First off, a round of applause to Titan and those that made this possible. A great turn around even without the no shows. The quality work of the quality players is definitely showcased here at
Customania!
King of Customania finals
Jay vs. TheAxeHenning in Battle FlairJay's Flair:
Wow, man when I first heard about this stip I thought to myself... "How on earth can you top the previous Flair?" But man you once again proved me wrong.. Though I just admired the "Bloody" Flair (and still do).. This one indeed is another real keeper! When waiting for the show to begin, I knew I was going to expect one hell of a skintone on that figure and sure enough.. it's there! Really love what you did with the head scan. I scan see some scruff or small bits of a 5 o clock shadow in there which is really unique. Your attention to realism is just beyond this world. The knee pads are another plus. At first glance they looked like regular Jakks knee pads but sure enough to are sculpted. The boots and attire are really neat and tight. Now my only grip with the figure has to be the body. It just looks too bulky for Flair. I mean Flair was in great shape for his age but that just looks a little too in shape. If you get me. The robe and belt seals the deal for this wonder piece.
AxeHennig's Flair :
As stated before in your thread, this is truly Woooooooooooo-tastic! Damn brother, each custom that you create just keeps getting better and better. I truly do not know what your best work is but man this one is up there! Gotta start off with the hair, really Flair like man. You got the bandage on there which is something you don't see at all.. hell, even the tapped fingers! Small details like that just keep racking up points! The best is just....what is that? Lol! unheard of! Hell, that is nuts. The process you explained to make it was neat. The robe is totally far out and original. Truly in the spirit of good 'Ol Naitch! Now for my grip, I think the boots are too...plain for lack of better word. Maybe some white laces would have done the trick. I could be wrong if the boots are originally like that but they just seems dull for me.
Winner: AxeHennigThis one was really tough for me. We have 2 great customizers with different styles. A lot of people may know that Axe is a great buddy of mine and you're probably thinking.."Oh, he votes on his buddy..Ok..." No. I'd like to think I am a friend of all customizers.. some more than others but we all do what we love. Both of these guys I have a great deal of respect for. They have helped this board a lot, Jay has shared a few tips with the other board members and myself as well. Axe has shared a few secrets personally that I hope one day I can exercise them and showcase them on my work. I feel as it is a sin to vote agaisnt 2 great guys..but if I had to pick one, it would have to be Axe. Axe just went to extra mile with the details, and accessories. From the tape, the belt, the robe..little things like that a huge point rackers in things like these in my opinion. As Jay did an amazing job with his figure, the robe and belt are just not an original piece. Whoah..that was tough.
WFCC Tag Team Championship match-Forfeit (no show by Guster)
Gate & Famousj (c) vs. Guster & Gonzo in Battle Famous Tag Teams
Gate and Famousj's Bam Bam and Shane DouglasGate and J: Triple Threat all the way! Very unique choice for a Tag Team brothers!
Bam Bam:Great just of the Dusty body. The Big Show head really works on this one. Love that there is never an easy way out with Gate. You go all the way, and always give us something new and innovative in these competitions. Great attire choice. The gray flames are my personal favorite attire he has worn so big ups on that. The outlines and shading in the flames look very neat and crisp. The chest logo as well is very neat and crisp. The tats must have been a pain to replicate I would assume but you nailed it. Boots look great as well.
Shane D.:
Very good head choice. Captured his pissed off look. I am gonna take a wild guess and say you used a Mattel Triple H head. Works great man, I love it. The cast is
ing awesome! The boots fringes look very sweet as well. The attire is really well painted as well as the knee pads! Very amazing job.
The belts too match the excellence and quality of your works. Awesome job guys.
Gonzo's Sabin:
Really sorry that your partner no showed. Would have been great to see the MCMG go at it agaisnt the Triple Threat!
Aside from that, you did an amazing job Gonz. I will say this right here and right now that this is truly my favorite piece of yours. The sculpting on the pads and boots are really something. I know the MCMG wear some really odd but sweet looking attire so this must have been a real challenge but you managed really well. The back laces on the pads are sweet. You managed to get those damn little details on logos on there pretty well, considering most of these are hand painted, they looks pretty good. To me the headscan is the only thing that really kills it for me. I just fail to see the resemblance. I think the hair is perhaps a tad bit short but it works fine. Just the head is what I don't feel.
Winners: Gate and JWhile I am aware of the automatic forfeit, I still feel that Gate and J just had a one up on you. You have 2 of the best agaisnt one. A great job by all three of you guys. Unique choices of wrestlers, unique part choices = ratings! By the way.. I really love the new use of Mattle figures. It's something fresh and neat to see at the end. *Big Thumbs Up*
WFCC I.C. Championship-Forfeit (no show from Sandy)
TCKDeen (c) vs. Sandy in Battle Cruiser/x-division famous feud A real, real huge disappointment on Sandy's part. I love seeing Sandy's work as I am a fan of it. Really would of loved to see what he had up his sleeve on this one. Would have been one hell of a match.
TCKDeen's Jericho: I think I already ejaculated over at you post on this and buy do I feel another round cumming up! (..Haha..that was uncalled for..I know... ) Great, great choice man. Since I am one of those die hard Y2J fans around here I can appreciate this piece. One of my absolute FAVORITE feuds during his WCW days and one of the BEST promos of all time in my book all showcased in a little plastic man.. oh the wonders of life..
I already told you that the tights are really happening man. The sculpting, skin tone and posture is really cool. Again like I said before and as many others, my grips just have to be the hair and head. I can tell you used some Y2J head in there but the cheeks are a tad bit bubbly. Aside from that man you have a really great figure. I want it..May I have it?
Winner: I think it's obvious... Damn it Sandy why?!
Gore vs. Rozz in Battle Create a character- Forfeit (no show from Gore)For some odd reason, I knew that Rozzy was going to make the weirdest poop imaginable. What Id didn't know is that this was going to be a figure about me! Am I really that bad? As for Gore, eh. Oh well.
Rozz's "Warheart":
Whoa, Hey! WTF?! I swear man, the thing is pretty weird looking but I can picture that sucker doing cartwheels and back flips while listening to some Finntroll! Very unique idea man. Considering that sucker is part Henry and part Happy meal toy! No surprise that in a short amount of time, you were gonna whip up something exciting and weird... The singlet and arms are just hilarious man. Would have been really cool if you went with the metallic singlet like you mentioned in PM. The Dime tribute is
ing sweet man. Really shows your love for Pantera man. The mow hawk is really cool looking. Love the way the hairs just stick out. Nice little bio too, aside from weighing 487 lbs, you pretty much nailed me. A little ginger in the hair and you have yourself a legit Warheart figure. Would have been nice if you painted a heart with a W in it.
Winner: Rozzy KincaidBio vs. Gonzo in Battle Open StipulationOpen stips are always great. Allows a bit of freedom and such but I was expecting something like this from Gonzo but tooth pick wrestlers from Bio... WOW..
Gonzo's Roy: I think I mentioned this many times while commenting your work, I am not a fan of MMA or UFe and do not really know much of the guys in it, but after looking at some images of Roy, I think you did a pretty job. The Dusty head slightly resembles him in my opinion. Like I said, don't really know much of the guy, so you went with must have felt right for you. Great work on the torso, though I think his belly could have been a little bit bigger. The logos on his shorts look nicely placed. I can certainly tell you printed them out. The figure almost looks legit that way. My only grip is the torso appears a bit too flat-round. Like it's not well rounded in sense. Hell other than that, solid figure from the UFC customizer!
Bio's Andre/Hogan:
In all honesty..I thought this was a joke. After reading your post, I still think it is. Lol. At least you got a good laugh out me. I am a fan of uniqueness and you really went all the way on that. Must have been a pain to paint and sculpt from that scale. At least you can tell it's them. You could have at least given Hogan some red knee pads to seal the deal. Good job man.
Winner: Gonzo While Bio did a good job at doing something new, Gonz just did something he does best. Great job on the open stip challenge guys.
And great job again to everyone who made this possible. Would have loved to be a part of it but I just couldn't, well there's always next year.
Longest judging ever maybe?
