Custom NECA Style Splinter

[Derrico13]

Title says it all:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinter2.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinter3.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinter4.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinter5.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinter6.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinterooze.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplintermousers.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplintergroup.jpg

I'm sure this has been done before, but I wanted to do my take on it, and I'm pleased with the results. Let me know what everyone thinks! Thanks!

[Jester]

Looks great. I know I have my 2007 Splinter out with my NECA Turtles, so he's a perfect base. Kinda makes me wonder kind of articulation a NECA Splinter would have actually had.

[KirkyMonster]

Looks Great! Best custom Splinter I have seen. I like how you shaved down the mutton chops from the original figure to more closely resemble the Mirage Splinter.

[Nelson]

That is awwwwsomeeee!

[Plasticplayhouse]

This is great. I had a similar idea a while back but never got around to it. Your paint work has the correct neca feel and it fits nicely in the line. Only thing I would add would be more shading in the face. E&L always had darker faces for splinter. Keep up the good work man :)

[Booger_eater!]

Looks sick, really came out good. Two thumbs up.

[Newton Gimmick]

Excellent work my man. Looks like it walked right off some of those Vol.4 pages in certain shots. Really nice work. I think the 2K7 Splinter is my favorite sculpt hands down, but you really transformed it in a totally different way. Probably the best comic style Splinter I've seen. Nicely done!

[Lordmylar06]

Man, this is great! You matched the paint style of the Neca TMNT and you also kept a great likeness of comic book Splinter. Are you working on more?

[Eiko]

Wow really nice well done. :)

[Powder]

Neat work, very clean.

[Discogod]

Great stuff, I've been waiting to see a Mirage-style Splinter for a while. What base figure did you use?

[Jester]

What base figure did you use?
It's a 2007 Movie Splinter.

[Slade]

Nice. Great job on Splinter, fits perfect with the NECA turtles.

[HotJuicyBurgers]

Where can I order one? Lol
Seriously though awesome work

[TMNachoT]

That´s a fantastic job, congrats. Just a question, don´t you think that, regarding the size, the old splinter figure would be even better? Cause, as far as i can remember, neca splinter is shorter than the turtles. Still, u have made one of the coolest neca splinter i have seen so far.

[Derrico13]

Big thank you to everyone's responses and feedback!


This is great. I had a similar idea a while back but never got around to it. Your paint work has the correct neca feel and it fits nicely in the line. Only thing I would add would be more shading in the face. E&L always had darker faces for splinter. Keep up the good work man :)

Thanks a lot, I appreciate the positive feedback. I played around with the increased shading (Splinter was basically black as far as coloring was concerned originally), but he didn't look quite....right? As far as being next to the other turtles. I'm in the process of trying out a few different paint apps on some other rat heads, I'll see where that takes me.


Man, this is great! You matched the paint style of the Neca TMNT and you also kept a great likeness of comic book Splinter. Are you working on more?

Thanks! Maybe.......



Great stuff, I've been waiting to see a Mirage-style Splinter for a while. What base figure did you use?

It's a 2007 Movie Splinter.

Thanks guys, and Jester's right. TMNT Splinter, reworked, repainted, and heavily modded head.


Where can I order one? Lol
Seriously though awesome work
Well, I've been getting a lot of positive responses and pms about this guy, and I usually put my first run customs on eBay, and this was no exception. I listed him tonight after my Nick Turtles ended, :tgrin:


That´s a fantastic job, congrats. Just a question, don´t you think that, regarding the size, the old splinter figure would be even better? Cause, as far as i can remember, neca splinter is shorter than the turtles. Still, u have made one of the coolest neca splinter i have seen so far.

He is shorter than the NECA Turtles, they're kind of crouched in that pic. I'll need to take a few more for better comparison. I'm trying out some other options to see if a more "first issue" style Splinter is feasible....


Again, big thanks to everyone for their constructive and polite responses! TURTLE POWER!

[Scud]

Some seriously awesome work. Splinter look great and fits perfectly with all the others. Great poses and shots to boot.

~S~

[Coro]

AMAZING work...you know between this and Disco's Casey, Krang and Shredders the NECA line looks pretty bad@$$. Gratz on this amazing custom...


link to auction (its not a shameless plug if someone does it for you)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Splinter-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-NECA-Mirage-sdcc-tmnt-nick-scratch-/330774687510?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item4d03b52f16

[koenne]

Looks incredible! To bad Neca never released Splinter.
Yours would make an excellent example though..
Cowabunga!

[drewizzle88]

You did a great job man, really love this Splinter, he fits perfect with the NECA Turtles.

[TMNT-Collector]

amazing work, he goes great with the four turtles

[Samhain]

Very, very nice. Looks just like I would imagine a Neca Splinter would have looked like.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Man I love those pix! Fantastic

[Bauer536]

Title says it all:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplinterooze.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplintermousers.jpg

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/necasplintergroup.jpg

I'm sure this has been done before, but I wanted to do my take on it, and I'm pleased with the results. Let me know what everyone thinks! Thanks!

Fantastic custom, man! I love it. This Playmates body fits perfectly with the NECA turtles!:tcool::tgrin:

[Shredder74]

This is quite amazing! Love how he perfectly fit with Neca Turtles,i'm really tempted to do the same,Thanks for the inspiration!

[TurtleTitan97]

That is one awesome looking Splinter! :)

[Drose18]

Amazing!!!

[nelodiavolo]

Awesome! Saw this on eBay a few days ago. Nice to see that it came from the Drome. I'll need to keep my eye if there are any more made. hmmm...:twink:

[Zulithe]

congrats on the winner of the auction. $91! nicely done, the sculptor should be very proud of his work.

I would love to own it but could not justify the cost, personally :) It looks VERY close to what I believe an official NECA Splinter would have looked like. Every time I look at it I just can't help but admire it.

[nelodiavolo]

congrats on the winner of the auction. $91! nicely done, the sculptor should be very proud of his work.

I would love to own it but could not justify the cost, personally :) It looks VERY close to what I believe an official NECA Splinter would have looked like. Every time I look at it I just can't help but admire it.

Yea definetly congrats. I would have loved to bid myself, but I just picked up the NECA turtles off another board for a pretty good price. I'm trying to watch my spending. Maybe next time gadget. Next time. :tlol:

[TurtleManiac]

That's a pretty good Splinter custom, he fits perfectly with the NECA TMNT, I need to get me one of those Splinters. Not sure if you were going for an exact Mirage comics style or not, but I think his outfit was white in the comics, kinda like in the movies.

[tmntmanny]

that thing looks dope

[JPP]

I've seen a couple of people create this custom but your version is my favorite. The little details on it make it really stand out.

[slaysghosts]

He looks awesome, blends right in w/ the brothers

[Lampy]

i love seeing these NECA style figures... but only if they look great. and this one is great. it actually fits in with the Turtles figures. Although i have to agree with Playhouse that Splinter always had deep shading in the face back in the early issues of TMNT. not sure how it would look on this custom though... might just ruin your awesome work. so...

[Derrico13]

That´s a fantastic job, congrats. Just a question, don´t you think that, regarding the size, the old splinter figure would be even better? Cause, as far as i can remember, neca splinter is shorter than the turtles. Still, u have made one of the coolest neca splinter i have seen so far.

Here's a somewhat better pic of height comparison:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Derrico13/TMNT/splinterheightmike.jpg

That's a pretty good Splinter custom, he fits perfectly with the NECA TMNT, I need to get me one of those Splinters. Not sure if you were going for an exact Mirage comics style or not, but I think his outfit was white in the comics, kinda like in the movies.


I've seen covers where it was closer to the 80s cartoon splinter in color, that's what I decided to go with. That's not to say I don't have plans for a white/brown combo one......

i love seeing these NECA style figures... but only if they look great. and this one is great. it actually fits in with the Turtles figures. Although i have to agree with Playhouse that Splinter always had deep shading in the face back in the early issues of TMNT. not sure how it would look on this custom though... might just ruin your awesome work. so...

Yeah, the hardcore shading looks really weird. I think that's why NECA didn't shade their guys either, and just did the detailing.


Thanks for all the kind words everyone, great to see such a response from other 'dromers!

[Walkabout]

Absofrickinglutely amazing.

Awesome!

[TMNT-Collector]

wow, this really is amazing, any plans to make more?