The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #431 and Like a Hood Ornament #53: Working on a German Rocket Trooper Action Figure Pt 2

Con't to sculpt parts for a series of custom action figures of the German rocket trooper from the 1991 Rocketeer movie.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #431 and Like a Hood Ornament #53: Working on a German Rocket Trooper Action Figure Pt 2

https://archive.org/download/podcast-431/Podcast%20431.mp3

This week, I’m continuing what I started last week, adding to the German rocket trooper action figure.  I’m working on the head and a bit on the rocket pack today – both small sculpting projects.  I’m add a small amount of Aves Apoxie Sculpt to the heads of the figures I have to make a visor/mask combo as shown in the black and white cartoon of the film.  I have some black German WW2 helmets from the site Marauders Gun Runners that fortunately fits perfectly.

I also started work on sculpting the rocketpack. 

It doesn’t look like much yet, since I just wanted to get the basic shape down, so the next step is filing and Dremeling away to get the streamlined shape as shown in the film, then making a mold to cast it out of resin.

Thanks for listening!

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Check out the growing line of Thirteenth Hour toys and other products on the Thirteenth Hour Studio Etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThirteenthHourStudio).  There are a number of custom figures from retro films being sold for charity that available there as well.  For example, the hunter action figure from A Shadow in the Moonlight is now done and available on Etsy!

There is also a growing collection of Thirteenth Hour stickers on The Thirteenth Hour Studio store on Redbubble!

Check out this collaboration with past show guest Jeff Finley on handpan: 

Follow along on Spotify!  There is also a growing extended Thirteenth Hour playlist on Spotify with a growing number of retro 80s songs.

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As always, thanks for listening!

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