I love Ithorians.
Murne RinMaster of Intelligence
And now Vinto has his first comrade in arms!
"All assets are in play!"Composition: Epoxy clay sculpted head, feet, vocoder & staff head. Modified TBS Maz Kanata body. Velvet robes with leather lining. Cabochon eyes.
Process: A rebel spy from Fantasy Flight Games'
Imperial Assault expansion 'The Bespin Gambit', Murne is a fantastic support character with a lot of utility. She grants boons and free attacks to heroes and allies, and can even order enemy units to attack each other. She's a ton of fun to play!
Since I hadn't sculpted a head in a while, I thought it only fair that a companion to Vinto should receive the same treatment. I began by building a wire armature around the Maz head. From there, I laid down a base of epoxy clay to work from, adding a few layers to finish out the details. After finishing the sculpt I could tell that the Maz neck was going to be a bit long, so I lopped it off, shortened it, and reattached with a combination of epoxy clay and Loctite. I also dremeled out some of the plastic mass so that Murne's head would have greater range of motion. After sanding down joints and then painting up the base body and attaching the skirt, it was time for her robes and accessories.
I purchased the velvet scrap used for her robes a few months ago expressly for this character, but after it arrived I had some reservations about it. After an internal debate and some test fittings of other fabrics, however, I finally settled back on the velvet. I think it turned out alright; the way it conducts light definitely sets it apart. I also wired the folds of her robes so that they could hold their shape and be able to be posed, but I haven't experimented too much with them yet.
My favorite aspects of Murne's character design are her accessories. I've enjoyed seeing the vocoders throughout various SW media, although I don't recall ever seeing them in live action. I built Murne's out of epoxy clay and paper clips with a few translucent red light bits from the fodder bag. It clips on and off easily and didn't require any sort of fastening. I also love her headdress! This I made out of some tiny metal chain links, epoxy clay, a couple fodder tubes, and gold thread. Finally, her staff was made with two lightsaber blades wrapped in leather with an epoxy sculpted head.
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