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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 16, 2011 6:13:41 GMT -5
demolition crush
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 16, 2011 6:10:42 GMT -5
I wanted a crush that would be to scale with ax and smash, and at the same time represent his physique of the period. recipe: hillbilly jim body mr perfect shins ax boots jakks kevin nash head quite a fair bit of modifications went into this piece, but I also wanted to make sure it fit in with the rest of my mattels. to accommodate the longer torso i had to lengthen the centre chest straps. i also sculpted wrist tape and rivets on the tights, as well as modified the kevin nash head significantly. demolition crush also, to be fair, i think the work i'm doing on these figures could be considered both fix ups and customs. most of them have sculpted and painted elements, much like custom figures. and yet the changes made are subtle enough that they could be considered fix ups. As some have mentioned earlier, there are forum members who only visit the customs section and some who only visit the mattel section. And with the effort that I put into these figures, I'd certainly like to share them with as many people as possible. As to why i started my own thread, I wanted an "archive" of my fixups; I enjoy and have bookmarked both Dean's and Bandelero's fix up threads, and i know I can't be the only one. anyways, here's a pic of my mattel "collection". I'm pretty sure I've seen collection threads started here without any fuss. =)
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 16, 2011 0:50:19 GMT -5
thanks j,
I always enjoy your work and it's great to know my work helps push you to finish yours. looking forward to seeing them!
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 20:26:56 GMT -5
cheers guys appreciate the feedback
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 13:04:46 GMT -5
next up, Andre the Giant i know mattel will be releasing theirs come next year, and while i'll definitely be picking that up, I'm peeved with the soft goods tights they opted to give him. Can't see why they didn't go with the sculpted route. modified big show body, touched up jakks head and glossed up the boots
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 13:02:34 GMT -5
andre the giant
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 13:01:53 GMT -5
Andre the Giant big show body, modified torso
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 12:43:27 GMT -5
thanks guys,
whydraft2: crush will be done soon i'm hoping! unfortunately other than the RA styled piper and yokozuna I did a while back most of my earlier ttl work isn't online anymore. onwards for progress!
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 3:43:47 GMT -5
next up is a pretty simple fix, but i think it makes the figure look a lot better. the iron sheik swapped out his legs for a better proportioned look and sculpted his socks, well coz i hate that painted on look.
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 3:39:25 GMT -5
next up, the Iron Sheik. simple stuff, swapped out his legs to be more proportionate (even though in real life he does have pretty scrawny legs) and sculpted his socks
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 15, 2011 3:35:53 GMT -5
the iron sheik
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 14, 2011 22:40:06 GMT -5
great stuff famousj, the shrunken down jakks heads look real good. nice job on the shading on owen's tights!
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 14, 2011 2:45:36 GMT -5
last wip for a while, the next update of mine will have finished figures of some capacity
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 13, 2011 23:29:49 GMT -5
iron sheik, simple fixup. i'll have some completed pieces up soon
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 12, 2011 4:42:49 GMT -5
demolition crush
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 7, 2011 22:22:51 GMT -5
famousj,
cheers chum, that owen hart is looking great! is that a zach ryder head? i've been eyeing it for a while, and i think itd be the perfect match for owen
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 5, 2011 21:40:54 GMT -5
noir: i feel the same way. I personally prefer sculpted over painted details and it adds more dimension to the figures. and yes i did the playmobil customs, glad you like'em!
aussiedcfan: cheers, hopefully he'll be done soon.
also, a quick question, does anyone know of any elite figures that have upper thighs with matching skin tones as superfly jimmy snuka? any help would be appreciated
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 5, 2011 21:35:19 GMT -5
rvd_mr_ppv: you're too kind! thanks a lot. frankly, i'm not sure if i'm a big enough benoit fan to make any more figures of him (what he last did didn't really help that out either). I guess I was intrigued with the thought of making a figure that mattel would never release.
to all those that asked if i do commissions, I'm not sure if the amount of time and effort i put into these would translate favorably into a number, but if anyone is really keen feel free to drop me a pm.
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 5, 2011 8:30:04 GMT -5
whydraft2 that looks great. fits in nicely with your austin my next in line is scott hall. went with a slightly different route. I noticed that the wade barrett figure used a unique body that I felt would fit scott hall nicely; good height and mass which meant it would be taller and more defined than the austin and funk bodies, but not as beefy as the hillbilly jim one. again, i'm not sure if there is a sadist within me but there was probably more effort put into choosing the parts for this figure than necessary. so, recipe: wade barret torso and thighs demolition ax hip joints hacksaw shins and boots hacksaw arms r3 head the annoying thing about the wade barret figure is that the hip joints are meant for tight-wearing guys and there are creases and folds to simulate cloth, even though its supposed to be skin. so I had to go through that extra step in replacing the hip joints. resculpted the hair just to even out the head. apart from that i think it's mostly the paint job left
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Post by chinese_chicken on Nov 4, 2011 12:23:33 GMT -5
cheers. I didn't really have much variety in terms of benoit choices, although I felt this scan was 1 of the better ones. I think the jakks ufc arms fit a lot better for the middle weight guys; the regular mattel arms are a bit too skinny
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