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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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pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 19:18
pendelton21
*golf clap*
Well done, sir.
power-glove's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 19:25
power-glove
Impressive
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 19:35
Neonie
That is really really cool.
kepler's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 19:44
kepler
Thats some nice work right there.
The GHost's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 19:57
The GHost
Awright! Nicely done, homemade stuff is always the best :D
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 20:04
TrailerParkJesus
That is pretty sweet I must say
Mecha Rabb's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 20:05
Mecha Rabb
definately sweet

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

"El Super Feliz Cuplianos" & GOAL!!!
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 18:45
The Incredible Edible Egg
smells like victory
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 12:02
Takeshi
Just as impressive as your banner, I love it!
power-glove's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 20:32
power-glove
Congrats on the promotion.
slapme7times's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 20:34
slapme7times
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 - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 20:34
Cheeburga
Fantastico.
Teen Idol's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 20:57
Teen Idol
SIICCCKKK! (the good kind of sick)
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 21:27
falinter
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::
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 21:41
MechaMonkey
Astounding work. I'm definitely down for one of those faceplates...
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 21:59
NihonTiger90
Excellent work! I'd love to have one of those for myself one day.
copulatingduck's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 22:26
copulatingduck
Amazing! You do have quite the "touch." *snicker*

Here's my internet badge back. :'(
AfroJoel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 23:19
AfroJoel
Epic win bruz, epic win
SR388's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 00:00
SR388
Nice work! I hope your brother loved it!
tkyy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 00:17
tkyy
Looks very real.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 02:43
Justice
That is so sweet and explains why you've been gone for a while dude!
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 03:22
Necros
Wow, very nice! Now go beat someone to death with it and let the time run out in the round.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 04:33
Samit Sarkar
That is bad ass.
chris1534's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 05:22
chris1534
Im not a H3 fan, but thats pretty cool.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 05:23
mistic
absolutely fantastic!
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 07:47
Kryptinite
I can't wait to see these face plates. I have some monies I can blow.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 08:36
Holyetheline
Is that a ceramic skull or what? Looks amazing.
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 11:28
PetiePal
Very cool man. What did you use for the material in the mold, plaster?
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 12:09
free touch
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
Spartacus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2008 20:33
Spartacus
Wow, awesome.
JavTheGreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/04/2008 16:51
JavTheGreat
I want one!
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