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TMNT Classic Shredder and April custom figures

I always wanted to do April. Since i was a kid watching the cartoon.
Ok, that said, I also always wanted to make an April custom figure :)
Those 2, April and Shredder, hold very great emotional importance for me, you see, Shredder and April were my first custom figures when i was like 8 (Shredder was a he-man with a rambo enemy guy that had a cloth thing on his head and April was Cheetarah)
So, since the world was supposed to end, i had to come full circle and make those 2 :)

April was a Legendary Legends..hmm, that doesn't sound, oh, heroes Ann O'Brien, for her size. However, Ann is quite tall and muscular, so i used her height, but i had to re-sculpt her everything to be in scale (interesting how i always "have to" re-sculpt everything XD)
Even things i wasn't planning to (or even shouldn't): most of her joints! (remember kids, never compromise the joints - well, unless you're an adventurous fella that cries every custom thinking that this time, it will be ruined beyond salvation)

Anyway, if you wanna know specifics about the joints, feel free to ask (i don't wanna make this longer that it already is)

I made a cast of the base, wrote her name on it, and made her a camera, her mic and a working turtle communicator (so she can find them when she got her crew - no, not working, working, it opens and closes :)

so, yeah, i could say i'm satisfied with my Classic turtles - if my love for those wretched reptiles ended there - so i guess you can wait for Splinter, Rocksteady, Bebop and Krang (and what about a sewer den diorama, huh?) if the world doesn't end

I'm adding shredder in this thread too cause you've prob seen him on figure realm, if not, enjoy! :)

ps: sorry for her second pic, she didn't have her thingie on her belt yet when i was trying desperately - in vain - to take pics to post her in time for the contest (i will take a pic of her finished, can't promise it will be updated here tho :)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8...dc3ba7dc_z.jpg
april5 by hugo!!, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8...b499abc2_z.jpg
april7 by hugo!!, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8...c4e8cd77_z.jpg
April2 by hugo!!, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8...0b4198d9_z.jpg
April1 by hugo!!, on Flickr

Wow! She looks amazing! Great Job! :tgrin:

They really do look great, perfect fit with the playmates classics

The Shredder is AMAZING but I'm actually far more impressed by April. She looks sooo good, dude. It's really hard to do figures of chicks, I think, and you really nailed her look. It's so spot on. Great work.

thanks guys!
i'm actually glad you find April accurate, i took quite some liberty on her, the oc model sheets being the laziest ever, i followed them very loosely and went quite "me" on her (almost super a bit maybe too anime, ... maybe you can say she's based on peter chung's style on the intro :D)

Please say you cast those heads and pieces.... Or are willing to do a commission? Please PM me!

They both look perfect Playmates would be hard pressed to do better. Great accessories as well! April is best though, I think it's her distinct hairstyle that you've managed to capture so well that makes the figure look so accurate!

It's hard to believe that anyone could be this talented. It's like they jumped right off the screen! I second the notion that Playmates would be hardpressed to do better, and say that they couldn't if they tried.

Awesome work, man. Some of the best I've ever seen on this site, or anywhere.

WOW!!! Dude those are amazing!!! Do you do commissions? I would love to have one of those Shredders made!

Do you work for Playmates Toys? I swear it looks like something that would come out of the Classics line! Perfect!

If all I could type was wow. That's what it'd be. Those are awesome man. Looks like I could go to the store an purchase them off a shelf. Great job.

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Originally Posted by edhellman (Post 1035134)

Please say you cast those heads and pieces.... Or are willing to do a commission? Please PM me!

me first me first! :)

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Originally Posted by edhellman (Post 1035145)

me first me first! :)

LOL... we need a take a number dispenser.

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Originally Posted by Green Machine (Post 1035155)

LOL... we need a take a number dispenser.

:lol: totally! What scale are these next to the NECA turtles? 7.5 inches seems the right scale for them but I thought the Classic series was much much bigger?

Oh man, if we ever get Shredder and April from the Classic line, I hope they look just like that.

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Originally Posted by Oculus Orbus (Post 1035167)

Oh man, if we ever get Shredder and April from the Classic line, I hope they look just like that.

it sounds like we will get a wave 2 that will be shown at toy fair in February. I'm hopin' we see Casey Jones, Shredder and Splinter..

I must know how much you would charge for these figures...they look awesome!!!

Wow. You've gotten a lot better since I first seen your stuff on Fwoosh a few years ago.

Great job. It takes a lot to impress me, and you've done that with these two.