Custom Belts for 1989 13" TMNT figures

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Title says it all. These three figures are for sale. I will take orders for belts of different colors as well. Planning to buy up as many of these figures as I can for resale so if you want to go ahead and buy a turtle with a belt made to your specifications let me know. I will also share my recipe if anyone is interested.

ALL BELTS INCLUDING THE ONES THE TURTLES ARE WEARING were made by me FROM SCRATCH.

[rinascimento]

wow, this is awesome (the red one would look dope in a giant storage shell raph!)!
it's a problem to find those figures with the belts (and weapons), can you share your reciepe?
i'm interested in it!

[Toonami Tom]

Great work! The pupils in the eyes are custom painted too, right? How much would you sell one of the turtles for?

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Originally Posted by Iron Man

Great work! The pupils in the eyes are custom painted too, right? How much would you sell one of the turtles for?

No, the eyes are actually not part of the custom-- all of the giant turtles had pupils (except Slam Dunkin' Don).

As far as price, I've got these on e-bay right now with Buy It Now or Best Offer.

http://shop.ebay.com/darthcjj1983/m....&_trksid=p4340

Originally Posted by rinascimento

wow, this is awesome (the red one would look dope in a giant storage shell raph!)!
it's a problem to find those figures with the belts (and weapons), can you share your reciepe?
i'm interested in it!

The point of the red belt is to do a Storage Shell style giant Raph. I will be making belts like the other three Storage Shell turtles wear shortly (as well as Wacky Action variants with colored letters to match the bandannas).

The recipe is actually a fairly easy one. It doesn't require so much talent as it does time and dedication. I use construction paper, paint, sharpies, and Mod Podge (an art fixitive that is easy to get at Wal-Mart or online). You also need scissors and a ruler. I thought about using poster paper but I don't think it would work as well (you want something firm but not TOO firm). I used a ruler to measure the widths of the belts and the widths of the straps. I haven't bothered to measure length because I make them longer than I need to give me some wiggle room when I actually have to "dress" the turtles. The black belts are made from black construction paper that has been darkened with sharpie, the red one is made with red construction paper that I painted with a red oil-based paint. I'd be wary of using acrylics but I would imagine they might work. I traced the part of the belt with the letter on it from an original and then made a template to use for future belt making. The letters you have to draw freehand and cut out. There is a lot of process involved but there are a lot of variations on how you can do it. I don't always coat the entire belt at one time but sometimes I do. The straps I coat one at a time and assemble to the belts last. Leo and Don's belts take much longer to do for this very reason than Raphael and Michaelangelo's belts do.

I hope to post more pictures soon, as I have finished several more belts and have several more in progress.

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

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Leo's belt is in progress. I've got a Mike belt in progress as well, but no Mike for it yet.

I will make a decision about the straps after I've finished Leo's belt. Could be that colored belts aren't meant to have straps, or simply that Don's belt isn't meant to have straps when it's colored.

[Loco]

true they seems to always come without belt in loose condition.
your Don's belt is too pinky me thinks but I like your Idea even I don't collect theses first giants.the eye , I don't like it, I'm sure they'll rock +100% with no pupils

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Originally Posted by Loco

true they seems to always come without belt in loose condition.
your Don's belt is too pinky me thinks but I like your Idea even I don't collect theses first giants.the eye , I don't like it, I'm sure they'll rock +100% with no pupils

The belt looks more "pink" in the picture than it does in real life.

The pupils weren't MY idea, that's just how the figures are. If someone wanted one without pupils I guess I could do it, but it would be quite simple for someone to get rid of them him/herself.

[Loco]

Originally Posted by ***CJJ***

The pupils weren't MY idea, that's just how the figures are.

yup , this is not the first time I see thoses giants john you guess that =) about the white pupils, it's easy to make it yourself you right

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Originally Posted by Loco

yup , this is not the first time I see thoses giants john you guess that =) about the white pupils, it's easy to make it yourself you right

Which I would gladly do, if that's what a buyer wanted.

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There really is no rest for the wicked.

When these are done they SHOULD (if all goes as planned) have weapons holders. Raph's belt is giving me trouble for some reason but as soon as I have completed it I will post pictures.

I'm trying to convince WhiteWolf (a member who is looking to buy a set of Giant 1989 turtles complete with belts with weapon holders) that the Leo and Don belts would look better with either two straps or better yet NO straps.

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I actually had someone on e-bay message me tonight and ask me to make them a belt.

The next thing I plan on doing is buying up giants that are complete and making holsters/holders for the weapons. I may start one tonight for my Leo with Storage Shell style belt since I have a sword to use for the measurements now.

[Powder]

Holsters would be rad. I'd like to see how that turns out.

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Originally Posted by Powder

Holsters would be rad. I'd like to see how that turns out.

I've got a Giant Leo Troll complete now (with one blue sword) so I'm going to use that sword for measurements. Ordered the last 13" Leonardo (from 1989, it has a sword but no belt) off of MyTeeFineStuff.com so I only have to come up with one more sword for him now. There are a ton of lots up with TMNT Giants that actually have weapons right now, so I'm going to be selling off as many random odds and ends as possible this week to raise the money to buy up everything I need.

I have every intention of bidding on these lots:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[909 Turtle Fan]

i think you are on to something!!! custom giant turtles are the future!!! ima take my 2k3 giant Raph and make him into a Slash! cool idea with the belts, and good luck on those bids, especially the second one.

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Originally Posted by 909 Turtle Fan

i think you are on to something!!! custom giant turtles are the future!!! ima take my 2k3 giant Raph and make him into a Slash! cool idea with the belts, and good luck on those bids, especially the second one.

They aren't listed right now. I'm waiting to see if I can get the weapons for them (I have one Leo sword in the mail already).

Edit: If you don't want to tamper with YOUR 2K3 Raph, I've got another coming in the mail soon that I'll sell you cheap.

[909 Turtle Fan]

Edit: If you don't want to tamper with YOUR 2K3 Raph, I've got another coming in the mail soon that I'll sell you cheap.[/QUOTE]

cool, let me know when you get it.

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Originally Posted by 909 Turtle Fan

Edit: If you don't want to tamper with YOUR 2K3 Raph, I've got another coming in the mail soon that I'll sell you cheap.

cool, let me know when you get it.[/QUOTE]

It should be here in the next couple of days, PM me to start negotiating a price if you would like I am trying to move out as much stuff before Christmas as possible.

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

Originally Posted by Powder

Holsters would be rad. I'd like to see how that turns out.

*Ahem*

[KittenBunny]

Hey, love the belts idea, I got a mikey missing a belt. I read your recepie but dont understand that product and so im a bit confused as to what the actual belts are made of? are they paper with some sort of fabric or other material put ontop for reinforcement, or are they just thick paper or cardboard?

PS. what is 'construction paper' - is that normal paper thats just colored or is it thicker or is it like what we call 'cardboard' in Auz, and the other item you mentioned what is that like, whats it made of and made for?

PS. if you want to buy the mike off me your welcome, he is in good condition but has a name written on the underside of one of his feet... not sure what they are worth.

kb

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Originally Posted by KittenBunny

Hey, love the belts idea, I got a mikey missing a belt. I read your recepie but dont understand that product and so im a bit confused as to what the actual belts are made of? are they paper with some sort of fabric or other material put ontop for reinforcement, or are they just thick paper or cardboard?

PS. what is 'construction paper' - is that normal paper thats just colored or is it thicker or is it like what we call 'cardboard' in Auz, and the other item you mentioned what is that like, whats it made of and made for?

PS. if you want to buy the mike off me your welcome, he is in good condition but has a name written on the underside of one of his feet... not sure what they are worth.

kb

I could do about $10 shipped for it most likely. I don't even know how to explain construction paper when I'm this tired