Customania December 21, 2013

I'm not an official judge by any means. Wasn't asked, haven't really been around here but wanted to give my feedback on the entries. Reminded me of the days of old when everyone turned in a figure for a Customania. My only gripe with everything is I want to know what people did to figure. For future shows, if we could have a rundown, kinda like what MSF did in his extra pic of what they did, that would be awesome.

Sicko16 vs. Starman

Generico- The thing kinda throwing me off with the El Generico is the eyes. Look to be repainted. A speck of white on the black of the eyes could help them look more natural. Simple enough figure, looks to be a printout/decal for the tights. I do think the boots could be a little higher and the white going to the end of the boot could be a bit wider. The tights look a bit sloppy around the waist but nothing that can't be cleaned up.
Hall- Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks to me as if you just threw a Hall head and vest on an Arn Anderson body with some different boots. Great for a simple custom. I'd paint over the AA and perhaps get some decals or try to paint on Hall's design.

Winner- Sicko16
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Foxeth vs. Ace

X-Pac- The only thing I don't like about this figure, the left arm (the straight one) isn't super flush with the body. Props on the white looking factory made. As a customizer myself, I know how much white sucks to paint, lol.

Brian Kendrick- The front and the kickpads look pretty good. The back is where you lose me. Did Kendrick actually just have BK on his gear? I don't recall seeing it, is why I'm asking. The head doesn't look bad on a mattel body. Part choices seem pretty good too.

Winner- Foxeth
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Ronin vs. The Rig

Liger- The pics really hurt this excellent figure. The body shots look pixelated and takes away from all the detail you put in when painting. As far as I can tell, the attire looks spot on. The mask isn't perfectly symmetrical but I kinda dig that. Gives it a certain real feel and shows that it's a real custom. The sculpting looks pretty good. I like the hair over the mask.

Goldust- This looks to be from his current run which I haven't seen too many figures of. The painting on the head and body look good. The part choices seem to fit him pretty well. The better pics from later on in the thread, definitely help the figure. I would suggest always waiting on when it's the best to take a pic then trying to snap off a few quick ones. The painting really shines in the newer pics. The black might need a touchup in spots and I'd do a layer of glossy sealer on the black to give it that vinyl look.

Winner- The Rig
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MaskedSuperstarFan vs. NateB

Jumbo Flapjack- If there's anything that makes my customizer heart go a-flutter, it's a totally different figure. Jumbo is this. Would never in the world expect to see a figure from Saturday Night Slammasters but here it is, staring me down. The part choices and sculpting are just phenomenal. Could've done an easy one and painted on the singlet but you didn't. The boots look expertly painted. The sculpting/painting on the head is fantastic. He needs some handtape and some horns sticking out of his beard but I love this figure.

Hart Foundation- Two for the price of one, eh? Back in my day, this was frowned upon, LOL. Both figures look good. Might've went a little too much with the gloss, looks like they took a bath in baby oil. The part choices and painting look good. Neidhart could probably be a bit stockier but I know it's a pain finding the right parts for unique body types like Neidhart.

Winner- MaskedSuperstarFan
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Raven vs. Crazywrestler

Taz- This looks pretty much factory made. I don't know what other compliments I can give it. Everything looks to be perfect when it comes to how I remember Taz. He could be a little darker, skintone wise but I'm not faulting you for not doing a full skintone. Really like this figure.

Liger- The first thing I notice is the mask. The horns seems waaaay too long. The painting looks alright but there are some rought spots. The use of tape for doing lines really helps me get the crisp lines on gear. Part choices seem pretty good for an earlier Liger but the execution really hurts this figure.

Winner- Raven
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Kanecara vs. IZJ92

Austin Aries- Part choices on the body look good. The head still screams Cody Rhodes to me. Not sure what to do to fix that. The painting on the trunks look good. A cleaner backdrop would make this figure stand out more.

Summer Rae- The use of the tassels really brings this figure out. Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks to be all factory made parts with the purple. I really like the innovative use of the Mickie James/Layla lower legs for her leg "warmer" things that she wears. The head isn't perfect but it looks enough like her to pass off until there's a real scan. The skintone seems to be off a little in the torso to the rest of the body but not super bad.

Winner- IZJ92

The reason he didnt paint a skintone, is because it was an order from me and I like things to be as factory as possible.

Dang bro, I was once doing an Elite Angle, I got the whole front paint for the logos laid down and because of those damn old Cena feet, he fell off the back of the desk onto old carpet.

Repaint. :/

so,is this thing dead?

my bracket never even started!

So.... is this thing dead or..?