Bond Bust Statue
Donald Grant
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Here is the link to a thread showing pictures of the Connery Bond bust that I commissioned by Howard Studios. This fellow purchased the bust from me and then painted it and turned it into a phenomenal 1:1 statue. Very cool indeed.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?p=340366#post340366
If anyone wants a bust of Connery or Brosnan please contact me.
DG
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?p=340366#post340366
If anyone wants a bust of Connery or Brosnan please contact me.
DG
So, what sharp little eyes you've got...wait till you get to my teeth.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
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DG, can I ask a favor? Can you get information from Don Pierce about the hands? I need only the right hand. I found one a while back from Dorfmann's but it is too slight for Connery's. Thanks in advance!
Yes I have a full size Connery, but it's not complete yet. Still missing the white dinner jacket, shirt and nylon wetsuit.
Superado,
I'll see what I can do about getting the info from Mister Pierce.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
I saw Superado's question about the hands and registered so I could post a reply. The hands on the figure are actually casts of my own hands. I purchased the materials from an online store called the Monster Shop ((http://www.monstermakers.com/). They make a product called Monster-Cast that can be mixed with an additive called Watertrap. This allows you to cast a urethane resin part from an alginate mold. It took about a pound of alginate and 3/4 of a gallon of Monster-Cast for each hand. The total cost to make both hands was a little over $100.
For the gun hand, I made the mold of my hand while holding the PPK. Once the alginate was set, I worked my hand out of the mold and left the gun in the alginate. The resin hand was then literally cast around the gun.
Let me know if you decide to go through the same process and I'll pass along some additional info that might be helpful
To D.G.: Again let me express my thanks for making the Connery bust available. This has been a dream project for years, and it wouldn't have been possible without your help.
And thanks to all you guys for the compliments!
Don
Excellent work. We need to talk. I have to get mine finished. Others have enquired about your services as well.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Thanks DG for helping Don join the gang.
Welcome Don! Thank you for posting the overview of your process and the close-up photos! Yes, if it's not too much trouble, can you please share any additional information on this process?
I've made similar research but have not found any deliberate examples until DG introduced us to what you've done. I'll be using the LP-53 pistol and contemplated having to make a mold of that first, or at least a mock-up approximating the handle and trigger to give the hand its form when casting.
The problem I face is, though I have big hands, I think that Connery's are bigger and meatier (see link I posted below), and even contemplated finding someone with big hands on Craigs List.
Actually, I think that the opposite is true. If you look at that particular photo again, Connery's fisted hand is almost close to being as large as his face:
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/images/penguin_modernclassics2004_frwl.jpg
By the way, how come MI6 gets to post EON images?