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Post by ARUN on Oct 30, 2013 23:16:48 GMT -5
Wow. Very impressive!
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Post by hollywoodrocco on Oct 31, 2013 14:41:25 GMT -5
I have a couple questions on Custom LJN's. First I love the work! As a collector of LJN's I love seeing modern guys in this style. I have quite a few doubles, and I have thought about the attempt in a custom. I have no idea how people are making bigger hair (your warrior for instance). I assume it's some sort of modeling clay. Is there a certain type that needs to be used on LJN's since they are rubber? Also, can anyone give me an idea on why customs on ebay, and other facebook site are so expensive?
I understand that there is a lot of work going into painting a sculpting, but when I see a common figure, who goes for about $5, just repainted, to look like, lets say, Nwo Hogan, and they want $150+. How do they justify that price mark up? Is sculpting that much? I have read that acrylic paint is the paint of choice for LJN's, and from doing other DYI projects, I know acrylic paint is not that expensive. So where is the mark up coming from?
I by no means want to sound snobby, I'm just new to the customizing scene, and trying to understand the pricing. I have seen some really cool customs, and would like to own them for my collection, I just want to know what I'm paying an extra $145 for. I have seen some places on facebook that will let you mail in your figure, and they will repaint it for $120-$140! Maybe I'm missing something major here, or is it more like the bootleg/generic figures, while they aren't worth much in collecting sense, it may mean more to someones collection.
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June
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Post by June on Nov 1, 2013 16:07:31 GMT -5
I hate seeing the destruction of LJN's. We have plenty of modern figures at our disposal, why ruin a piece of history?
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Nov 1, 2013 17:22:46 GMT -5
I hate seeing the destruction of LJN's. We have plenty of modern figures at our disposal, why ruin a piece of history? any figure i have used was beyond any resale value because of so much paint wear, ink marks or various other defects. I have restored and brought life and value back into the figure. Why did the original owners destroy a piece of history? |
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Post by TheChosen1 on Nov 2, 2013 1:02:34 GMT -5
I've seen some LJN so bad you couldn't even tell who they were to begin with so if you can take one and turn it into one of these awesome creations more power to ya A+
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Post by D.B.K. on Nov 2, 2013 8:24:30 GMT -5
wow....AWESOME customs!
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Post by Squid: The Anti-Hero on Nov 2, 2013 23:09:18 GMT -5
Jeff Jarrett, goldust, and d-Bryan are the best.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2013 15:43:54 GMT -5
Not a hasbro guy but nice
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Nov 4, 2013 11:31:37 GMT -5
These are superb! Well done.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2013 12:02:01 GMT -5
Those are Awesome! Who did you use for Sin Cara??
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Post by redypiper on Nov 4, 2013 18:10:31 GMT -5
I hate seeing the destruction of LJN's. We have plenty of modern figures at our disposal, why ruin a piece of history? any figure i have used was beyond any resale value because of so much paint wear, ink marks or various other defects. I have restored and brought life and value back into the figure. Why did the original owners destroy a piece of history?QFT Nice idea using Santana's head for Goldust, worked great, and kudos for using the extra Hogan for Jarrett. Been many a time when I've pondered what to make from an extra Hogan. Sin Cara is made from a modified Dynamite Kid, to the one who asked, btw. |
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Nov 6, 2013 18:00:12 GMT -5
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Nov 11, 2013 11:53:22 GMT -5
new wave added 11/11
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Post by Nate on Nov 11, 2013 18:06:59 GMT -5
Amazing work man. Love Kofi and the Rockers but all are pretty damn impressive.
Anyone who says this is a waste of LJN's is a moron. There are literally thousands of old crappy paint-chipped LJN's floating around that aren't worth anything. By using those old figures to create these one of kind gems is such a good idea. What makes figures valuable isn't the fact that they're old; it's rarity. Since these are all one of kind creations, I'd argue that these are now far more valuable than they ever were.
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Post by Justin on Nov 12, 2013 13:47:51 GMT -5
I love that Big E
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2013 21:22:56 GMT -5
Fantastic! Especially Daniel Bryan.
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Post by tr56 on Nov 13, 2013 9:30:13 GMT -5
that flair is perfection man
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Post by hollywoodrocco on Nov 15, 2013 18:06:51 GMT -5
Love those Rockers. Wish WWE would remake the LJN series. Their reboot was bad.
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Nov 17, 2013 18:20:38 GMT -5
2 new ones this week. very happy with wyatt, first attempt at sculpting a hat!
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Post by Squid: The Anti-Hero on Nov 18, 2013 15:30:46 GMT -5
NICE!
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