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Done as a rough prototype for a small figure of an alien creature that was part of Starprobe, an exhibit I did for the National Air & Space Museum. Made from plastic bits and modeling putty. About four inches high.The talons are from model kits of a prehistoric giant flightless bird (the phororacos), altered only slightly to fit the design, and attached to a "skeleton" made from plastic rods, beads, spoons, and sheet. Then I built up the form with modeling putty and carved and sanded it down, added _lots_ of coats of paint (primer, crackle 1, crackle 2, base color, modifier color, three or four spatter coats), and did some detailing.
A tiny picture of the finished alien is on page 199 of a book, _The Smithsonian Experience_, published by W. W. Norton & Company for The Smithsonian Institution in 1977. It is captioned.βMessage pod from a space creatureβ, and is described on the lower right corner of the page opposite. My name, and the rest of the Starprobe exhibit, are not mentioned:
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too bad the original alien pic is not available as it is something to behold. another must look at more than once don simpson creation complimenting the Starprobe. great!
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Embarassedly, I must admit that the talons are from model kits of a prehistoric giant flightless bird (the phororacos), altered only slightly to fit the design, and attached to a "skeleton" made from plastic rods, beads, spoons, and sheet. Then I built up the form with modeling putty and carved and sanded it down, added _lots_ of coats of paint (primer, crackle 1, crackle 2, base color, modifier color, three or four spatter coats), and did some detailing.
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ya talons look Similar to the Golems from Ghost busters...this fellar reminded me of em for some odd reason..i like it
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