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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 23, 2018 17:04:28 GMT -5
Shield Kurt Angle. Boss Man body, acetone to remove black from shoulders, Ambrose arms, B83 head **Edit** Noticed he wore gloves and not tape so put Boss Man gloves on him. Also cleaned off the black on the shoulders a bit better.
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Post by ishreaper890 on Apr 23, 2018 19:22:16 GMT -5
how do you guys crotch swap? I just don't know where starting cracking nd it either messes up or the xcto knife breaks I can do the torso easy
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Papi Joker
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Post by Papi Joker on Apr 23, 2018 20:37:43 GMT -5
El Pantera: WIP: If any of you are on Instagram, please head over to @the_custom_underground to vote for my figure in the semi finals. He is for sale. Thanks. Mint as always! What is the trick for using white paint mate? it always looks like Liquid paper for me... do I sand the fig too much?? should i be spray painting it instead???
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Post by chargrove on Apr 24, 2018 0:45:22 GMT -5
So Papi Joker , the keys to getting bright, white pieces (for me at least) have always been patience and knowing how to rely on my primer. Same goes for painting bright, solid yellows. My process basically looks like this: start with a light dust or tack coat of primer on the area or pieces I’m painting, once that has been sprayed I’ll go over it with my bright color (white or yellow). If it’s not bright enough for my liking after 2 coats, I’ll prime it again very lightly before moving forward with any more coats. That usually does the trick for my bright shades and after two more coats I have a solid, bright color down. Here’s an example of yellow after just 3 coats of paint and 2 light (very) coats of primer. Hope that helps!
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Papi Joker
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Post by Papi Joker on Apr 24, 2018 2:13:36 GMT -5
thanks mate still couldn't do it that well though! appreciate the tip
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Apr 24, 2018 8:13:25 GMT -5
Finally did this Edge fixup i've wanted to do, even though this head isn't Edge's best, it's not that bad and in my opinion, has the best hair sculpt from any Mattel Edge.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 24, 2018 9:30:40 GMT -5
Any suggestions on what to do with the B83 Angle suit? Can’t think of anyone else who wore a red shirt under a suit jacket. Commissioner HBK comes to mind but pretty sure he wore a red shirt and white jacket. I don’t think Commissioner Slaughter ever wore that combo.
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Post by scotthitman1 on Apr 24, 2018 9:55:26 GMT -5
Any suggestions on what to do with the B83 Angle suit? Can’t think of anyone else who wore a red shirt under a suit jacket. Commissioner HBK comes to mind but pretty sure he wore a red shirt and white jacket. I don’t think Commissioner Slaughter ever wore that combo. if youre a wcw fan, how about a larry zybysko announcer figure?
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 24, 2018 10:04:09 GMT -5
Any suggestions on what to do with the B83 Angle suit? Can’t think of anyone else who wore a red shirt under a suit jacket. Commissioner HBK comes to mind but pretty sure he wore a red shirt and white jacket. I don’t think Commissioner Slaughter ever wore that combo. if youre a wcw fan, how about a larry zybysko announcer figure? I did that with the Flair suit. I watched WCW sporadically and didn’t really pay to close to the announcers whenever I did. Would red be better? forum.wrestlingfigs.com/post/8437284
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Post by Ruff Figures on Apr 24, 2018 11:18:34 GMT -5
Any suggestions on what to do with the B83 Angle suit? Can’t think of anyone else who wore a red shirt under a suit jacket. Commissioner HBK comes to mind but pretty sure he wore a red shirt and white jacket. I don’t think Commissioner Slaughter ever wore that combo. You could replace the suit vest piece with a leather jacket one and do a Bischoff.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 24, 2018 19:03:43 GMT -5
Swapped jacket and opened it up and went with Commissioner HBK. Not sure if accurate but close enough for me
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Post by 2sweeeeet on Apr 25, 2018 12:41:08 GMT -5
Someone a while back said that using acetone on their figures messed up other figures stored near the figures acetone was used on.
Has anyone ever had this issue with clear nail polish? I store each figure in its own polypropylene bag and was worried that if I used clear nail polish and then put the figure in a bag, it would eventually gas or something and cause other paint or plastic issues. Anyone have experience with this?
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Post by theaxehennig on Apr 25, 2018 19:39:45 GMT -5
"Captain" Mike Rotunda: gif uploadBo Dallas body, IRS arms, Dean Ambrose police hat, complete repaint. I will be posting a load of customs within the next week. Thanks for looking.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 19:46:29 GMT -5
I love that sailor hat man. Looking forward to the others your gonna post
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Post by Nivro™ on Apr 25, 2018 19:47:10 GMT -5
Love that Rotunda.
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Apr 26, 2018 0:18:19 GMT -5
That Rotunda is awesome. But for some reason I see Paul Roma more in that sculpt.
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Post by outterside123 on Apr 26, 2018 3:55:10 GMT -5
"Captain" Mike Rotunda: Bo Dallas body, IRS arms, Dean Ambrose police hat, complete repaint. I will be posting a load of customs within the next week. Thanks for looking. I was gonna use IRS to make a varsity club version, but that looks really good.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 26, 2018 8:58:02 GMT -5
Here's my Jinder Fix up for anybody who is interested. I used the Nation Rock, the arms from the first Elite Roman Reigns with no tats, the knee pads and lower legs from an Elite Dolph Ziggler (painted them black), boots from the first Elite Baron Corbin, and just some black electrical tape on the wrists. This will work for me because I refuse to buy that SD ring for $100 to get a Jinder Mahal figure when Mattel is intentionally holding figures back and trying to force you to buy rings. Attachment Deleted
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Post by chargrove on Apr 26, 2018 9:27:37 GMT -5
theaxehennig man I cannot wait to see what you’ve got coming for us! Great work as always!
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Post by shawnscga on Apr 26, 2018 18:41:05 GMT -5
Finished finally! Complete DX In your house HBK, my package from ringside came in today and I’m very happy with the finished product, decals are from curb stomp city decals, little tough to stick but worked out ok, (knee pads and tattoo) head is from WM 12 elite, chopped to fit snuggly with defining moments chris Jericho hair price, painted hair and beard, bicep switch with a early stage elite Dolph Ziggler, not all zigglers have this skin tone, kinda hard to find one to match, still thinking about the necklace, I have a few ideas about giving him one but for now it’s done, best part about this figure, it’s fully 100% playable
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