Geek Creek TMNT Kitbashes and Photos

Monte Williams · 08-13-2014, 05:06 PM

If I had 5% of the talent some of you lucky folks have I'd try my hand at painting, but instead I have my buddy Milt do it for me.

For a better sense of the extent to which heymilt transformed these toys, compare Mikey's unpainted neck peg in the following photo to the rest of his skin:

There's no way I could follow that, so I contented myself with gathering unlikely accessories and vehicles for my badass Turtles.

More in the second post...

Monte Williams · 08-13-2014, 05:07 PM

First off, while they can't fit inside to utilize the turret bubble, the Turtles look pretty cool with the Acid Rain Stronghold, which is so convincingly weathered right out of the box (similar to 3A's World War Robot rust aesthetic) that it looks like something one would put together from assorted scraps and debris in a sewer, so...

I reckon it's an all-purpose sewer transport, but the fact that it transforms into a robot mode could also suggest it's an updated approach to Metalhead.

More unlikely choices from the 1:18 scale: the RDA Grinder from James Cameron's Avatar and G.I. Joe Retaliation Firefly's sled:

I've also been putting together lots of accessories, both because I want to maybe try to build a custom sewer eventually and just for the hell of it. In the next post you'll see some random weapons and things, plus a work-in-progress science lab station.

Monte Williams · 08-13-2014, 05:08 PM

More in the next post...

Monte Williams · 08-13-2014, 05:08 PM

Ninja Turtle motorpool:

And a very recent addition to my vehicle fleet, in the form of a garden toy I bought in Istanbul a few years ago for my Joes. Since it's designed to rest in a garden it's not a proper toy; there's no way to open it, so I can't place the Turtles inside, and they wouldn't fit in the front seats even if I could. But for background fodder it looks pretty cool.

A better sense of the scale:

Thanks for checking out my humble efforts, everybody, and keep browsing the thread for more posts, including tons of photos of my work-in-progress sewer set!

kwalsh007 · 08-13-2014, 08:14 PM

THAT VAN!! Ohh la la... So classic

Monte Williams · 08-13-2014, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kwalsh007

THAT VAN!! Ohh la la... So classic

Thanks! And for a lazy kitbasher like me, it was perfect, 'cause setting aside the fact that I can't place the Turtles inside it, it required no modification.

Found art has always been my favorite breed of "custom".

909 Turtle Fan · 08-13-2014, 08:18 PM

Yeah, that V dub can fits perfect!

Monte Williams · 08-15-2014, 04:29 PM

Today I took my daughter's Monster High Sweet 1600 Draculaura Roadster out for a shoot. If you squint and then get really drunk and then pass out or die, it's passable as a wildly stylized take on one of the Neutrino flying cars:

To suggest the car is floating, I simply balanced it on this barrel accessory:

If and when my daughter finalizes her long, drawn-out process of outgrowing Monster High, I might conduct some painting and weathering experiments on it to make it more viable.

*pennydreadful* · 08-16-2014, 02:56 AM

You can never outgrow Monster High; once you're in, you're in for life cuz that show is awesome.

Though I'd definitely be interested to see any customizing you could do on MH bases!

connor_obain · 08-16-2014, 02:57 AM

Maaan, are you hijacking my brain? was thinking about the heap and poacher for those very characters Ha!

Really liking the sigma six Casey Jones, looks like he got the stealth treatment the turtles got but better and you need to do something with the monster high car, tell your daughter a bigger boy ran away with it*

*thats an excuse we use in scotland "a bigger boy done it and ran away"

raven6859 · 08-16-2014, 08:48 AM

Great stuff! Really looking forward to seeing your Turtles' lair, you have a great eye for useful figures and diorama pieces!

Monte Williams · 08-16-2014, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven6859

Great stuff! Really looking forward to seeing your Turtles' lair, you have a great eye for useful figures and diorama pieces!

Thank you very much! Coming from you that's high praise indeed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by connor_obain

Maaan, are you hijacking my brain? was thinking about the heap and poacher for those very characters Ha!

For some reason I have spent many happy hours seeking modern updates, usually from McFarlane, of vintage TMNT figures. Here's some suggestions I came up with:

http://twofistedtoytalk.wordpress.co...n-day-mutants/

Not pictured is a weirder, more recent notion: the NECA Prometheus Engineer as a new take on Krang's android body.

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Originally Posted by pennydreadful

You can never outgrow Monster High; once you're in, you're in for life cuz that show is awesome.

I've never seen the show, oddly enough. I just saw Monster High photos on Flickr and loved the designs. Indeed, I got my daughter into them; she didn't care for them at all until I brought one home.

Alas, I learned that I hate rooted hair, so I eventually gave all my MH dolls to my daughter, who in turn recently placed them all in the garage.

Seriously, though, I would buy dozens of the damn things if they were reinterpreted as an action figure series by NECA or something (with sculpted plastic hair). A NECA Robecca Steam would be the greatest toy ever!

Here are some of my MH photos:

Perennial by Geek Creek, on Flickr

Apocalipstick (Monster High Skelita) by Geek Creek, on Flickr

Monster High Toralei Cat Tastrophe by Geek Creek, on Flickr

Why'd It Have To Be... by Geek Creek, on Flickr

Monster High Honey Swamp by Geek Creek, on Flickr

They're photogenic little buggers!

~~1987~~ · 08-16-2014, 12:28 PM

those are some great quality custom figures youve made there! gotta admire your hard work and dedication, you are truly talented

Monte Williams · 05-03-2015, 01:22 PM

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connor_obain · 05-04-2015, 04:12 AM

Really like what you have done with Don there, (as much as i hate to admit it) taking inspiration from the movie Don there works.

Hoping to see more of Leo with the jungle kit

Monte Williams · 07-08-2015, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by connor_obain

Really like what you have done with Don there, (as much as i hate to admit it) taking inspiration from the movie Don there works.

Hoping to see more of Leo with the jungle kit

Belated thanks, Connor! I wasn't a fan of the Bay designs for the most part, but Don really captured my imagination for some reason.

No new Jungle Leo photos, alas.

However...

My Facebook friend Matt Cauley did a drawing for his custom-painted 2003 Ninja Turtle Sewer Lair giveaway, and I won!

As you can see, it's much, much darker than the retail version. Naturally, I wasted no time filling it with props and such!

Now that I've gotten these look-at-this! photos out of the way, I'm looking forward to capturing some better photos sometime soon.

Thanks again, Matt! I love it!

Huzzah · 07-09-2015, 06:31 PM

My favorite part is Mikey digging Reptar out of the trash.

Monte Williams · 08-03-2015, 11:03 PM

Some recent, random Turtle photos:

Say Your Prayers, Turtles! by Monte Williams, on Flickr

Incognito by Monte Williams, on Flickr

Raphael at the O'Neil Farm by Monte Williams, on Flickr

MiniMates Michelangelo by Monte Williams, on Flickr

Dimension X Changes a Fella by Monte Williams, on Flickr

Tragg Attack! by Monte Williams, on Flickr

Metalhead 2.0 · 08-19-2015, 09:51 AM

God, I love this thread.

Monte Williams · 03-20-2016, 05:16 AM

Arthur Dent and Marvin the Paranoid Android by Monte Williams, on Flickr

I first read Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sometime around 1990, and I always envisioned Marvin as this Fugitoid action figure, so when I scored a NECA Arthur Dent, I had to pair him up with my vintage Fugitoid.

08-13-2014, 05:06 PM	#1
Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Geek Creek TMNT Kitbashes and Photos If I had 5% of the talent some of you lucky folks have I'd try my hand at painting, but instead I have my buddy Milt do it for me. For a better sense of the extent to which heymilt transformed these toys, compare Mikey's unpainted neck peg in the following photo to the rest of his skin: There's no way I could follow that, so I contented myself with gathering unlikely accessories and vehicles for my badass Turtles. More in the second post... __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 12:51 PM.

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Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	First off, while they can't fit inside to utilize the turret bubble, the Turtles look pretty cool with the Acid Rain Stronghold, which is so convincingly weathered right out of the box (similar to 3A's World War Robot rust aesthetic) that it looks like something one would put together from assorted scraps and debris in a sewer, so... I reckon it's an all-purpose sewer transport, but the fact that it transforms into a robot mode could also suggest it's an updated approach to Metalhead. More unlikely choices from the 1:18 scale: the RDA Grinder from James Cameron's Avatar and G.I. Joe Retaliation Firefly's sled: I've also been putting together lots of accessories, both because I want to maybe try to build a custom sewer eventually and just for the hell of it. In the next post you'll see some random weapons and things, plus a work-in-progress science lab station. __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 12:53 PM.

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Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	More in the next post... __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 12:54 PM.

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Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Ninja Turtle motorpool: And a very recent addition to my vehicle fleet, in the form of a garden toy I bought in Istanbul a few years ago for my Joes. Since it's designed to rest in a garden it's not a proper toy; there's no way to open it, so I can't place the Turtles inside, and they wouldn't fit in the front seats even if I could. But for background fodder it looks pretty cool. A better sense of the scale: Thanks for checking out my humble efforts, everybody, and keep browsing the thread for more posts, including tons of photos of my work-in-progress sewer set! __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 12:55 PM.

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909 Turtle Fan Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eastbound & Down Posts: 462	Yeah, that V dub can fits perfect! __________________ "Infinite possibilities have been opened to me thanks to this...Technodrome."-Ch'rell aka The Shredder, Turtles Forever "Breath in the smoke, Oroku Saki, and meditate. Open your mind and all will become clear."-Kitsune, SHotFC #3 "You know what, you're not Leonardo, you're a member of the foot clan. you are a foot clan member! you're not just a member, you're Danny! you're that punk b*tch Danny!" -Adam, workaholics, teenage mutant ninja roommates

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kwalsh007 Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New York Posts: 219	THAT VAN!! Ohh la la... So classic

08-15-2014, 04:29 PM	#8
Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Today I took my daughter's Monster High Sweet 1600 Draculaura Roadster out for a shoot. If you squint and then get really drunk and then pass out or die, it's passable as a wildly stylized take on one of the Neutrino flying cars: To suggest the car is floating, I simply balanced it on this barrel accessory: If and when my daughter finalizes her long, drawn-out process of outgrowing Monster High, I might conduct some painting and weathering experiments on it to make it more viable. __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 01:02 PM.

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pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	You can never outgrow Monster High; once you're in, you're in for life cuz that show is awesome. Though I'd definitely be interested to see any customizing you could do on MH bases! __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

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connor_obain Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Glasgow Posts: 219	Maaan, are you hijacking my brain? was thinking about the heap and poacher for those very characters Ha! Really liking the sigma six Casey Jones, looks like he got the stealth treatment the turtles got but better and you need to do something with the monster high car, tell your daughter a bigger boy ran away with it* *thats an excuse we use in scotland "a bigger boy done it and ran away"

08-16-2014, 08:48 AM	#11
raven6859 Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 332	Great stuff! Really looking forward to seeing your Turtles' lair, you have a great eye for useful figures and diorama pieces! __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/8372431@N05/ http://https://secretnipplelasers.wordpress.com

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~~1987~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 640	those are some great quality custom figures youve made there! gotta admire your hard work and dedication, you are truly talented

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Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	(Deleted from Flickr) __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 01:33 PM.

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connor_obain Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Glasgow Posts: 219	Really like what you have done with Don there, (as much as i hate to admit it) taking inspiration from the movie Don there works. Hoping to see more of Leo with the jungle kit

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Huzzah Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Independence, Louisiana Posts: 1,124	My favorite part is Mikey digging Reptar out of the trash. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/93225684@N02/ https://tmntnextmutation.wordpress.com/

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Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Some recent, random Turtle photos: Say Your Prayers, Turtles! by Monte Williams, on Flickr Incognito by Monte Williams, on Flickr Raphael at the O'Neil Farm by Monte Williams, on Flickr MiniMates Michelangelo by Monte Williams, on Flickr Dimension X Changes a Fella by Monte Williams, on Flickr Tragg Attack! by Monte Williams, on Flickr __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 01:35 PM.

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Metalhead 2.0 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 822	God, I love this thread.

03-20-2016, 05:16 AM	#20
Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Arthur Dent and Marvin the Paranoid Android by Monte Williams, on Flickr I first read Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sometime around 1990, and I always envisioned Marvin as this Fugitoid action figure, so when I scored a NECA Arthur Dent, I had to pair him up with my vintage Fugitoid. __________________ Last edited by Monte Williams; 08-25-2019 at 01:41 PM.