kowalski wrote:
Even when the likenesses aren't 100% there, the essence of the character comes through. (I'm currently working on a series of customs based on a movie, but the head sculpts aren't available, so I'm doing my best to "re-cast" the roles in way that feels at least spiritually authentic. All that to say, I really appreciate how you've done that here.)
And thank you for using that JoyToy bomber jacket! I've almost ordered that figure on many occasions just for the jacket, but I've never felt confident enough about how well it would play with figures other than the one for which it was designed.
Thank you! And I agree 100% with that approach to likeness: I'm good with a head that
feels like the character to me, even if it might not be a spitting image. I cannot wait to find out what it is that you're working on!
And the bomber jacket is a nice piece. It's a little thicker than some of the figure-scale jacket pieces, and it's fairly stiff, so I had to sand down the chest quite a bit and do some gluing to get it to fit properly. I've got another custom in the works that uses it, as well.
past nastification wrote:
The deep, saturated colors make these look like they came out of some magic “if Galoob had survived until 2023” box. Really gives these figures a shot of nostalgic fun, but without looking simple.
Power Lords? You used parts from Power Lords?! For that alone, you deserve an award. Amazing blending of parts. Never would have seen that.
(How about some WIP photos?)
Thanks for the kind words! That's some high praise, because I love the look of those Galoob figures, and I really wanted to translate that to the modern figure construction. And I should have said that the Power Lords pieces were from the newer 4" Four Horsemen versions. But the original Power Lords are one of my all-time favorite toy lines, and I have a bunch sitting around the workroom.
I need to start taking WIP photos; I'm terrible about that (and about photographing anything, really). But that part of the figure wasn't too elaborate: I just cut the calves off of the Power Lords dude (it's a white guard guy, and they were the only piece I could find that was ribbed like a sock), popped the JoyToy shoes into the ankle socket, and then carved a little peg onto the lower leg for everything to fit onto.
Chief wrote:
Oh, man - love these! That's a perfect head & build for Face - been trying for years to figure out the right recipe and you nailed it. And the WWII torso on Hannibal is genius.
Awesome work on everything!
Thanks! I had gone through about 20 different possible heads for Face, and I was all ready to go with one of the Oscar Isaac heads from the Star Wars sequels because the face had a nicely smarmy look to it, but a bunch of the Eagle Force figures arrived just in time, and that Matt Matheson head immediately jumped out at me. I was really happy with the jeans-and-sport-coat look for him, so I'm glad to hear it's working for someone else, too!
2DARK2C wrote:
very cool! you nailed them all.
alleyviperelite wrote:
Those are fantastic and perfect in every way. Perfection.
On a somewhat related note, does anybody else think the 6 inch Retro Lady Jaye would make a good Murdoch or is it just me?
Thank you both! And I hadn't seen that Lady Jaye head before, but I can see the resemblance!
