Art of Bruce Whistlecraft

I have a new range of figures in the works and I thought I would post a peek at how they were made.
I work out the overall look on paper with a pencil first, figuring out the look of the figure. As I am making the prototype I dont need to do detailed turnaround views for another sculptor to work from. So I dive right into the build..

This is what I am using for my prototype master sculpt. More of a construct than a sculpt.
Acrylic geometric forms. Styrene sheet. Acrylic and styrene rod and tube. Lead tape. Some plastic hemispheres. And some epoxy putty to fill the gaps.

My tools for this job. All hand tools apart from a mini power Proxxon drill (not shown) for bulky cutting and sanding, of which there is not much. As I am mostly using acrylic and styrene I am chemically welding more than gluing. Using dichloromethane.

Basic form built, with most gaps plugged with filler. Some rub down and finishing required before molding but he came together nicely. Three days work so far.

The switch on the back of the figure. I turned the handle grip from acrylic tube held in my mini drill chuck like a tiny lathe.

Some more views of the figure.

A couple of coats of primer and some rubbing down to get the best surface finish possible.
I use automotive acrylic paint mostly. A couple of coats of “Filler Primer” first. This is a high build primer that is great for filling any tiny indents or scratches in the surface. You can get a nice even surface with this, then move onto the regular primer.
Rubbing down is about 50% of modelmaking.
This will need another pass before it’s ready.

All finished and ready to send off to the casters. I wont be hand casting these myself. I know people who are set up specifically for that job and they are faster and better at it than I am..

And here is a small army of resin castings. I have filled any tiny air holes and primed these ready for painting…

More info on this new series coming very soon.

Watch my social media pages or this blog for info..

Coming jolly soon, a very limited edition, hand painted version of the Pobber production figure Humphrey Mooncalf.

I painted six Mourning Mooncalfs in the black, purple and tarnished silver colours which have become an ongoing series in their own right.
In addition each has been given a neck tie to complete the outfit.

Signed on the underside and numbered in an embossed fashion on the rear of each 8″ tall piece, Humphrey comes in his usual box with FREE worldwide tracked shipping.

“Humphrey Mooncalf had a reoccurring problem with his Travithick No. 4 Nano-clockwork brain.
Repeated trips to the watch-smith proved a great success.
The pain held at bay by loosening his cranial rivets.
This however means that he can no longer look up.
Such a shame, as he does so love the moon”

Available from my online store on Friday 13th February at 6pm UK time.

It’s carnage over at my Online Store RIGHT NOW.
In order to make way for the incoming final Bella DelaMere edition, the previous versions prices have been SLASHED!
They are all ON SALE.
All prices CUT!

If you have been thinking about picking up one of these lovelies then now is the time to act.. ( And dont forget the Ello money off code too…)

http://mechtorians.bigcartel.com/

Stumpy Warburton “Mourning” edition will be released exclusively at Designer Con in Pasadena on November the 8th & 9th.

There will be ONLY 20 of these 2″ tall resin figures, each hand painted by Doktor A.
Signed and numbered, carded and bagged.
$90 each.

Available from the Doktor’s booth, Number 416.

Bella DelaMere the “Dead of Night” edition.
This heinous huntress for the haunting season brings a splash of horror to your Halloween.
Wielding a jagged blade and ill intent the mechanical masked malefactor is out for blood.
Decked in shades of pitch and gloom and randomly bespattered with arterial colour, young Bella has been up to no good in the deadliest of ways.

Limited to only 175 pieces Bella will launch at 11.59pm on the 30th of October (UK time).
So kick your Halloween off the right way by picking up the penultimate incarnation of this retrobotic, be-tentacled beauty.

Available from the Arts Unknown web-store for £65.
Signed and numbered “APs” available from Doktor A’s webstore for £80 (only 25 available)

8″ tall rotocast vinyl art multiple figurine.
Each piece is randomly spattered with red gore, making each piece individual.
Comes in presentation box with formed protective inlay.

The APs of the Springtime Stroll edition of MrPumfry’s astounding Mechanised Perambulator are now available to purchase from my online store.

This colorway dropped at San Diego Comic Con 2014. Following the sold-out Autumn Amble and Winter Wanderland editions, Spring Stroll evokes the lushness of spring with rich green tones and light brass accents.
Total run was limited to only 100 pcs.

The 10 “AP” (artist proofs) offered here are signed and numbered by Doktor A.

The second casting run of the Metal edition Stumpy Warburton figures are now available to purchase direct from my online store.

Each is an edition of 100 pieces. The total run will be cast in several passes. The first run sold very fast.
£20 each, 3″ tall, polished and antiqued “cold-cast metal” resin figures, bagged and signed by Doktor A.

The latest edition of my popular Bella DelaMere figure has arrived at my studio and is now available to purchase from my online store.

Rich browns, Ebony black and gold detailing.

A finely crafted wooden vibe permeates this edition of the popular Bella figure. Also eliciting images of exotic Nubian mysteries or simply rich chocolate wonder.
Behind her back she grasps a golden sickle.

Colonel Rombus will be available to purchase direct from Doktor A via his online store from 6pm (UK time) on Monday the 26th of May.

Sculpted by Doktor A and hand cast and antiqued in England by Baroque Designs, this hefty piece features an inset glass eye lens and real metal Brass winding key.
Edition of 50 pieces .
Each 6″ tall “Coldcast Bronze” figure is signed and numbered by Doktor A.

Within the edition run there are randomly hidden a handful of “Chase” versions of the Colonel. Where the regular version is all “Bronze” in tone, the chase versions have “Pewter” inset gear parts.

As a comparison see the photo below.

See more of Colonel Rombus HERE.

The “The Faded Daguerreotype” colorway is a vintage monotone delight in shades of Sepia with delicate printed details.
The full run is limited to 175 pieces.
With 25 signed and numbered “AP” pieces available now direct from the good Doktor’s online store.

Discarded with the sump oil at a very early age, Bella was swept downstream until she found herself by the sea. She soon made friends with all forms of aquatic creatures and was taken in and raised by a family of Kraken (the smaller lesser spotted variety). Upon reaching adulthood she returned to the surface and emerged into society, remodelled after her adoptive kin folk. The tentacles do not raise many comments around town. But her insistence on always waring a mask certainly does. Much speculation is whispered about her true identity. And one day she will reveal her secret to the father who left her for dead…