TOPIC: Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I)

Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #285

MattShiloh Offline New Member Posts: 4	First attempt at a Chance Cube from Episode I. It's not exactly screen accurate on the paint job, but I wanted to make it look well used. Thoughts? Attachments: ...ube.jpg (6KB)
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #292

Aletani Offline Moderator Walking Through the Shadows Between Light and Dark Posts: 80 Thank you received: 108	You've got the right idea! Have you tried clay or similar that you can bake to harden? you could get that more "hand-formed" look to it and it might take the paint differently..... Maybe hand rub on a chalk paint to the faces to add to the look you're going for. Very fun prop idea!
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #380

DarthMario95 Offline Platinum Member Posts: 434 Thank you received: 200	Watto is probably my favorite part of the prequel trilogy. I love every second of screen time he occupies. His voice, his design, his attitude. So perfect. "Vhat, you tink you're asomekindofaJedi, waving your hand arrrround like that??"
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #554

ZenMondo Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 3	I used to do a brisk business on ebay selling those things circa 2005-2006, made some good friends that way too. I just started making them again and selling on etsy -- sold my first this week. To weather, what I do is get a small plastic container, fill it with rocks, insert painted cube and SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE!
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #555

ZenMondo Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 3	This one came out especially nice.
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 8 months ago #556

ZenMondo Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 3	Oh forgot to mention, be sure to seal it once it is weathered the way you like, otherwise the paint tends to wear off in your pocket, or as you roll it. I use a few coats of mod podge.
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 7 months ago #734

MattShiloh Offline New Member Posts: 4	I am definitely doing to try this method. I think you are my new hero. The weathering with the dremel just never seems to come out right. I like the look before painting it, with the rounded edges and dull matte finish of the die, but the coloring always seems off.
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Watto's Chance Cube (Episode I) 1 year 7 months ago #735

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For the colors, I just use craft store tempura paint, which when dry, weathers well. I am having a bit of trouble with my blue paint flaking off too much, so what I do is weather and if there is too little blue left on a face, seal the other faces with mod podge, touch up the face a bit with a few dabs of paint, and when dry, weather in my rock box again.

I like the rock box because it adds a random element to the weathering, and makes it appear that it happened naturally by years of rolling across the floors of podracer hangers.

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