T800 Bust - Terminator - 1/8 scale

A humorous pencil drawing of a bust of the Terminator T800 with a face that is half-human, half-robot, featuring a speech bubble"I'm not Double Face, I'm the Terminator!!..."
Painted bust of the T800 wearing a leather jacket, with a damaged face revealing the metal endoskeleton, on a wooden base

The 1/8-scale Terminator bust from ANDREA is superb. It is cast in resin and includes two lead parts for assembling the jacket...

Unpainted resin bust of the T800 wearing a leather jacket with a gray primer finish

After gluing the pieces together and finishing the seams, the bust is secured to its original base with SUPERGLUE and given a coat of primer...

T800 bust being primed, with an ochre-brown face and a light gray leather jacket on a pedestal

The paint used for this figurine is WINSOR & NEWTON alkyd oil paint in tubes. The jacket will be painted with HUMBROL oil paint. Starting to paint the skin. Shading with Sienna and Umber, then blending with a flat brush...

T800 bust being painted; face and jacket primed in white and brown

Apply a mixture of Sienna, Naples Yellow, and white. Let it dry for at least twenty minutes, then blend it out using light strokes. It’s a good idea to place the bust under a lamp to better see the arrangement of the shadows and thus achieve a natural effect...

T800 bust painted with a light primer coat and an ochre patina, prior to applying color

The result. Let it dry for 24 hours...

Painted T800 bust, with a damaged face revealing the endoskeleton, wearing a white jacket, seen in profile

The damaged flesh is painted using Sienna, cadmium red, and white. Later, a glossy varnish will be added to highlight the exposed areas...

Painted bust of the T800 in profile, showing the damaged face with torn flesh

The shadows in the recesses are rendered with Terre d'Ombre...

Painted bust of the T800 with a damaged face showing injuries and a red eye, wearing a light-colored jacket

Let's not forget the bullet holes and the blood flowing down the neck...

T800 bust with a damaged face and a white jacket, currently being painted on a pedestal

Paint the white part of the eye and the electronic eye white using HUMBROL...

 

HAIR AND EYEBROWS:

Painted T800 bust, damaged face with a red eye and a white leather jacket

Blacks: Black / Payne's Gray with a touch of white; Browns: Black / Umber with a touch of white; Blond: Yellow Ochre / Naples Yellow with a touch of white...

The lips will be painted with Indian Red highlighted with white. Eye and pupil shading: Terre d'Ombre + white highlight. Pink in the inner corner of the eye...

T800 bust viewed from the back, showing the damaged back of the neck and the white jacket

View from the back...

Painted T800 bust, with a damaged face revealing the metal endoskeleton and red eye, wearing a white jacket

The metal part is treated with HUMBROL silver and then highlighted with MODEL MASTERS chrome silver. The electronic eye is coated with a drop of MICROSCALE KRISTAL KLEAR; then, once it is dry and transparent, a drop of TAMIYA translucent acrylic is applied...

Painted bust of the T800 wearing a white jacket, with a damaged face revealing the red mechanical eye

The T-shirt is painted using lamp black, Payne's gray, and white...

Painted bust of the T800 in profile, with the face stripped away to reveal the metal skull, on a wooden base

The jacket is painted with a coat of HUMBROL matte black, then "dry-brushed" with gray 67 to lighten it. Once dry, it is weathered with graphite powder...

T800 bust painted in a black leather jacket, with a scarred face revealing the metal endoskeleton, on a wooden base

After applying a white primer, the base is stained with Sienna and Natural Earth pigments, then "wiped" after a few minutes to create a weathered wood effect. Once completely dry, two coats of glossy varnish will finish the look...

Painted bust of the T800 with a torn face revealing the metal endoskeleton, wearing a black leather jacket

Light streaks of diluted blood are added to the metal, and the lighting is once again enhanced with chrome silver...

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