Custommania round 3!!! results pg 4!!!

you are correct sir

How many votes is it for a win?

Yea, I'm not sure what the deal is with the sealer. It's the same stuff I always use. I just got a new camera which might have something to do with it. Who knows. Not much I can do about it now.

Thanks. I think I might know what happened after further investigation, haha. I just used the same sealer on a hero I'm working on, and it isn't nearly that glossy. I used a metallic-like paint in my skintone mix to try to give it a more realistic feel, and I think it just accents the overall skintone. The hair and attire aren't overly glossy. The main thing I need to do is stop starting my figures 3 days before the deadline. I've done that the last few times. Who knows, this might be my last match anyways.

Superwarrior v. MrSaveus

Superwarrior- everything looks pretty nice and clean. It's a good playable custom. That being said, it could defintely use some more modding on the torso to make it more realistic. It is good for what it is though. Everything seems to be painted well.

MrSaveus- Again, good for what it is. It could also use a little modding, but that torso works pretty well for Tito as is. I can see the resemblance in the face, but the saw line and brow could use some modding. For as tough as lettering is, I think you did pretty well, but I would havel iekd to see more detail in the flames.

My pick goes to Superwarrior. It was extremely close. Honestly, I flipped a coin. That's how close it was. A literal toss-up.

Nick Maniwa v. Nova

Nick Maniwa- The heads both look good and I really dig the idea of using two different ones to reflect his different looks. The painting is good all around especially on the jeans. Denim is a tough color/texture to recreat, but you did it well and made it look realistically faded. He does look a little walleyed, but you said you fixed that so no biggie.

Nova- Overall, I really like the custom. I think the flames look awesome, but I don't think they are really accurate to the attire. Also, he is missing his arm things (I don't know what to call 'em. Sleeves maybe). There are a few places of rough sculpting like on the singlet straps, but they are minor for the most part. I believe the torso is too bulky for Booker T. The head looks good and i really liek the hair sculpt. My only complaint there is that you should have painted the mouth a different color and maybe the lips as well.

I'm going to have to go with Nick Maniwa on this one.

Biohazard v. Classiccollector

Biohazard- I really like it. You really captured, the dirtiness of the character with this figure. The shirt is painted wonderfully and the wash on the pants helps bring out the detail in the wrinkles well. The only thing I see that really bugs me is the eyes and mouth. It seems like they could have been done more cleanly. Other than that, great job.

Classiccollector- Very clean custom, but i know you could have pulled it off better. The head works to an extent, but seems like almost a characature of Crush. The one thing that really brings the custom down is the attire. The plain blue, while it is cleanly painted, just does not work for capturing the effect of denim. On a custom where denim is a big portion of the figure, this really brings down the figures overall quality.

I'm going to go with Biohazard on this.

Titantrap v. NYdream

Titantrap- Wow, you really nailed the likeness. I'm not a fan of the show, but what a great figure. My only complaint is the hair could be a little darker and maybe have some grey drybrushed throughout it. Overall, great!

NYdream- You just keep getting better and better! I can see the likeness in the head, but it is not as striking as Titantrap's. I would havel iekd to see a little more detail in the attire, but it works overall. Good detail with the skates!

This is a very, very tough call, but I will have to go with Titantrap just by a hair. While it's fairly simple, the head is so spot on, it really makes the figure.

Deen v. Whydraft2

Deen- Holy crap! What a beautiful figure. The sculpting is phenominal and you maintained the articulation. Good call using the rubber bands to. Way to work smarter not harder. The detail throughout is just amazing. I'm a huge Mortal Kombat fan, and this, I believe, tops any of the MK figures out there.

Whydraft2- Wow, great sculpting and painting. the wrinkles look natural, and the detail you captured in the mask and the dragon are just phenominal. The removable mask is a great touch as well.

Wow, good thing I have my coin handy. Another toss-up. Deen wins. Both customs are pretty much flawless. Great job to both of you.

Sandman v. GCS

Sandy- WOW! I remember when you showed me the work in progress pictures, I just hoped the paintjob would be as a good as the sculpting, and boy did you ever come through. The sculpting is great. The dragon and the mask are both awesome. The mask is a little big, but the fact that it is removable makes up for that. Great realism. I absolutely love it.

GCS- Another custom that represents what we have all come to know from GCS: A beautifully smoothly painted figure that still retains the looks of a Jakks figure. I know doing a lot of sculpting is really not your thing, but i think you did well. I commend you for stepping out of your comfort zone and giving it a shot. The dragon looks wonderful, but the mask is really the downfall of the figure. You got the basic idea right, but it just lacks the details it needs to really capture the look. The clothes could be baggier as well, but that is minor.

Sandman wins this one. Way to step up, buddy. GCS, you had a good showing, but Sandy was better today. I hope you are man enough to admit that.

Jay v. Famousj

Jay- What an absolutely beautiful figure. The hair sculpt is phenominal and really captures the sweaty, blood, drenched look. The modding on the torso is great. Only thing is, the pecs seem a little too bulky. I think they should be a little flatter to emphasize the sagging. This seems to be a younger Flair though, so it's not a huge deal.

Famousj- Exactly what we have come to expect from you. Amazing, amazing figure. The hair is great and captures the slicked back thinning hair of an older Ric Flair. The torso modding is great for older flair to with the sagging man boobs and tiny nipples. Great attention to detail on that! The red highlights on the skin and the thumbtacks are sweet and I think you better captured his disproportionately skinny arms. only complain, and this goes for both you and Jay is that I think the quads are too big. Other than that, flawless.

I'm going to have to go with Famousj by the slightest of margins. It looks like he took Ric Flair and shrunk him down and articulated him. Amazing work by both guys.

Overall I think this is probably the best competition I have seen so far. The amount of great customs is just mind blowing. Everyone is stepping up their game, and it is awesome to see. Keep up the good work everything, and keep working hard to improve. Congrats to everyone involved.

Hey guys, I have not been on these boards in a very long time since at least October? I went back to college and with work factored in, I just have been swamped. Sorry to anyone who was looking forward to my match with Bart, Hopefully we can do it again. Anyway heres my votes.


Superwarrior vs Saveus
Two very good looking customs, however when it comes down to the end, I gotta go with Superwarrior. The pants and the design look great. The mask looks very good too. The Ortiz looks good but im not a big fan of the head and the hair. It just looks to much like Angle to me. However the shorts do look very good and the writing with the flames looks good.

Nova vs Nick Maniwa
Im going with Nova's Booker T. The details on the tights and the tanktop could be a little neater and maybe more color? It looks very washy like it needs more coats. But I like the singlet on him, it looks pretty good. The Reckless Youth, wouldnt have been terrible if the eyes were better. They really take away from it. Its a basic figure, but the head I can do without.

Classiccollector vs Biohazard
Wow this one is very tough. I really like the Golga, the pants look sculpted well and the color looks pretty close. The cartman design was pulled off very nice and I even like how you have the hair going out of the mask. I also love the Crush. Its so simple but its soooo effective. It looks awesome next to that Farooq. The head is done very well. Im simply going with Biohazards Golga simply because it looks as if more work and time went into it. Just for the future though what made this so difficult is the fact that you really cant judge 2 different scales in my opinion.

Nydream vs Titantrap
Another tough tough vote. I think in the end I gotta go with Nydreams Chaz. The shirt sculpting looks good and the head and the hair actually works. Its amazing how good you have gotten dream. Titan, idk how I feel about this. It looks too basic in my mind. I wish you guys could hook up again with a wrestler stipulation, I dont think these actors really show the talents you two have.

Deen vs Whydraft
I am very very very impressed with this match. I never realized how good you two were until today. Wow the sculpting is just incredible by both of these pieces. However I gotta go with Whydraft's Muta. This thing is beautiful, If I had cash and was still into wrestling and had my hasbros on display and my muta's out, Id buy this from you! The sculpting is ridiculous! How the hell did you pull off sculpting that dragon. Also amazing use of the head! Who knew greg valentine would make such a great, great muta? The painting is gorgeous.Deen your custom is incredible no denying it, just dont know if im a fan of those arms. The sculpting is incredible though and the painting is solid. I definately want to see a rematch here!

Sandman vs Gate
Sandy this is by far the most gorgeous thing, I have ever seen from you. This thing is tight. The Sculpting is really good and the wrinkles were done so good. Painting is smooth, I just wish you could have maybe sealed it? Or make it look a little glossy? The head is great and the headpiece/mask is awesome. Gate I really like this too, except for me its too Jakksy. I think this is a type of custom that should have went all the way with no playablility. But hey thats just me, it still looks awesome and together all your customs look awesome. The paint job is flawless too. I wish I could put the paint and color on Sandys muta, maybe its just your cam sandy? In the end though im sticking with Sandy's Muta

Jay vs Famous J

Very good match from two great customizers. Im going with Jays Flair. It looks more real to me and I like everything about it. Famous J, I dont like how that torso is bigger then the waist, it looks way too unpreportionable. I also dont like the blood on Famous J's, it seems that Jay pulled it off much better.

Gore vs Gate
Well this was a close one, however I gotta say Gates JJ is better. Gore I dont really like the head at all, he kinda reminds me of the bum in Superbad. I also think theres a little too much sealer on him, but the tights are super. Gate, I cant really complain with anything here. The designs are flawless, idk if its paint or decal but it works for me. Love it. The skin tone looks great, and the head works for me. Jeff is a tough guy to get a good head on.

Great show, id like to see a couple rematches or a couple of mixed up matchups like Jay vs Gate, Sandy vs Deen. I think everyones peaking in the customs world. I hope to come back in the summer with some new stuff, I miss you guys. Be good everyone

Alright classiccollector your coming off as a hypocrit now(I SPELLED IT WRONG I KNOW) because yesterday you talked about how gore was complaining because someone voted aginst him then you go and do the same exact thing. Seriously....

Crap! I totally missed the Gore vs. GCS match.

Gore:
Looks really good. Love the paint job and hair sculpt. Looks like you thought outside the box as far as part choice goes. All the parts work exceptionally. If I had to nitpick I would say the paint on the hair could be better. It looks like you did a dark over light drybrush where I think you would be better served doing a light over dark. Also, the peach sign hand looks a little bit unnnatural.

GCS:
Pulling double duty, huh? Very impressive! The paintjob is one of the cleanest I have seen. The lines are so well down and so straight. Usually there will be a little shakiness here and there, but you managed to avoid that. The hands look nice as well. Great job. Only complaint would be that the singles could use a few more wrinkles.

I'm giving this one to GCS.


Classiccollector: I understand you wanted to match your figure to the previous one, but in my eyes, the old one looks silly wearing flat blue and the head is cartoonish on that one as well. I don't understand why you would want to make a point for point update of an inaccurate figure to begin with. It's good for what it is. You definitely achieved the goal you set out to do but sorry man, my vote isn't going to change.

the point of the competitions isn't to make stuff that sells on ebay, if it was my buddy skribble would be the champion. the point is to do something different, something that showcases your talent, pushes the limits of your abilities. it's a chance to make a show piece, to try new things or think outside of the box. if you want to whore stuff for ebay, do it, we all have including me. but that stuff really doesn't belong in a showcase. if you don't want to do your own skintones...don't. just try to find parts that match up better. i think you're missing the big picture, it seems that the main issue seems to be the innacuracy of the figure, not just the mismatched tones. i looked for some ref shots but i couldn't find the right ones, so i can't say myself if it is accurate or not. take critisizm in stride, thats how you improve. But if insulting our work makes you feel better, knock yourself out. It doesn't hurt my feelings.