Psycho Andy's custom TMNT

[psychoandy]

I've been lurking on here for a while, and have finally decided to share some of my work.

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/169/b/5/Slash_the_Evil_TMNT_by_PsychoAndy.png

(Description taken from my deviantART page: http://psychoandy.deviantart.com)

I dig the old Playmates TMNT toys a lot, especially in their sculpting. But some of the paint jobs seem like total mis-cues, in a lot of cases. So I've taken it upon myself to repaint the toys in a way that they look and feel pretty awesome.

This is my repaint of Slash, the evil turtle from Dimenson X! Originally Bebop's pet turtle that he kept hidden from The Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady doused little Slash with a dose of experimental Super Mutagen, creating a completely insane and powerful mutant turtle.

I decided to make Slash less blue (lower left) and make his colors look more like those of an actual turtle. I also decided to paint his wooden shoulderpads so that they actually looked like wood. My old Slash toy had his claws broken off, but they were that same purple as the shoulderpads. Since the hero turtles all have brown knee and elbow pads, I continued that with Slash, and made the spikes look metallic.

100% acrylic paint on a Playmates TMNT Slash from 1990.

Hope you guys enjoy. :)

[Samhain]

Oh man that Slash is sick! Awesome job.

[909 Turtle Fan]

sweet paint job! the teeth look crazy!

[shuriken]

That is a pretty awesome repaint. I dig it.

[psychoandy]

Thanks, everybody! :)

[VaughnMichael]

Very nice repaint!

[Master Splinter]

Awesome!!! The detail is insane...

Beautiful work!!!

-ms

[TheCanadiandrome]

awesome work. good details

[Candy Kappa]

that's a very nice paint job

[lilmotto]

It has a NECA feel to it. Very awesome

[psychoandy]

Thank you!

[RayH]

Were you trying to base him off the turtles in time slash? Cause he looks allot like the turtles in time slash colors. I really like that paint job. I think slash is one of the best sculpted old figures.

I'm always torn on slashes color scheme, cause while i can see people thinking its bright and gawdy, the regular toys green is just a really nice color to me and the toy popped, i've always liked it allot. But I also like the turtles in time and more realistic coloring hes had as well he looks more badass. I always have the damndest time deciding which look i like the best.

[BoggleKng]

Nice, I love the dirty toe nails!!

[Loco]

What a Bodacious Slash , great paintjob man

[Nelson]

Truly great work, man! I was going to do that to an extra slash I have... but never got around to it (I'm lazy.) It wouldn't look as good as yours, tho!

Now do the other characters! :tgrin:


I'm always torn on slashes color scheme, cause while i can see people thinking its bright and gawdy, the regular toys green is just a really nice color to me and the toy popped, i've always liked it allot. But I also like the turtles in time and more realistic coloring hes had as well he looks more badass. I always have the damndest time deciding which look i like the best.


Hey man, I agree with you. It would be nice to see as Slash painted as good as this one, but with the toy colors, don't you think?

[TheCanadiandrome]

any plans for additional customs?

[psychoandy]

any plans for additional customs?

Yes!

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/177/3/5/TMNT_Groundchuck_by_PsychoAndy.png

As I said, I dig the old Playmates TMNT toys a lot, especially in their sculpting. But some of the paint jobs seem like total mis-cues, in a lot of cases. Take, for instance, Groundchuck, whom you'll probably remember best as the level 2 boss from TMNTIII: The Manhattan Project for the NES. And if not, go play that game. It's awesome.

So, Groundchuck. A mutant steer cyborg? That's pretty awesome. But no steer has EVER been fire truck red, nor do they really ever make mesh shirts in bright blue. A purple horn? Cows don't have purple horns! And lavender straps? C'mon, guys. I understand that this was an era of brightly-colored toys, but let's go for some consistency, here.

I painted him a reddish-brown, painted the non-robot horn and all the straps and gloves black, and decided that blue just wasn't a good color to go with him, so I used the kinda drabby green. I gave all the metal and clothing a black wash, and put a dark brown wash over the fur, then painted some stuff with metallic paints, to really make them stand out. I liked his green mohawk, though, so I left that. I just made it brighter.

And now he looks like an actual mutant steer cyborg, instead of a cow-firetruck thing.

[psychoandy]

Were you trying to base him off the turtles in time slash? Cause he looks allot like the turtles in time slash colors. I really like that paint job. I think slash is one of the best sculpted old figures.

I'm always torn on slashes color scheme, cause while i can see people thinking its bright and gawdy, the regular toys green is just a really nice color to me and the toy popped, i've always liked it allot. But I also like the turtles in time and more realistic coloring hes had as well he looks more badass. I always have the damndest time deciding which look i like the best.


I agree. Turtles in Time Slash looked freaking great. But, no. My painting wasn't intentionally based on that version; I really just wanted to make the toy's paint look as cool as the sculpt.

The original TMNT figures are all pretty awesome, twisted, kind of dark, brooding designs (much like the original Eastman & Laird comics). But after the sculptors at Playmates came up with those awesome sculpts, the people who did paint applications made them all super bright and kind of painful to look at.

I understand that it's a children's line, and I'm by no means saying that my repaints are the way the character SHOULD look. I'm not trying to make the definitive version of any character or anything like that. I just want to make the toys look better than they already do.

If you dig my paint jobs, that's awesome. And if not, that's cool, too.

[Weapon X]

These are great. I really want to see more.

[Samhain]

Awesome! Got any turtles?

[psychoandy]

These are great. I really want to see more.

There will be more to come!

Awesome! Got any turtles?

I already did Slash! :lol:

[TheCanadiandrome]

man that Groundchuck is awesome

[psychoandy]

man that Groundchuck is awesome

Thank you!

I hope nobody minds - I'm going to re-post him here, so everybody who has yet to see him doesn't have to go back to page 1. I'll just re-post the figure, though. If you want to read my description of the color and design choices I made, you'll need to go check out the original post.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/177/3/5/TMNT_Groundchuck_by_PsychoAndy.png

[Powder]

That is badass! You oughtta repaint the whole toyline at this point haha. These are lookin' real sharp dude.

[Loco]

Waw this Groundchuck is a piece of Art , you got game
like powder says you shall re color more from the old toys line

Awesome! Got any turtles?

I think Samhain was talkin' about the fab four outside of the Dimension X
did you done paint on leo don raph or mikey ? we would love to see what you could do on theses cause you doin great

[psychoandy]

You guys are really great. Thank you for all of your compliments! It's really flattering that, based on two figures, you guys want to see my take on the entire Playmates line. That's awesome, I REALLY appreciate it, and am humbled.

I have two other TMNT figures in this style completely ready to go, and a handful of others on my customizing desk that are nearly complete. I'm intentionally (as of right now) not telling what my next figures are going to be (although I did let slip that the next figure will be the Rat King), just so A) nobody gets their hopes up and B) nobody starts ripping on my for my figure selection.

I also have a handful of other custom TMNT figures that are painted in a different style that I will also be sharing in the future.

But, yes. I have plenty of TMNT-line customs ready to go. But I'm not saying who is and isn't coming, or when. Be patient, and keep coming back every week, when I unveil a new figure. :)

And thank you all again for your kind words.

[TheCanadiandrome]

do u do custom vehicles?

[toon shredder]

Hey! good job man! You provide them with life!!

[psychoandy]

do u do custom vehicles?

I've never tried one. Given how hard they are to find, and how expensive they can get, in comparison to the figures, I'm not really looking to do any right now.

But I do take commission requests, for a fee...

[oldmanwinters]

That Groundchuck is Killa' Sweet!

[TheCanadiandrome]

I've never tried one. Given how hard they are to find, and how expensive they can get, in comparison to the figures, I'm not really looking to do any right now.

But I do take commission requests, for a fee...

ah i see. i bid on and won a turtle van that was done win the foot colors, and it was dubbed a Punk Van for Beebop and Rocksteady.

what i'd love to see is a custom technodrome redone to look like the toon version

[psychoandy]

what i'd love to see is a custom technodrome redone to look like the toon version

Well, if you want to supply me with a Technodrome and some money for my time, I'm sure I could come up with something. :)

[psychoandy]

And now for my 3rd repainted TMNT '88 figure: The Rat King

The Rat King is a pretty weird guy. He's a guy who, for whatever reason (hooray for inconsistency between Turtleverses!), can't get along in normal society. And, as such, he has gone to live in the sewers. While there, he's declared himself the king of vermin. And now he's deluded himself into thinking that rats should rule the world, with him as their emperor.

People who live in the sewers are dirty. And while Playmates' original Rat King was pretty gross for a 1989 toy, he wasn't anywhere CLOSE to as gross as somebody who lives in the sewers should look. Not to mention that half of the weird stuff crawling all over him (including spiders, rats, and a centipede) was left unpainted.

So, I did my best to make ol' Rat King REALLY gross, because he's presumably lived in the sewers for years, and that likely means he hasn't done a very good job of washing himself.

Every bandana, every rat, every bug, and EVERY SINGLE STITCH is fully hand-painted. Painting all the critters and stuff on this guy was a serious pain in the neck. I only wish my camera was better (or that I knew anything about photography), and could pick up all the little details on him.

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/183/7/2/TMNT___Rat_King_by_PsychoAndy.png

[TheCanadiandrome]

wow, woah! he looks like a zombie! good stuff dude. he deffinately looks gross!

[stayunspoiled]

Nice work! I'm in the same boat and have been repainting original TMNT for a while too.

One of the best figures to repaint in my opinion is Muckman & Joe Eyeball.
They have sooooo much detail in them.

[TheCanadiandrome]

hey any chance u could do something with a Foot Soldier?

[RayH]

I love what youve done with groundchuck, the color scheme works much better, not being so neon. Rat kings cool, but the bright blue on the pants totally doesn't go with the other colors being used.

[psychoandy]

Stayunspoiled: I'll have to hunt down a Muckman & Joe Eyeball set. They do seem like they've got a lot of fun on there.

TMNT_Canadian: If I run across a Foot Soldier, I'll do something with 'em. I'm more interesting in working with the Movie Star version than the '88 sculpt in the gorilla pose, though. I think Zobovor pretty much nailed the Foot Soldier with his repaint from several years ago: http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/foot_soldier_repaint.html

RayH: Thanks for the kind words about Groundchuck. Unfortunately, with Rat King's pants, my digital camera totally overexposes any blue hues and makes them much brighter than they appear in real life (because it's so cheap, it came free with my printer). But my idea was that he just had regular jeans on when he went to live in the sewers. I suppose I could've made them a bit grungier, though... Ah well, live and learn, right?

[psychoandy]

CASEY JONES!

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/207/6/0/TMNT___Casey_Jones_by_PsychoAndy.png

The look is heavily inspired by (but not based on!) the artwork found in Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley's "BODYCOUNT" series. The bats, I'm pretty sure, came from Toy Biz WCW Sting figures. I found 'em in my accessories box and painted them up.

The original figure and a panel from Bodycount are in the corners.

[TheCanadiandrome]

TMNT_Canadian: If I run across a Foot Soldier, I'll do something with 'em. I'm more interesting in working with the Movie Star version than the '88 sculpt in the gorilla pose, though. I think Zobovor pretty much nailed the Foot Soldier with his repaint from several years ago: http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/foot_soldier_repaint.html


cool. i was thinking of something like a TMNT Forever Utrom Foot Soldier. i'd love to see that. also your Casy Jones is badass!

[RayH]

Casey came out pretty decent, interesting twist on the character with the flag mask. Caseys blue jeans came out pretty nice this time, the color seems more turned down compared to rat king. Are you using a flash? if your having problems with colors translating to pictures, just use natural lighting from a lamp or something. I know I've had problems with color translations with photography and can relate.

[909 Turtle Fan]

another sweet repaint! casey's mask looks nice.

cool. i was thinking of something like a TMNT Forever Utrom Foot Soldier. i'd love to see that.

hell yeah, i'd like to see one of those too.

[psychoandy]

Casey came out pretty decent, interesting twist on the character with the flag mask. Caseys blue jeans came out pretty nice this time, the color seems more turned down compared to rat king. Are you using a flash? if your having problems with colors translating to pictures, just use natural lighting from a lamp or something. I know I've had problems with color translations with photography and can relate.


I used a different shade of blue for Casey's pants, actually. Heh.

[psychoandy]

another sweet repaint! casey's mask looks nice.

also your Casy Jones is badass!

Thanks, guys! I appreciate it! I always thought the idea of Casey with the Old Glory-style hockey mask was a cool twist, and one of the best things to come from the Image comics era of TMNT.

i was thinking of something like a TMNT Forever Utrom Foot Soldier. i'd love to see that.

hell yeah, i'd like to see one of those too.

That's an interesting idea, but I'm making no promises! I'm currently doing all of this just for my own enjoyment, but I'm posting them here (and on my deviantART account) because I thought other Turtles fans might like to see what I came up with. So if I run across a Foot Soldier, I might give the Utrom thing a try.

Also, I don't remember what they look like. XD

...Unless you want to pay for a specific commission, in which case I'm willing to try anything. XD

[TheCanadiandrome]

there are pics of the utrom Foot soldiers from TMNT here:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=7711&page=59

or i can request some

[psychoandy]

Yeah... The Utrom Foot Soldiers would require more than just repainting. Those would be full-on resculpts, which I'm not really interested in doing at this time.

I've been customizing for almost 15 years, and I've found that I really only get enjoyment out of the painting portion of customizing, which is why that's what I'm focusing on, currently.

Maybe someday, but likely not anytime soon.

[psychoandy]

Hey everybody! Sorry I disappeared for a while, there. I moved earlier this year, and haven't yet set up a place to photograph my figures like at my old place.

But in the mean time, I've been working on a bunch of new projects to share with you guys and gals. Here's a photo I took a little bit ago of all my TMNT customs to date!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/shelf/tmntshelf_all.png

[Powder]

Those all look so friggin' rad. I demand pictures of each!

[RayH]

Those came out pretty nice interesting take on wingnut, i guess its like him being a batman parady, batman has black and grey costume in addition to blue and grey.

I really like traag as well, I'd also be interested in seeing close up shots of them.

[909 Turtle Fan]

I demand pictures of each!

i second that!!! cool looking customs!!! i was waiting for someone to take 4 undercover Dons and repaint the other 3. i really like that Leo in the middle next to Tragg.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Here's a photo I took a little bit ago of all my TMNT customs to date!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/shelf/tmntshelf_all.png

awesome man, simply amazing

[Eiko]

Wow those are amazing. :tcool:

[psychoandy]

Thanks, everybody!

[Jester]

What's the Yellow Shirt Bebop? Reference to the coloring mistake from Enter: The Shredder?

[koenne]

Looove those undercover turtles !! Also love the paint that you use , the figures come out great !
Cowabunga !

[psychoandy]

What's the Yellow Shirt Bebop? Reference to the coloring mistake from Enter: The Shredder?

Exactly! I always really liked that error, and wanted a figure to represent it on my shelf!

Plus, he and cartoon-style Rocksteady match better when they both have yellow tops. Heh.

[psychoandy]

Oh man, it's been a while! It seems like a lot has happened around here since I disappeared in November. My apologies for being gone; the holidays were a WEIRD time for me.

But I'm back (at least for now! heh!) with a couple of new customs! Check 'em out!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/bebop_custom.png

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/april_custom.png

[Powder]

Neato! Welcome back, I'd hoped you'd come to us with more repaints. Bebop's lookin' pretty rad.

[psychoandy]

Aww, it's nice to know I was missed!

Thanks for the kind words about Bebop! I was surprised at the amount of detail found on that figure, once I got going. Painting each "stitch" in the patch on the back of his vest individually was ridiculously time-consuming, but absolutely worth it in the end.

[IamtheNorm]

What do you use to paint them?

[psychoandy]

Paint and brushes. ;D

No, seriously, I use FolkArt and Apple Barrel brand acrylic paints. A 2 fl. oz. tube costs between $1-1.50 USD, and can last me for MONTHS.

I also use a variety of very small brushes.

[IamtheNorm]

cool, thanks :tsmile:

[TheCanadiandrome]

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/bebop_custom.png

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/april_custom.png

sweetness man!

[psychoandy]

Thank you!

[PizzaPower]

wow man freakin great, you should go into the toy business!

[psychoandy]

Heh, thanks! I do occasionally post customs on eBay... but not often, as it's hard for me to part with my artwork.

If anybody has any connections to any place I could get a job doing paint masters for action figures, please let me know! I'd gladly get in on that!

[GK Punk]

I had completely missed this thread before, awesome work!

[909 Turtle Fan]

april looks like she got ran over by a car! :tgrin:

[RayH]

I love the bebop, yeah he does have a ton of detail they never painted. He looks so much cooler with actual painted turtle skeletons. i like how his legg brace was done.

Aprils interesting she reminds me on the neca version.

[zombieforhire]

Man can we see more picks of WINGNUT ?? please? lol
hope you don`t mind if i steal the colous for my ML style ?

[psychoandy]

Man can we see more picks of WINGNUT ?? please? lol
hope you don`t mind if i steal the colous for my ML style ?

More photos of Wingnut? Well... okay!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/wingnut.png

I'm flattered you want to steal my Wingnut colors! I'd just ask that you would give me credit for the inspiration, I guess, with a link to my website (www.psychoandy.com). Otherwise, have at it!

[zombieforhire]

More photos of Wingnut? Well... okay!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/wingnut.png

I'm flattered you want to steal my Wingnut colors! I'd just ask that you would give me credit for the inspiration, I guess, with a link to my website (www.psychoandy.com). Otherwise, have at it!



Awesome man , thanks `ill post a link when i get round to doin him , thanks

[psychoandy]

Don't fret, dudes! I haven't disappeared again! I'm just busy working on some stuff, right now. I'll post more photos of customs as they happen.

[adz]

I love the Mirage version of the 88' turtles!!!!! Especially Leo's swords being one the same same. Simply fantastic! Keep up the awesome work dude.

[Loco]

So crazy waw I think I'm in :tlove: x) sériously, Evil Genius.

[psychoandy]

Napoleon Bonafrog.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/319/6/d/tmnt___napoleon_bonafrog_by_psychoandy-d4gbt2e.png

[TheCanadiandrome]

wow, looks cool man!

[Candy Cougar]

Grooovy, I think Rat King is my favorite. The figure already looks kinda creepy to begin with, but the darker colors make him creepier and the white eyes make his face pop more, he looks more insane. Nice work!

[psychoandy]

Thanks, dudes!

[Powder]

Looks awesome as always, hombre. Frog of the dead kinda vibe, I dig it. Looking forward to more, ya slacker!

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

Heh, thanks! I do occasionally post customs on eBay... but not often, as it's hard for me to part with my artwork.

You wouldn't happen to be the guy who did the Killer Bee custom and listed it on ebay, would you? That paint job was VERY similar to your style. The only one I don't especially care for is April, but maybe she is dirty from being down in the sewer with the Mousers in Mirage TMNT Vol. I Issue #2?

[psychoandy]

You wouldn't happen to be the guy who did the Killer Bee custom and listed it on ebay, would you? That paint job was VERY similar to your style.

Nope, I have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry! As for your second question...

The only one I don't especially care for is April, but maybe she is dirty from being down in the sewer with the Mousers in Mirage TMNT Vol. I Issue #2?

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/84/aprilsmartass.png

I'm gonna go with... yes. :)

[The Fifth Turtle]

1st off I gotta say that your work is eye popping. Every figure you repaint looks like an entirely new figure. Any, chance you will get around to doing a Scratch repaint or Muckman (that figure has insane detail)?

[psychoandy]

1st off I gotta say that your work is eye popping. Every figure you repaint looks like an entirely new figure. Any, chance you will get around to doing a Scratch repaint or Muckman (that figure has insane detail)?

Thank you very much for your kind words! I very much appreciate them! :D

As far as which figures I get to in the future, it's simply a matter of which ones I can get my hands on. But, eventually, I would like to do every character from the entire '88 line (barring things like all 384285248 versions of the turtles).

[psychoandy]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/332/c/9/tmnt___baxter_stockman_by_psychoandy-d4hmg9e.png

[Powder]

Whoa! That is one wretched looking SOB. I would NOT f**k with that fly. Badass job, brotha.

[Booger_eater!]

you have a good eye for detail and must be hard deciding which colors to use. but you pull it off.

[AcidBurn30]

that is perfect

[TheCanadiandrome]

Whoa! That is one wretched looking SOB. I would NOT f**k with that fly. Badass job, brotha.

No doubt I agree

[psychoandy]

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/016/9/1/tmnt___fugitoid_by_psychoandy-d4mk8fa.png

[koenne]

Love your customs , keep them coming !
Cowabunga !

[Metropoliskid41]

WOW!!! All those customs are ridiculously awesome!!! Incredible work man!!! I'd love to see close up pics of your Mirage-themed Turtles team!!

[Ulisses31]

Love that fugitoid!!!!!!!!!

[Powder]

Awesome, been waiting on someone to give him an accurate color job. Looks fantastic.

[Andrew NDB]

It's amazing what a quality coloring job can do. Reminds me of Martinfly from The Fly II.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Love your customs , keep them coming !
Cowabunga !

Agreed 110% :tcool:

[Dragnskull]

I absolutely love these repaints, primarily slash, fugitoid and wingnut.

However, I do have to say, bonafrog and baxter feel like zombie versions, heh

[mysterycolor]

♥ the baxter repaint! very creepy!

[psychoandy]

Thanks, everybody!

[Tryklone]

OMG those repaints are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! i can't believe my eyes!!
The only criticism i could make is that Casey's mask looks a bit too overdetailed with the flag on, it looks as the flag kinda blurs the face, and Napoleon colors (specially the eyes) look a bit washed up/worned out for my taste.
Otherwise EXTREMELY AWESOME WORK! I ilike you did a silver fugitoid but keeping some details in gold that reminds of the original toy.

Could you show some pictures of Traag?

[psychoandy]

Out of curiosity, would there be any interest in seeing any of my non-TMNT custom toys, as well? Or is it against forum rules to post non-TMNT customs?

[VaughnMichael]

Out of curiosity, would there be any interest in seeing any of my non-TMNT custom toys, as well? Or is it against forum rules to post non-TMNT customs?
I'd say post them in the non-tmnt toy section.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Out of curiosity, would there be any interest in seeing any of my non-TMNT custom toys, as well? Or is it against forum rules to post non-TMNT customs?

i'd like to see some

[KirkyMonster]

I'd definitely like to see more of your customs.

[RadicalPat]

Hey everybody! Sorry I disappeared for a while, there. I moved earlier this year, and haven't yet set up a place to photograph my figures like at my old place.

But in the mean time, I've been working on a bunch of new projects to share with you guys and gals. Here's a photo I took a little bit ago of all my TMNT customs to date!

http://psychoandy.com/toys/tmnt/shelf/tmntshelf_all.png

There is just so much epicness in that photo that I have no words to describe it.

I really need to learn this stuff, I always wanted to makes the turtles look more like the comic versions.

[psychoandy]

haha, thank you!

[Ewan]

Keep up the good work man!

[Filespit]

I'd like to see bigger pictures of all the turtles! Especially those in the center!

[Lemonjuice_McGee]

All of your vintage repaints are top notch! I love how grotesque a lot of the sculpts become with some added paint. That Casey Jones is definitely my favorite!

[psychoandy]

All of your vintage repaints are top notch! I love how grotesque a lot of the sculpts become with some added paint. That Casey Jones is definitely my favorite!

Thank you!

More to come, once I get new batteries for my camera.

[JonesyKitty]

you should post a pic of just the mirage style customs in front on the rest :)

[Doomsdayninja]

Andy, We have spoke via email about commissions in the past, what type of clear/sealer to you use on your repaints?

[psychoandy]

Usually, I don't. I know that there's a large percentage of the customizing community who finds that opinion to be heresy, but I generally just put my customs up on a shelf, where the worst that'll happen to them is a bit of dust.

But I have a can of Krylon Matte finish for when I get a commission and the client really wants sealant.

[Doomsdayninja]

I've been lurking on here for a while, and have finally decided to share some of my work.

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/169/b/5/Slash_the_Evil_TMNT_by_PsychoAndy.png

(Description taken from my deviantART page: http://psychoandy.deviantart.com)

I dig the old Playmates TMNT toys a lot, especially in their sculpting. But some of the paint jobs seem like total mis-cues, in a lot of cases. So I've taken it upon myself to repaint the toys in a way that they look and feel pretty awesome.

This is my repaint of Slash, the evil turtle from Dimenson X! Originally Bebop's pet turtle that he kept hidden from The Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady doused little Slash with a dose of experimental Super Mutagen, creating a completely insane and powerful mutant turtle.

I decided to make Slash less blue (lower left) and make his colors look more like those of an actual turtle. I also decided to paint his wooden shoulderpads so that they actually looked like wood. My old Slash toy had his claws broken off, but they were that same purple as the shoulderpads. Since the hero turtles all have brown knee and elbow pads, I continued that with Slash, and made the spikes look metallic.

100% acrylic paint on a Playmates TMNT Slash from 1990.

Hope you guys enjoy. :)

I am repainting an extra Slash I have in a style to mimic your repaint ;)

[psychoandy]

I am repainting an extra Slash I have in a style to mimic your repaint ;)

That's very flattering! I just ask that you give me credit as your inspiration, please!

[Doomsdayninja]

That's very flattering! I just ask that you give me credit as your inspiration, please!

I put your and your Slash custom in my description for sure! I posted it in my thread,

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=37681

[TMNT-Collector]

your repaints are amazing, i wish my collection of the original toy line were painted like this, amazing work

[psychoandy]

New project, work-in-progress:

http://psychoandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/banananananananas.png

[KirkyMonster]

Looking great Andy, really glad to see you are posting customs again.

[psychoandy]

Glad to be able to work on some new ones!

[Tartaruhga Muhtante]

Great! :tsmile: The paints that you used are resistant? Do not leave when passing a fingernail? Not stain with dirt? I bought some acrylic paints, but they bark. Not adhere to resistance.

[psychoandy]

I don't recommend playing with any of my toys after I paint them. They mostly just sit on shelves and look pretty.

They have survived a couple of times moving house, though.

[arkangel]

This thread gave me a chance to see more of your customs and it's only confirmed why your work remains a favorite. Simply awesome. Thanks for sharing these bud.

[psychoandy]

Hey, thank you! I really appreciate it.