chargrove
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Post by chargrove on Jul 15, 2016 23:44:45 GMT -5
Pedigree yeah I definitely feel you on that one, the Aves is just so dry(?) when you mix part A and B. The two individual parts also feel rock hard when trying to knead them into one blended piece. It can be way more expensive than Miliput, also!
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Post by shawnscga on Jul 16, 2016 4:30:14 GMT -5
Big fan of Kevin Owens, was really excited when this figure came out, couldn't wait, but noticed something really wrong with the arms, they were too long, skinny and muscular, hoping they would fix it by release time, well that never happened, loved the figure still when I got it, but the arms really took away from it, seen many people try swaps of the biceps and they looked ok but still something was wrong, I was looking at my umaga figure and said " man I wish they used these arms for Owens " and after looking into it, noticed earthquake had the proper skin tone for the swap, well with all the earthquakes flooding my wal mart, I picked one up and finally did the perfect swap, only thing I did was swap biceps and lower arms with the earthquake figure, saved the tattoo on the shoulder, painted on wrist tape and part of the forearm tattoo, I am 100% happy with it, let me know what you think     free image uploader |
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Post by Gone. on Jul 16, 2016 5:14:36 GMT -5
I don't know that a Samoa Joe head is the best choice because he was clean shaven with a buzz cut kinda. Maybe the Toybiz TNA head will work better. Other than that great so far http://instagram.com/p/BH6yh81jFV9 Thank you for your advice. Think the TNA head is small. |
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Post by fmwpt on Jul 16, 2016 7:59:36 GMT -5
Big fan of Kevin Owens, was really excited when this figure came out, couldn't wait, but noticed something really wrong with the arms, they were too long, skinny and muscular, hoping they would fix it by release time, well that never happened, loved the figure still when I got it, but the arms really took away from it, seen many people try swaps of the biceps and they looked ok but still something was wrong, I was looking at my umaga figure and said " man I wish they used these arms for Owens " and after looking into it, noticed earthquake had the proper skin tone for the swap, well with all the earthquakes flooding my wal mart, I picked one up and finally did the perfect swap, only thing I did was swap biceps and lower arms with the earthquake figure, saved the tattoo on the shoulder, painted on wrist tape and part of the forearm tattoo, I am 100% happy with it, let me know what you think free image uploaderHe look very good! But I prefer to see all the tatto so I would only change is bicep. But I know now he fight in that way so you did it a great job! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 8:25:52 GMT -5
I don't know that a Samoa Joe head is the best choice because he was clean shaven with a buzz cut kinda. Maybe the Toybiz TNA head will work better. Other than that great so far http://instagr.am/p/BH6yh81jFV9 Thank you for your advice. Think the TNA head is small. That looks great nice work |
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Post by TDJ on Jul 16, 2016 8:40:53 GMT -5
Thanks Pedigree ! Actually I made the switch from Aves to Miliput about a year ago as I felt Aves, when fully mixed, couldn't ever achieve a smooth finished product like Miliput does. I actually wrote a comparison between Aves, Miliput and Sculpey in the Customs Support Board some time ago, also. rudos , thanks, man! Just went back and found your comparison post. I feel the same way about the stickiness of Miliput. That's why I was thinking about trying something else. It always sticks to my fingers so easily yet I have to really work it to make it stick to the plastic lol I'd recommend giving Procreate a try, I moved to it from Miliput a couple of years ago and I've never gone back. A lot cleaner than miliput and also looks a lot better than miliput with dry. |
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Post by Bandalero on Jul 16, 2016 9:49:36 GMT -5
shawnscga great eye for part switching. Those Earthquake arm parts really takes the Owens figure closer to perfection. It's amazing Mattel doesn't have a guy on staff that knows their library of parts inside out.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jul 16, 2016 11:44:11 GMT -5
I think everyone giving Owens big fat arms is wrong too. Owens arms arent really any bigger than Sami or Bryans. The Harper arms are as big as I would go...
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Post by ZDB on Jul 16, 2016 13:19:54 GMT -5
I think everyone giving Owens big fat arms is wrong too. Owens arms arent really any bigger than Sami or Bryans. The Harper arms are as big as I would go... To me Harper looks perfect  |
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Post by KingSlayer on Jul 16, 2016 18:23:56 GMT -5
Not sure if this is the right place to put this but is anyone here selling nakamura heads? (preferably painted)
sorry again if this is the wrong place
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Post by The King Of Crisps on Jul 16, 2016 19:46:22 GMT -5
god we need a Nakamura showing at SDCC so people stop using the statue head.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 9:41:20 GMT -5
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Post by FWE on Jul 17, 2016 11:35:56 GMT -5
its not like justin gabriel or itami would be any better
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 11:53:09 GMT -5
Scott Steiner nWo Hollywood Mattel Elite Custom  Whoa! can't believe I missed that one |
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Post by thefranchise2013 on Jul 17, 2016 13:45:30 GMT -5
A quick question. What bodies/parts are most people using for Jeff and Matt Hardy customs?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 13:48:57 GMT -5
A quick question. What bodies/parts are most people using for Jeff and Matt Hardy customs? I've seen quite a few people use E36 Ambrose for Jeff. |
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Post by romanthenewyorker on Jul 17, 2016 15:50:06 GMT -5
Great work! Perfect part choices & great paint job. If you were willing 2 share, I was curious what head you used. Enlarged mini big head? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 16:16:35 GMT -5
Not a problem . I used tully Blanchard as a base to go with the torso color. I'm working on a second one that's using bret Hart for the head. The mask is fully sculpted  thanks for the compliments |
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Post by East Coast on Jul 17, 2016 16:55:11 GMT -5
hah...i didn't even know that was apocs. i saw that on ebay and liked it
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Post by xtremer18 on Jul 17, 2016 20:06:43 GMT -5
What is a good head to use for a current Alex Riley?
I considered modding a Riley head, but wanted to see if anyone has any ideas that would just make an easy swap; any help would be appreciated!
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