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[Editor's note: free touch posted this blog a couple of days ago and I don't know how I missed this until just now. Once again, free touch shows off his artistic talents by making this custom Halo 3 skull, which happens to be my favorite skull from the game. YAY!!!! -- CTZ

Sup all. I present to you, my latest in the way of custom art: A full size, reproduction/interpretation of one of the hidden skulls in Halo 3. Grunt Birthday Party, once found, enables you to shot Grunts in the head, which makes confetti shoot out of them and children to yell out "YAY!"

It was created from a Halloween skull that I had lying around from last year's party. I took off the bottom jaw off completely, filled the plaster mold with more plaster (to make it about five to seven pounds, perfect for cracking someone in the face with), sanded it down, cleaned up the bits I needed to, and added a new paint job. I combined the in game skull, with the out of game symbol, thus creating an amalgamation of the thing. The input plug on the back of the skull was sculpted by me, and created out of latex.

I kept the mold because I might do more of these. Finishing it off with the carving around the input plug, and the carving of the Candle Icon on the front of the head, and finally giving roughly three coats of clear coat, to allow for handling.

This was a gift for my brother, because all he does is play Halo. Any questions let me know! You can reach me by sending me a PM or leave a comment here.

Also, as a side note, I'm going to be putting up three of my custom faceplates up for sale here in the next week or so. Two being of Destructoid nature, and the other being the BioShock plate I did. Contact me for prices, deals and the like. Don't be shy, the things are going to be cheap.


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Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 03/30/2008 19:35
That is really really cool.
kepler's Avatar
kepler at 03/30/2008 19:44
Thats some nice work right there.
The GHost's Avatar
The GHost at 03/30/2008 19:57
Awright! Nicely done, homemade stuff is always the best :D
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 03/30/2008 20:04
That is pretty sweet I must say
Mecha Rabb's Avatar
Mecha Rabb at 03/30/2008 20:05
definately sweet

great job!
Puppy Licks's Avatar
Puppy Licks at 03/30/2008 20:05
That is fantastic man :D
Vlambo's Avatar
Vlambo at 03/30/2008 20:05
Thats pretty sweet.
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Aziel13 at 03/30/2008 20:14
give me a slice of that XD
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EternalDarkWing at 03/30/2008 20:35
Amazing work as usual dude. Keep it up.
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Apple at 03/30/2008 20:39
neat
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tazarthayoot at 03/30/2008 22:55
this is fucking amazing.
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ogo2k at 03/30/2008 23:14
i don't even enjoy halo, but that is badass
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 03/30/2008 23:24
That is really awesome.
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iPoodz at 03/31/2008 00:07
Looks like an amazing B-day present.
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hood_954 at 03/31/2008 01:21
DO WANT
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Macca at 03/31/2008 01:58
Damn, you have one lucky brother. Great stuff man.
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LarkOhiya at 03/31/2008 08:48
I fap'ed
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 03/31/2008 08:53
Awesome work as always... I need to get in touch with you about a custom Guitar Hero Wii faceplate one of these days.
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free touch at 03/31/2008 10:00
BRING IT! :D
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Rifter01 at 03/31/2008 13:04
Looks real & really badass

"El Super Feliz Cuplianos" & GOAL!!!
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The Incredible Edible Egg at 03/31/2008 18:45
smells like victory
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Takeshi at 04/02/2008 12:02
Just as impressive as your banner, I love it!
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power-glove at 04/02/2008 20:32
Congrats on the promotion.
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slapme7times at 04/02/2008 20:34
there's only one thing left to do...

play a RL game of oddball and crush some faces in with that ornate skull!
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 04/02/2008 20:34
Fantastico.
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Teen Idol at 04/02/2008 20:57
SIICCCKKK! (the good kind of sick)
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falinter at 04/02/2008 21:27
When you mentioned port in the back of the skull I thought you meant for skull fucking.

I was gratefully mistaken.

::thumbs up for non skull fucking::
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MechaMonkey at 04/02/2008 21:41
Astounding work. I'm definitely down for one of those faceplates...
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NihonTiger90 at 04/02/2008 21:59
Excellent work! I'd love to have one of those for myself one day.
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copulatingduck at 04/02/2008 22:26
Amazing! You do have quite the "touch." *snicker*

Here's my internet badge back. :'(
AfroJoel's Avatar
AfroJoel at 04/02/2008 23:19
Epic win bruz, epic win
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SR388 at 04/03/2008 00:00
Nice work! I hope your brother loved it!
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tkyy at 04/03/2008 00:17
Looks very real.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 04/03/2008 02:43
That is so sweet and explains why you've been gone for a while dude!
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Necros at 04/03/2008 03:22
Wow, very nice! Now go beat someone to death with it and let the time run out in the round.
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Samit Sarkar at 04/03/2008 04:33
That is bad ass.
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chris1534 at 04/03/2008 05:22
Im not a H3 fan, but thats pretty cool.
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mistic at 04/03/2008 05:23
absolutely fantastic!
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Kryptinite at 04/03/2008 07:47
I can't wait to see these face plates. I have some monies I can blow.
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Holyetheline at 04/03/2008 08:36
Is that a ceramic skull or what? Looks amazing.
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PetiePal at 04/03/2008 11:28
Very cool man. What did you use for the material in the mold, plaster?
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free touch at 04/03/2008 12:09
I used plaster for the skull, and rubber latex (with a bit of hot craft glue) for the port.

Its not ceramic, its just the Gloss clear coat that I put on it. I tend to use gloss clear coat, because I like the finished feel of it more than the matte stuff. When you touch it it feels more smooth I think, although it could be because I covered the thing with some heavy coats. I did this one different than most of my other custom work, because I knew a lot of people would probably touch it, so I laid some pretty thick coats of clear coat on it. I usually do 2-3 light coats, to avoid any imperfections, but I figured this IS a skull, so it shouldn't be perfect.

Thanks for everything guys and ladies!!! I actually have a few more projects coming up, mostly custom plates, but also a few tricks and treats and robot heads. Stay tuned! and if anyone else has some questions let me know!

-Chris
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Spartacus at 04/03/2008 20:33
Wow, awesome.
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JavTheGreat at 04/04/2008 16:51
I want one!
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