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Post by plastictaxicab on Jul 9, 2011 13:30:07 GMT -5
Wow, that Taz looks fantastic!
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Post by CHEF on Jul 9, 2011 13:51:01 GMT -5
couldn't help but notice the anvil in the back will we see any pictures of him soon? anyway great taz and the scale looks good to me.
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Post by jthomps3 on Jul 10, 2011 8:30:36 GMT -5
That Taz looks spectacular, Global Domination Machine! It captures "The Human Suitplex Machine's" most iconic look perfectly, and looks factory made-- from the skintone, to the perfect part choices, to the scale, etc.
I am really interested in hearing the other idea you were going to do. Hell... could it top this?
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Jul 10, 2011 9:36:53 GMT -5
I'm curious to know what mods you had in store. It's a shame you didn't get to pull them off, but I'd still like to know what the gameplan was. I always love thinking outside of the box like that. Anyways, as is, the Taz is great. It may be minor, but I like the subtle boot mods. It looks like you beefed them up on the sides so that they wouldn't look so thin. It's easy to overlook, but it really does add something nice to the overall look of the figure. Love the skin tone and overall painting as well. It all looks "factory", which is impressive to see knowing that you did indeed paint the entire figure. thanks for the compliments and noticing the details. to me, the details are a huge part of a figure. i wanted to mod taz's shoulder joint using jakks' ufc figs shoulders to allow the figure to get into (what i think is) taz's most iconic stance:  using just mattel, you can't really get the figure's arms into that position and have it look "natural". some ufc figs have an extra joint between the shoulder and chest that would allow for this range of motion. so i'd have to kind of reverse engineer that part of the figure a bit. i also wanted to toss in the FTW belt. but honestly, clear pics of the belt are tough to come by. we'll see. i'm sure i'll get to it someday. |
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Jul 10, 2011 9:39:04 GMT -5
couldn't help but notice the anvil in the back will we see any pictures of him soon? anyway great taz and the scale looks good to me. the anvil was part of my first entry in customania. the pics are up here, somewhere. i wasn't too pleased with the way he came out so i'm reworking him a bit. i'll put pics up of him and my reworked bret when they're done. but honestly, matty will likely have released images of bret by the time i'm finished with the rework. ha! |
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Post by "The Gothic Superstar" Ronin on Jul 10, 2011 18:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Jul 11, 2011 10:15:55 GMT -5
sweet! thanks!!!!
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Post by The Dude on Jul 11, 2011 23:25:38 GMT -5
All of those look f*ckin awesome. I love them.
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Post by D.B.K. on Jul 12, 2011 13:30:03 GMT -5
wow TAZ looks amazing, awesome work +1
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Post by tazftw888 on Jul 12, 2011 15:39:16 GMT -5
Beautiful Taz (but I do have a bias  ) Not the best pic but see my sig if you want a picture of Taz's version 2 FTW belt. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2011 22:20:01 GMT -5
That Taz is sweet.
By implementing the Jakks UFC shoulders, were you planning on doing those on a Mattel body? That was the impression I got when I read your above statement, and wanted to clarify....if so, I think it would be quite the task, but would probably look great.
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Jul 13, 2011 13:14:23 GMT -5
That Taz is sweet. By implementing the Jakks UFC shoulders, were you planning on doing those on a Mattel body? That was the impression I got when I read your above statement, and wanted to clarify....if so, I think it would be quite the task, but would probably look great. correct. so i'd have to dremel down the existing shoulder socket on the matty figure and figure out fitting the new shoulder into the matty torso. and i'd probably want to use matty arms so i'd have to figure out getting the matty arms on the jakks shoulders. kind of a pain in the ass, but worth it. thanks for the compliments. |
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Post by calibruiser on Jul 14, 2011 1:12:39 GMT -5
Taz looks awesome keep up the good work.
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Post by fnmcollectibles on Jul 15, 2011 10:42:08 GMT -5
i love the taz figure which paint do you use? is testors good?
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Jul 15, 2011 12:41:15 GMT -5
thanks for the compliments, everyone.
fnm(faith no more?), i used a mix of model masters acryl paints for the skin tone. it's the same people that make testors. i would absolutely NOT use testors, though. testors is chunky and thick and weird. i'd recommend finding a hobby shop in your area and give model masters a shot.
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Post by facefullafist on Jul 15, 2011 13:49:05 GMT -5
that Taz is perfect, great job. love the Hall and Nash too.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 15, 2011 18:33:49 GMT -5
Taz looks amazing. Great job
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Jul 17, 2011 7:45:28 GMT -5
love that Taz man. everything came out awesome. i especially love that you got the height just right.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 20, 2011 1:57:40 GMT -5
sweet!
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Post by greenjack1992 on Jul 20, 2011 11:30:14 GMT -5
That Taz is incredible!
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