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Completed "the Welder"

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by Nick Majerus, Oct 5, 2012.

  1. Nick Majerus Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    My brother has been a welder for over 40 years and I thought I would do this for him. I took the RS4 – 40 figure and added the welding helmet to it. I made the helmet from Magic Sculpt. I first made a wooden helmet slightly smaller then I needed. I spread Vaseline over the wood in order to get the Magic Sculpt to release from the wood after it hardened. Then applied the Magic Sculpt over that. With a little care it came off.

    The pictured helmet was used to create the helmet.
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    DSCN5863.JPG
    DSCN5864.JPG
    weld2.jpg


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  2. ACCOUNT_DELETED A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Unusual and a nice tribute. neat idea on making the face shield.

    Colin
  3. Jazz A Fixture

    Country:
    England
    Nice work and a fitting tribute to your brother. I like the addition of the American/Canadian pinbadge.
  4. Nick Majerus Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Thanks guys. The pinbadge is the International Sheet Metal Workers Union emblem. It covers workers in Canada and the U.S. I am a 40 year member.

    Nick
  5. Helm A Fixture

    Country:
    England
    Nice work I'd be proud to have something done like that for me
    Steve
  6. ChaosCossack A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Great job on this one Nick
  7. Nick Majerus Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Thanks guys. Construction workers do not get a lot of respect, and thought it was time to remember them. I really like liked the "Molly McGuire" bust about the Irish coal miners too.

    Nick
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  8. ChaosCossack A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Hear hear... Well said Brother! You've done a good job representing all of us in one sculpt!

    Colin (IBEW 353)
  9. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Great work on this figure.
    Looks inspired trough the helmet of John Koshinski 24099.jpg
  10. Nick Majerus Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Thanks again to everyone who liked the figure.

    Nick

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