Scare-case
Scare-case (my name for the creature until I find out different) was an original character concept for October Toys' OMFG (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys) Series 4. Unfortunately, it wasn't voted into one of the top five slots, so, it won't get made into a real toy like the winning quintet, but, I really liked the design and decided to fabricate/model one for myself. In my opinion, this wooden fiend looks like something that would have appeared in the old Real Ghostbusters cartoon. Despite spending a fair amount of time searching through the old threads on the October Toys forums, I was unable to discover the name of this character's creator, or the monster's proper title (if it even has one), so, if anyone reading this knows for sure, please enlighten me so that I may give proper credit to its inventor.
Materials:
Lined white notebook paper, newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
4.3 cm (1.7") x 4.3 cm (1.7") [widest point x highest point]
Time:
Four days: November 25 and 27; December 2 and 3, 2013.
(First photo, top-left): I messed up the measurements on my initial attempt to make the body (right), so the geometry wouldn't have folded up correctly. That's just as well, because that first version came out bigger than I wanted it to be anyway. My second attempt (left) turned out much better. If I was smart, at this stage of the process I would have colored the interior of the body black, but, because I didn't, later on I ended up having to cut a wooden plank loose on the bottom of the figure so that I could get my paint brush inside.
(Second photo, top-right): This is the figure's body, at the end of the first day of work, lying on top of a quick sketch of the railing and eye, to give myself a rough idea of the dimensions/proportions I wanted for those pieces. Later, when I made those components, I took my measurements directly from this illustration.
(Middle two photos): This is the state of the Scare-case figurine at the end of the second day of modeling. I added the railing, legs, and upper row of teeth.
(Bottom two photos): Here's the completed, but unpainted, figurine at the end of the third day of work. The arm, spiked club, and eye are the new additions. All that remains to be done are some finishing touch-ups/detailing and the paintwork. With the exceptions of the arm, teeth, eye, and spike, the figure is entirely hollow, so, it weighs very little.
This image comes directly from the October Toys OMFG Series 4 voting thread (Scare-case was entry #108).
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