Just a test post from my iPod touch!
I have pretty much finished my first Monarch! Wings are laminated photo paper.
I will take "proper" photos against a sweep later in the week, after I add in the "eyes" on his breastplate logo, and gloss in the eyes/teeth!
I will probably redden/lighten the beard/eyebrows, as the brownish-red I made seems a little too dark.
All in all, I'm pleased. I opted for a wall-eyed look, so maybe I'll try a sideways glance next time. Here's a Coke can for scale:
I'll start on the Dr/ Girlfriend sculpt soon, but I have an awful lot to do between now and mid-July, deadline-wise, so she may have to wait a month or two. I don't want to rush her!
Waiting for enamel to cure to a rock-hard state is like watching a pot of water come to a boil.
Progressing nicely, but the wait on the yellow is agony! I redid the flesh tones, making him sicklier and more pale. Left a darker tinge around the eyes and the edges/undersides of the nose. I'll go back in and deepen the lips a touch.
The casting worked nicely though.
My molds were successful - a Monarch parts set was pulled that I could then assemble and paint.

After cleanup, beard attachment, and priming, I painted the skin tones on the Monarch. There's about four shades used - it's very subtle, and will show up better when he's photographed correctly... currently, I have masked this area off and have shot him with gloss yellow, for the armor.
More soon!