thanks to Domtopia for this weeks challenge theme

The $25 Man

Brief: Rebuild the Bionic man, but on a budget! Due to the recession, certain cutbacks have needed to be made. As a result and although we have the technology, we only have a budget of $25 to rebuild an injured test pilot whose body has been smashed to bits!
What would the bionic man look like if he had a bin for a leg, etc?

Deadline: Midnight (UK) on Wednesday 11th July. (this is Wednesday night, Thursday morning for those that need clarification). There is a 5 minute grace period allowing people to get their posts and links sorted. A moderator will then post a list of valid entries after checking links and voting will begin until the following midnight. Feedback is welcomed during the voting process.

Your final entry should be posted in this thread: Post all comments, crits, sacrifices, and all WIPs (required for entry) in the WIP thread

WIPS

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• You must post at least two separate wips into the wip thread. (rules) (posting guide)
  
• You must post a final image in the finals thread along with two clickable links, that link back to your wips in the wip thread (guide)  
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wip 1

wip 2

As I found the $25 budget inexistent in today's terms (might as well say fully recicled, $0 budget man) I decided to find out how to increase the buying power of those $25. The answer, due to the gods of inflation, is to go back in time! ( $25 dollars in 1870 would have a buying power that goes from $445 to $48 800 present day dollars, depending on the index used to establish worth...)

Gentlemen, I present Cornelius Salustiano De Hentzau, a former foot soldier in the Ruritanian Royal Army. Injured while testing a armored machine carriage, he was fitted with a  prototype arm, leg eye and ear built on a barn by Nikola Orbus, a self made inventor , with the intent to sell it either to the military or a circus, whoever comes first.

wip1

wip2

So I can't believe I had a final.

wip 1 http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/392331/391846/ShowThread.aspx#391846

wip 2 http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/392331/392331/ShowThread.aspx#392331

Good luck to all.

WIP 1 http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/391537/391654/ShowThread.aspx#391654

WIP 2: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/391537/392137/ShowThread.aspx#392137

$25 man - scientists can bring him back from death, but can't afford new parts. The budget has been spent on screws, duct tape and a child's telescope, everything else was found in a skip or bought at a car boot sale.

Good Luck everyone! 

We are past the deadline. Kazky is off with her family for a while, so I'll set up the vote when I get home today. I hope you don't mind the wait.

EDIT: Time to vote!!! Since I'm setting the vote up thursday evening (my time), the vote will close friday night at midnight (that there darn british time) - I hope that'll give everyone a chance to come by and vote. Vote as per usual, your top three favourites.

Miasmic Mind

Quetzal

Annamoon

Mercurycat

1 Annamoon Great fit with the challenge topic and nice clean lines.

2 Miasmic Mind Love that expression on his face.

3 Quetzal I really like your illustrative style, but feel it doesn't fit as well with the whole budget theme as the other two. 

1_ Quetzal- beautiful piece of artwork. Really really nice.

2 miasmic mind

3 annamoon 

1. Quetzal, very nice, i like the style, but a little bit more than $25

2. Mercurycat, i like the table-chair-leg

3. Miasmic Mind, LOL a head on a skateboad

Well done!

1. quetzal

2. annamoon

3. mercurycat

ok, here are my votes..

1- Mercurycat, I like the textures and shadow work.

2- Annamoon, I like the character of the face and the futurama style head.

3- Miasmic Mind, I like the cartoony tone.

 I missed seing ThatSteveGuy´s image in the finals, I thought that his Steve Austin was looking good...

As always, it was great fun. See you in the next one, I hope.

No more votes
This was a very even round:

Miasmic Mind: 6
Quetzal: 10
Annamoon: 8
Mercurycat: 6

The winner is Quetzal! Congrats!

Now hurry on over to the next challenge

Thanks, it was great to participate, as always.

I hope to see you all in the upcoming challenges!