• Thu. Mar 28th, 2024
lara croft necklace pendent prop sculpt

Lara Croft Tomb Raider pendent necklace prop from the new game

I will preface this post by saying I LOVE the new “Tomb Raider” game and I’ve loved almost all previous games in the franchise since I had the first one on the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation. I love almost everything about the new “Tomb Raider” game and completed it to 100% days after getting it. I am thinking of making that cool axe Lara uses, but for now wanted to start something smaller, so I went with Lara Crofts pendent necklace that she wears in the game. I scooped up all the art shots I could find and set to work.

Sometimes even the smallest things can take you the longest time to make. Take this Lara Croft pendent necklace prop for example, it’s a few cm’s across and it took longer to do than it did to do some full prep work for a full sized prop O_o. The problem with small things is, they need to be smooth and working with clay you get all sorts of imperfections, enter Monster Clay.

If you haven’t heard of this stuff and you’re into sculpting you need to get yourself some, this made this Lara Croft pendent so much easier to cope with than regular clay (and thanks Edes for the actual photos and measurements!). The thing with Monster Clay I’ve found most useful is the heat in your fingers makes it more pliable and therefore easier to smooth and if you need a smooth finish on something small, you can also use your regular tiny metal sculpting tools and with a handy cup of hot water almost turn them into laser cutters.

This will never be perfect if you’re working on something small that needs to be extremely precise, but this is the best you’re going to get right here, this stuff can be smooth and with a little buffing of your resin pull, it’s almost like glass. Case in point….

lara croft necklace pendent prop sculpt
Some green dry brushing over a black resin base and bam! I didn’t have the leather thong at this stage, so I put string on it to demonstrate.

I’ve made a few of these now and got the proper leather thong to attach to it, making it pretty much a 1:1 of the ingame necklace! If you want a Lara Croft Tomb Raider pendent necklace from the new game I will be adding them to my Prop Shop when I get time, in the meantime you can just email me to order one.

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Nonna who loves her family, travel, board games, video games, VR and all things geeky (oh and some terrible reality TV.. don't judge lol).

20 thoughts on “Lara Croft Tomb Raider pendent necklace prop from the new game”
  1. Hi, im very interested in this necklace you made,and the design you did is very accuarate of the in-games representation. I would appreciate it if i can order one from you! Thank you!

    1. Hi there,
      you can email me, I only have a few of them and let me know the color you want 🙂

  2. hey! i would love one of those necklaces if you still have them? I don’t see your email anywhere? just wondering how much they cost?

  3. By chance do you have more or could make one, I’ve been searching everywhere to find just the necklace.. I would love the green color like hers in game. But how much would those cost?

  4. Hey, I sent you an e-mail and haven’t heard back yet, I was wondering if you still have a pendant available?

    1. We seem to be having communication issues. I replied to all the pendent emails I got, so if you never got a reply, I never got the email. I suggest you click on the “Prop Shop” link and just purchase it through there. As soon as payment is received I will post the item out 🙂

  5. I bought one of these from you on Etsy and it’s so great. My friend wanted to buy one after she sw mine, but they aren’t on Etsy anymore. Are you still doing them?

    1. Hi Missy B,
      I am, but just not at the moment as I’m away soon on vacation. I will be doing new ones from October 2014. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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