I started the sculptures yesterday for Robb Wolfords makeup for our new short film. Mostly I giving him a new nose and eye bags. At the beginning of the film when we first see Hitler he is worn and tired looking. He looks like a monster and as the film goes on he slowly becomes less tired and worn. I don’t want to give away the story so I’ll stop there.
Today I’ll finish the simple sculptures and begin prepping for Ultracal 30 molds. The prosthetics will be run out of Gel 10 silicone from Burman Industries. This entire process is being documented on video to be seen in our in-depth video series. This all takes me back to my early roots when I was in my early twenties. I still feel that excitement to do this work and it makes me feel young still.
In addition the I worked on the new V-2 rocket model kit. I got a fresh tube of Bondo Spot putty and filled all the ripples made by the 3D printing process. Today I’ll just lightly sand the surfaces smooth and add a can of primer over the air cure putty before I detail and scribe these masters.
Lastly in the day I put together Miss Riley. Some of you will remember that Miss Riley was the Rocket from “October Skies”. One of the truly great films that inspired so many about Rocketry and it’s importance to our future.
She flies this Saturday at our local section 855 launch.
The Art of Steve Neill 