Slap Happy North's TMNT: Krang, Shredder, Boardwalk Empire!?

northjason · 12-26-2015, 03:50 PM

Hello, folks. I'm a figure customizer, and while I've lurked these boards for a while, this is my first post. Since these figures were TMNT-themed, I thought I'd share them here. You can see other stuff I've made at www.slaphappynorth.com

First, Krang: I wanted to do something different than the Marvel Legends I'd done in the past--I wanted to build something random, original, and unconstrained. I was collecting TMNT and thought, almost no one does OT-style Turtle customs. I settled on the idea that Krang had grown himself an organic body, and off I went to make a new 1990's era Turtle figure.

The base figure is a Playmates First Appearance Leo, resculpted head to foot. The head and tentacle hands are from an OT Krang, because I wanted to keep the classic look and build from it. New neck joint from Transformers Construct Bots set. The backpack/life support unit was cut from a ML Mojo BAF piece, as were the bulbs on the shoulder pads. Shoulder pads themselves were cut down from Lego Bionicle parts. Hoses from McFarlane toys. (Yes, I still have McFarlane kibble in my bins.) Laser pistol came from a NeoShifter build set. Robot tentacle is from a MU Octo-Spidey figure of some kind. The big gun is maybe from a early 2000s Lego type set? I forget what it was. Also, a few Gundam parts and some RCA cables are in there.

This base figure:

became this Krang over several months:

12-26-2015, 03:50 PM	#1
northjason Mouser Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 13	New Add: Reaper! A Mystic Donnie Total Overhaul by North Hello, folks. I'm a figure customizer, and while I've lurked these boards for a while, this is my first post. Since these figures were TMNT-themed, I thought I'd share them here. You can see other stuff I've made at www.slaphappynorth.com First, Krang: I wanted to do something different than the Marvel Legends I'd done in the past--I wanted to build something random, original, and unconstrained. I was collecting TMNT and thought, almost no one does OT-style Turtle customs. I settled on the idea that Krang had grown himself an organic body, and off I went to make a new 1990's era Turtle figure. The base figure is a Playmates First Appearance Leo, resculpted head to foot. The head and tentacle hands are from an OT Krang, because I wanted to keep the classic look and build from it. New neck joint from Transformers Construct Bots set. The backpack/life support unit was cut from a ML Mojo BAF piece, as were the bulbs on the shoulder pads. Shoulder pads themselves were cut down from Lego Bionicle parts. Hoses from McFarlane toys. (Yes, I still have McFarlane kibble in my bins.) Laser pistol came from a NeoShifter build set. Robot tentacle is from a MU Octo-Spidey figure of some kind. The big gun is maybe from a early 2000s Lego type set? I forget what it was. Also, a few Gundam parts and some RCA cables are in there. This base figure: became this Krang over several months: Last edited by northjason; 06-27-2016 at 06:15 PM. Reason: Update