ausfire Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) To paint or not to paint? I usually leave my metal sculptures unpainted but decided to give this mosquito a black finish. The body is a heavy spring tapered in the forge. head is a big bike chain link, wing parts are garden shear blades and angle iron, legs are light reo and the bitey bit is a wood screw. He can stand in two positions, but I like it best in the bite position with the rear legs swept upwards, as they do. Here he is: Edited June 12, 2017 by ausfire forgot pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 They do grow em big down under. Nicely done, I'm always impressed with how you capture the lifelike attitude in your creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 It looks great in a nasty blood sucker kind of way. The spring work great for the body. You captured the legs well. Looks good in a black paint. The garden shears make great wings and feathers. People are always selling them cheap or giving them away yet they usually work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Awwww you made a midget mosquito, how darling. Looks good, though around here they're mostly brown to dark brown, occasionally tan rather than black. Living in mosquito country my favorite pic is the one upside down in your hand it looks dead. Just a little tweaking and you could screw them into posts, trees, walls, etc. by the proboscis. I think one that looked like it crashed into the wall at speed would be cool. A swatted one would sell too. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 or one holding a swatter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Thanks JME - we do get some big mozzies where I am. Real bloodsuckers. I did make a giant one some years ago with a proboscis made from a double barrelled shotgun. There's a pic posted on the site somewhere. I called it my big gun mosquito. Jasent: Thanks, these things are fun to do. Das. Yes, the shears are good for many things. I often use them for bird beaks, either sideways or vertically. I get them from the dump all the time as people accidentally dump them with the prunings. Frosty: Yeah, just a midget one in comparison. Some of ours are brown too, but I thought the black gave him an aggressive look. Nice Idea about screwing one into a post by the proboscis. I remember a cartoon where Huckleberry Hound (Yes, that's a while back) was pursued by a bunch of mozzies and he slammed the door to stop them. They pierced the door with their bitey bits and he hammered them over on the other side of the door. They don't make kids' cartoons like that anymore. Thomas: Yeah, or fending off a swatter as in Das's fly sculpture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Frosty said: my favorite pic is the one upside down in your hand it looks dead. Just a little tweaking and you could screw them into posts, trees, walls, etc. by the proboscis. I think one that looked like it crashed into the wall at speed would be cool. A swatted one would sell too. Frosty The Lucky. Deffenitly agrees with this. ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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