Pyramid Head

A statue of a humanoid figure with an animal head, holding a spear, standing on a round base.

These figures usually done come with bases, so I had to make my own. These are basic wooden plaques from the craft store.

To make the tiles, laid down a decent layer of automotive spot putty, and carved out the lines. I chose spot putty because it dries fast and is easy to sand.

Once dry, I sanded over all of it, to get a flat surface with imperfections. And then I chipped away at the corners.

For paint, I started wtih black, to get every spot, and then worked my way up, going lighter and lighter.

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These Models come in several pieces. You need to assemble them yourself, including creating your own mounting hardware.

In this case, I had to do a few fixes. The tip of Pyramid Heads helmet was missing. It could have been an imperfection in the cast, or was missing entirely. Either way, I had to build that.

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Once everything was assembled and ready for paint, I primed the pieces, and checked for imperfections.

There were a few imperfections in the seams, so I touched them up with more putty.

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Then the paint process. I started with black, to get every crack, and then worked my way up to the lighter colors. The lighter I went, the lighter I pressed, to make sure I only got the highest spots.

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Once painted, I assembled the last few pieces, attached it to the base, and gave it all a coat of clear.

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