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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 7:13:33 GMT -5
definetly trying to aquire a classic jakks yellow hulk bandana.... if anyone has one they dont need .... hit me up!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 7:21:05 GMT -5
I'm not going to lie...
I think it's perfect man.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Dec 19, 2012 7:44:32 GMT -5
Looks great! I never buy customs, however I'd think about this one Is Slaughter really that huge? Or is the Hogan too small?
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Post by terraryzing on Dec 19, 2012 8:18:29 GMT -5
Yeah that's one of the best Hogan's I've seen. Great idea using Sheik's torso, it fits perfect for the puffy Hulk from back in the day. Awesome job as usual.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Dec 19, 2012 10:05:02 GMT -5
I too think it looks awesome. Hogan was ripped, arm-wise; 26" pythons. But his stomach was never washboard like. I mean I know there was a sixpack under there. I think "puffy" was the word someone used. Which is perfect. Spot on.
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Post by kidjoe on Dec 19, 2012 11:29:06 GMT -5
nice hulk! on the topic of using bigger armss, could you use the arms on elite 19 ziggler? they look rather big and have thicker forearms, (or is it just an illusion created by ziggler's smaller torso?)
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Post by PJ on Dec 19, 2012 12:00:43 GMT -5
I too think it looks awesome. Hogan was ripped, arm-wise; 26" pythons. But his stomach was never washboard like. I mean I know there was a sixpack under there. I think "puffy" was the word someone used. Which is perfect. Spot on. While Hogan had some large pythons they weren't ripped. They were just large.
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Post by The Madness on Dec 19, 2012 15:41:06 GMT -5
That works pretty good. Way closer than Bulldog or KVE, IMO.
Ideally, Hogan needs his own torso mold. In his "Hulkamania" peak - roughly 1985-1991, he was very bulky and barrel-chested with big arms and shoulders but didn't look fat even though he looked really "puffy."
I'm even interested to see how that Brock torso you're using on Warlord would work on Hogan.
I think one of the things that throw Mattel Hogan customs off is the skin tone. Hogan was a deep orange-brown, and Mattel doesn't make the '80s and early '90s tan guys that unnatural pro-wrestler shade of tan (Warrior, Savage, Hennig).
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Post by Von Hooten on Dec 19, 2012 16:05:53 GMT -5
I like the concept being used here. Hogan definitely had a unique body back then and I think it is hard for anyone to replicate using given Mattel parts. I wonder if there is a way to use Sheik's lower torso with someone else's bigger torso like Brock. I went the cheap way out using a Texas Tornado buck, with Batista's calves, Macho's boots, and the same head you have except I fixed his one squinty eye. Unfortunately this is the only decent pic I have of him. So many Hogan fix-ups have been made I never felt the need to take a better pic of mine. Unless Mattel makes a Hogan we each make a fix-up based on our own interpretation of Hogan. Good work man.
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Dec 19, 2012 16:11:50 GMT -5
What did you use for Hogan's chest since you didn't use Bulldog or Kerry for the fix-up. Either way, really nice job here and it's good to see a Hogan headscan with a non-permanent bandana.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 17:34:27 GMT -5
Chest is the iron sheik, like others said , its not perfect but im lovin it. if i could get brocks arms in hogans skintone it would be perfect for me. im gonna try to get some thicker shins on this as well.
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Post by The Rig on Dec 19, 2012 19:46:35 GMT -5
This figure is Great! I think it matches him in this time period perfectly! What legs did you use for him?
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Dec 19, 2012 21:46:29 GMT -5
I too think it looks awesome. Hogan was ripped, arm-wise; 26" pythons. But his stomach was never washboard like. I mean I know there was a sixpack under there. I think "puffy" was the word someone used. Which is perfect. Spot on. While Hogan had some large pythons they weren't ripped. They were just large. If you don't think Hogan had ripped arms, you need to get your eyes checked. Quit nitpicking
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 21:49:25 GMT -5
The Legs were Kerry Von Erichs I Believe.... You could also use Orndorff, Rick Martel... i think they have Shins that are long enough, Im still looking for a thicker shin in the same tan color but prob wont find one till after i move to my new place january
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Post by BigDaddyChacon on Dec 20, 2012 1:09:34 GMT -5
I really like it. Good job bro!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2012 2:30:13 GMT -5
One solution to the arms I've always thought of using would be the Orndorf figure...build-wise I think they would work good for those 24-inch pythons he had back then (or go with Iron Sheik arms for his WCW run).
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Post by PJ on Dec 20, 2012 4:57:45 GMT -5
Apoc- I'm guessing for the trunks they were just the Iron Shiek's painted yellow? I don't think Mattel made anyone that size in yellow? While Hogan had some large pythons they weren't ripped. They were just large. If you don't think Hogan had ripped arms, you need to get your eyes checked. Quit nitpicking Sorry, certainly not nitpicking and my eyes are fine. But in the mid 80's Hogan's arms weren't ripped/cut like those arms..they were much more"ballooned" but certainly not cut/chiseled like those arms. His arms didn't look "cut/ripped" until he was in the NWO and had become much leaner. But in his "Hulkamania" days he was just massive.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Dec 20, 2012 7:01:06 GMT -5
If you don't think Hogan had ripped arms, you need to get your eyes checked. Quit nitpicking His 24-inch Pythons weren't bad, but I wouldn't call them ripped until 1992. 1986, 1992, scroll down to "6" Paul Orndorff had ripped muscles.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2012 7:21:32 GMT -5
the trunks are demolitions painted yellow but sheiks are the same size and work just as well.... i painted my sheiks yellow too anyhow.... you can see them on a brock body in deans thread, second last page i think
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Post by PJ on Dec 20, 2012 7:57:35 GMT -5
Thanks. And like I said in the first reply I made I really like this figure. I think the torso works great for a barrel chested Hogan, but in a perfect world he need's large arms and thighs that aren't ripped. That said I think for the parts available from Mattel in that skin tone it's the best we have to work with.
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