Custom Discussion & Work in Progress Thread

Citadel.

I can't think of any Elites with that body type. If you're cool with their heads on the Rock's torso though...

I think your best bet is either to wait for the Los Matadors Elites or mix paint.

Just realized Carlito never got an Elite...damn it...

Since i started collecting 90s Hasbro WWF figures in 2014 one thing i was worried about was what do i do when i've purchased them all? I looked online at ebay and facebook on groups for customs, met some awesome new buddies this way. Loads of customizers actually prefer to make unmade characters in the Hasbro design (so i guess they can have something extra to look good next to their Hasbros).

Unmade characters like: Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Kane + Mankind. you get the idea.
I probably will go this route or at least have one of my friends make me one, he made an awesome Jimmy Snuka repaint which i won recently from ebay too. 

So i'd decided back in September i wanted to make my own Federation to run alongside the WWF. I've named it * (Turnbuckle Wrestling Federation) and the first series is going to be:
Series 1

• Chaingang
• 'Stylish Irish' Danny McGee
• Geronimo Guillotine
• HangMan
• Lance Dewlock
• 'Malibu' Mike Swanson
• Sheikh Sharjah
• The Executioner
  
  

Series 2 is going to be focused on Luchadores wrestling while series 3 will be onto Muscle + Power Men. 

I already made The Executioner. You can see his thread here: The Executioner (*)

Here is a sketch showing the characters: 


I am also enclosing a latest photo as i managed to acquire all the parts needed to make a Series 1. 


last night i painted the pants on HangMan and done some more work on Lance Dewlock.


That's my update for now. I will have more in the next few days please go and visit www.facebook.com/rawnostalgia and give the page a like, that is where most of my updates are posted.
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yeah clear acrylic sealer is what you want, shouldn't cost any more than $10.

follow the instructions on the can, you want a light misting of the figure front and back and leave it completely for 24 hours.

if done properly you can play with the figure. :-)

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been so long since ive done any of this! pretty refreshing, starting on a punk kickpads, going to pracice the stars next before i do anymore work on it

that will be the aim, looks worse in the pic than it does in person but i definitely need a lighter tone, thanks for your input man

Depends on what kind of skin tone? do you want it to be a tanned skin like a Mr.Perfect where it is more Pinky/Orange?
Do you want it pale, like Sheamus? Or are you looking for a tone that is more bronzed?

If you want a peach/pinky/orange like Mr.Perfect you need a couple of Paints, White, Orange and Pink.
If you want Pale, you will need white + Pink along with a small amount of mocha.
If you want a bronzed tone you'll need a white, gold and mocha combination.

I always cut the bottom half of a bottle open and use that as the mixing dish, start with white and add in the others, measure in half teaspoons or similar amounts depending on how much you need.

Thanks for the reply n tips!
I'm working with mattel elites
So i'm looking for:
Normal white guy yeah like mr.p
Tanned like warrior and its variation (lighter or darker)
And orange like del rio/guerrero.

So for white i can try mixing white pink n orange
Tan: white gold and mocha
Orange: white orange n mocha?

Thats awesome!
I'm living in the other side of the world.. the most accessible brand would be tamiya.
If i come a cross apple barrel i'll surely give it a try.

Anyways we refer to mr.p skin tones differently. Lol.
In mattel world his tone is like any other white guy; piper, ect.