Hocus Pocus - Book of Spells

[foenetik]

Hi all, I hope everyone is good. Feel free to move this if it is in the wrong spot.

My Mom and Sister love the movie Hocus Pocus and they make an event of it every year. Last year my mom got this kit on Etsy and asked me to put it together, I procratinated a bit. The kit is nice enough but it was very basic so I had to modify it because I overcomplicate every task I take on. It's one of my super powers.

Here is the Kit (credit to original artist): Book of Spells Kit

I used sculpt-a-mold to build out the book as the hardcover was very flat and the tissue paper texture was lacking the look I wanted. The scars and fingers are Apoxie Sculpt. I am not good at sculpting so a couple of the fingers resemble toes but what can you do. The stitches are waxed cord bound in superglue. If I was smart I would have waited for the sculpt-a-mold and drilled the stitch holes in the cover so I can just use one long string. Instead, I had to cut each stitch to size and glue it into a shallow hole. Very time consuming.

The light brown looks brighter than it actually is, for some reason the iphone insists on altering the pictures and it keeps oversaturating everything even if I turn off HDR.

Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy.

 

[TimM63]

Hi all, I hope everyone is good. Feel free to move this if it is in the wrong spot.

My Mom and Sister love the movie Hocus Pocus and they make an event of it every year. Last year my mom got this kit on Etsy and asked me to put it together, I procratinated a bit. The kit is nice enough but it was very basic so I had to modify it because I overcomplicate every task I take on. It's one of my super powers.

Here is the Kit (credit to original artist): Book of Spells Kit

I used sculpt-a-mold to build out the book as the hardcover was very flat and the tissue paper texture was lacking the look I wanted. The scars and fingers are Apoxie Sculpt. I am not good at sculpting so a couple of the fingers resemble toes but what can you do. The stitches are waxed cord bound in superglue. If I was smart I would have waited for the sculpt-a-mold and drilled the stitch holes in the cover so I can just use one long string. Instead, I had to cut each stitch to size and glue it into a shallow hole. Very time consuming.

The light brown looks brighter than it actually is, for some reason the iphone insists on altering the pictures and it keeps oversaturating everything even if I turn off HDR.

Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy.

Really nice work. The details are amazing, especially the eye.

 

[foenetik]

Really nice work. The details are amazing, especially the eye.

Thank you.

 

[the Baron]

Excellent build!

I'm reminded now of "The Venture Brothers" and the episode, "The Trial of the Monarch." When Dr. Orpheus is called on to testify and offered a Bible, he produces a copy of the Necronomicon instead, with a mouth on top. "Careful-he's a nibbler!"

 

[Rimmer]

That's a wonderful bit of work.

LOL! I have the vegetarian cookbook in my kitchen!

 

[BOATMAN]

my wife jen really liked this as its a bit of hocus pocus magic as her birthday is on hallowhein an she was amazed at this book
chrisb an jen

 

[foenetik]

Thanks all. I appreciate the compliments.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Nice! Does the eye move? LOL!

 

[foenetik]

Nice! Does the eye move? LOL!

Thanks. I appreciate it.

I was contemplating attempting that for the next one (I have one more to make).