Custom Discussion & Work in Progress Thread

I altered a basic Batista head for him. Turned out really well..

I have the Mattel ESR, but it's not 100% flat. Does anyone know/ Has anyone put a thin piece of wood or sheet metal on top of the floor, but under the ring mat?
It's hard to pose in the middle of my ring bc it's higher up than the sides.

A deluxe Shelton Benjamin head works great.
I remember famous j did one a while ago

Anyone selling shrunken heads? Or know a line in scale with mattel for sting? Looking for Mattel size sting heads. Surfer and crow style. Also a shrunken beefcake head with wide eyes. Cs I believe.

Stumbled upon the 500 page customs thread..i laughed that on page 388 they were complaining that the thread was dead. C'MON GUYS, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THIS!

So I bought E13 Cody over a month ago and I wasn't happy with how out of date it was. I bought some white acrylic pant from Wal*mart and decided I was gonna try give him his white trunks.
This was the 1st time I tried to custom a fig it came out very uneven. So I bought some nail polish remover with acetone and applied to Cody with q-tips. It slowly took off the paint, but I got impatient with the process so I put Cody in a plastic cup then filled it to his waist wit the nail polish remover. (NOT A GOOD IDEA)
After maybe 30-sec I took it out of the cup and started to notice the fig was burning. I realized I shouldn't have done that and ran it under water. The fig was still burning as I rotated its waist under the water.

I decided I'd give it another go and try for Cody's WM 28 Red trunks.
I've done a few layers, basically painting half of him one day, the other the next, and did this for a few days.
So here's where I'm at.



Here you can see the damage the Acetone did.

I'm sorry if the pics are too large or not clear enough. I took them with my phone and not my reg camera.

My next step is to add the white for his trunks and MAYBE try to do his logo. But really I'm gonna buy the WM 28 Coat from Ralph, so I'm gonna hide the paint job anyway.

But after I paint the white on, what do I use for sealer? Specifically, can I get it at Wal*mart? It's my go-to place bc they have everything and they're open til 12 (wish it was 24 hrs tho)

Hey, guys, what type of sealer do you use for Decals? I'm wanting to put tattoos on my Raven, but didn't know which type to use.

Thanks!

derekbrazen: If you have quality paint, you won't need a sealer. If you still feel like you need it, any craft store sells a spray on sealer. Testor's Dullcote is amazing though.

You need to seal it no matter what paint you use.