Post your recent non-TMNT customs

[Patraw]

Seeing as how we post TMNT customs in the TMNT toys & collectibles section, I think it's appropriate to post non-TMNT customs here. I'll start it off with my most recent works:

Flowering Cactoid (PS2: Final Fantasy 12)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF12_cactoid.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/cactoid.html)



Chocobot (Gameboy: Final Fantasy Adventure/Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FFA_chocobot.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/chocobot.html)



NapalmMan.EXE (Gameboy Advance: Mega Man Battle Network 2/5)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/BN5_nap.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/NapalmMan.EXE.html)



Launch Octopus (SNES: Mega Man X)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MMX_lo.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/launch_octopus.html)


Sargasso, The Queen of Kelp (Original)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/queenofkelp.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/queenofkelp.html)

[Ninjinister]

I was just thinking about a thread like this since I'm actually working on some non-TMNT customs for once.

Great stuff. The Chocobot is from the GameBoy FFs, you say? I thought they were a joint venture between Mattel and the Mars company! :lol: But seriously, I've never seen one before. That's probably my favorite of 'em all... a MechaWark!

[Patraw]

Chocobot is from the Gameboy Final Fantasy Adventure game (also remade recently as Sword of Mana for the GBA), which is actually the first installment in the Mana (Seiken Densetsu) series of games. Chocobot, NapalmMan.EXE, and Launch Octopus were my three entries for the recent robot/cyborg contest at Figure Realm.com. Sargasso was my entry for the previous contest at the same site (original characters theme), and Flowering Cactoid I made just for the heck of it.

[Ninjinister]

I need to get better pics, 'cause I snapped these off in the wee mornin' hours before I dashed off to work, and they didn't come out as expected - even with compared to other pics I've done with this phone.


Godfather William
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/3720646219_358dcb17f2.jpg?v=0
William is a character from a story I once did. He's a yakuza boss in the Northwestern U.S. He prefers to be called 'godfather' rather than the traditional 'oyabun' for some reason.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/3720640177_fb999454c6.jpg?v=0

Parts used:
Foot Soldier (2003, Playmates) Body
Casey Jones (2003, Playmates) Head
Leonardo (2003, Playmates) Swords
Karai (2007, Playmates) Loincloth
Longer hair, boots, and wrist guards sculpted with Mighty Putty

EDIT: BETTER PICTURES!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/3721486877_fc207396f4.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/3722302886_5c7f927c7a.jpg?v=0

[Patraw]

William is a pretty cool looking character--is he finished? If so, the paintwork is pretty basic; again, I'd suggest some washes or dry brushing to kick things up a notch. The white areas would probably look neat with some kind of pattern on them too (dragons, or whatever). The Yakuza are well known for their elaborate tattoos as well (although they generally cover them in public), that might be another idea for spicing up the appearance on the arms.


Here's another quick one I recently finished, a 'Mammon' from Final Fantasy IV.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF4_mammon.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/mammon.html)

[Wes]

Those look great, Patraw! I'm still waiting for some kind of a tutorial from you regarding the creation of these things. :)

Ninjinister: I like your interesting custom as well! He kinda reminds me of a Mortal Kombat character.

[Patraw]

If anybody is interested, there's a Clown-themed custom contest that just started at Figure Realm.com, Click here to learn more (http://www.figurerealm.com/CustomContest.php?CID=34).

Wes: Sorry, I don't have any plans to make any tutorials at this time. You can try checking out this international online papier mache art group (http://papiermache.co.uk) that I belong to, they have a number of tutorials up there.


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Here's another one I finished yesterday, Chuck D. Head from Decap Attack:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DCP_chuck.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/chuck_d_head.html)

[Ninjinister]

William is a pretty cool looking character--is he finished? If so, the paintwork is pretty basic; again, I'd suggest some washes or dry brushing to kick things up a notch. The white areas would probably look neat with some kind of pattern on them too (dragons, or whatever).
Yeah, he's finished. I've got a bit of light gray accented areas that's hard to tell from the pics, but I didn't want to do a wash or drybrush. I'm trying my first wash job on the figure I'm doing now.


The Yakuza are well known for their elaborate tattoos as well (although they generally cover them in public), that might be another idea for spicing up the appearance on the arms.

His tattoo is... well... telling would be a spoiler XD

Mammon and Chuck are cool. Decap Attack kind of miffed me since it was basically Sega ripping off their own awesome game (Psycho Fox on the Master System), but it wasn't overall terrible. I always thought the face-on-the gut that shot out was creepy as Hell. I like how your figure's more stylized after the in-game sprite than the cover.

[Patraw]

I'm impressed with the depth of your video game knowledge. Indeed, Decap Attack/Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure are unofficial sequels to Psycho Fox on the SMS.

Here's another one I finished yesterday, an Evil Clown from Dragon Quest/Warrior II:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DQ2_eclown.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/evil_clown.html)

[Ninjinister]

Ha ha, I do know some obscure game stuff... but then again, remember that I had no idea there was a Cocobot! I had a Master System when I was younger and fondly recall Psycho Fox and always wondered why there was never a sequel. Even after I learned about Decap Attack and Magical Hat no Buttobi Tabo, I missed the characters from the original. lol, when I was just a wee lad, I even wrote Sega and told them to make Psycho Fox, Tails' long lost brother. :lol:

The ol' Evil Clown, eh? Would I be incorrect in guessing that this would be your Clown Contest entry? I like how you used the best of its various incarnations (like the older sprite's horns, but the newer ones' color interpretations).

[Patraw]

It was my original intent to use the Evil Clown figure for the clown contest, but I'm too impatient to wait through deadline/voting so I didn't (the entries are anonymous until the contest concludes, which means I wouldn't have been able to share it on any other sites until the second week of August had I submitted it).

Two more new ones:

The Forgotten One (PC/Xbox: Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DM3_forgotten.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/forgotten.html)

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Ouija Table/Poltergeist (Playstation: Castlevania Symphony of The Night):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotN_otable.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/ouija_table.html)

[BigApple3AM]

Here's another one I finished yesterday, Chuck D. Head from Decap Attack:
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How do you not have a job in toy design yet? That is the coolest thing I've ever seen! I've visited your site more than a few times and I gotta say you just keep getting better and better.

[GK Punk]

If anybody is interested, there's a Clown-themed custom contest that just started at Figure Realm.com, Click here to learn more (http://www.figurerealm.com/CustomContest.php?CID=34).

Wes: Sorry, I don't have any plans to make any tutorials at this time. You can try checking out this international online papier mache art group (http://papiermache.co.uk) that I belong to, they have a number of tutorials up there.


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Here's another one I finished yesterday, Chuck D. Head from Decap Attack:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DCP_chuck.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/chuck_d_head.html)


That is the coolest thing I have ever seen.

[Mutated Turtle]

i made a halo blue elite from a star wars genosian solder or something like that and i made a halo red spartan from a starwars clone trooper i dont know how to post pics sorry!

[Patraw]

Ectocooler/GK: Thanks for the comments about Chuck. I'm pretty happy with how he came out, although the skull definitely could be better (I was kind of going for an ancient Incan/Mayan rock look). There's some bandaged areas, like the back, and upper arms, that could have been sculpted better as well. He's a character I've wanted to do forever and finally got around to.


Mutated Turtle: Try using a free photo service, I recommend Photobucket. Once you upload a picture there, you'll find links underneath the images that you can copy and paste into forum threads--that's all there really is to it.

Alternatively, if you've already got images uploaded somewhere, all you need to do is click on the little photo icon when you post a message here (it looks like a little square with a mountain and sun inside it), type your link in there, hit "ok", and the forum will do the work for you, putting the right tags on your image address.



I hope more people will start posting customs in this thread---it's kind of lame if I'm the only one doing it.

[Patraw]

Demon Candle (Super Famicom/PS2/Nintendo DS: Dragon Quest V):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DQ5_dcandle.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/demon_candle.html)

[Patraw]

Joker (Playstation/PC: Final Fantasy VII):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF7_joker.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/joker.html)

This was my entry for the aforementioned Clown contest, and, much to my surprise, I actually took first place with it.

[Lordmylar06]

Patraw, you are my friggin custom hero.

[Wes]

Whoa -- your stuff is seriously amazing, Patraw.

Not exactly recent, but...

http://www.wesoteric.com/toyimg/customs/grodd2.jpeg

Gorilla Grodd! Also...

http://www.wesoteric.com/toyimg/customs/legodaleks1.jpeg
http://www.wesoteric.com/toyimg/customs/legodaleks5.jpeg

Lego Daleks. :)

[Ninjinister]

Neat! What'd you use as a base for Grodd?

[Patraw]

Wes: Glad to see somebody else posting! Cool LEGO Daleks; I like the red one the best out of the two. Gorilla Grodd looks great as well--I think some dry brushing on his fur would enhance the look, bringing out the detail in the sculpt.

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Cacatac (SNES: Super Metroid):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_cacatac.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/cacatac.html)

[Wes]

Ninjinister: Thanks! Grodd is a repaint of the Playmates Gripping Kong -- here's a shot of them together:

http://www.wesoteric.com/toyimg/customs/grodd4.jpeg

Patraw: Thanks as well! Actually the choice not to drybrush Grodd was deliberate, as I thought the original figure looked pretty horrid with drybrushing. There's some detail on the sculpt, but it's not good enough that I'd want to highlight it! Personal preference, but I think less is more with the Playmates Kongs. (Also I had little to no understanding of drybrushing when I made it... that too was a factor. :P )

And thanks for the comments on the Daleks! One of these days I'll have to order up the parts to make more in different colors. Designing those things from scratch was time consuming to say the least, but now that I've got the LDD models saved they could theoretically be mass produced.

Love your new Cacatac -- it looks very prickly. :)

[Ninjinister]

How tall are those Playmates Kongs...?

[Wes]

They vary in height -- some have knees permanently bent and/or just shorter legs/torsos -- but they're generally the same height or slightly taller than your average DCUC figure.

http://www.wesoteric.com/toyimg/customs/grodd3.jpeg

So about 6.5-7 inches, I'd say. :)

[Ninjinister]

Nice. Think I've got to invest in some.

[Wes]

What, have you got an updated Sergeant Bananas custom in mind? :lol:

[Ninjinister]

Not quite... ;)

[Patraw]

Another one I made last night:

Mud Man (NES: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CS3_mudman.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/mud_man.html)

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Experimental Squid Lice Mandiabla (Gameboy: Operation C):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/OPC_eslm.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/squidlice.html)

[Patraw]

Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (PC: Hexen II):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HX2_4H.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/4horsemen.html)


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Sister of Despair (Nintendo 64/PC: Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/TRK_despair.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/sister_of_despair.html)


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Needler WIP (PS3/Xbox 360/PC: Silent Hill - Homecoming)

I sculpted the legs yesterday and the arms this morning--both are still subject to some additional revision. The body shown is NOT going to be used in the final figure, it's just an extra torso I had lying around from a casting/molding experiment that I used for a mock-up to give a rough idea of what the final figure's proportions will look like.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_needler_body.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_needler_legs.jpg

Edit:

Here's the Needler finished:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_needler.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/needler.html)

[Patraw]

Raccoon Raider (original design):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MISC_rr.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/raccoon_raider.html)

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Schildgeist (Gameboy: Gargoyle's Quest - Ghosts 'N Goblins):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/GQ_sgeist.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/shield_geist.html)

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Earth Guard/Land Ray (SNES/Playstation/GBA: Final Fantasy VI):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF6_eguard.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/earth_guard.html)

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Phase/Face (SNES/Playstation/GBA: Final Fantasy VI):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF6_phase.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/phase.html)

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Crusher (SNES/Playstation/GBA: Final Fantasy VI):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF6_crusher.jpg

More photos/information. (http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/crusher.html)


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF6_group110409.jpg

[Ninjinister]

Damn! Somebody's been a busy beaver! Impressive stuff!

[Patraw]

CAVE NEEDLE

Subterranean, bipedal, wasp-like enemies that can be found in Sega's 1988 Altered Beast [original Japanese title: Jyuuouki (Beast King's Chronicle)] arcade video game (it was also ported to many popular home systems soon afterwards, including the Genesis, Famicom, Master System, PC Engine, and several computer formats--more recently, it has also appeared as a selection on various Sega compilation discs and as a virtual download).

These arthropods can only be encountered in the third level, The Cavern of Souls. Cave Needles sprint through the rocky tunnels of said locale in large numbers, impaling unfortunate trespassers on their poison stingers. Their vestigial wings are too small to allow flight. A single punch or kick, regardless of how powered-up the player currently is, will destroy these chitinous critters, or, if you've collected enough orbs to morph into the Bear form, you can petrify them with an exhalation of your breath (after which you can opt to leave them as-is, frozen in stone forever, or shatter the insect statue to pieces).


Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, hot glue, wire twist ties, transparent plastic from a toy package, gloss nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
[NOTE: Due to the articulation, these values will vary depending on how the joints are positioned;
the numbers given assume a neutral standing pose.]
4.5 cm/1.8 in. x 6.0 cm/2.4 in. (widest point x highest point)

Articulation:
Twenty-three points: Antennae (4); mandibles (2); neck(2); wings (2); forelimbs (4); torso (2); stinger; hips (2); knees (2); and ankles (2).

Time:
Ten days; January 15-25, 2010--with no work performed on the 23rd.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/AB_cn.jpg


More info at my web page for this figure:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/cave_needle.html


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CATHODE MINER

(I made this guy as an entry for a Steampunk custom figure contest, near the end of November, but, due to circumstances outside my control, wasn't able to submit it before deadline.)

Ever since you were a child, the mines fascinated you. Father frightened you with bedtime tales of gigantic, light-shy spiders (and worse) that preyed on those that strayed too far from the protection of their hydrogen lanterns. Uncle Neb whispered warnings of the incurable cancers and illnesses that infect those that toil too close to the steam pumps that drive the great augers. Your schoolmates were quite sincere in their descriptions of the secret society of mishappen mutants that inhabit the forgotten tunnels. It was all garbage. Nothing exciting or strange ever happens down here. Sure, there's the occasional accident, but you can get run down by a carriage topside too if you're not paying attention. Day-after-day, week-after-week, you scrape away at the rock walls, and the mine slowly erodes you in its own subtler fashion, whittling away your life until you grow old, weak, and retire to your pension. No gold watches anymore either, they're all brass now since the Alchemist Guild's colossal boondoggle in '23 that permanently transmuted every atom of the stuff on the planet into lead. You should have gone into crystal farming, like your brother, Tommy . . .

I used a 12" G.I.JOE Valor vs. Venom Voice FX Duke as the base body. The shirt, pants, and two of the knee pads are also from that figure. The aqua lung, boots, halligan (fireman's multi-function tool), goggles, and another pair of knee pads are from various Power Team Elite 12" military/police figures. The satchel is from the 12" rotocast Green Goblin. The lantern was made from a transparent screwdriver handle, the bubble from a miniature gumball machine, and a shoe lace--it doesn't light up, that's just a lens flare effect I added in an art program. There's also an assortment of small metal pieces attached to the figure's outfit/gear in various spots, those are mostly parts of tools like screwdriver heads. I made the cigarette out of paper--because Voice FX Duke's mouth actually opens and closes realistically, you can get a pretty good 'chomping on the butt' expression with him.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/duke1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/duke2b.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/duke3b.jpg

[Powder]

Great as always. You're a machine!

[Samhain]

Awesome work! You def got some skills.

[Ninjinister]

An Altered Beast custom. Hot damn.

[Patraw]

Chloe: Aviator For Hire


"In her world, Chloe’s not desperate, just tasked.
If you can ‘acquire’ it, she can probably fly it."


- Shiflett Brothers' character description.


This figure was created as an entry for a challenge at Brandon and Jarrod Shiflett's online sculpting forum. The object of said contest was to sculpt/model an interpretation of their original character, Chloe: Aviator For Hire. As can be expected, I went the mini action figure route with my contribution to the event. The figure is not painted (other than a light grey base coat) because that's what the rules called for in terms of presentation for judging.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SHB_chloe.jpg



Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, hot glue, crazy glue, wire twist ties, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
[NOTE: Due to the articulation, these values will vary depending on how the joints are positioned;
the numbers given assume a neutral standing pose.]
3.3 cm/1.3 in. x 7.0 cm/2.8 in. (widest point x highest point)

Articulation:
Eighteen points: Neck (2); wings (2); shoulders (2); elbows (2); wrists (2); pistol holster; teddy bear (the previous two exist to facilitate greater range of movement in the legs, which they would obstruct if they were immobile); hips (2); knees (2); and ankles (2).

Time:
Two weeks: February 1-3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 19-21, 23-25 (2010).


Lots more photos:

http://angelfire.com/ult/ace/chloe.html

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Twigtall

Slender attack droids that can be randomly encountered in Sega's 1989/1990 Phantasy Star II Sega Genesis video game [original Japanese title: Fantashi Suta Tsu Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni (Phantasy Star II: The End of the Lost Age)]. Said title has also been ported to multiple consoles since then, including the Saturn, Dreamcast, Gameboy Advance, Playstation 2, and Playstation Portable, usually as a selection on a compilation title. Phantasy Star II was also completely revamped for the Playstation 2 "Sega Ages 2500" budget line of games in 2005, where it was the seventeenth release and bears the modified name Phantasy Star Generation 2. This new version of the game can also be found on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

After Rolf and his companions, at great personal cost, put a stop to the out-of-control biomonster production and weather aberrations resulting from the malfunction of Planet Motavia's Bio-Systems Laboratory and Climatrol Tower facilities, the supposedly benevolent Mother Brain (the supreme artificial intelligence that oversees the entire Algo Solar System) immediately brands them all as criminals and sends out legions of her mechanical soldiers to exterminate the heroes. The "Twig" Series of robots makes up a substantial part of the forces deployed to Motavia on this search-and-destroy mission. As they are not terribly damage resistant, due to their spindly construction and light armor, Twig droids specialize in attacking from a distance, rather than closing directly with their opponents. Housed in the cranial cavity is a plasma cannon that can be directed at a single target with devastating effect--the recoil from this weapon is so strong that the robot must first brace itself with all five of its limbs before a shot can safely be fired. A Twig unit can also briefly accelerate its internal power drive, resulting in a spectacular electrical discharge that will severely injure all non-mechanical entities within a 7 meter (23 feet) radius. There are three known models in the Twig Series (in order, from least dangerous to most lethal): Metalman, Twig Man, and Twigtall (renamed Buddy, Budd Twig, and Budd Tail in Phantasy Star Generation 2).


Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, hot glue, crazy glue, wire twist ties, a piece of a paperclip, gloss nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
[NOTE: Due to the articulation, these values will vary depending on how the joints are positioned;
the numbers given assume a neutral standing pose.]
4.3 cm/1.7 in. x 8.7 cm/3.4 in. (widest point x highest point)

Articulation:
Forty-two points: Antennae (2); jaw; neck (2); shoulder hydraulic assembly (12); biceps (2); elbows (2); wrists (2); mid-torso; hips (3); hocks (6); fetlocks (6); and ankles (3).

Time:
Seven days: February 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 28, and March 1 (2010).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PS2_twigtall.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PS_groupshot030210.jpg

More information/images:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/twigtall.html

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Zariche

A nightmarish fusion of skeletal spider and double-headed brute that can be found in Sega's 1992 Arabian-themed Defenders of Oasis Game Gear video game (original Japanese title: Shadam Crusader: Harukanaru Oukoku). Zariche is the first of six Wizard Kings you'll have to face in the game's final dungeon--this unnatural fortress can only be reached by flying from the top of the Tower of Jiklart on the mythical Roc's back.

While all three of the hideous amalgam's heads have nasty dispositions, the left humanoid is particularly high-strung. For reasons that not even the dread Ahriman can fathom, Zariche cannot, nay, WILL NOT, tolerate anyone touching its left shoulder. Should an individual be foolhardy enough to insult Zariche by breaking this strange taboo, the fiend will fly into a berserk rage, attacking until the offender is reduced to little more than a greasy red smear. Ahriman, taking full advantage of his minion's eccentricity, has peppered the narrow, maze-like corridors of an entire wing of his Underworld lair with statues of Zariche, and, as you can probably guess, the tempermental monstrosity will still take offense if you happen to bump the wrong shoulder of an inanimate stone likeness. Apparently, Zariche has some kind of magical sixth-sense attuning it to the replicas, as it can, and will, instantly possess and awaken any profaned monument and use it to attack the defiler--"killing" the statue will not vanquish Zariche itself, as the temporarily beaten creature will simply withdraw to whatever plane of existance it normally inhabits, from whence it can return again, completely restored, to control one of the other sculptures. Needless to say, few would-be trespassers survive long enough to cross Ahriman's gallery of Zariches.

The edges of the massive battle axe Zariche wields are coated with potent venom (doubtlessly milked from some unholy orifice on its twisted body); any successful strike with the weapon, in addition to causing substantial injury, will poison the unfortunate victim (with the exception of the Genie, who, being magical in nature, enjoys immunity from all material toxins). If the venom isn't neutralized, either with the Genie's "Haoma" spell or the "Snake Act" item, the afflicted will succumb to the poison in a short amount of time. Additionally, the bony arachnid that serves as Zariche's lower body can exhale plumes of 1093o C/2000o F flame, charbroiling its foes.


Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, hot glue, crazy glue, wire twist ties, sand, nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
[NOTE: Due to the articulation, these values will vary depending on how the joints are positioned;
the numbers given assume a neutral standing pose without the weapon accessory attached.]
7.2 cm/2.8 in. x 7.4 cm/2.9 in. (widest point x highest point)

Articulation:
Thirty-four points: Necks (2); shoulders (2); elbows (2); wrists (2); waist; skull mandible; and spider legs (3 each, 24 total).

Time:
Two weeks; March 5-7, 9-11, 13-15, 17-19, 23-24 (2010).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DoO_zariche.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DoO_zariche_legmolding.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/groupshot_032510.jpg

More photos/information:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/zariche.html

Additionally, if you'd like to see all of the creatures found in Defenders of Oasis, visit my monster sprite archive for the game:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/DoO_bestiary.html

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My Mother asked me to make a new snout for this broken elephant figurine. She wanted the trunk upraised, as she claims its good luck, but other than that, I was left to my own devices regarding the size/length/etc. The first three photos show it in the original state, the rest all depict my repair job. The new snout is made out of a mixture of Kleenex and white glue, painted with acrylic paint, and attached to the figurine with crazy glue. Unfortunately, I did a terrible job of matching my paintwork to the resin color of the original, so the new snout is a lot darker than it should be (I used a white base coat with a light gray wash). I probably should have used something other than acrylic, or repainted the entire thing so everything would match.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/elephantrepair.jpg

[Powder]

They're all really great but I especially like twigtall.

[Patraw]

Here's a little critter that can't decide if it wants to be a cephalopod or a crustacean. It's from the 1993 Gameboy RPG Saga III: Jikku No Hasha (Final Fantasy Legend III here in the states). There's a number of asymmetries in the sculpt that I don't like, but I guess it turned out half decent.



Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, crazy glue, wire twist ties, sand, nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
[NOTE: Due to the articulation, these values will vary depending on how the joints are positioned;
the numbers given assume a neutral pose.]
4.7 cm/1.9 in. x 2.8 cm/1.1 in. (widest point x highest point)

Articulation:
Eight points: Shoulders (2); elbows (2); wrists (2); and pincers (2).

Time:
Three days; April 20, 22, and 23 (2010).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SG3_amoeba.jpg


More images/info:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/amoeba.html

[Ulisses31]

For more check my signature links.

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/dsci0010.jpg
Emiliano Santalucia "Home Coming" fan-comic He-Man

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/eterni10.jpg
From my fan-fiction

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/zotek10.jpg
From my fan-fiction

[Patraw]

Glad to see somebody besides me posting some customs in the thread!

Neat MOTU figures. The robotic armed Zodac is certainly an interesting, Trapjaw-esque variation on the character and the Eternial designs are pretty cool too.

[Ulisses31]

http://s1.postimage.org/lGBEJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGBEJ)

http://s1.postimage.org/lGE8S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGE8S)

http://s1.postimage.org/lGGE0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGGE0)

http://s1.postimage.org/lGJ89.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGJ89)

http://s1.postimage.org/lGLDi.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGLDi)

http://s1.postimage.org/lGO7r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxlGO7r)

:D glad you liked... I will post some more next week.

[Patraw]

What's Stribog's little Griffin from? I don't recognize it. Monsters In My Pocket maybe, or some kinda Dungeons & Dragons miniature?

Also, I like what you did with the background in the Eternials group image--I didn't even notice that was a sheet/blanket or whatever at first glance--the volcano burst and sky additions lend a lot of flair/credibility to what would have otherwise been a fairly mundane backdrop.

[Ulisses31]

Thanks :toops:

The griffin is from Néstle Chocapic morning cereals gifts... Is a Narnia movie griffin.

Here is my last WIP, the Lava Crab, Clawfire...

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh19.jpg

Doesn´t this thread should belong to the customs section?

[Patraw]

The customs section is just for TMNT customs (as it should be, seeing as how this is a TMNT-centric forum). This is the non-TMNT toy/collectibles sub-forum, so putting a non-TMNT custom thread here made the most sense to me.

Does that Teela farthest in the back have translucent/transparent skin (maybe it's just the lighting)? If so, where did you get the body? I can't recall ever seeing one.

Dragonblast Skeletor's (or whatever the heck that variant was) armor looks good on Clawful.

[Ulisses31]

The Goddess is MOTUC from Matty

http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/en_US/DisplaySubCategoryProductListPage/categoryID.12422000

http://drh1.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Company/matty/images/image/P4031_fullsizeimage01.jpg

Yes she is translucent.

http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.167404100

If there were more customizers we could ask Krang to open a customs section for Non-TMNT.

[Patraw]

I hadn't seen that particular MOTUC figure yet, thanks for the heads up.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of non-TMNT customization going on here at the Technodrome Forums--I agree that if there was more activity in that regard a new sub-forum might be appropriate, but, I think the current situation is okay as-is.

[Ulisses31]

More pics from my most recent WIP, I still consider it in progress but is almost finished, if I can´t get what I need to end it I will consider it done.

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh21.jpg

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh22.jpg

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh23.jpg

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh25.jpg

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh24.jpg

It was done from a Clawful, a little metal chain I had, a broken Snake Mountain plastic chain, and of course from Dragon Blaster Skeletor, the armor and dragon... and one little plastic strap around the dragon neck.
Foots were painted red.

[Ulisses31]

My recent WIP

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh26.jpg
King Adam?

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh27.jpg
Cowboy Wundar?


edit:

This is the color scheme for King Adam:

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh28.jpg

[Patraw]

I've never really seen He-Man/Prince Adam as king--of course he's next in line when old man Randor kicks the bucket.

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'Elefount'

This is a figure I made as a gift for Mother's Day. In restrospect, red probably wasn't the best color to use as a background for the photos . . .


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic, nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
4.8 cm/1.9 in. x 8.3 cm/3.3 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
One day; May 8, 2010.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MSC_elefount.jpg

[Ulisses31]

I was bored so I did this today... SULFOR... from magma pits of Eternia here comes the new Evil Horde member... he stinks but is because he is made of magma.

8)

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh29.jpg


He is hot and smell sulfuric toxic volcanic gases.



And finished my "Cow-Boy" version of Wun-Dar

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/12/68/13/09/snapsh30.jpg

He is one Cosmic Enforcer

[Ninjinister]

I have a couple of non-TMNT customs that I've banged out in the last couple of months, but I haven't photos of them yet. Hopefully they will be forthcoming.

[Ulisses31]

Finally a long time wish come true... with the help of Mighty Puundragon I finally found the right combination... here is "Emiliano Homecoming" He-Man.

http://s4.postimage.org/1SES0r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1SES0r)

http://s4.postimage.org/1SEUvA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1SEUvA)

http://s4.postimage.org/1SEW_J.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1SEW_J)

http://www.mastersunbound.com/special%20feature/homecoming/Tavola_36.gif

Read Emiliano Santalucia "Homecoming (http://www.mastersunbound.com/special%20feature/homecoming/homecoming_introduction.htm)".

[Patraw]

Sulfor is a pretty cool character design--I could see him having been released as a figure in the classic line. Did you sculpt the axe? I like the chipped rock/hammered metal texture on it.

FYI: Sulfur is actually odorless (it's not even a gas at room temperature, but a soft, yellow, solid). The unpleasant odor people usually associate with sulfur is actually hydrogen sulfide (and yes, as you can probably guess from the name, it has sulfur in it, but it's completely different from actual sulfur).

Ninjinister: I look forward to seeing some of your non-TMNT work in the thread!

[Ulisses31]

Thanks for the hydrogen sulfide tip, I know that, that is why I said "Sulfuric" gases (gases with sulfur) I thought that is easier to suggest the smell that way.

The ax is from Moltar from Crystar toys.

http://www.plaidstallions.com/images/crystar.jpg

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/Moltar1.jpg

http://www.toymania.com/334archives/crystar/moltar.jpg

[Patraw]

I'm a bit surprised the axe works so well with the MOTU scale--if I remember right the Saga of Crystar figures were smaller than MOTU. My younger brother had that craggy orange dude, but he didn't have the weapons.

[Patraw]

Here's some more crazy, miniature video game monsters I made over the weekend:

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Specter (Nintendo DS: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
2.0 cm/0.9 in. x 2.6 cm/1.0 in. (widest point x highest point*)
* 3.3 cm/1.3 in. high including the transparent stand.

Time:
One day; May 29, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/OoE_specter.jpg

More information:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/specter.html


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Mothman (Nintendo DS: Castlevaniae: Dawn of Sorrow & Portrait of Ruin)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white notebook paper, white glue, super glue, plastic, marker, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
5.6 cm/2.2 in. x 3.3 cm/1.3 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
One day; May 30, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PoR_mothman.jpg

More information:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/mothman.html

[Patraw]

Leafer/Leaf Bunny (Final Fantasy VI)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, cat hair (the animal was not harmed in acquiring it), nail polish, and acrylic paint.


Dimensions:
4.2 cm/1.7 in. x 4.5 cm/1.8 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Three days. May 14 and 18; June 7, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF6_leafer.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/leafer3.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/leafer.html

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Spear Guard (Castlevania Legends)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
3.8 cm/1.5 in. x 3.1 cm/1.2 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
One day; June 6, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LGD_pikeman.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/pikeman.html

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Weed Killer (90s Swamp Thing animation/toyline)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
2.2 cm/0.9 in. x 3.0 cm/1.2 in. (widest point x highest point*)
* 4.0 cm/1.6 in. high with Bogsucker BioMask attached.

Time:
Two days; May 26 and 27, 2010.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SWP_wk2.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/weedkiller.html

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Terror Tank (mid-80s Wheeled Warriors animation/toyline)


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, wire twist ties, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
2.2 cm/0.9 in. x 2.3 cm/0.9 in. (widest point x highest point*)
* 4.0 cm/1.6 in. high with plant appendage attached.

Articulation:
The turrent rotates and the cannon can be raised or lowered.

Time:
Three days; May 24-26, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WW_tt.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WW_groupshot052610.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/terror_tank.html

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/groupshot060810.jpg

[Ulisses31]

I´m amazed with your skills Patraw... that miniatures are wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patraw]

Here are four more Castlevania Legends figures:

Ebon Ghost

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LGD_eghost.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/ebon_ghost.html


Maggot

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LGD_maggot.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/LGD_maggot.html


Sonia Belmont

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LGD_sonia.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/sonia_belmont.html


Zombie

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LGD_zombie.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/LGD_zombie.html

[Ninjinister]

Sonia!!!!!!!!! :tlove:

[Patraw]

The Drdek from Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Sacred Cards

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/YGO_drdek.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/drdek.html

[Ulisses31]

Mad skills Patraw... I´m your fan now! Your miniatures are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!:teek:

[Voidoid]

Mind=Blown.

You are seriously talented.

[Patraw]

Death Knight (Quake)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/QK_dknight.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/death_knight.html



Domingo (Shining Force)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SF_domingo.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/domingo.html

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/groupshot070110.jpg


Bandersnatch from Resident Evil Code:Veronica. While it looks completely tan, it's actually two shades of brown, along with a bit of green, in person--I just could not get the paint to photograph properly with flash, natural light, or a lamp.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RE_CV_bsnatch.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RE_CV_bsnatch_fab.jpg

More information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/bandersnatch.html

[Patraw]

Skeletal Tomb Guardian (Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD4_stg.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/skeletal_tomb_guardian.html

And here's an image of Bandersnatch again, taken with my scanner; you can see the paint a bit better here:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/banderscan.jpg

[Powder]

Doin' some amazing work as always, man! I know this material isn't TMNT related but I think if you were to post in that custom section rather then here, you'd have a hell of alot more feedback. Just a thought. Keep it up, dude.

[Patraw]

Thanks! Non-TMNT stuff shouldn't be posted in the TMNT custom forum, and rightly so, which is why I started this thread for anyone who wants to post non-TMNT customs here.

[ToSte]

Thanks! Non-TMNT stuff shouldn't be posted in the TMNT custom forum, and rightly so, which is why I started this thread for anyone who wants to post non-TMNT customs here.
There you go again, being all logical and stuff.

I picked up one of those ATeam vans and customized it a bit. Lit up the roof lights and taillights. Not exactly accurate to the TV show, couldn't make myself get rid of the sidepipes. I just wish I could get my hands on some proper wheels for a decent price.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/ATVwD.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/ATVPO.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/ATVR.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/ATVRO.jpg

[ToSte]

I've been working on this guy for a few years and I think I've finally got him to a point where I'm satisfied.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3862s.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3856s.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3849s.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3851s.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3869s.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/robolobo/IMG_3871s.jpg

[Patraw]

I really dig the terrorist dude, ToSte, impressive amount of gear too! Is he an original character you created, or based on something? The head kind of reminds me of the G.I.JOE character Darklon.

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Skull Lord (Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD4_slord.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/slord3.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/skull_lord.html

[ToSte]

He's pretty much a rip off of a BrothersRobber (http://www.dhky.com/brothersrobber/main.html) figure.

[Patraw]

Pretty cool character--I think your version, without the orange trenchcoat, looks more sinister/intimidating. That web site has some pretty high production values, just for a single figure.

[Grey]

Holy Heck! Each one is cooler than the next!

[Patraw]

Hikaru (Parodius, various installments)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PRD_hikaru.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PRD_bgirl_fab.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PRD_bgirl_art2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PRD_bgirl_rocket.gif

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/PRD_akane_mockup.jpg

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/hikaru.html

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Lady Stinger (Wizardry V: Heart of The Maelstrom)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WZD5_lstinger.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WZD5_lstinger_sprite.gif

More info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/lady_stinger.html

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/groupshot_090910.jpg

[Ulisses31]

New ones!

I have done some toning to old characters,

Mer-Man - http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=25289

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/25500/25289-1.jpg

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/25500/25289-2.jpg

And Beast Man - http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=25290

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/25500/25290-1.jpg

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/25500/25290-2.jpg

Hope everyone like it.

[Patraw]

I like the addition of the neck collar (which I believe the MOTUC figure has if I'm not mistaken) and the yellow streaks on the ears of Merman. The trident is pretty neat too-did you make it, or is it from something else? I think Merman's feet just look dirty more than anything else--your application of paint was too heavy handed in that area.

Beastman just doesn't look different enough--I can see you applied some paint apps to his body harness thingy and the whip is altered, if not altogether new, but the overall effect is underwhelming. Given his furry nature, I think Beast Man would be a good candidate for some dry-brushing (I'd probably go with a brown or dark red base coat and dry brush orange over that). I do like the cut-down job you did on He-man's blue battle axe to achieve a single-headed axe.

[Ulisses31]

I did only a little toning to the original color scheme to resemble the box art.
Sculpted a new staff from a yellow plastic stick.
Not much work but a very pleasant result.

I will change the Mer-Man feet I don´t like the result, you are right it looks like dirt...

About dry-brushing... I don´t like to do it in vintage toys, only plain colors, that keep them very basic like they were originally :)


Many thanks for your review and advises, I liked them very much :)

[Patraw]

Ruler Sword
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_animate.gif
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_sprites.gif

An ornate sword, almost twice the height of a man in length, pulses with blue and purple light as it floats lazily through the air towards you. The unblinking, azure eye in the center of its' hilt follows your every movement with great interest. Suddenly, a battle axe, sickle, katar, morning star, handaxe, warhammer, scimitar, and shield rise soundlessly from the floor, and begin to whirl madly around the unearthly sword, creating a storm of deadly steel.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_rotate.gif

Ruler Swords are sentient blades that can be encountered within the Sky Walkway/Corridor in The Air area (Castle A) in Konami's 2002 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [Original Japanese title: Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto (Castlevania: White Night Concerto or Concerto of The Midnight Sun)] Gameboy Advance video game. There are actually three variations of the Ruler Sword enemy in the game, the one depicted here is the weakest variety (the others are designated Ruler Sword Level 2 and Level 3, respectively).

A Ruler Sword can levitate up to eight objects at once, via telekinesis. While it could theoretically manipulate any inanimate item, it prefers giant-sized instruments of war to the exclusion of everything else. The creature's mind and sensory perceptions are complex enough that it can effortlessly direct and coordinate these implements, as well as its own movements, simultaneously. During battle, a Ruler Sword generally avoids direct combat by keeping its' floating arsenal between itself and the enemy. This is not cowardice on the Ruler Sword's part, as its' steel hide is quite damage resistant and it is more than capable of slicing flesh to ribbons if necessary--the crafty creature simply sees little strategic value in endangering itself unnecessarily. The individual weapons that a Ruler Sword animates can be "slain" if they suffer enough damage that they lose their structural integrity, but this has no effect whatsoever on the demonic blade, other than depriving it of some of its offensive options. On the other hand, killing the Ruler Sword itself will result in the instant destruction of all of the objects under its' control as well.

Materials:
Newsprint, notebook paper, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic (transparent bases only), nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
(Excluding the bases)
Ruler Sword: 3.0 cm/1.2 in. x 6.4 cm/2.5 in. (width x length)
Battle Axe: 2.4 cm/0.9 in. x 3.0 cm/1.2 in.
Handaxe: 1.6 cm/0.6 in. x 2.9 cm/1.1 in.
Katar: 1.3 cm/0.5 in. x 2.9 cm/1.1 in.
Morning Star: 1.4 cm/0.6 in. x 2.9 cm/1.1 in.
Scimitar: 1.0 cm/0.4 in. x 3.0 cm/1.2 in.
Shield: 1.9 cm/0.7 in. x 2.4 cm/0.9 in.
Sickle: 2.1 cm/0.8 in. x 2.8 cm/1.1 in.
Warhammer: 1.8 cm/0.7 in. x 3.0 cm/1.2 in.

Time:
Five days: November 10, 11, 14, 18, and 19, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_fab1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_group_111910.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_screen.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/HoD_rsword_entry.png

[Patraw]

A tall, vaguely-humanoid-looking creature, its' head topped with a large mushroom cap, shuffles out of the darkness. It studies you warily, but shows no sign of aggression. You attempt to speak to it, but this only serves to frighten the fungus man and it runs off back in the direction from whence it came, leaving a trail of harmless spores floating in the air in its' wake.

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Myconid (Fungus Man)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD2_myconid_animate2.gif

Myconids are sentient fungi people that dwell in the vast subterranean caves and tunnels of the Underdark in the Dungeons & Dragons mythos (Forgotten Realms setting). While they are usually referred to in the male context, they are actually sexless. Unlike most of the denizens dwelling in this eternal darkness, Myconids are peaceful creatures that only wish to be left alone to tend to their fungal gardens and mind-meld with their fellows. They organize into "Circles"; each of these small communities is ruled by a King.

Myconids possess a number of unique abilities that allow them to survive in the dangerous and unforgiving Underdark. As can be expected in such an environment, they are capable of sight even in the absence of light. If a Myconid stands completely still, eyes closed and with its' arms at its' sides, it will often be mistaken for a normal mushroom--given that huge fungi grow in profusion throughout the Underdark, this is excellent camouflage. Myconids range in size from 2-12 feet in height, depending on their maturity (with only the King obtaining the largest dimensions). Myconids rarely use weapons, but they can physically attack with their fists if pressed, however, they abhor violence and will only do so as a last resort. All Myconids can release spores, but the type varies, again depending on the individual's level of development. The kinds of spores that can potentially be produced include (from least to most advanced):

- Distress
Warns all nearby Myconids of imminent danger and/or calls for help.

- Reproduction
Seeds the ground with spores that eventually grow into a new Myconid(s). These are automatically released if a Myconid dies.

- Rapport
Allows telepathic communication between two or more Myconids (they don't speak), or any other intelligent organism, regardless of what, if any, language it normally speaks/understands.

- Pacification
Causes any sentient creature to become completely docile for a short period of time.

- Hallucination
These are normally used for mind-melding with other Myconids in their Circle, but they can also be employed against aggressors to confuse/distract them while the Myconids escape or otherwise deal with the threat. There is, unfortunately, an element of risk in this, as an opponent(s) sometimes become even more violent under the influence of these spores.

- Animation
Used to temporarily animate the corpse of a non-Myconid for several weeks by coating it with Purple Fungus. Myconids never kill other living things for this purpose; they simply bring back any dead bodies that they happen to find while out exploring nearby tunnels, caves, etc. These "zombies" serve as bodyguards/servants for the Myconid community--only the King can create these entities and they are not classified as Undead, because it's living fungus that animates them, not necromancy.

Myconids prefer to avoid contact altogether with non-Myconids if they can (and for good reason, considering that Drow, Illithids, Kuo-Toa, and other similarly evil races are their neighbors). In most cases they will simply flee when confronted, but communication is possible, through Rapport spores, if the Myconids are approached carefully in a non-threatening manner. If forced to fight, they try to end the conflict without bloodshed by utilizing their Pacification or Hallucination spores. Myconids prefer to have their King's fungus-animated corpse servants engage in actual combat (assuming he has any available), not out of cowardice, but because having to perform an act of violence is very emotionally disturbing to them. Myconids never fight amongst each other.


Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, super glue, plastic (transparent base only), and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
3.8 cm/1.5 in. x 4.8 cm/1.9 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Three days: November 22, 27, and 28, 2010.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD2_myconid.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD2_myconid_fab.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD2_shrooms_112910.jpg

For comparison purposes, here is the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition Monster Manual artwork of a Myconid, by Tony DiTerlizzi, which is what I based my sculpt upon:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DD2_myconid_art.jpg

[Ulisses31]

Great work man!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would love them on Pizza! :)

[Patraw]

Killing a peaceful Myconid for the purpose of garnishing your pizza would undoubtedly attract the attention of your local Lawfully Good-aligned Ranger, Cleric, or Paladin to deliver a righteous beatdown upon you. :P

[Ulisses31]

Nham Nham :D

[Topsu]

Here's my non-tmnt custom, the last Czarnian: Lobo.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y5U66WkCCtM/TQiVslIOhXI/AAAAAAAAAQw/aJ-coRZohOU/s400/Lobo%2B013.JPGhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y5U66WkCCtM/TQiV4_oO2aI/AAAAAAAAARA/00agddEUS7U/s400/Lobo%2B015.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y5U66WkCCtM/TQiVxi4xYFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/TeTkXu8t4u0/s400/Lobo%2B014.JPGhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y5U66WkCCtM/TQiWIJnG-yI/AAAAAAAAARI/gkMQ9R-D7jA/s400/Lobo%2B016.JPG

Base is LCBH Savage Dragon, chain and hook are made from metal. Bottle is from some old cocktailstick I had and his vest is made from some old pleather I had in my fodderbin. He still need lots of accessories, but those are waiting for later.

[Patraw]

Pretty sweet---I would never guess Savage Dragon was the base in a million years. I think you could've increased the size of his boots/kneepads a bit, as Lobo really wears some big clompers, but, other than that, he came out very well. Are you going to make his dog at some point?

[Topsu]

I know what you mean Patraw, I think he needs just a bit bigger boots. But it looks good to me that way too. Maybe I'll do Dawg later, and maybe even Space Hawg :D

[Patraw]

Quano's Axe

An enormous, strangely-shaped axe that the protagonist Darius can purchase and wield in Agetec/From Software's 2000 Sony Playstation 2 video game Evergrace. The weapon gets its' namesake from the legendary magician who created it. As part of the forging process, Quano sealed a terrible beast within the axe, and that many-eyed fiend remains trapped inside of it to this very day. When fully upgraded, Quano's Axe sports three special Palmira Actions: The four-strike 'Dance Combo'; the defense-breaching 'Guard Break'; and the rolling-slash 'Somersault'. Using said Palmira Actions, or simple wear-and-tear, will consume a portion of the finite Palmira energy infused into the blade--foolishly burn through it all, and the item will break (luckily, even if you wreck the axe, the creature Quano imprisoned inside of it still can't escape--that's quality magical craftsmanship). Should you find yourself with a broken or nearly depleted weapon, all is not lost, because, like all of the gear in Evergrace, Quano's Axe can be repaired/reinfused with Palmira, if you return it to the shopkeeper and pay him the appropriate fee, or, in the field, through the consumption of a Billiana Extract item.


Materials:
Newsprint, lined notebook paper, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, and nail polish.

Dimensions:
6.3 cm/2.5 in. x 8.8 cm/3.5 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Five days: December 28, 30, and 31, 2010; January 1 and 2, 2011.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_fab.jpg

For comparison purposes, below are some images from the Evergrace Playstation 2 video game (I shot the photos off of my television screen, which is why the quality isn't the best):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_stats.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_menu.jpg

[matas420]

Quano's Axe

An enormous, strangely-shaped axe that the protagonist Darius can purchase and wield in Agetec/From Software's 2000 Sony Playstation 2 video game Evergrace. The weapon gets its' namesake from the legendary magician who created it. As part of the forging process, Quano sealed a terrible beast within the axe, and that many-eyed fiend remains trapped inside of it to this very day. When fully upgraded, Quano's Axe sports three special Palmira Actions: The four-strike 'Dance Combo'; the defense-breaching 'Guard Break'; and the rolling-slash 'Somersault'. Using said Palmira Actions, or simple wear-and-tear, will consume a portion of the finite Palmira energy infused into the blade--foolishly burn through it all, and the item will break (luckily, even if you wreck the axe, the creature Quano imprisoned inside of it still can't escape--that's quality magical craftsmanship). Should you find yourself with a broken or nearly depleted weapon, all is not lost, because, like all of the gear in Evergrace, Quano's Axe can be repaired/reinfused with Palmira, if you return it to the shopkeeper and pay him the appropriate fee, or, in the field, through the consumption of a Billiana Extract item.


Materials:
Newsprint, lined notebook paper, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, and nail polish.

Dimensions:
6.3 cm/2.5 in. x 8.8 cm/3.5 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Five days: December 28, 30, and 31, 2010; January 1 and 2, 2011.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_fab.jpg

For comparison purposes, below are some images from the Evergrace Playstation 2 video game (I shot the photos off of my television screen, which is why the quality isn't the best):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_stats.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_menu.jpg
W:teek:w. thats is one AWESOME custom axe!

[Ulisses31]

My Battle Ready Moss Man (nothing original but I like him this way)

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=27010

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/27500/27010-1.jpg

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/27500/27010-2.jpg


And my version of Keldor, like He-Bro here (http://loungegrayskull.he-man.us/viewtopic.php?t=208) I always imagined him a human.
(loved his custom, so I had to make my own version :) )

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=27008

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/27500/27008-1.jpg

http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/27500/27008-3.jpg

More new stuff soon...

[Ulisses31]

Quano's Axe

An enormous, strangely-shaped axe that the protagonist Darius can purchase and wield in Agetec/From Software's 2000 Sony Playstation 2 video game Evergrace. The weapon gets its' namesake from the legendary magician who created it. As part of the forging process, Quano sealed a terrible beast within the axe, and that many-eyed fiend remains trapped inside of it to this very day. When fully upgraded, Quano's Axe sports three special Palmira Actions: The four-strike 'Dance Combo'; the defense-breaching 'Guard Break'; and the rolling-slash 'Somersault'. Using said Palmira Actions, or simple wear-and-tear, will consume a portion of the finite Palmira energy infused into the blade--foolishly burn through it all, and the item will break (luckily, even if you wreck the axe, the creature Quano imprisoned inside of it still can't escape--that's quality magical craftsmanship). Should you find yourself with a broken or nearly depleted weapon, all is not lost, because, like all of the gear in Evergrace, Quano's Axe can be repaired/reinfused with Palmira, if you return it to the shopkeeper and pay him the appropriate fee, or, in the field, through the consumption of a Billiana Extract item.


Materials:
Newsprint, lined notebook paper, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, and nail polish.

Dimensions:
6.3 cm/2.5 in. x 8.8 cm/3.5 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Five days: December 28, 30, and 31, 2010; January 1 and 2, 2011.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_fab.jpg

For comparison purposes, below are some images from the Evergrace Playstation 2 video game (I shot the photos off of my television screen, which is why the quality isn't the best):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_stats.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/EVG_qaxe_menu.jpg

Love this axe, is he alive, he don´t get headaches when he cuts someone?:o

[Patraw]

Your Keldor came out pretty good, especially considering that you're sticking with the classic MOTU aesthetic look. Going with the Battle Armor version of Skeletor's chest was a good choice, as it looks nice repainted as a normal breast plate. Moss Man with Beast Man's duds just suggests a green Beast Man to me more than anything else, especially considering that Moss Man is just a flocked re-use of Beast Man's mold to begin with. Maybe if you painted the orange armor pieces brown that'd fit in better with Mossman's overall earthly color scheme.

I dunno if Quano's Axe gets headaches or not when someone uses it on something hard, but it's an interesting question. The game doesn't really go into any detail about the creature that's trapped inside of it. I like to think it's some incredibly powerful evil fiend of some sort that would rip you to shreds if it could escape, but who knows, it could be a cuddly, friendly critter too.

[Patraw]

These are two new figures I recently made for an insect themed "Just Bug Off!" custom toy contest. You can see all of the entries for said contest here, if you'd like:

http://www.figurerealm.com/ViewCustoms.php?NS=0&CID=49


Insect Mutant (Timesplitters 1 & 2)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/TS2_imutant_animate.gif

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/imutant_uk.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/TS2_imutant_shots.jpg

More photos/information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/Insect_Mutant.html

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Psychedelic Caterpillar/Zozoro (Metroid Fusion)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_F_cpillar_animate.gif

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/cpillar_uk.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_F_cpillar_screen1.png

More photos/information:

http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/Psychedelic_Caterpillar.html

[Ulisses31]

Its amazing how you can make Insect Mutant so little but also with articulation... or you are a giant and your hand is enormous:D

[Patraw]

Nah, I'm only 5' 9"--I guess I'd say my hands are a bit on the large size, but not freakishly so. :P

[Candy Kappa]

My Morrigan figure broke when I took her out o the box, so I used her head to fix the god awful Marvel legends 5-pack Rogue. Used some citadel paint on her bangs

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/046/b/0/custom___marvel_legends_rogue_by_tendokiwamu-d39m0xk.jpg

http://tendokiwamu.deviantart.com/#/d39m15r

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/046/9/6/custom__marvel_legends_rogue_4_by_tendokiwamu-d39m17q.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/046/a/c/custom__marvel_legends_rogue_5_by_tendokiwamu-d39m1a4.jpg

quite pleased with it being my first custom

[Ulisses31]

Ingenious use of a broken toy, that was the same way I started, the toys got broken, I used spare parts to fix them and then I was hoked to customization LOL

[Patraw]

I rather like the boxed set ML Rogue--she's got too much rouge on her cheeks, but, I think the underlying sculpt is fine. Anyway, Morrigan's head makes for a pretty good swap regardless.

[Patraw]

I modeled this while I was toying with some Play-Doh at the dining room table with one of my nieces. I didn't start out with any specific plans for what I was going to create, beyond a woman, the figure just naturally developed into a witch--perhaps the color of the clay subconciously suggested it to me. I would have liked to work on this piece a bit longer, but the Play-Doh was beginning to dry out and develop cracks, so I called it quits after about 30 minutes of labor (I imagine misting it with a bit of water might have made the material more cohesive and malleable again, but that idea didn't occur to me at the time). When my niece wanted to know how the nameless witch crashed, my on-the-spot answer was, "She let the cat steer the broom."


Materials:
Nothing but black Play-Doh.

Dimensions:
I didn't actually measure it before I crumbled the whole affair back up into a ball and returned the modeling clay back to its' plastic can (except for the cat, which my niece insisted on keeping), but I'd estimate the witch figure was roughly 6.0 inches/15.2 cm in length.

Time:
Around half an hour on February 27, 2011.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MISC_witchisdead.jpg

[Patraw]

Armon/Nix
(They're called Armon in the original SNES version, Nix in the more recent Gameboy Advance translation.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon_sprite.gif

Investigating the source of the strange squelching noises that awoke you from your troubled slumber, you climb up to the deck of the trading vessel you recently booked passage on. Expecting to see the ship's night crew busy at their labors, you are instead confronted with a sight far worse than any nightmare. Blood and corpses, most of them ripped and chewed apart beyond recognition, are strewn everywhere. Not even the most crazed band of pirates would create such carnage, so then what could have done this? Your initial shock subsiding, you quickly spin about to return below and sound the alarm, only to find your path blocked by a strange creature that appears to be equal parts man and fish. Salt water runs in rivulets down the monster's glistening brown body as it regards you with its' bulbous, pupil-less eyes. An inarticulate gurgle suddenly erupts from the thing's gilled throat and the fiend charges, its' webbed talons stretched out towards you with murderous intent . . .

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon_rotate.gif

Armons are fierce aquatic beasts that can be randomly encountered in the oceans (World 3) in Square-Enix's 1992 Super Famicom Final Fantasy V roleplaying video game (said title has more recently been translated to other platforms including the Sony Playstation 1 and Nintendo Gameboy Advance). The creatures Armon/Nix, Fishman/Merrow, and Sahagin all share the same game sprite, although they are differentiated by color and gameplay statistics.

Armons are peerless swimmers and can withstand water pressure at much greater depths than a human can. They also possess both lungs and gills, which enables them to function underwater and on land (although, naturally, they prefer aquatic environments to the surface). Being creatures of the sea, Armons simply absorb water-based attacks, regaining lost hit points instead of taking damage from soggy assaults (i.e., unleashing the Leviathan summon spell on a group of Armons would be very foolish indeed, unless you find it amusing to heal your enemies). On the flipside, their briny bodies conduct electricity very well, so any lightning-based offense will cause them considerable harm.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, white bread, water, wire twist ties, acrylic paint, plastic (transparent base only), super glue, sand, and gloss nail polish.

Dimensions:
3.3 cm/1.3 in. x 4.4 cm/1.7 in. (widest point x highest point)
(The Armon is 3.2 cm/1.3 in. tall sans transparent base.)

Time:
Two days: March 1-2, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon_fab.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_merrowsahagin_mockup.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon_battle.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_armon_bestiary.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF5_fishmen.gif

[Ulisses31]

Amazing again, love to see your WIP pics

[Patraw]

Phantom


Your flesh breaks out in goose bumps as a horrifying apparition slowly materializes before you. Its' ghostly body, a stereotypical white sheet, is perforated with huge, vacant eye holes set above a wide slit filled with bloody teeth. A striped red and black cane floats at the specter's side, and perched on top of the wraith's head is a bleached skull sporting a matching conical hat. Certain that these are your last moments of life, you cower in terror. But, to your surprise, the shade does you no harm, instead, in a scratchy voice, it prophecies that an earthquake will strike your village and the surrounding countryside at dawn. The spirit goes on to advise that everyone must get out of their homes and seek open ground, prior to said calamity, if they hope to survive it. With that grave message delivered, the spook disappears again, leaving you shaking in both fear and gratitude.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom_rotate.gif

Phantoms are spectral demons that can be found in Atlus' 2002/2003 Gameboy Advance DemiKids: Light Version/Dark Version roleplaying video games (original Japanese titles: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Book of Light/Book of Dark). The Light and Dark cartridge variations, while similar in the larger sense, feature different main protagonists and storylines, as well as some unique monsters and items--the idea, like in Nintendo's Pokemon, is that players with different versions will connect their Gameboy Advances to battle each other and trade/fuse monsters.

Phantoms can be encountered in random battles where they can either be slain for experience points and money or recruited to join your ever-growing Demonary (a demonic bestiary). Once a Phantom, or any other demon for that matter, has been enlisted, in addition to using it in combat, the specimen can be further augmented by fusing it with other fiends or items, thereby increasing its' powers or potentially transforming it into another creature altogether.

Contrary to their macabre appearance, Phantoms are actually friendly spirits. They often appear before the living, just before natural disasters strike, to warn them of the impending danger. If forced into battle, a Phantom can physically attack or cast freezing, healing, wind, and silencing spells.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, plastic (transparent base only), and super glue.

Dimensions:
2.9 cm/1.1 in. x 5.6 cm/2.2 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Two days: March 4 and 5, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom_fab.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom_town.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom_battle.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_phantom_demonary.png

[Patraw]

Spike Blop

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ML_BIS_sblop_animate2.gif http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ML_BIS_sblop_animate.gif

Several blobs of green slime, each wearing a red, spiked turtle shell on top of its' head, ooze across the floor in your general direction. Before you can do anything about them, something suddenly slams into the ground beside your feet, narrowly missing you--it's another one of the creatures! Upside-down, its' sharp spines impaled in the earth, the gel wriggles madly as it attempts to right itself. Glancing upwards, you're dismayed to find several more of the gooey monsters slithering across the ceiling directly above you. As if on cue, they release their sticky grip on the stone surface and plummet downwards . . .

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ML_BIS_sblop_rotate.gif

Spike Blops are armored slime monsters that can be encountered in 2009's Nintendo Dual Screen (DS) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story roleplaying video game (RPG).

Spike Blops have two methods of attack that they can employ: First, they simply charge into their opponents, skewering them on their helmets, and, second, when located on a ceiling (which they can reach by leaping), they drop downwards when someone foolishly passes by underneath, impaling the target on impact. Naturally, due to their prickly head gear, Spike Blops cannot be stomped on without incurring injury--have Mario or Luigi give them a good smack with the hammer instead.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, and gloss nail polish.

Dimensions:
3.0 cm/1.2 in. x 2.7 cm/1.1 in. (widest point x highest point)
(The Blop is 2.5 cm/1.0 in. wide and 1.8 cm/0.7 in. tall sans Spike helmet.)

Time:
Several hours on February 23, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ML_BIS_sblop.jpg




Bloodman

A large puddle of crimson liquid pours silently down the staircase and proceeds to slide across the floor towards you with alarming speed. As it draws near, ghastly humanoid forms begin to coagulate and rise out of the ichor. Their dripping fingers reach out towards you as frothy red bubbles burst forth from the gaping mouths in their crudely-formed faces. Somehow, you instinctively know that it's your own life's blood that these terrors are after.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SaS_bloodman_rotate.gif

Bloodmen are aberrations that can potentially be encountered in the Sword & Sorcery tabletop roleplaying game (which is Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition compatible, under the Open Gaming License for Wizards of The Coast's d20 System). These creatures are described in detail in Sword & Sorcery Studios' 2001 Creature Collection II: Dark Menagerie book.

Bloodmen feed by simply touching their intended prey. As soon as a physical connection is made, the target begins to bleed profusely from the contact spot, which the Bloodman immediately absorbs into its' own body. This liquid nourishment first goes towards restoring missing hit points (if any have been lost), and any excess gets stored as temporary extra hit points (which can potentially be used for reproduction, see below). Armor, shields, and natural protection (scales, thick fur, etc.) provide no defense whatsoever against the leeching caress of one of these crimson fiends. While Bloodmen can survive on the bodily fluids of smaller organisms during lean times, their never-ending hunger, and the compulsion to propagate more of their kind, drives them to seek larger prey. If a Bloodman can manage to drain enough blood from its victim(s)--in game terms, 22 extra temporary hit points--the creature can spawn a new, independent Bloodman that fully forms in 1-4 combat rounds.

Bloodmen frequently travel and hunt together in a large communal pool of 4-8 members. Although they cannot attack while in a completely liquid state, they may move at twice their normal speed (20 feet per turn instead of 10 feet) in this form. The greatest tactical concern posed by a pool of Bloodmen is that they can redistribute damage sustained by one of their number equally amongst the entire group (i.e., a blow that would deal 16 points of damage directed at an individual in an eight-member Bloodman pool would instead be divided up into 2 points of damage to each of them, dangerously prolonging the longevity of the brood in combat).

Due to their mostly liquid composition and lack of vital organs, Bloodmen are immune to slashing and piercing attacks (save those delivered by magical weapons, and, even then, only the bonus applies--for example, a successful hit with a scimitar +2 would only deal two points of damage total, not the usual base damage value for a scimitar plus the bonus modifier). Bludgeoning weapons, on the other hand, affect Bloodmen normally. While these natural defenses make them difficult to slay, Bloodmen suffer from a vulnerability to any weapon with the 'wounding' property (said implements inflict dire injuries that bleed continuously)--as a Bloodman is, naturally, almost entirely blood, it can ill afford to lose said precious fluid, and thus takes double damage from wounding strikes.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, wire twist ties, super glue, acrylic paint, and gloss nail polish.

Dimensions:
3.1 cm/1.2 in. x 3.3 cm/1.3 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Two days; February 14 and 16, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SaS_bloodman.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SaS_bloodman_art.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/groupshot_030711.jpg

The Spike Blop & Bloodman figures were also entries for an ooze-themed "You've Been Slimed!" custom figure contest. Participants had the option of making a slimed character, a character made out of slime (which is the route I took for both of my submissions), or a device/trap/creature used to slime other characters. If you're interested, you can view all of said contest entries here: http://www.figurerealm.com/ViewCustoms.php?CID=50

[Ulisses31]

Bloodman is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patraw]

The ruins of a great temple sprawl before you. Picking your way carefully through the rubble, you make your way towards the pedestal of a shattered statue of the Goddess. Her colossal, decapitated head lies on its side, her stone eyes staring blindly into the infinite. "Where was your divine protection when the faithful needed you most, or wasn't this likeness grand enough to warrant your favor?" you bitterly query the silent monolith. In answer, the earth trembles and thoughts of the penalties levied by the gods for sacrilege run through your frightened mind. Out of the head's hollow, cracked neck one glistening eye stalk slowly emerges, followed by a second. Stone rasps against stone as the effigy rolls to an upright position and you find yourself cowering before a gargantuan snail with a most unusual choice for a shell. What blasphemy is this?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_tiphon_rotate.gif

Tiphons are gigantic gastropods that can be encountered in Atlus' 1999 Revelations: The Demon Slayer [Japanese title: Megami Tensei Gaiden: Rasuto Baiburu (Reincarnation of The Goddess Side Story: Last Bible)] Gameboy Color video game [said title was previously published for the original Nintendo Gameboy (1992) and Sega Game Gear (1994), but only in Japan]. Like most of the creatures in the game, Tiphons can potentially be recruited into your party by (carefully) negotiating with them during a battle or you might spontaneously create one by fusing two other monsters together with Kishe's "Combine" spell. The name "Tiphon" is likely a misspelling of "Typhon"--the last, and deadliest, son of Gaea (Mother Earth). Typhon is best known for fathering many of the infamous monsters of Greek mythology and temporarily besting Zeus in one-on-one combat.

Tiphons cannot grow their own shells, which has led to many snide comments about "Uppity slugs that think they're snails". Much like hermit crabs, they simply move from one empty vessel to another as they increase in size. When queried by one of his disciples as to how big a Tiphon can grow, Gaia Master Vaerial's cryptic response was, "However large man's idolatry allows." Although only marginally sentient, Tiphons exhibit a disturbing preference for inhabiting statue fragments. If said accommodations are not readily available, these mollusks aren't above using their incredible strength to topple and shatter hollow monuments in order to create them. Scholars believe this behavior is indicative of Tiphons being the perverse creation of some unknown power that wishes to see humanity, and by extension, the gods, humbled.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, a wire twist tie segment, and gloss nail polish.

Dimensions:
3.0 cm/1.2 in. x 2.4 cm/0.9 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Two days: March 28 and 29, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_tiphon.jpg

Original Gameboy grayscale graphics:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_tiphon_gb.png

Gameboy Color graphics with Super Gameboy border:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_tiphon_gbc.png

Sega Game Gear remake version of Tiphon:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/LB_tiphon_gg.png

[Patraw]

Tenaga from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SMT_DS_tenaga_rotate.gif
More photos/info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/tenaga.html

Jabberwock S3 from Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RE_DC_js3_rotate.gif
More photos/info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/jabberwock_S3.html

Poison Ivy (Plant 43) from Resident Evil 2
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RE2_pivy_rotate.gif
More photos/info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/poison_ivy.html

Lisa Trevor from Resident Evil (2002 Gamecube remake)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RE_ltrevor_rotate.gif
More photos/info:
http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/lisa_trevor.html

[Ulisses31]

Great custom, love ths thread

[Discogod]

A few of my recent Marvel customs:

Shadowcat & Lockheed:

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/095/e/3/shadowcat__version_3_by_discogod-d3d9v1n.jpg

Black Cat:

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/072/5/9/black_cat_by_discogod-d3bjnc3.jpg

Wrecker:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/030/9/d/yet_another_wrecker_by_discogod-d38dkuw.jpg

[Patraw]

All three look excellent, but I like Wrecker the best out of the trio. Did you sculpt Lockheed from scratch?

[Ninjinister]

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1562/dexstarr.png
Red Lantern Dex-Starr

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9738/tullece.png
Turles from DragonBall Z

[Ninjinister]

Mas.

White Lantern Sinestro: http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29492

Stark Doom: http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29493

[Ninjinister]

Staff Officer Black: http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29512

Black Lantern Black Flash: http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29514

[Patraw]

From out of the shadows, it shambles towards you: a bloody, twisted parody of a man. Its right arm flails madly about, bent at impossible angles and sporting extra joints where none should exist. In place of a proper head, an elongated muscular neck, terminating in a gore-splattered, guillotine-shaped blade, swings blindly back-and-forth like a pendulum. As the creature's convulsive steps bring it ever closer, you can only goggle in paralyzed horror as said neck slowly begins to split apart along a vertical seam, revealing a three-foot-long, tooth-lined maw. Just before those terrible, gaping jaws close around your flesh and cease your thoughts forever, you silently wish that you had never returned to this accursed town . . .

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_H_schism_rotate.gif

Schisms are humanoid aberrations found in Konami's 2008 Silent Hill: Homecoming Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Personal Computer video game (developed by Double Helix Games). These incredibly violent creatures can be encountered in numerous locations, but Alex Shepherd, the protagonist of the game, will first meet them in the Shepherd's Glen Police Station. In battle, a Schism utilizes both its bladed head and clawed hands to savagely rip victims to pieces. If the creature can manage to get close enough to grapple with its prey, a Schism will usually attempt to instantly kill its opponent by splitting open its head and biting the victim in half with its enormous jaws (quickly tap the on-screen button prompts to escape this grisly fate).

Schisms, with their mismatched arms and bisecting heads, may be thought to represent duality (in fact, a "Split Personality" achievement is awarded, in-game, the first time you defeat one). In the twisted 'Otherworld' incarnation of the Shepherd home, three Schisms are used as monstrous proxies of Alex's father (an aggressive specimen that immediately attacks), mother (a lethargic/despondent creature that lies unresponsive on the floor), and younger brother (a pathetic thing that cowers/hides in a corner, whimpering). Further, a fourth, decapitated Schism, found in the Shepherd patriarch's hunting room in the basement, is believed by some to be an avatar of Alex himself (either as foreshadowing of his cult sacrifice or possibly as a reference to the lobotomy he receives in the 'Hospital' ending).

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, a wire twist tie, gloss nail polish, plastic (transparent base only), and super glue.

Dimensions:
2.7 cm/1.1 in. x 2.6 cm/1.0 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Two days: May 10 and 11, 2011.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_H_schism.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_H_schism_render.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_H_schisms.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SIL_H_schism_attack.jpg





Out of the depths it rises, great blue fins, like sails, framing either side of its face and cresting the middle of its forehead. A torrent of seawater rains from the monster's ivory scaled body down onto the deck of your ship as its massive neck climbs higher and higher into the sky, towering over you and blotting out the sun. For what seems like an eternity, it silently regards you and your crew with its milky unblinking eyes, and then, having satisfied whatever alien curiosity compelled it to the surface, the creature arches and plunges back into the briny deep once again, its long sinewy body seemingly without end. Riding the crest of the circular wave created by the beast's departure, your helpless vessel is tossed backwards at a frightening angle as everyone flails about desperately, trying to grab hold of something, anything, to prevent themselves from being flung overboard into the churning waters. Only the Goddess' divine grace keeps the boat from capsizing outright, and, after several very tense moments, the ocean calms enough that your ship returns to floating on an even keel. By the Four Winds, you hate sea serpents!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_tsunami_rotate.gif

Tsunami (Japanese for 'tidal wave') are sea serpents that can be found in Atlus' 2002/2003 Gameboy Advance DemiKids: Light Version/Dark Version roleplaying video games [original Japanese titles: Shin Megami Tensei (Reincarnation of The True Goddess): Devil Children Book of Light/Book of Dark]. The Light and Dark cartridge variations, while similar in the larger sense, feature different main protagonists and storylines, as well as some unique monsters and items--the idea, like in Nintendo's Pokemon, is that players with different versions will connect their Gameboy Advances to battle each other and trade/fuse demons. In other Megami Tensei games, similar aquatic snake creatures are usually referred to as Mizuchi (Japanese water dragons/deities).

Tsunami may be encountered in random battles where they can either be slain for experience points and money or recruited to join your ever-growing Demonary (a demonic bestiary). Once a Tsunami, or any other monster for that matter, has been enlisted, in addition to using it in combat, the specimen can be further augmented by fusing it with other fiends or items, thereby increasing its' powers or potentially transforming it into another creature altogether.

Tsunami are infamous for the havoc they can create. These saltwater serpents are so huge that a single violent snap of the tail can displace thousands of gallons of water. Throughout history, many coastal communities and ships have been utterly obliterated by these creatures. If foolishly engaged in direct combat, a Tsunami can physically attack (usually a head butt to soften up the target followed by a devastating tail slap) or cast water, healing, defense boosting, paralyzing, and confusion spells.

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Materials:
Newsprint, tissue paper, white glue, acrylic paint, and a paperclip (stand only).

Dimensions:
3.3 cm/1.3 in. x 6.3 cm/2.5 in. (widest point x highest point)
(7.8 cm/3.1 in. tall mounted on the stand.)

Time:
Three days: April 10, 11, and 15, 2011. I didn't get around to mounting the finished figure on a stand until May 12 though--partly out of laziness and partly out of indecision about which way I wanted to proceed with designing and attaching a support structure for a figure with this kind of serpentine anatomy.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_tsunami.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_tsunami_fab.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_tsunami_demonary.png

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/DKS_tsunami_art.jpg

[Discogod]

Some excellent work in this thread. Patraw, Lockheed was 90% sculpted from scratch - the wings were from a small rubber bat.

Classic Loki (can't believe we don't have one in Legends yet):

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/135/8/0/loki_by_discogod-d3gdx7w.jpg

Alpha Flight's Puck:

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/135/0/6/yet_another_puck_by_discogod-d3gdx07.jpg

[Patraw]

I'm glad to see more interest in this thread from other customizers.

Discogod: Excellent renditions of both Loki and Puck, what'd you use for a base body/parts on Puck? Is he actually in scale (i.e., short) with other ML figures?

Ninjinister: Pretty nice stuff, I particularly like the Dr. Doom Iron-Man, as I've never seen those two characters combined before.

[Discogod]

Puck's 90% Marvel Universe Juggernaut. He's a little tall (4.25" when he should be closer to 3.5"), but he works with Legends.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/AnotherPuck6.jpg

[Ninjinister]

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29575

Flashpoint Batman

[Ninjinister]

Blue Lantern Saint Walker: http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29675

Green Lantern Gordon Shumway: http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=29676

[Ulisses31]

Great customs everyone! Good to see so much work!

[Patraw]

Bark Skin Swamp Thing (Based on the Bark Skin power-up from the 1992 THQ Gameboy Swamp Thing video game. This was also a contest entry for an "Armor Up" themed challenge at Figure Realm)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SWP_bskin_rotate2.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/barkskin_swampthing.html


Mesmerize (Square-Enix's 1999 Final Fantasy VIII video game.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF8_mesmerize_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/mesmerize.html


Wall Widow (Konami's 1991 Super Castlevania IV video game.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CV4_wwidow_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/wall_widow.html

[Ninjinister]

I f**king love Swamp Thing. Used to be obsessed as a kid.

[Patraw]

I'm quite fond of Swamp Thing too, he's my favorite DC Comics hero, with the possible exception of Batman. The only Swamp Thing toy I had as a lad was Snare-Arm Swamp Thing--always wanted Weed Killer, but never got him.

[Ulisses31]

I like it too!

[Ninjinister]

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30232

White Lantern Boston Brand (Deadman)

[Discogod]

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30232

White Lantern Boston Brand (Deadman)

I had no idea DC'd brought Boston back - that's an interesting move. Do you have any other pictures of your custom?

Couple'a classic customs:

Namor-
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Subby1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Subby6.jpg

Daredevil-
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/NewDD1-1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/NewDD7.jpg

[Patraw]

Discogod: Very clean/crisp renditions of Namor and DD!


Mandragora (Square-Enix's 2000 Final Fantasy IX video game.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF9_mandragora_animate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/FF9_mandragora.html

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF9_groupshot_061411.jpg

[Ninjinister]

Orange Lantern/Sinestro Corps Hal Jordan

http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30347

Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30631

[Ninjinister]

Slenderman
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4931/slendy.png

Wade Wilson
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/250/wadeq.png

[Patraw]

What's Slender Man from, or is he an original design? Cool figure regardless.

[Ninjinister]

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slender-man

tl;dr version: Slender Man was a character created for a Photoshop contest that turned out to be a runaway hit, and now there's all sorts of fiction based on him, sometimes playing with his appearance/motives/background a bit. I currently follow a YouTube series that features him, called Marble Hornets. There are others available that I have heard are also really good, but I prefer to stick with one at a time and will watch the others when Marble Hornets ends.

[Patraw]

That's cool--it's interesting to see how something that started out as a joke contest entry can take on a real life of its own.

[Patraw]

Clodhopper (Sega's 1991 Shining in The Darkness video game.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SitD_chopper_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/clodhopper.html


Goblin Soothsayer (Wizards of The Coast's 1996 Magic: The Gathering card.)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MGC_gobsooth_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/goblin_soothsayer.html

[Ulisses31]

WOWThat Goblin is amazing

[Ninjinister]

Jack (Tekken) - http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=32105


White Lantern Animal Man - http://figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=32106

[Patraw]

Bahba Velamyu [Square-Enix's 1997 Final Fantasy VII video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF7_bahba_velamyu_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/bahba_velamyu.html

Evil Eye [Sir-Tech's 1982 Wizardry: The Knight of Diamonds video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WZD_KoD_evileye_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/evil_eye.html

Man Eater [Atlus' 1994 Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu (Reincarnation of The Goddess Side Story: Last Bible) video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_maneater_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/man_eater.html

Toad [Square-Enix's 1990/1991 Final Fantasy Legend II/SaGa: Hihou Densetsu (Legend of The Secret Treasure) video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SG2_toad_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/toad.html

[Ninjinister]

Ghost Spider
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/348/ghostspider.png

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=33798

[Ulisses31]

Bahba Velamyu [Square-Enix's 1997 Final Fantasy VII video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF7_bahba_velamyu_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/bahba_velamyu.html

Evil Eye [Sir-Tech's 1982 Wizardry: The Knight of Diamonds video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/WZD_KoD_evileye_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/evil_eye.html

Man Eater [Atlus' 1994 Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu (Reincarnation of The Goddess Side Story: Last Bible) video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_maneater_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/man_eater.html

Toad [Square-Enix's 1990/1991 Final Fantasy Legend II/SaGa: Hihou Densetsu (Legend of The Secret Treasure) video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SG2_toad_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/toad.html

Love the toad

[Patraw]

Ninjinister: Spidey and Ghost Rider are kind of an odd combo, but it works and I love the color scheme; nice job!

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Stove Polish [Eastern Color/Famous Funnies, Inc. 1943 Jingle Jangle Comics character.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/JJT_stove_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/stove.html

Laluhn [Atlus' 1994 Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu (Reincarnation of The Goddess Side Story: Last Bible) video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/RtDS_laluhn_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/laluhn.html

[Patraw]

Guilty [ASCII's 2000 Wizardry: Dimguil video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotQ/WZD_DMG_guilty_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/guilty.html


Xanafalgue [Sega's 1994 Phantasy Star IV: The End of The Millennium video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotQ/PS4_xanafalgue_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/xanafalgue.html

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotQ/groupshot112211b.jpg

[Ulisses31]

Hello, some customs I made in January are still nameless, will you help me name them?

They are something like forest hunters... or something, in this case the figure come first and the bio is still WIP.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426605_305085652883485_100001461587688_921416_4829 69767_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408824_305085746216809_100001461587688_921417_1343 462812_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430557_305083922883658_100001461587688_921408_3378 34808_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425120_305084166216967_100001461587688_921410_1222 350736_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/401569_305084012883649_100001461587688_921409_1272 045278_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/424402_305086082883442_100001461587688_921420_1203 219152_n.jpg

Here they are in the shelfs

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/422955_305087459549971_100001461587688_921431_1472 893528_n.jpg

[Topsu]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotQ/WZD_DMG_guilty_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://kramwartap.fortunecity.com/guilty.html

Checked those WIP-pictures of that body, and I'm wondering, do you burn those figures with something, or why do they look like that? I mean in this picture (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotQ/cylindar03.jpg) compared to previous step, that guy has brown spots all over him.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Here they are in the shelfs

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/422955_305087459549971_100001461587688_921431_1472 893528_n.jpg



i wanna see some close-ups of all three shelves please!

man this is a great thread full of cool stuff! :tcool:

[Zany Orange Dude]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426605_305085652883485_100001461587688_921416_4829 69767_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408824_305085746216809_100001461587688_921417_1343 462812_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430557_305083922883658_100001461587688_921408_3378 34808_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425120_305084166216967_100001461587688_921410_1222 350736_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/401569_305084012883649_100001461587688_921409_1272 045278_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/424402_305086082883442_100001461587688_921420_1203 219152_n.jpg

Here they are in the shelfs

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/422955_305087459549971_100001461587688_921431_1472 893528_n.jpg

:teek:Epic collection!

[Ulisses31]

i wanna see some close-ups of all three shelves please!

man this is a great thread full of cool stuff! :tcool:

:teek:Epic collection!

Thanks, I have more photos here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174891352569583.43882.100001461587688&type=3

[TheCanadiandrome]

Thanks, I have more photos here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174891352569583.43882.100001461587688&type=3

Not on Facebook so cant see :cry:

[Ulisses31]

It is public so you can see it even if you don´t have facebook, have you cliked the link?

[Luzmagica]

It is public so you can see it even if you don´t have facebook, have you cliked the link?

Me neither...when i try the link it appears:

" Este contenido no está disponible en estos momentos
La página que has solicitado no puede mostrarse en estos momentos. Puede que no esté disponible temporalmente, el enlace puede haber expirado o puede que no tengas permiso para visualizarla.

Volver al inicio"

[Ulisses31]

Well that is weird... try this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174891352569583.43882.100001461587688&type=3 and this: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.104930356232350.3354.100001461587688&type=3 any error? I have them public and in my computer when I logout from facebook I click the link and I can see it with no problem.

Also try these direct links to the first image of the album hope you can then see the rest clicking next.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/419900_305086369550080_100001461587688_921423_9034 22979_n.jpg and https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392186_269266799798704_100001461587688_818393_2350 27816_n.jpg

[TheCanadiandrome]

Well that is weird... try this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174891352569583.43882.100001461587688&type=3 and this: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.104930356232350.3354.100001461587688&type=3 any error? I have them public and in my computer when I logout from facebook I click the link and I can see it with no problem.



facebook links say:

This content is currently unavailable
The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.

Return home

:cry:




Also try these direct links to the first image of the album hope you can then see the rest clicking next.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/419900_305086369550080_100001461587688_921423_9034 22979_n.jpg and https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392186_269266799798704_100001461587688_818393_2350 27816_n.jpg

these work :tcool:

[Ninjinister]

First one finished since I've moved: Kuma II, from Tekken.

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=38635

[TheCanadiandrome]

First one finished since I've moved: Kuma II, from Tekken.

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=38635

Very cool :tcool:

[Ninjinister]

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=38694

Mr. Big from the Art of Fighting

[Ulisses31]

Great customs Ninjinister

[Ninjinister]

Great customs Ninjinister

Thanks dawg.

I also updated my Slender Man. Now he's quite a bit taller than the other figures of his scale, rather than slightly.

http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30670

[Patraw]

Cool Mr. Big and Kuma customs; well done!

[Ninjinister]

Nick Fury Jr. (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=39233)
Phil Coulson (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=39229)

[CudleyCowlick]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/115/9/8/bubble_yum_sarvos_glyos_custom_by_wolverineburger-d4xkefk.jpg

One of my recent Glyos customs. You can see some more at my DeviantArt (http://wolverineburger.deviantart.com/) page.

[Discogod]

Nick Fury Jr. (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=39233)
Phil Coulson (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=39229)

I see your Coulson and raise you...

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/148/1/2/i_couldn__t_decide_____by_discogod-d51devc.jpg (http://discogod.deviantart.com/#/d51devc)

[Jester]

Looks good, but is there a mini-donut reference I'm missing?

[Discogod]

Looks good, but is there a mini-donut reference I'm missing?

It's from the short film "A funny thing happened on the way to Thor's hammer" - one of my favourite Coulson moments...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1uD5_ovwqg

[TheCanadiandrome]

Man great customs folks!

[Patraw]

Mantis [1992 Chakan: The Forever Man video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CHK_mantis_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/mantis.html


Mokoi [1997 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/SMT_SH_mokoi_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/mokoi.html


Mezuki [1994 Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/LB_mezuki_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/mezuki.html


Succubus [2005 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/DoS_succubus_rotate_censor.gif

More photos/information (NSFW): http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/succubus.html


Werecraw [1991 Wizardry: Suffering of The Queen video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/WZD_SotQ_werecraw_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/werecraw.html

[TheCanadiandrome]

woah! those are cool!

[SS_Turtle]

Some great stuff on this thread.

[Patraw]

Dragon Fossil [1993 Final Fantasy Legend III/SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/SG3_d_fossil_rotate2.gif http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/SG3_d_fossil_chibi_rotate.gif


More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/d_fossil.html


Marsh Man [1991 Final Fantasy Adventure/Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/FFA_marshman_rotate2.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/marshman.html

[TheCanadiandrome]

wow, those are cool!

[Patraw]

Barrel Snail

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st3_barrel_snail.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/barrel_snail.html


Blood Skull

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st5_blood_skull.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/blood_skull.html


Casket

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st6_casket.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/casket.html


Dread Knight

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st8_dread_knight.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/dread_knight.html


King Hopper

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st1_king_hopper.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/king_hopper.html


Star Serpent

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st2_star_serpent.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/star_serpent.html


Tree Ogre

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st7_tree_ogre.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/tree_ogre.html


Watcher Plant

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_st4_watcher_plant.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/watcher_plant.html


Robin V (Damian Wayne)

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/uk_dwayne_robin.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/robin_V_damian_wayne.html


Morg

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/uk_morg.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/morg.html

[Patraw]

Zombie Miner

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/uk_zombie_miner.jpg
More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/zombie_miner.html

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/groupshot_062412.jpg

[TheCanadiandrome]

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/groupshot_062412.jpg

Very cool dude

[TurtleManiac]

Oh this is cool I didnt even know there was a section on here to post non-tmnt customs, though the majority of my customs IS TMNT. Cool Megaman customs Patraw, seen them on FigureRealm also, very accurate to the Capcom video game designs. I made Megaman characters Fireman and Iceman based on their U.S. "Mega Man" cartoon appearance, since I used that 1995 toyline from Bandai as base figures. They made figures of all the part 1 bosses except these 2, and I always thought these toys were pretty cool so I wanted to complete my collection. Fire Man was made using a Mega Man with an extra blaster attached that I cut off a spare Proto Man and using Aves apoxie sculpt. Ice Man was made using Cut Man as a base, 2 sewing buttons for the glasses, and using Aves apoxie sculpt.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7534283944_74f1cdd9e8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7534283944/)
fireice (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7534283944/) by TurtlesinTime (http://www.flickr.com/people/24478755@N08/), on Flickr

[Patraw]

Neat-o Mega Man customs. I never liked Ice Man, but you did a great job on him; Fire Man is definitely my favorite out of these two. Now all they need are their buddies Cut Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, and Elec Man.

[TurtleManiac]

Neat-o Mega Man customs. I never liked Ice Man, but you did a great job on him; Fire Man is definitely my favorite out of these two. Now all they need are their buddies Cut Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, and Elec Man.

Thanks, and yeah Ice Man was never really a favorite of mine either, but I just had to make him since he was one of the original 6 robot masters.

Here they are next to their original un-altered base figures:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7548627106_a29a0cfd8f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548627106/)
megaman111 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548627106/) by TurtlesinTime (http://www.flickr.com/people/24478755@N08/), on Flickr



group shot of the original 6:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7548628756_c53bdab1e6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548628756/)
megaman1111111 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548628756/) by TurtlesinTime (http://www.flickr.com/people/24478755@N08/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7548678424_bae4582712.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548678424/)
megaman111111111 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7548678424/) by TurtlesinTime (http://www.flickr.com/people/24478755@N08/), on Flickr

[Patraw]

I wonder if Capcom's artists based Ice Man on DC's Captain Cold? I recall reading in an interview that some of Mega Man 1's robot masters were inspired by American comics, and that Elec Man's head in particular was based on Marvel Comics' Wolverine.

You ever think about making the new robot masters from the PSP version of Mega Man 1, Oil Man and Time Man?

[TurtleManiac]

Hm I never noticed that, but I do see the similarity between Elec Man's and Wolverine's masks, they're kinda the same shape and yellow. Captain Cold's and Ice Man's outfits look similar too, particularly the hood.

Haven't thought of making Time Man and Oil Man, I completely forgot that those characters were added into the remake. Since my Mega Man customs are based on the "Ruby-Spears" cartoon, I'll probably make a few more characters from that series that didnt get toys. Although the cartoon models aren't my favorite, I just really like the toys for some reason. I plan on making a cartoon Air Man just for comedy. If you've seen him in the cartoon you know just how ridiculous he looks lol. But most of the other characters looked at least decent, they're all just much taller and buffer than their video game counterparts.

Have you made or do you plan to make the original 6 robot masters in your method of customization? I bet you could make them look really great and video game accurate, based on your other Megaman customs that I've seen.

[Patraw]

I never saw the episode of the cartoon with Air Man in it. I just looked it up on Google, and, while I do like the original game design better, I don't think the cartoon version is that bad. I don't know if you've seen it or not, but Jin Saotome did a really great Air Man custom some time ago, with a working motorized chest fan and everything.

I don't know if I'll ever make any of the robot masters from Mega Man 1 - I haven't made any Mega Man figures in years.

[TurtleManiac]

Yea the body of the cartoon Air Man looked ok for the most part, it just looked really weird to me that they gave him an actual head with a face on top of his body, where on the games he was basically just a fan with eyes. He's the only one in the cartoon that looked really weird to me just because of that. All the other robots looked ok.

And yes I have seen the custom Airman you're talking about, that one looks really cool, the cartoon should have made him look something like that instead.

[Patraw]

Zigzag [1988 Transformers toy line.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/TRAN_zigzag_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/zigzag.html

Human Female [1990/1991 Final Fantasy Legend II/SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/SG2_ningen_onna_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/ningen_onna.html

Monkey [1998 Parasite Eve video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/PE_monkey_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/monkey.html

[TheMasterTurtle]

I am working on creating a line of Dinosaucers collectibles (slowly but surely) Here is Allo - My second attempt - My first sculpt a few years back cracked and crumbled so I gave up for a while. I'm actually glad it did because this one turned out much better!

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/SDC15222.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/SDC15211.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/SDC15210.jpg

Just for reference.. Here is the first attempt from 2005
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/100_0590.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/100_0581.jpg

[Patraw]

Allo looks great so far; I remember watching that cartoon when I was a kid, although, typical for me, I liked the bad guys a lot better than the good guys. While the newer one is cooler looking, I think your first shot at the character was more accurate to the cartoon.


Here's some more of my recent projects:

Tyrant 091 [2003 Resident Evil: Dead Aim video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/RE_DA_T091_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/T_091.html


Caller [1993 Wizardry: Scripture of the Dark video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/WZD_SotD_caller_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/caller.html


Frankenstein's Monster & Hunchbacked Man [1987 Castlevania video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CAS_frankenstein_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/frankenstein.html


Vorpal Bunny [1993 Wizardry: Scripture of the Dark video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/WZD_SotD_vorpal_bunny_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/vorpal_bunny.html


Black Dragon [1993 Wizardry: Scripture of the Dark video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/WZD_SotD_black_dragon_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/black_dragon.html


Stix [1993 Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/PS3_stix_rotate_zps8186bd03.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/stix.html

Lizard Priest [1993 Wizardry: Scripture of the Dark video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/WZD_SotD_lizard_priest_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/lizard_priest.html

[TheMasterTurtle]

Thanks for the comments. I also loved the Baddies more... Allo just seemed like the natural starting place. The show intro opens with him and all... I see what youre saying about accuracy but this show was tough with consistency. Depending on the angle the version I have here is somewhat more accurate, while the old one, in some shots is better....

The snout in particular I took from some cels I had. The helmet I use my creative license a bit. Overall the sculpt it much better.

Here is my latest update. I started on the torso, got to a point that I thought I was done, revisited my reverence material and said.. you can do better. I made him too toned and did not do his power pack accurately... after I set him down for a while I started up again and think the second go is much more accurate.

TORSO #1
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust2.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust3.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust.jpg

TORSO #2
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust2.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust7.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust6.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust5.jpg

[tmntfannumerouno]

How tall with this be when finished and what exactly did you use? sculpy?Thanks for the comments. I also loved the Baddies more... Allo just seemed like the natural starting place. The show intro opens with him and all... I see what youre saying about accuracy but this show was tough with consistency. Depending on the angle the version I have here is somewhat more accurate, while the old one, in some shots is better....

The snout in particular I took from some cels I had. The helmet I use my creative license a bit. Overall the sculpt it much better.

Here is my latest update. I started on the torso, got to a point that I thought I was done, revisited my reverence material and said.. you can do better. I made him too toned and did not do his power pack accurately... after I set him down for a while I started up again and think the second go is much more accurate.

TORSO #1
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust2.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust3.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/MuscleBust.jpg

TORSO #2
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust2.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust7.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust6.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k544/TheMasterTurtle/NewBust5.jpg

[Patraw]

Divebomb [1986 Transformers toy.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/TRAN_divebomb_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/divebomb.html


Phantom Fencer [2005 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/DQ8_pfencer_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/phantom_fencer.html


Membrane Man [1960s Strange Change toy.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/SCM_membrane_rotate.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/membrane_man.html


http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/groupshot_2012.jpg

[Ulisses31]

wow just wow my friend!!!

[Discogod]

Don't know how many of you know Marvel Comics' Inhumans, but I'm a huge fan. I originally made the team around 2 1/2 years ago, but I've only recently finished the final member...

Lockjaw:


Well, this was probably the biggest challenge I've ever set myself... I started Lockjaw in August 2010, and finished him December 2012, although there was quite a bit of procrastination along the way... Rather than a huge write-up, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/lockjawWIP1.jpg
Started with a rough skeleton...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/lockjaw2WIP1.jpg
Bulking out the frame...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/LJ1.jpg
Reworked some of the artic, and refined the sculpt...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Lockjaw3.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Lockjaw6_zps7d3fc5d5.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Lockjaw9_zpsb95c5d4f.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Lockjaw7_zpsd6b6a3f2.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/NeonDiscogod/Lockjaw8_zps79cc643a.jpg

The finished article! All the sculpting was done in either Milliput, Apoxie or a blend of both. To be honest, I'm not totally happy with him, but short of a total rebuild he's as good as he's gonna get. He's got a decent amount of articulation - ball & socket feet & torso, swivel shoulders, hinge knees and a swivel/hinge neck. I'd probably add ball shoulders if I was redoing him, but it's not like he's going to get a whole load of posing.

[Patraw]

Sweet Lockjaw; you put a lot of work into that bad boy!


Fire Precision [1995 Princess Minerva video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/toy/PM_fire_precision_rotate_zpsbb520ad1.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/fire_precision.html


Arachne [2000 Evergrace video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/EVG_arachne_rotate_zps9c76959e.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/arachne.html


Muttshroom [2006 Mother 3 video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/MTH_3_muttshroom_rotate_zps98681002.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/muttshroom.html


Raptor Mech [1997 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/TRK_DH_raptormech_rotate_zpsc65b9220.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/raptor_mech.html


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/toy/groupshot_022413_zps2b329e31.jpg

[snake]

Sweet Lockjaw; you put a lot of work into that bad boy!


Fire Precision [1995 Princess Minerva video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/toy/PM_fire_precision_rotate_zpsbb520ad1.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/fire_precision.html


Arachne [2000 Evergrace video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/EVG_arachne_rotate_zps9c76959e.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/arachne.html


Muttshroom [2006 Mother 3 video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP/MTH_3_muttshroom_rotate_zps98681002.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/muttshroom.html


Raptor Mech [1997 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter video game.]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SotD/TRK_DH_raptormech_rotate_zpsc65b9220.gif

More photos/information: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/ace/raptor_mech.html


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/toy/groupshot_022413_zps2b329e31.jpg

The best is the muttshroom! Good work

[Ninjinister]

Here's a few that I've done over the past few months that I'm proud of.

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/56000/55618-1.jpg
Tasha (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=55618) - a figure based on a late friend of mine.

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/55500/55490-1.jpg
Sentinel-X (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=55490) - from the recent X-Men: Battle of the Atom crossover event.

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/54500/54384-1.jpg
Superman Blue (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=54384) - a look for Supes that I felt was underrated.

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/54000/53785-1.jpg
Double (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=53785) - from Skullgirls

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/54000/53519-1.jpg
Black Lantern Swamp Thing (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=53519) - from Brightest Day

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/50500/50409-1.jpg
Sadako (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=50409) from Ringu

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/50000/49550-1.jpg
Rogue (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=49550) Marvel vs. Capcom 2 version

http://www.figurerealm.com/userimages/customs/31000/30670-2.jpg
Slender Man (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=30670)

[mikeyatemypizza]

Handmade 1/6th sonic for some incoming Tom Baker Figures. I wanted one to have a sonic with retracting emitter head. I am sure the one that comes with the figure is great but had to do something while waiting for the parcel guy. Used various size aluminum tube, a glass bead and the tip from a pen. Think this method would make a cool spyglass also.

[ska_lives]

Here are a few of my customs (mostly GI Joe)
Daniel Craig 007
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af232/ska_lives/P1280254_zps8ffbe451.jpg

Zombie Shock Trooper
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af232/ska_lives/P1210224_zps7561b234.jpg

Snake MGS3
http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/9288573dd3c00d4ceb45694c6a82f0481591367.jpg

The Sorrow - MGS3
http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/0b3325c724bc545e23edc9a35402dc711591367.jpg

Yoma - Demon of the Battlefield
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af232/ska_lives/null_zps19060bcb.jpg

[Netkeeper]

I'm not sure if just repainting some areas on a figure counts as a "custom", but I didn't really know where to post it, so have a Digimon!

http://38.media.tumblr.com/3e082d2ea2787090f8e6286e8d0b4267/tumblr_nasjndRzlb1se6d4zo2_1280.png
http://37.media.tumblr.com/20ca640c305eb25436336f1b6846204b/tumblr_nasjndRzlb1se6d4zo1_1280.png

Never done anything like this before. Was fun, would do again

[Netkeeper]

Do custom plushies count? Because I finished this and would like to show it off:

http://33.media.tumblr.com/1259ef80ab84c48c5dae54f78dcbf86b/tumblr_nb91ctWDPa1se6d4zo1_500.jpg
http://38.media.tumblr.com/0c854514d88f399c29e841158a096328/tumblr_nb91ctWDPa1se6d4zo2_500.jpg

It's a baby Digimon, Punimon (http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Punimon).

[pennydreadful]

Net, that's absolutely adorable! Well done, you. :D

[Ulisses31]

Great as usual Patraw.

[Powder]

That post is 2 years old. :tlol: It's been over a year since he's used the boards, unfortunately.

[Leo656]

So I dabble in this sometimes, but I finally just about finished a figure I've been working on for a while, Jakks RA-scale "Macho Man" Randy Savage!

https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/82990928_2329550953811217_5896829156393484288_o.jp g?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=w28lWBQ3qP0AX9aqpsY&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&_nc_tp=1002&oh=928f39e74d689a1bb680f2664074a289&oe=5EA082F6https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/82675243_2329558623810450_5170389181200859136_o.jp g?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=3u-as-42u6kAX-MyURa&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&_nc_tp=1002&oh=478ed5348e8e3c98f47c61ae1f82ac87&oe=5ED51EDEhttps://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/82422581_2329558637143782_592727751958462464_o.jpg ?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=TO-MRR999poAX_aYgx1&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=1002&oh=3eedcead31b3f2cf0e830ee11b64f8f6&oe=5ECFF257https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/82578012_2329558650477114_3286378966239150080_o.jp g?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=0ZMsBp4oHQMAX-d4fbg&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&_nc_tp=1002&oh=ccb420413e95b44482059016296103dd&oe=5E92E5EF

Mattel has put out a ton of great Macho Man figures, but Jakks never produced a single one, so while I have a huge Jakks collection it was always going to be incomplete without this guy! Just for fun, here's a Mattel 1980s-style Macho Man alongside my Jakks custom:
https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/82608705_2329565037143142_3288060849662459904_o.jp g?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=dI516ydCzQ0AX8NdzZQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&_nc_tp=1002&oh=8b29f65b5b298785ba2e2ec63d92c8c6&oe=5E96164C

The attire is based on the classic WWF Hasbro Macho Man figure from 1990. I assembled it from a bearded Charlie Haas head and a Triple H body; pretty much any really muscular Jakks body will do, but I chose the Triple H body specifically because it had a taped fist and the right kind of knee pads. The entire figure was repainted by hand, including the stars and letters on the boots and trunks (which were a huge pain in the ass). I used a deep tan on the skin and then went over it with a wash of dark brown to give it more texture; it looks darker than most of the Jakks figures, but it also looks more natural and less like plastic, which is what I was going for, especially since Savage was extremely tan so a pale figure simply wouldn't do. I made the hair longer with Apoxie-Sculpt; I'd never used it before but I'm very happy with how it came out. For the hair I used a very dark brown, a black wash for texture, and then dry-brushed it with a slightly lighter brown for a little bit of a highlight effect.

Overall, I've seen better Jakks Macho Man customs but I've also seen a lot worse, and it came out way better than I'd hoped for. I've done a few repaint jobs but never anything this extensive, so I'm pretty happy with it. I'm just waiting on a robe, sunglasses and headgear and it'll be 100% done.
There's a ton of other Jakks customs I plan to do, including several more Macho Man outfits, like his nWo one. But I knew this had to be the first one I did.

It took a lot more work than I expected due to the painting of the small details, but it came out way better than I thought it might.

[Leo656]

I've been working on a few figures at once since I found a bunch of fodder figures for cheap.

Here's a repaint of a Jakks Classic Superstars Mr. Perfect. The default figure came in orange, but he never really wore that one very much so I hooked him up with his blue outfit:
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/106186980_2666838990082410_3998999977076303341_o.j pg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=464wwY2Ij2wAX-P8RMA&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=4866c1f53cb663796a600c1ae510c4c1&oe=5F1D444A
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/106455903_2666838986749077_4086758222971886286_o.j pg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=igkySS76OH0AX_qLehQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=49467eaaf07629775544dab9b9e529a6&oe=5F1EFB9C

This one took more work: Jakks "Deluxe Impact"-scale Kevin Nash in his Halloween Havoc 1996 attire:
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/105502490_2666853626747613_777034471578542598_o.jp g?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=LDqBoafxqnUAX8wpIzU&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=3e4f2a2576cd2db6ba78bc057b346221&oe=5F1E7AB9
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/106446295_2666853610080948_9036517461389333684_o.j pg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=5L05czKDAicAX-KSrZ-&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=072c401c7bae918f4bd9b660f4876770&oe=5F20B1F4
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/80251514_2666853623414280_2109859767831802428_o.jp g?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=i90_3EzuOekAX-rM3T-&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=1003b4cf4561f8ec7907109ee6bdca67&oe=5F1D11F6
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/106123561_2666853633414279_7594646231236269357_o.j pg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=BOTbsibMF_UAX-75JGy&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=0f9ae05aff89fd19f95c60a486cfd6e4&oe=5F1EEE39

For this, I took a Deluxe Impact Nash, swapped the head with a Classic Superstars Nash/Diesel figure, and then repainted the head and the outfit. All in all I'm pretty thrilled with it; it might be my favorite Nash figure in my collection, honestly.

[Leo656]

I did my first LJN repaint project, as I decided to fix up my Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage figures. They turned out really well; these figures are super-easy to work on.

Here's what they looked like after I washed them, but otherwise in the condition I bought them in:
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107700239_2684343684998607_4265100151963772825_o.j pg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=YjN88I-jxAUAX9FzD3j&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=f339ef39bf3ba7c97e90dee4b26d1a9a&oe=5F26E488
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106743636_2684343681665274_8176981268914354748_o.j pg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=XQbjS-eOWsgAX_H1pLG&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=b0981dcaf5e5f7dcbb7ede57ae5ee9d7&oe=5F275052


And here's what they looked like after being scrubbed with nail polish remover and repainted:


https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106815490_2685189438247365_6309164044362573846_o.j pg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=qp6GjoA5x8sAX9RpL2p&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=11c136f6d4300000f8012dd4a4c9c66e&oe=5F292A84
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107091799_2685189424914033_6285552221074766843_o.j pg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=jKMEVh4DB7oAX9vnp14&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=84cb31fd698c846bd3164a5bd33eab92&oe=5F28180A
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106794610_2685189454914030_5815385395199607345_o.j pg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=H0g1DWK9tJUAX-EU5h1&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=1f90ba2547dfef4795d14fca446b145e&oe=5F2A1DDB

[Leo656]

Spoiler'ed for lots of huge pics. Sorry.

https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107144578_2685205101579132_5774215072362553569_o.j pg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=jlBykdtWThYAX9977-N&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=1d03a25370ae90db3dafd939e3036736&oe=5F2A0C9C
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107460838_2685205078245801_1171384505651173266_o.j pg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=VL_dme_AJMMAX_p4SM_&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=a58d70914e5b1ca59a92261780646d55&oe=5F2780D9
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106916635_2685205074912468_4953486434006623410_o.j pg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=h1qE7EU-v7oAX_WkvYv&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=f70557221b1301c8c8ba8cad9cc48ba9&oe=5F277AD4
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107059618_2685205064912469_1086746795480517155_o.j pg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=_rUEie1maCUAX-H8RYZ&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=d993d3d50f26679d02cd3549e2e0b410&oe=5F29D665
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https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107020277_2685214128244896_436911691782367553_o.jp g?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=sqOFOsjOsssAX_6tBM2&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=84e1c47c856d83d94ebef829052c5203&oe=5F287D85
https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106987775_2685214074911568_532063038879596927_o.jp g?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=ZPMUSwdmL3oAX-VAABW&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=2e33ed1a3b25cd806bda616d8ea35a14&oe=5F2878CC
https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107383116_2685214118244897_9137105164807853491_o.j pg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=gWr9ZAzhSUwAX_tYuXx&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=c9d9e2f30e2d79e9f8f7546f6d473b24&oe=5F27D476

[ToSte]

Can't even tell they're customs, which must mean you do good work.
Also, whatever happened to good ol Patraw?

[Leo656]

I really should upload the pics and stuff to Instagram more often so it'll stay up longer when I share them here. :lol: Ah well.

Anyways, I been picking away at a few more things, I just forget to post about it sometimes. I worked on a few LJN customs again recently; here's one of the more complicated ones, The Mighty Hercules!

First, here's what it looked like when I bought it for like ten bucks. Note to anyone who collects LJNs and is handy with a brush, if you're not gonna re-sell them anyway and just want something to look nice on a shelf, you can get most of the major LJN WWF guys for $10-15 if you don't care that they're rubbed off. So long as there's no big chunks taken out of them, I don't care what shape the paint is in since I'm just gonna redo it anyway.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/120116338_2901702699929370_5033224703890910648_o.j pg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=DKBVXXnoQxsAX8_wCp2&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=cf1764d4195c56b6eac7566989c79fcc&oe=5F92D1D3
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/120130052_2901703156595991_1848735950792415105_o.j pg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=IBoqz5H0IKwAX_5z404&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=747380f326ad85cafc1084e8fedd778d&oe=5F92CCBA

I definitely gave this one a soak before I took the pics, but I forget if I'd given it a nail polish remover touch-up or not. Either way, as you can see, no big chunks or dents, but the paint was a mess. I've seen way worse, but I hate seeing those big bare patches on his face and costume. Some hardcore collectors insist that what you get is what you get, that touching up the paint is blasphemy and "the point" is in trying to hunt these figures down in as close to pristine condition as possible, but let's be honest: That's not possible for most people with this line. 99% of these things that exist are so banged up that finding one in even passable shape is gonna cost way too much money. Even people who took care of them well, tons of the paint still rubbed off just from general storage and such. I don't know if LJN used a super cheap paint or forgot to use a sealer or what, but I have never in my LIFE seen toys with such bad paint deterioration as the LJN WWF figures. The closest toys I could compare them to are the WCW toys from OSFT, which were basically ripoffs of the WWF LJN figures, and 25 years later they're all holding up just fine. ANYWAY, I couldn't stand looking at something like this, no matter how "authentic" it is. Just looks like sh*t.

SO, I spent a weekend fixing up poor Hercules, and I'm very happy with how it came out:
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/120077827_2901702796596027_7692730741826364774_o.j pg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=GUhN4StMVewAX9CUdUB&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=0f27b06dd1c686b23709d31b5a315b6d&oe=5F94B9D5
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/120112468_2901703339929306_3086447324501174576_o.j pg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=3p0L6pnqXAoAX8K8CIY&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=00c699a21b543e437bc7496a7e32981f&oe=5F930071

After taking these pictures I ended up taking a toothpick and cleaning up some of the bleed spots and sloppy edges in spots, I just haven't bothered taking new pictures yet.

I didn't like his hair and beard just being flat black, so I used a base coat of black and then dry-brushed it with a very dark brown, which is actually much darker to the eye than it shows up in these pictures. I also wanted the coloring of the leather harness to look more textured so I redid the whole thing in light brown and then went over it in regular brown. It dried darker than the factory coat despite looking like a perfect match when it went on, but honestly I like it better this way. For the "gold" chest emblem and buckles, I absolutely hated the yellow coloring and wanted to change that, even though I generally try to stay as close as possible to the factory colors (at least on this first batch of WWF figures; when I get duplicates I'll experiment more). The emblem looked like a block of cheese on his chest, I really didn't like it. So I used a base coat of Gloss Yellow on those spots, went over it with regular Metallic Gold, went over it again with some Antique Gold, and then a light dry-brush of dark brown to make it look older and rougher. When the paint was dry I sealed everything I'd painted over with Mod Podge.

As I said, I cleaned it up a little more after I took these but that's basically how it looks now. I'm working on restoring a Brutus Beefcake and a Jimmy Hart as well, they're almost done. I haven't picked up too many new ones lately because I wanted to get done with the ones I already have before I let too much stuff pile up.

[Leo656]

So I keep forgetting to put pictures on Instagram instead of Facebook, but I'm lazy. When I DO get to it I'll fix the dead links in the earlier posts... probably.

So anyways, I finally got around to finishing the touch-ups on my WWF LJN Jimmy Hart figure. I got him a few months ago but just never got around to finishing the fix-up job on him. As usual, I pretty much get these for about $10 on average because they're scuffed up, but they're usually pretty easy to fix up.

So here's the Before:
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s600x600/130269255_3115691701863801_1365038404541750062_o.j pg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=_qCI40lI92cAX8F21M3&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&tp=7&oh=3cf4d04841b84c9efee2317d860996b1&oe=5FF87C9Ehttps://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s600x600/131471568_3115696161863355_2854558326020647118_o.j pg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=mEBrkIzbw1YAX95A5WU&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&tp=7&oh=b4a53e70152cd277ad3d0a8c0f623912&oe=5FF9FA5B

...And here's the After:
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I more or less had to do a full repaint on the entire figure. As you can see the jacket and megaphone were pretty chewed up. The only part I couldn't really fix was a spot on his left sunglasses lens where there's a nick in the rubber I couldn't smooth out with the paint. But it's good enough. Overall it's a lot better than it WAS, at least.

I also fixed up an LJN Jimmy Snuka. At one point this was a tough figure to get, especially in decent shape. Thankfully I don't care if they're in great shape, so I got him cheap.

Before:
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And After:
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These are pretty easy and fun to fix up. Some people hate this kinda thing with this specific line because it's "cheating" or whatever, but finding these things in the wild in anything but piss-poor shape is an expensive goddamn hassle. It's not like I'm going to re-sell them and try to pass them off as "mint", I just want them to look nice in my display. Plus I need to keep my painting skills sharp and these things are easy to work on, so they're great practice.

[frank_one]

Great job!
So I keep forgetting to put pictures on Instagram instead of Facebook, but I'm lazy.One ugly thing about Facebook pictures is that they are not displayed on some browser and with some privacy/security settings. The only way I can see your photos is by looking through the HTML code of your posts or by quoting them :-(

[Leo656]

Aww, I'm sorry. I'll try and remember to get around to it soon.

[Leo656]

Finally got around to finishing up restoring my WWF LJN "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

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The sealant wasn't dry yet when I took this picture but I'm going to bed. It'll probably look better by tomorrow. I had to buy a decal for his shirt and my finger slipped a little when applying it, but it's no big deal, in person you can hardly tell. They also sent me a whole sheet of extras so I'll definitely be getting more Piper figures to mess with, anyway.

The original figure came with a kilt that almost everyone lost immediately, and finding one with the kilt is stupid expensive. They also made it way too long and I never liked how it looked, anyway. So I just got some plaid fabric and made my own at a more reasonable length. They also molded the belt onto the figure itself, which was an odd choice, especially since the kilt that came with the figure was so long that it would cover the belt to the point where it wasn't visible anyway. Because of the figure's hip positioning, there really wasn't any way to get the kilt to sit properly underneath the molded belt, so I took some faux leather fabric and made a more proper-looking belt out of that. Overall, I think it looks pretty good.

When I have some spare cash I plan to pick up one or two more of him at the flea market. They next one will most likely turn out a lot better, especially if I find one without so many nicks and dings in the rubber. Also, for this one I just wanted to restore it to the original factory colors (red trunks, knee pads and boots) but Piper more often wore blue trunks and pads and either brown or black boots, so the next one I do I plan to paint in his proper attire. This one was more or less "practice".

[Leo656]

I've been touching up some more WWF LJN figures lately. Lotta fun, getting them "display-ready". Some of my buddies are "purists" and they HATE that I do this, but I totally don't care. :lol: I don't wanna display toys that look like they got hit by lightning, I'm just not doing it. Plus, I just plain like to paint and these are great practice.

This will end up being multiple posts because of the Image limit, since I wanna do some Before and After shots.

First up, a pretty easy one, Tito Santana. This one didn't need a lot of work. Here's the Before and After:
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Next up, another pretty easy one, Andre The Giant:
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[Leo656]

This one's a little more involved. Junk Yard Dog needed a LOT of work, including completely redoing the face and head:

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[Leo656]

Another one that wasn't too tough, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. The 2x4 is an eBay repro, because believe it or not the authentic one that actually came with this figure costs like $300+ if you can f*cking find one. For $20 this one does the job!

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[Leo656]

Finally, we have the late-series Hulk Hogan figure:

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[Leo656]

Finally, here's the Hogan with a custom WWF Title belt I got in a set off eBay. These belts are made of craft foam, glossy paper and velcro, and they look really good!

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I got the belts as a set - World, Intercontinental, and two Tag Team belts - for about eight bucks and they really make these LJN figures pop! Just search "WWF LJN Custom Title Belts" on eBay and they should turn up. Lots of talented people out there. I'm getting more and more of these figures so I'll undoubtedly need more of these belts soon!

Anyways, I'm still working on a few others but I needed to take a break for a few days and work on other things.

[frank_one]

Wow, you worked some magic! You brought those figures back from their graves, especially the bearded one. I have to say you're pretty good at color matching too.
You should check the YouTube channel "Toy Polloi", there's a Brit guy who deals with toy repainting and restoration. No wrestling stuff but a lot of american action figures from the 70s and 80s, maybe you can steal him some more tricks.

[Leo656]

That's awesome, thanks for the heads-up!

The "good" thing about these LJN figures, is that they used pretty common and "cheap" paints - which is both why they rub off so easily AND are so easy to color-match. 99.9999% of any red they have, for example, matches perfectly with basic Apple Barrel "Bright Red" you can get at Walmart for under a buck. On "better" figures I prefer to use something good like Testors, but the "cheap stuff" both matches and adheres to this type of figure REALLY well. By contrast, the "good paints" often don't color-match as well. I go over all painted areas with Mod Podge to seal the paint, which is something I don't think LJN bothered to do at the factory since the factory paint rubs off of these damn things if you so much as look at them funny, and again that type of sealant works really well on these particular figures.

Given how incredibly hard it is to find these figures in GOOD shape, and how common some of them are, so long as there are no huge nicks or dents in the rubber I have no problem picking up a figure like Junk Yard Dog that's in such rough shape and just giving it a full makeover. For a $5 beat-up figure and 50 cents worth of paint I can have something that looks like new! And if you've never done this kind of thing before, I can say that you just plain look at and feel differently about toys after you've fixed them up. Cool Toys are Cool Toys but the toys I've put work into touching up or restoring are now "Special".

Glad you like 'em! I got some more in the works, and I'm picking up a few more this weekend. I need like 40 more guys to complete the line, so I'll be at this for a WHILE. :lol:

[Walkabout]

I had no idea that there ended up being so many of those LJN figures!

From memory, I had Big John Studd, Hulk Hogan (yellow), Hillbilly Jim, King Kong Bundy, Paul Orndorff and the Junkyard Dog.

I also liked the Hasbro line in the early 90s, only had a few though- Macho King, Big Boss Man, and Brutus the Barber Beefcake.
I had a friend who had the ring and a ton of them though.
I always wanted The Million Dollar Man!

[Leo656]

I know! There's about 65 individual characters/sculpts in the LJN WWF line and about 70 figures altogether, counting repaints for guys like Hogan with shirt, S.D. Jones, and the Referee. Everyone except the British Bulldogs was available on a single card, with them being the only Tag Team Exclusive. It's pretty overwhelming! Even with a good number of the earlier ones being more common, it'll take me years to collect them all, I figure.

I love the WWF Hasbros as well, I have a lot more of those. Still missing a bunch of them from the later sets but I think I have like 3/4s of the line. I think Million Dollar Man is still fairly common as he was an earlier figure; finding him with the Million Dollar Belt might be tricky, though.

My Hasbro ring is very beat-up from all the use it got, but I recently got some repro stickers and new ropes, so I plan on doing a full restoration in the near future. That'll be fun.

[Walkabout]

I was going to start collecting the Hasbro figures around 10 years ago, there was a nice big lot going pretty cheap and I figured that would be a good "in" but I talked myself out of it.

Postage to Australia from the US is really bloody expensive these days and there's extra charges on top...of course all the good toys are in the USA, we always get dicked down here, especially back in the 80s and 90s so you don't see them pop up.

The same went for the WWF itself...VHS tapes and the one match the TV would have on Sunday!

[Leo656]

Been working on touching up a few of my WWF LJN figures.

Here's some Before and After shots of Jake "The Snake" Roberts:
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I wasn't able to find paint that color-matched perfectly, but I like this better anyway.

Here's some Before and After on The Ultimate Warrior:
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[Leo656]

Man, I really gotta start posting stuff on my Instagram so it won't disappear. Sorry!

Anyways, I did some more fix-ups on some of my WWF LJN figures. Mostly simple stuff this time but I still did a full repaint on everything even when the figures only needed a touch-up here and there. I like the paint to be uniform. Most of the stuff that needed fixing was just the hair and eyebrows but there were a lot of little rub spots everywhere that needed smoothing out, anyway, even if the pics don't really show it. So even if you can't tell, each of these guys got a full top-to-bottom repaint.

Here's a Before and After on Magnificent Muraco:
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Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat:
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Captain Lou Albano:
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And finally, Hillbilly Jim:
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Jim's the only one I did any real tinkering with. His outfit wasn't too badly-scuffed aside from the boots, so I maybe could have just done those and his hair and called it a day, but I really didn't like how the original paint job just ignored the buttons, clasps, and the bandanna in his pocket, simply painting all of it solid blue. So I went over all the details on his overalls with gold and painted the bandanna in his back pocket red, and it looks a LOT better just with that little bit of extra detail.

Lots of these figures had that problem, where they'd have very detailed sculpts but the lazy paint job would hide a lot of it. Since most of these figures are so hard to collect (not this batch, though; these are all common and cheap guys) I generally just try and restore them to looking as they did in the package and not deviate too much. But sometimes I can't help it and I just have to "fix" little things like that because I know it'll look better that way.

I'm not a huge fan of how plain that Steamboat figure is, though (even though it made for a very quick and easy repaint). So one of my next projects will be to buy another one and give him his red tights and headband.

I'm working on another half-dozen or so at the moment, but these are all I've gotten finished with so far. I really like working on these because they're so easy. It's good practice since you can't really screw anything up.

[Leo656]

Been doing some more LJN work. I finally finished restoring my Hart Foundation, including some custom belts I bought off eBay to replace the stock ones.

Before:
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After:
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Anvil:
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Bret:
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[Leo656]

I also did a full restoration on a beat-up Hogan I got for like $5. I swore I took a Before pic, but I can't find it now. The thing was covered in black marks, almost all of the paint was rubbed off, and some of the rubber looked like it'd been chewed off. So after a hot bath, a deep scrub with nail polish remover, and a total repaint, I got a pretty good 1985 "Blue Trunks" Hogan out of it:
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This is a rather common repaint people do of this figure, but I added some details most people don't bother with. For one, I painted the laces white (technically, I painted the boots all-white and then painted around the laces in light blue), and to give the hair and facial hair some texture I painted it in gold and then dry-brushed some pale yellow over it.

But the big thing is the lettering on the headband. Most people, if they bother with that logo, they use a decal. But I managed to nail it free-hand on the first try. Really happy about that.

[Leo656]

So I actually did this one last year, but I wasn't calling it "finished" until the shirt I ordered for it came, and that took forever because the company that makes the figure clothing is overseas and the pandemic messed with that. But this week I finally got all the shirts and jackets I ordered from them, so I can finally finish some of my wrestling figure customs!

WWE "Ruthless Aggression/Classic Superstars" RAVEN
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The impetus for this custom was quite simple: Jakks only made ONE Raven figure while he was in the WWF, and while it was pretty good, it was in the "TitanTron Live" Scale, which lacked articulation and were smaller than the RA/Classic Superstars figures. They later made a "TNA Legends" Raven around 2008 or so, but it was a little big for the line, scale-wise, and since it was based on his TNA appearance he had braided hair rather than his "classic" ECW/WCW appearance. I'm a huge Raven fan, and I wanted a more basic Raven figure that scaled a bit better with the other RA/Classic Superstars guys.

The "recipe" was pretty easy, just a 2003-era Triple H head on a RA Jamie Noble body. I'd originally hoped to just use the Raven head from the TTL figure, but turns out the TTL and RA figures have a totally different neck peg situation going on, so that was out. Out of all the RA-scale heads I looked at, the "angry frown" Triple H head was the closest match for Raven. It's not perfect, but with some paint touch-ups it can pass, especially if he's looking down. The hair's a bit less curly than I'd like, but sometimes it was more straight and wavy than curly and tangled so it's technically still accurate. I repainted the hair with a mix of dark and light brown, with gold highlights, and then gave him Raven's "chin beard". Again, not perfect, but close enough if you squint.

I didn't have to do much for the lower body. They didn't bother painting the "ripped" parts of the jean shorts, so I went ahead and did that with some flesh tone to fill the "holes" and white for the frayed areas. The calves were solid black, so I painted over them with flesh tone as well.

The upper body was a lot of work; I knew I'd be getting the shirt but I wanted him to have all of his tattoos, anyway. So I painstakingly hand-painted all of his tattoos using various photos for reference; I couldn't get the "Rust Never Sleeps" lettering to come out clear enough on his right arm, so again I went for "close enough if you squint". He's got some scar tissue on that arm, so I very lightly scratched some of the paint off after the tattoo was done. I added some extra "tape" going midway up his forearm using Apoxie Sculpt, then painted it white. The Sandman shirt is the thing that ties it all together, though.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. There's a chance I might one day find an even better head, I guess, but otherwise I think it's pretty good. I got a leather jacket, too, but it's a bit too tight and I didn't feel like messing with it right now. If I manage to get it on I'll take more pictures. And I think I found a flannel shirt for him to wear around his waist, so again, if that works I'll take more pictures.

[Leo656]

Man, those pics vanished fast. Weird.

Anyways, I updated it with the flannel shirt off another Raven figure.

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[Leo656]

Blog post about the LJN Hogan I fixed up in his blue and white attire a ways back, with pics and video:
https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/2022/10/action-figure-customs-ljn-1984-hulk.html?zx=70338175de872184