The Shakespeare Bust is about to give up it's secrets!

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greatlakes6
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Can really see the differences when side by side.
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Huge differences- the size, the eyes, the beard. Seems Fensterer was trying to "perfect" the bust, it's sculpt is more polished than the original.
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svl wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:44 pm Huge differences- the size, the eyes, the beard. Seems Fensterer was trying to "perfect" the bust, it's sculpt is more polished than the original.
And feed it more carbs.
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Scott Sebring wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:04 pm
svl wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:44 pm Huge differences- the size, the eyes, the beard. Seems Fensterer was trying to "perfect" the bust, it's sculpt is more polished than the original.
And feed it more carbs.
Just to clarify, Chuck showed us the Diamond Select in his comparison photo, not the Scott Fernester/Whizz Bang version a lot of us have, right?
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I was talking about the Diamond select pic. oops.
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I did mean the Whiz Bang (which is what I currently have 'til Chuck's is available), didn't look at Chuck's comparison pic. I love Fensterer's take, but have always been slightly disappointed in it's "glossiness" (not just the color/finish, but the stylized sculpt).
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Whiz Bang vs Williams Studios-
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Yes, the one in Chuck's Side-by-side was the Diamond Select Bank, not the Whiz-Bang.
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Sorry for the confusion! Yes, that was the Diamond select head next to what I am working on.

I had to return my first bust from them because the head had sunken into the chest so much.
The second was still collapsed but not as much..
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Fresh out of the mold, the plaster pull of the shoulder area of the bust!!! Can't wait to start carving . During the slush casting of the plaster, I created a nice little hair piece for Will!!
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Quite the size difference with the plastic version...
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A lot bigger!! And no deflated chest issues!! Lol
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How about posting a pic with the new assembled Bust in a Williams cowl, and also one next to the Adam Bust?

This is fantastic....
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First test fit of the head into the body!!! WOO HOO!!! Kinda looks familiar now...

As I work through the process, if I wasn't trying to match an existing piece, the edits to make this Shakespeare would have taken about two or three days.
A walk in the park for a pro prop person.
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Wow! Wow!
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WOW!!!!
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