Since the completion of the smaller BH Hulk Figure I was on the lookout for something new. Something challenging. Something…green.
And boy did I find it. Here I present this Hulk sculpture by Wicked. The model is obviously based on a scene from the Planet Hulk series. Here we have a Devil Corker regretting it’s attempt at eating the Hulk – adorned in full battle gear.
I will include their contact information below if you wish to see their other models or learn more about them.
This print was the longest, most complex print I have attempted to date. It might well be the most complex one I ever undertake. Needless to say I may have bit off more then I could chew. But this sculpture was so amazing I knew I had to add it to my collection.
Printing the parts took roughly a month of near non-stop printing. The main monster (Devil Corker’s) body took 7 days to print. If you have done 3D printing then you know how much of a nail biting experience that long of a print can be.
Thankfully only one part failed to print properly the first time, and the rest had minimal printing defects I was able to hide or cover up by other means.
Painting took roughly two weeks and believe it or not the tongue tentacles were the hardest to complete. I had a picture in my mind of how I wanted this to look – but the tongue tentacles proved to be difficult to decide on. I wanted them to look like they obviously live in its mouth, but resembled the outer tentacles somewhat.
Assembling also proved to be a difficult endeavor as there were so many parts with some interweaved among each other. I was able to put most of it together prior to painting. But when I put Hulk inside the monster’s mouth I had to insert the tongue just so it fit and inserted to the rest of the tentacle wrapped around his arm.
Another maker who did this model provided good instructions on how to assemble. Some pieces had to be painted separately and attached later. See video below for his walk through. It helped me.
Once the model was painted and assembled I did some final touch ups for areas that had paint scratched off (it was an effort to get everything inserted properly). I even broke one of it’s teeth in getting the tongue in. Thankfully its not very noticeable. I decided to leave it as is (Hulk broke it with his punch…haha).
Once painting was complete I sprayed a protective layer of matte varnish. A couple layers actually. Let it dry. As a final detail I put some nail polish over the eyes and arm wound of the monster. Really helped give it some added life.
Overall this was a rather difficult time (and filament) consuming model. Painting took a good deal of time to get right and assembling took some ingenuity and elbow grease. That being said its an awesome, dynamic model; and a great addition to any Hulk or Marvel fan’s collection.
I’m really happy with how it came out.
Wicked:
Green Fists 