Custom Discussion & Work in Progress Thread

That's one beefy Steve Austin! Still, it looks great! "He's Hulking up!"

apparently we have two mods....who dont do their jobs

With Shamrock, I wouldn't use the Flair body. Maybe try to get the 2002 John Cena figure as the base. Better for scale as both are same height in real life, plus Shamrock was pretty buff, and the Flair can't really get that body type, but the Cena can.

So far that is looking like it's coming along well, that Miz figure was a perfect choice! If you have access to it, you might give a shot to trying some JB Weld Plastic Weld. It's been my favorite epoxy so far for sculpting, and it holds fine details well. The only drawback it has compared to Milliput is the tacky blue residue it leaves on your fingers. If you're not careful, it can end up on parts of your figure where you don't want it. I have had great luck with Milliput in the past, but unfortunately mine always dries out before I can use it up. At least with JB Weld, it's a cheap, plentiful resource that seems to age slowly.

This is my first Mattel custom. Doing AJ styles from Payback as I am assuming the AJ we get from Mattel is the black/blue version.

Thanks man! I picked some up, should hopefully be able to do some sculpting tonight, this is turning out to be my favourite custom ever

So far so good, it's takin' shape! Did you find the JB Weld easy enough to work with? I do like the plastic consistency it turns out when it's set, and it takes well to sanding and drilling.

is there anyone taking custom orders on here with some of there work as a ref

I've begun the next custom in my IWA stable: the Mighty Igor! I chose Johnny Nitro as a base due to his facial structure and expression, plus dirt cheap fodder price on ebay. I think he'll turn out a good Igor.