Figure kingdom
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Post by Figure kingdom on May 14, 2013 10:48:50 GMT -5
Hey all! Mattel has geven us some amazing pieces in the last few years, but they don't always get it 100% accurate. Since being on this forum I have come across some creative and fantastic fix-ups that look better than what Mattel released. My question to you guys, is what is the most common fix-ups that you usually do to make your figure stand out once displayed? Do you add or remove accessories? Head swaps? Add decals, or repaint the entire figure? Whatever it may be, I'm curious to see what other members usually do?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 10:54:44 GMT -5
CM Punk all stars head swap
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wayneyb
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Post by wayneyb on May 14, 2013 10:57:53 GMT -5
Add decals from Dean, and shirts from R.@.lphs
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Billy F'N Shogunn
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Post by Billy F'N Shogunn on May 14, 2013 11:26:15 GMT -5
i'm a big fan of headswaps, bootswaps and hand/wristtape swaps as well as switching out kneepads (especially the leg sleeves of death). also not afraid to add small paint details (tattoos). i've even dabbled with molding on hair or facail hair. accessories sometimes help, but i usually end up displaying my elites WITHOUT their entrance gear...
i used to over-do it with full paint jobs. i was spending too much time and effort trying to keep up with attires when they change so often, and the better/cooler attires usually end up getting put out down the line anyways.
tried to get decals once and they didn't work so hot. don't think they were from the dean though, so no disrespect to his stuff as it looks fantastic. as for the clothes people make/buy, i personally think they end up looking really bulky and actually take away from the figure... but again, that can be my personal preference which might also be the reason i often don't include the elite accessories in my display.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 11:28:28 GMT -5
I don't do fix-ups even if it does "improve" the figure. Just never cared to do it as the few times I have attempted it, I just end up with 2 broken figures. lol I like to keep my figures factory released.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 14, 2013 12:01:17 GMT -5
Scavenging Summerslam Heritage Ortons for their pads. Used one to bedeck DM Bret and another to put elbowpads on BoPPV Bret. If I knew where I put the elbowpadless Orton, I'd put the kneepads on someone (though I've already forgotten who it was, so it must not've been that important of a switch).
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Post by DudeAbides on May 14, 2013 13:07:21 GMT -5
Most common would def be head/part swaps. Either to make the purchased figure look better or to make a custom figure. But i also dabble in paint and sculpting (which arent my best areas but im hoping the more i do the better ill get), get custom gear, add accessories. And so far ive only done the sticker decals from dean, not the ones you have to use water, but those look excellent and i have no doubt i will soon. I would say a good 85-90% of my collection has had some sort of fix up done to it lol
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DudeAbides
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Post by DudeAbides on May 14, 2013 13:09:58 GMT -5
Forgot about cracking torsos. Ive seen many amazing figs done on here by this technique, but i have yet to try it myself. Its def something i wanna do
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Post by The Madness on May 14, 2013 13:28:58 GMT -5
I swapped the smiling Randy Savage scan on to all of the straight-faced versions, myself.
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Post by East Coast on May 14, 2013 14:07:29 GMT -5
it seems like I'm constantly changing kneepads.
Every Rock, Orton and Austin have incorrect knee-pads.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 14:09:32 GMT -5
it seems like I'm constantly changing kneepads. Every Rock, Orton and Austin have incorrect knee-pads. Explain
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 14, 2013 14:13:52 GMT -5
My most common fix up is replacing the leg sleeves of doom on figures like punk and Jericho. Otherwise my next most common action is replacing the rubber mattel jackets or shirts with r a l p h s gear. Otherwise I'm not really a sticker for torsos or height/scale. As long as the tall guys are tall and the short guys are short I'm not gonna whine. I know there are a number of collectors who are crazy over the scale and heights of their figures
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Post by East Coast on May 14, 2013 14:43:38 GMT -5
it seems like I'm constantly changing kneepads. Every Rock, Orton and Austin have incorrect knee-pads. Explain these aren't the only ones. Elite Sheamus figs have the same problem..
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 15:10:08 GMT -5
I thought they fixed it with Austin,They need a bigger version of the knee pads with the holes on the back
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Post by 0,Y on May 14, 2013 15:40:04 GMT -5
since I can't swap torsos (tried it once and ended up with a broken figure and a bloody hand) I only do simple stuff like head-, arm- and handswaps or occasionally I switch out the leg sleeves of doom
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Post by raVen™ on May 14, 2013 22:44:20 GMT -5
I do it all, baby! Not mentioned here yet, but talked about a lot lately- Eyebrow repainting.
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Figure kingdom
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Post by Figure kingdom on May 14, 2013 23:05:33 GMT -5
since I can't swap torsos (tried it once and ended up with a broken figure and a bloody hand) I only do simple stuff like head-, arm- and handswaps or occasionally I switch out the leg sleeves of doom How do you do the hand swaps out of curiosity? I was about to recently but chickened out because I didnt want to ruin to figures if I didnt do it right lol
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Figure kingdom
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Post by Figure kingdom on May 14, 2013 23:06:38 GMT -5
I do it all, baby! Not mentioned here yet, but talked about a lot lately- Eyebrow repainting. Really? That sounds quite interesting! Do you have any examples of your work mate?
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Post by raVen™ on May 14, 2013 23:31:08 GMT -5
I do it all, baby! Not mentioned here yet, but talked about a lot lately- Eyebrow repainting. Really? That sounds quite interesting! Do you have any examples of your work mate? Sorry for blurry pics Rock: Not a mattel but a jakks I re did: What it originally looked like: (ty to mrhoss for pic)
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Post by 0,Y on May 14, 2013 23:31:20 GMT -5
since I can't swap torsos (tried it once and ended up with a broken figure and a bloody hand) I only do simple stuff like head-, arm- and handswaps or occasionally I switch out the leg sleeves of doom How do you do the hand swaps out of curiosity? I was about to recently but chickened out because I didnt want to ruin to figures if I didnt do it right lol same way you do head swaps. Soak the fig in hot water and just pull tte hand out. Actually it's rather simple
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