Slash custom

[connor_obain]

Hi,
New to the forum but hoping to spend a lot of time on here.

Thought i would start of by sharing the WIP of my first ever custom action figure, Slash. using Hulk movie abomination as a base and sculpting around that. Going for a bit of an amalgamation of Classic/IDW/Nickolodian in the style. Please feel free to let me know your thoughts.





so far i have plans for mondo gecko, rat king, wingnut and screwloose

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Wow! Looks great so far!

Look forward to the finishing product!

[The Fifth Turtle]

Love the wrist wraps!

[Doomsdayninja]

Digging the Casey Jones mask as a knee pad! What sculpt are you using?

[psychoandy]

Off to a great start so far! You may be new to customizing toys, but this isn't your first time sculpting, is it?

[tmntfannumerouno]

I'm working on a Mondo and Wingnut right now too. I would love to see how yours turn out. Welcome to the forums

[A little *too* Raph]

I admit, I groaned when I saw another thread about a slash custom. This thing is awesome though, I can't wait to see the finished product

[Jester]

Looks great. Abomination makes a pretty good base.

[Nameless]

looks great can't wait to see the finished product...

[kwalsh007]

!WELCOME!
Nice Casey Jones knee pad.
I like the drawings too.

[Mzx10484]

Great GREAT figure, would buy immediately !!

[connor_obain]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback guys

Originally Posted by Doomsdayninja

Digging the Casey Jones mask as a knee pad! What sculpt are you using?

Thats just plasticine on him at the moment, I have two abomination figures, so i put a rough sculpt on one and will do the final on the other. there has been a slight change of plan with the casey jones mask but i wont spoil it

Originally Posted by psychoandy

Off to a great start so far! You may be new to customizing toys, but this isn't your first time sculpting, is it?

No its not i make custom puppets from fimo

[Vundi]

Looks amazing so far! Should be a great final product. Gotta say though, that shell isn't working for me. It doesn't quite look like a turtle. At first I thought it was a weird acorn/pinecone thing and I wondered what that had to do with Slash. Took me a second to work out what it was. Just my opinion though. Even still, it's a well-done sculpt. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[indiana_foot]

Thats awesome. The casey mask is a nice clever touch.

[connor_obain]

Originally Posted by Vundi

Looks amazing so far! Should be a great final product. Gotta say though, that shell isn't working for me. It doesn't quite look like a turtle. At first I thought it was a weird acorn/pinecone thing and I wondered what that had to do with Slash. Took me a second to work out what it was. Just my opinion though. Even still, it's a well-done sculpt. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

No its fair enough. Its just a rough sculpt at the moment, i was trying to come up with a design that could easily have a split in it to keep the articulation. plus if i go with that design i think he will be to back heavy.

cheers for the feedback

[Vundi]

Originally Posted by connor_obain

No its fair enough. Its just a rough sculpt at the moment, i was trying to come up with a design that could easily have a split in it to keep the articulation. plus if i go with that design i think he will be to back heavy.

cheers for the feedback

Take a cue from NECA. Their shells were mostly hollow and attached at the upper back only so it allowed room for the ab crunch and waist articulation. I don't think an articulated shell would look too hot. Just me guessing though. Clearly youve got more skills than I do so you could probably work it out. Keep us posted though!

P.S. Are your customization skills for sale?

[connor_obain]

Originally Posted by Vundi

Take a cue from NECA. Their shells were mostly hollow and attached at the upper back only so it allowed room for the ab crunch and waist articulation. I don't think an articulated shell would look too hot. Just me guessing though. Clearly youve got more skills than I do so you could probably work it out. Keep us posted though!

P.S. Are your customization skills for sale?

Yeah been looking at the construction of the classic collection as its much the same in regards to shell attachment.

I'm fairly sure my customization skills will be for sale but as this is my first attempt i want to see how her turns out. that being said i am already starting on my second (Rat king)

[Vundi]

Originally Posted by connor_obain

Yeah been looking at the construction of the classic collection as its much the same in regards to shell attachment.

I'm fairly sure my customization skills will be for sale but as this is my first attempt i want to see how her turns out. that being said i am already starting on my second (Rat king)

Dibbs on Slash. Haha!

[connor_obain]

Slash update.

Work got busy so i had to put him on the back burner for a bit but got some time yesterday and here is how he is shaping up. Took on board the comments with the shell and came up with something a bit more akin to the original Slash figure. tried to fashion finger articulation but not happy with the results but other than that happy so far.

using a mixture of Fimo and Milliput to construct him. all i can say is he is going to be a beast of a figure size wise.




and a quick peek at my next custom the Rat King


as always comments/crit/thoughts more than welcome.

[Jester]

At first, just looking at the Rat King and not reading who it was, I thought it was Toxie.