Vargas the Naga (x-posted @ JS)
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:18 pmFINALLY!! It's been at least a year and I finally cobbled together the pieces it would take to make Vargas. I'm considering him a bit of a prototype, I still have plans of making the tail pose better. As it is now, it's just a plush. No armature.
He can lean on himself like a sofa-back. Hahaha...
The tail is a pair of 4-way stretch lycra leggings. I took the doll's feet off, they just stick out wrong and get in the way. There are O-rings in place of the feet to hold the elastic down. I left the legs on, they help with posing. I used simple stuffed-animal stuffing for the insides.
The body is Micah's original AoD type -2 body. The head is the Doll Leaves Xavor. I finally decided to pluck the sequins off. I really liked his face-up as is, so there is glue residue. It makes shiny spots. I tried scraping the glue gently, but it took off a piece of his face-up, so I left it alone after that. I'll come up with a solution later.
You can probably see there under the eye a bit, how the light catches the glue residue. It's not so bad though, doesn't really show in pictures usually.
Thanks to a Legolas action figure a friend didn't want, Vargas has some nifty looking weapons. He's a bit too much of a "fraidy-cat" to use them though.
"the long shot." Yea, I know. Me and my silly puns.
I love how the hands accentuate and give a good base for this pose. And I'm surprised his arms held it, they're a bit loose. Hehe...
The best part? There is a rattle in his tail. I used the prize egg Emory sent with one of my purchases, filled it 1/3 full with air-soft pellets, and taped it shut. I stuffed that down in the tail-tip to make the rattle. It sounds wicked. I love it.
Yay! I love Vargas. And it's true what they say about snakes, they're more afraid of you than you are of them.
He can lean on himself like a sofa-back. Hahaha...
The tail is a pair of 4-way stretch lycra leggings. I took the doll's feet off, they just stick out wrong and get in the way. There are O-rings in place of the feet to hold the elastic down. I left the legs on, they help with posing. I used simple stuffed-animal stuffing for the insides.
The body is Micah's original AoD type -2 body. The head is the Doll Leaves Xavor. I finally decided to pluck the sequins off. I really liked his face-up as is, so there is glue residue. It makes shiny spots. I tried scraping the glue gently, but it took off a piece of his face-up, so I left it alone after that. I'll come up with a solution later.
You can probably see there under the eye a bit, how the light catches the glue residue. It's not so bad though, doesn't really show in pictures usually.
Thanks to a Legolas action figure a friend didn't want, Vargas has some nifty looking weapons. He's a bit too much of a "fraidy-cat" to use them though.
"the long shot." Yea, I know. Me and my silly puns.
I love how the hands accentuate and give a good base for this pose. And I'm surprised his arms held it, they're a bit loose. Hehe...
The best part? There is a rattle in his tail. I used the prize egg Emory sent with one of my purchases, filled it 1/3 full with air-soft pellets, and taped it shut. I stuffed that down in the tail-tip to make the rattle. It sounds wicked. I love it.
Yay! I love Vargas. And it's true what they say about snakes, they're more afraid of you than you are of them.
Great job!!!