Underfaker666
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Post by Underfaker666 on Apr 2, 2008 11:06:35 GMT -5
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Gonzo Customs
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Post by Gonzo Customs on Apr 2, 2008 12:08:14 GMT -5
Quirk was another great that is often over looked, as well as yourself. If I remember correctly Mortis, you had some great customs too. Post em up.
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 2, 2008 12:30:02 GMT -5
Jesus Christ. It is obvious who "The Assassin" is talking about. Am I being a dick in this thread? NO. I may have been a dick back in the day but that was just how I was...this is an internet forum where people talk about action figures, no need to take what CEF said so seriously. I'm 21. Been on these boards and the old boards like AFR since I was like 13. Customizers Elite Forum was a damn joke. Me KDR and dogg all thought it would be fun to make a board making us sound so f***ing cocky and so arrogant...and have it be an exclusive thing for the close group of customizers... and when throwing names around KDR said "What should we name it...something that makes us sound like a**holes..." and I said "What about ELITE".... So we ran with it. What was something that was only supposed to be KDR, myself, the dogg, m2k, and nbt quickly saw all known customizers not reluctantly joining but rather wanting to join. It was fun... we weren't a**holes on the site...Just a bunch of guys who appreciated the art of customizing and didn't just use it as a tool to make some money. If that is your thing though by all means go ahead and do it... If I am wrong then I apologize..But since I seem to be the only CEF member who posted in this thread....and you said it wasn't Gonzo then by the process of elimination I immediately assumed those insults of some customizers who think they are that damn good and really are not was intended for me. Would I be correct in this assumption? Sandman you must be incredibly insecure. i wasn't naming/implying anyone specifically. I only said "Not referring to you Gonzo" because I quoted his post and I didn't want him to think I was directing my comments at him. I would have said it to ANYONE who's post I was quoting, including yours if I had wanted to quote you. I COULD name some people who were a**holes, but I don't want to start arguements. That's why I left it a very general comment. I remember your customs, but I don't remember ever having any beef with you. at all. so where's all this hate coming from? Honestly. I wasn't referring to anyone specifically. If I am wrong then I apologize..But since I seem to be the only CEF member who posted in this thread....and you said it wasn't Gonzo then by the process of elimination I immediately assumed those insults of some customizers who think they are that damn good and really are not was intended for me. If I am correct then by all means test my skills...The last "custom" I made was 3 years ago. I don't do "customs" anymore. As much as I love it, I don't have the money for it anymore. I do, however, make full sculpts. So would you care to challenge me?... Even though you don't make customs on a regular basis...it should be easy, right? You know, since I'm not all that good... AND, just like a lot of guys back in the old days, you totally miss the point of my post. All the customizing greats WERE good at customizing, including you. I never questioned that. Not then, and not now. It's the ATTITUDE I didn't like. I got fed up of the "if you don't make customs you can't offer suggestions" way of thinking. Of course you're better at customs than me. Nearly all the old greats were. I'm not trying to say any different. But no matter how good anyone is, there's ALWAYS room for improvement. I may only be a customs novice, but I have an artistic eye and I can still make valid suggestions - ANYONE can. That's how I see it. The problem was, many of the old greats couldn't take criticism. They posted their customs and asked for opinions. I gave mine - I told them what I liked, and what I didn't like, without kissing a$$. and a lot of them didn't like that. They didn't like to hear the bad. especially from novice customizers like me. And a lot of them did APPEAR to be very arrogant and full of themselves, whether it was "a joke" or whatever you say it was, that's how it came accross. No matter how good you are at something, it's still no excuse for arrogance/bad attitude. And before I end this post I better repeat myself one more time - I'm not talking about anyone specifically.
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Sandy
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Post by Sandy on Apr 3, 2008 1:40:49 GMT -5
My bad.
I actually got excited for a second as I was hoping to bust out the tools and actually sculpt something.
CEF was created for the art of customizing... I know that sounds silly but that is how I look at it...even if nobody else does. It was very disheartening to read comments to customs from M2k, NBT, Baity, etc... and watch people say "Oh its ok 5/10"..
Speaking of Baity...anyone remember the supposed Tinyman vs. Baity custom contest?
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Post by Importracer on Apr 3, 2008 1:47:03 GMT -5
Sandman bust out his tools i would like to see that.I was a member of cef but i was a new guy at the time trying to learn from the greats
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Post by gatecitysinner on Apr 3, 2008 1:49:54 GMT -5
Someone insult Sandy so he'll get back into it, lol.
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Gonzo Customs
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Post by Gonzo Customs on Apr 3, 2008 2:37:53 GMT -5
My bad. I actually got excited for a second as I was hoping to bust out the tools and actually sculpt something. CEF was created for the art of customizing... I know that sounds silly but that is how I look at it...even if nobody else does. It was very disheartening to read comments to customs from M2k, NBT, Baity, etc... and watch people say "Oh its ok 5/10".. Speaking of Baity...anyone remember the supposed Tinyman vs. Baity custom contest? I don't remember if the Baity/Tinyman thing ever happened or not. And I completely agree that it was sad to see replies of that sucks or 5/10 on some of M2K's and KDR's and other's works. It was because of those kinds of comments that M2K started being somewhat of an ass to the novice customizers. That is still something that really bothers me today. You see a really crappy Hogan custom or some other star of the day, and you see replies Best Custom Ever! or Best Hogan ever! It's usually somebody that only replies to about 6 customs a month, or they only reply to customs such as Jeff Hardy or whomever. I mean I've honestly seen about 8 Best Jeff Hardy evers in the last 3 months alone, not to mention all the Best Jeff Hardy evers I saw back in the day. I usually just never reply to those customs. Now if I see a crappy custom, but the customizer appears to have some potential and you see the effort put in, then I do comment and give constructive feedback. Some of these guys never know they aren't that good cause you do get 18 best custom ever replies and they think oooo they like it, I'm good. Then 2 years down the line, if they are still making customs, they look back and go man... that sucked really bad. Believe me, I've had a number of customs I thought were good at the time that I've looked at and been like damn... that really sucked to be honest. Can't believe anybody actually liked it. It's part of customizing and always will be, that's why you just have to take it in stride and keep going. I feel like I'm just rambling now, so I'll end this post.
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Gonzo Customs
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Post by Gonzo Customs on Apr 3, 2008 2:42:19 GMT -5
Someone insult Sandy so he'll get back into it, lol. BTW Sandman, you reek of poo, now get back into making figures ;D
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Post by bjd on Apr 3, 2008 3:41:16 GMT -5
I am actually pretty depressed. I seemingly have no record of my customs...
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 3, 2008 11:39:13 GMT -5
My bad. I actually got excited for a second as I was hoping to bust out the tools and actually sculpt something. CEF was created for the art of customizing... I know that sounds silly but that is how I look at it...even if nobody else does. It was very disheartening to read comments to customs from M2k, NBT, Baity, etc... and watch people say "Oh its ok 5/10".. Speaking of Baity...anyone remember the supposed Tinyman vs. Baity custom contest? apology accepted. yes! i remember baity vs tinyman! They both made the Rock but it was all a big joke and they both deliberately made awful customs. i know it was supposed to be funny, but I just found it really disappointing.
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Sandy
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Post by Sandy on Apr 4, 2008 1:49:41 GMT -5
^^^....
same here. I was kind of pissed off...I don't know if it was because they got me....or because of how bad I really wanted it to happen...
To Gonzo... I'm exactly the same...if I comment to anyones work nowadays it is because it is either really good or the person who made it has potential to be really good.
Nothing will compare to the old days though....but I am slowly starting to see a lot of talented customizers... I love it... I haven't been on this board so much in years...I am starting to go on a lot like I used to...
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Get A Rhythm™
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Apr 6, 2008 18:12:52 GMT -5
Holy ****. This thread is such a stroll down memory lane for me. Haha. I'm 20 now (might have been 13 or 14 when I started), and have been through basically it all - WrestleWorld/Figure Zone, AFR, WFigs.. you name it. I wasn't a customizer, but it was my favorite forum to be on back in the day and i saw all of the greats come and go. From BroDiesel to guys like Tiny and Downfall. Does anyone remember the Triple H contest between Downfall and Breakdown that Breakdown won? That was really fun. The two seemed to hate each other. There was definitely an ego trip around that time with a lot of people, but I never paid any attention to it. The forums have died down A LOT since then, but it's definitely something I'll always remember and glad that I was apart of.
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Get A Rhythm™
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Apr 6, 2008 18:16:19 GMT -5
Oh, and in my opinion, the greatest customizer that came from this whole era was Asher Hunt. He made a sick Undertaker, Triple H, and even a scaled sculpture of Macbeth's head. Dude was top notch.
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Post by guster on Apr 6, 2008 18:52:07 GMT -5
Holy ****. This thread is such a stroll down memory lane for me. Haha. I'm 20 now (might have been 13 or 14 when I started), and have been through basically it all - WrestleWorld/Figure Zone, AFR, WFigs.. you name it. I wasn't a customizer, but it was my favorite forum to be on back in the day and i saw all of the greats come and go. From BroDiesel to guys like Tiny and Downfall. Does anyone remember the Triple H contest between Downfall and Breakdown that Breakdown won? That was really fun. The two seemed to hate each other. There was definitely an ego trip around that time with a lot of people, but I never paid any attention to it. The forums have died down A LOT since then, but it's definitely something I'll always remember and glad that I was apart of. Downfall turned out to be a big fraud. He would use indirect lighting techniques to hide all of his flaws. AWS bought his Dudleys off ebay and exposed him. He pretty much disappeared from the earth after that...It was quite funny.
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Post by Gonzo Customs on Apr 7, 2008 5:03:29 GMT -5
Holy ****. This thread is such a stroll down memory lane for me. Haha. I'm 20 now (might have been 13 or 14 when I started), and have been through basically it all - WrestleWorld/Figure Zone, AFR, WFigs.. you name it. I wasn't a customizer, but it was my favorite forum to be on back in the day and i saw all of the greats come and go. From BroDiesel to guys like Tiny and Downfall. Does anyone remember the Triple H contest between Downfall and Breakdown that Breakdown won? That was really fun. The two seemed to hate each other. There was definitely an ego trip around that time with a lot of people, but I never paid any attention to it. The forums have died down A LOT since then, but it's definitely something I'll always remember and glad that I was apart of. Downfall turned out to be a big fraud. He would use indirect lighting techniques to hide all of his flaws. AWS bought his Dudleys off ebay and exposed him. He pretty much disappeared from the earth after that...It was quite funny. I remember that, hahaha.
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The Cops
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Post by The Cops on Apr 7, 2008 6:15:46 GMT -5
Does anyone hyave a link to Baitys stuff, I just saw some of him carded stuff and I was amazed.
Did he pass away?
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 7, 2008 21:21:50 GMT -5
baity went on to become a pro sculptor i think. personally i thought he was overated. he was good, but not great. both in terms of painting and sculpting. why would you think he died? i mean he could have died, but it's unlikely. just because he doesn't post here anymore doesn't mean he's dead!
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Post by gatecitysinner on Apr 7, 2008 21:26:28 GMT -5
I can see where someone would think he wasn't with us anymore, he is talked about as the best customizer ever and how it's a shame he's not around. Stuff that's usually associated with someone who passed away.
I'm sure I thought the same thing when I first came here.
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Post by pimpmaster5000 on Apr 7, 2008 21:28:16 GMT -5
Does anyone hyave a link to Baitys stuff, I just saw some of him carded stuff and I was amazed. Did he pass away? only thing ive seen is his small pics of his carded figures and an andre figure
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Post by HR2X on Apr 7, 2008 21:30:05 GMT -5
Baity vs Tiny was by far, the greatest moment in Custom history. It marked the birth of Evil Baity... and if I remember correctly, Downfall was involved in the trio as well.
I can't believe that noone mentioned KAMIH or Lloyd.
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