
I agree with Gamera, using a mannequin is a good way to start a project like this. It’s the classic way; it’s how most figures start out, whether you use a commercially-available mannequin, or make your own from scratch with an armature. If you know how to cast, you can also make one as a master, then cast a bunch as you like.
The German maker Preiser has male and female mannequins in its catalog, too. They’re 1/12 scale, if I remember correctly. Verlinden had them in 1/35 scale, too.
One caution about buying from eBay or any Chinese sites-many of the pieces you find are pirated/unlicensed copies of copyrighted products. If you don’t want to buy an unlicensed copy, you need to check the listing carefully.
Mach71: Looking good, the boots are coming along well.
Baron: Yeah, a lot of the Chinese figures do look like knock-offs/recasts. So far what I’ve bought I think are original, or at least I’ve never seen earlier versions of them.
Yeah, it’s a minefield for folks who want to avoid pirated copies. I’ve got some myself, because I bought a figure and only learned later who the maker was, and that the figure is still in production.
The Chinese are ripping off the Girls in Action series, for example. They were originally sold under ZLPLA, and the line was picked up by Tori Factory.
That’s an example; it’s relatively obscure, and someone new to the hobby probably wouldn’t know.
Another would be the various MaK figures, from Brick Works, Tonerico, and other small manufacturers.
Baron: Yeah, noticed several of those, and a bunch of Valkyrie tank crew figures too.
I bought a bunch of figures from Yufan, I think they’re all original and the molding is top notch. Beautiful figures, both the molding and the poses. They did um ‘borrow’ a few intellectial properties though- bunch of Star Wars, DC, Marvel, and video and computer game characters etc that I really doubt they paid Disney or whoever the rights to use them.
Mach71: Okay, but I’m really looking forward to seeing the paint go down!