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 Post subject: MCU customs - Far From Home Mysterio on p. 13
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:50 pm 
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Thomas from Missourri

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My old Marvel thread was starting to get pretty cumbersome, so I thought I'd start a new one to mark the end of the first 10 years of Marvel movies.

I'm kicking it off with a character for whom I was actually pretty happy with my custom until, after a re-viewing of Infinity War, my daughter asked me "Why's Rocket so chubby?"

Here's my second swipe at Rocket Raccoon, aiming to replicate his look from Infinity War:
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This was a complete re-engineering of a non-articulated cake topper I had picked up on a whim. I carved and built joints for the torso, head and arms, then replaced the lower body and legs using a Guardians micro figure (Nova corps) and the arms from an old Superhero Showdown Elektra figure (her hands are his feet). After that I added some pockets and other detail and completely repainted.

Here's a comparison with pre-weight-loss Rocket:
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And here's a shot of him with the crew he ran with in Infinity War:
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What do you guys think? Better?


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Rocket Raccoon v2.0
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:15 pm 
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He's so happy! Like he snagged somebody's robotic limb.

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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Rocket Raccoon v2.0
PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:05 pm 

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Looks solid!

I can't think of a way to do it to make them look subtle enough, but whiskers would put this custom into the stratosphere.


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Rocket Raccoon v2.0
PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:14 pm 
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Thomas from Missourri

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pluv wrote:
He's so happy! Like he snagged somebody's robotic limb.


I was going for somewhere between happy and snarling. I think I need to doctor his eyes a bit to split the difference better.

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Here's my next entry in the MCU 10-year collection:
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Iron Spider is mostly a straight-up repaint of the ML 2-pack version that came out around the release of Homecoming. I had to make some holes in his back for the armatures from the MU Iron Spider, and I used plastic tape to lay down the framework for his updated chest symbol.

Here he is with the guys he hang out with in Infinity War:
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And here he is sharing a tearful goodbye with his mentor before disintegrating:
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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Iron Spider
PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:33 pm 
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Great work! I might have to buy another go becoming Spiderman and copy this.


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Iron Spider
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:48 pm 
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That last picture with Tony looks very... tender. This part of a new slashfic dio? :shifty:


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Iron Spider
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:56 pm 
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super hero hugs :)

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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Iron Spider
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:49 pm 
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Thomas from Missourri

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Thanks, guys.

I figure you need a hug after you face a guy like Thanos. And maybe a change of pants.

Which brings me to...
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My son's been on me to make an MCU Thanos for almost a year now. And the one I bought off eBay as a placeholder was just too darned big to fit with my customs. So I took what I could from that (arms and lower legs and bashed the heck out of it with an old MU Thanos, a Marvel: Now Hulk and a whole bunch of Green Stuff.

To give you a sense of scale, here he is beating some different green stuff out of my custom Hulk:
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And here's a recreation of perhaps my favorite moment from Infinity War:
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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Thanos
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:52 pm 
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Taking notes man. Where’s Thanos ‘s Head from?

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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Thanos
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:38 pm 
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drbindy wrote:
Where’s Thanos ‘s Head from?


Started out as the head of Skaar (Hulk's kid) but I had to scalp it, build it up and sculpt it using Green Stuff.

Realized the head was sitting a little high after posting, so I've since carved it out a bit to make his neck feel less delicate toward the top.


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Thanos
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:29 pm 
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damn fine work

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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Thanos
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:19 pm 
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Thanks, D. Glad you dig him.

Here's one last shot with the head sitting like it ought to and my Infinity War Cap and Iron Man customs:
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Cap's got a Joe head (with sculpted beard), lower arms and arm shields. Iron man's pretty much a repaint of the last Legends 1:18 offering with the head off an Avengers Assemble cartoon Iron Man.


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Thanos
PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:59 pm 
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that Thanos is everything it should be -- well done, sir!

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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Ragnarok Revisited
PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:38 pm 
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Thanks for the kind words on His Purpleness, guys.

Since the next Avengers movie is likely a time travel tale, I'm rolling back the clock to Ragnarok this week. In fact, I'm going to rock around the clock starting with this guy:
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Korg is just a repaint of the Legends 1:18 offering with some head resculpting and some faux leather wraps on his ankles. But I like him.

Next I made some mods to the Thor that came in the 1:18 Ragnarok 2-pack:
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Specifically I extended his height a bit with some new upper legs, increased their articulation by replacing the front flap of his tunic, and gave him a better set of hands so he can hold the custom weaponry I set him up with.

Last but certainly not least, Thor's friend from work:
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Work was the operative word with this guy.I built him on the same buck as my default Hulk custom (the 6-plus-incher from the Ed Norton movie) but shaved his thighs clean and green. Then I adapted some of the armor from the puny Hulk that came in that Ragnarok 2-pack and stole some weapons off a 7-inch Asian knock-off Hulk from eBay. The arm armor was built from several of those shoulder pads from the Heavy Weapon Iron Grenadier and some random belts. Helmet was an Indiana Jones artifact. And the sandals are half green stuff, half plastic brown tape.


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 Post subject: Re: MCU 10th Anniversary Customs: Ragnarok Revisited
PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:11 pm 
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Not sure I ever knew there was a Korg figure, but your custom is another homerun. Can’t wait til Luke sees it. Ragnarok was a great movie and Korg is hilarious in it. If I say “piss off ghost!” He’ll laugh for a half hour. Lol

Speaking of time travel I just now took a closer look at that Spidey. First, I love the homecoming figure and switched my customs to that Spidey straightaway myself. But I assumed there must have been a rerelease I missed before I read closer and saw that’s your paint job. Outstanding

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