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Post by Villa on Oct 15, 2008 4:55:35 GMT -5
I love this idea. But I can't customize for my life. Just make sure she knows which ones are the jakks heads and which ones are the hasbros heads. (If I were you, I'd inclued a blue tacked piece saying "This is Jakks, The one we want:)
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Post by The Warsman on Oct 18, 2008 16:08:32 GMT -5
I love this idea. But I can't customize for my life. Just make sure she knows which ones are the jakks heads and which ones are the hasbros heads. (If I were you, I'd inclued a blue tacked piece saying "This is Jakks, The one we want:) Yep, I put the Jakks in one Zip-lock bag with a note explaining what they are, and the Hasbro heads in a separate Zip-lock bag with another note explaining their reference use. I thought of everything WArs
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Post by The Warsman on Oct 24, 2008 18:54:29 GMT -5
OK, I finally got an e-mail from Ada yesterday (Thursday) that included some rough sculpts. She's now looking for changes & input. One thing I plan on recommending is to add hair at the ends, as it always 'poofed out' past his headband. Also, I think the beard is a bit too long & scraggley, so I'll ask her to 'trim it up' a bit. What are your thoughts? I sent her all the pictures in the thread, and picked out 5 to 'focus' on. I asked her to give him intense eyes (like the "Project Macho Man" sig I had) and gritted teeth with a crooked mouth (like in another photo I sent) I'm on Fall Break and not at home at the moment, so I can't resize or color the images to give us a better feel for the sculpt. If you're able to do this, please feel free to post it here. Another thing is Ada said this sculpt is for a 12 inch figure. Not sure why exactly, as she said she got teh Jakks package I sent her. Maybe she'll use reducing resin on this sculpt...who knows. I will **of course** get verification before she moves forward. So no PMs about it you two (and you know who you are ) Post thoughts and comments in this thread, all will be passed along to the sculptor. One more thing, if anyone does this again, when collecting money, take into account the fact that PayPal charges 4-5% for each payment received...our total was $1080, so I got stuck covering about $50 when sending the payment to Ada (on top of my own orders). Just something to keep in mind for "next time" (if there is one). I look forward to reading your thoughts... Wars
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Post by Classic Collector: The Return on Oct 24, 2008 20:51:47 GMT -5
The pics look pretty darn good so far, i'm not a fan of the hair yet, looks more like Zeus (greek god not Tiny Lister) than Macho IMO - but when color is added, especially to the eyes it should look alot better. Trimming down the beard and making the hair more puffy are good suggestions.
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Post by kustomkreations on Oct 24, 2008 21:09:50 GMT -5
I have ZERO experience in Photoshop and the best that I can do is a quick touch-up with the clone brush. I think that the basic likeness is there but the hair and beard need some work (like others have already stated). The eyes look good but if they're over sculpted on the final piece it could end up looking like that new chuck Palumbo figure once painted. I'm sure that this is just a quick sculpting study for her though.
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Post by The Warsman on Oct 24, 2008 22:23:43 GMT -5
Great post ROZZ, your picture pointed out something I felt was off...
there's too much forehead! It needs to come down a bit, don't you think?
(that is, if you lined up the chin and nose sculpt with the actual picture...)
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Post by whydraft2 on Oct 25, 2008 8:34:40 GMT -5
I really like the facial expression! Of course there are some problems (hair and forehead like you said) but overall it's a really good start! Thanks for the photoshop pic rozz.
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Post by vsstock11 on Oct 25, 2008 11:24:45 GMT -5
its coming along well. totally agree with the forehead being to big
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Post by Grenouille on Oct 25, 2008 13:35:32 GMT -5
Very nice stuff. I’m disappointed I didn’t even know about this project until I saw this thread a few days ago. I would’ve joined in. Ah well, next time I suppose.
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Post by robl7up on Oct 25, 2008 14:22:30 GMT -5
The basic likeness is there, uhmmmmm..pretty much whats been said already. Hair needs to be more straw-like on the sides Eyes need to be smaller,more intense Beard should be trimmed. I like the shape of the head ,and the grinding of the teeth. Its on its way!
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Post by The Madness on Oct 27, 2008 14:57:51 GMT -5
Do you think she might be able to bring the hair out a little bit? I think the sculpt on the face is looking great, but the hair seems way off. Macho's hair always seemed very full and frizzy to me, even during matches. The hair on this figure seems flat and almost wet-looking, similar to Bret Hart. You can really tell on that Photoshop comparison a couple of posts above.
Other than that, it's looking amazing so far.
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Post by PrideFcF on Oct 27, 2008 15:33:13 GMT -5
It's looking really nice so far. I think everyone is agreeing on the fact that the overall hair (head and face) needs a lot of work, along with the forehead. That's my main concerns at this point. The longer forehead just kind of makes it look a bit too much like Undertaker with a crazed grin.
I really hope this all pans out nicely.
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Post by plasticsuperstar on Oct 27, 2008 19:07:44 GMT -5
It's looking pretty damn cool. I kinda agree about the forehead but I don't think it needs to be much different as he always had quite a "generous" forehead. I'm sure the hair is near impossible to get perfect as the thin fuzziness could never be perfectly captured in solid materials.
The only thing I think looks a bit wrong is that the face looks a bit flat like the head should be deeper from the face to the back of the head, especially around the mouth. I know those ref pics were a little late Wars and there were too many, but maybe one or two of the total sideview shots would help, plus she said she even wanted shots of the back and top of head if possible so maybe those could all help the overall head shape. The features all look really good to me so I just think the head should be rounder/fuller round the front.
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Post by T-Phunk on Oct 27, 2008 23:24:58 GMT -5
Have to agree w/ the masses here. Hair needs to be longer on the side and with more dry frizz. Eyes look pretty good and mouth looks appropriately crooked.
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Post by twinn on Oct 27, 2008 23:28:39 GMT -5
The longer forehead just kind of makes it look a bit too much like Undertaker with a crazed grin. Bingo!!! I couldn't put my finger on who that looked like, but you hit the nail on the head.... Hopefully she is able to take everyone's advice and make the necessary changes....
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Post by The Madness on Oct 27, 2008 23:30:10 GMT -5
Maybe someone else can take a crack at this, but here is a quick job of coloring it.
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Post by kustomkreations on Oct 27, 2008 23:31:05 GMT -5
I have a feeling that Savage is the only figure that "real" hair might look good on( as long as it was tied back with a bandanna). I might try it if I can find the right hair.
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Post by T-Phunk on Oct 28, 2008 10:48:43 GMT -5
She will also have to remove the neck to work with RAs. If I missed this in someone else's replies I apologize. I get having to do some modification, but having to remove an entire neck is going to be a little tough for us non-professional customizers.
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Post by The Madness on Oct 28, 2008 10:53:23 GMT -5
She will also have to remove the neck to work with RAs. If I missed this in someone else's replies I apologize. I get having to do some modification, but having to remove an entire neck is going to be a little tough for us non-professional customizers. It won't be as hard as it looks. All you would need is a dremel tool, and you can grind it right off.
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Post by axel420 on Oct 28, 2008 11:08:38 GMT -5
She'll be able to remove the neck - I have an order from Ada as well that had a neck included on the sculpt. I told her where the head should be cut and she said she'd take care of it. Right now let's worry about how the actual head looks and then worry about how it fits.
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