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How Did You Get Into Customizing?
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08-05-2012, 05:41 PM
Spectre
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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1)How did you get into customizing?
I started painting GI Joes for my nephew back in the mid 80’s. He was more like a little brother to me and wanted his figures to look like the figures I had done in 1/32 scale dio’s years before.
When he got older, the toys were boxed up and eventually passed on to my sons. They in turn wanted me to make custom figures for them. By the time they had out grown Joes the count was over 500 total with around 400 of those being customized to some degree. Those have now ended up back in my hands. I got into customizing ME figs around 2009 as a hobby and have done around 200 since.
a)Hasbro never made the figure you wanted?
Not to throw rocks a Hasbro, but to some extent, yes.
b)You thought you could do it better? You wanted something entirely different?
Not that I thought I could do “better”, just like making them as I see they should be.
c)Or were you simply bored?
LOL. Probably wat too much time on my hands.
2) How long so it take to do a fiugre? Or it depends on what you’re trying to do?
If a figure is completely built, it can take as little as a couple of hours to paint. This of course depends on the level of detain you intend to put into the fig.
I have figures that are 80% complete that have been sitting on my “to do” shelf for almost a year.
3) How long was your learning curve?
For me, 27 years and counting. With all the excellent customizers out there, you constantly see new ideas, new tweaks you can incorporate. I don’t think you ever reach the end of the curve.
4) Are you ever truly satisified with your work? I went to a con that Herb Trimpe was at. I told him that work he did on issue 165 was hot and I really enjoyed that cover. Trimpe went on to talk about some techical artist shit about the canopy. My point is do you go back and say, I should've did "x", "y," "z" on a piece?
I think most people are overly critical of their own work. I know I can look at some of mine and say, “What the hell was I thinking!”
While I don’t consider my own work to be museum grade figures as you see some people turn out, I am pleased with the majority of my customs.
5) How have you evolved as a customizer?
When I look at some of my older customs, I shudder.
Now not as much.
6) What's the biggest difference between your first work and the pieces your doing now? If possible can you post pictures and explain?
At first I just did repaints. This moved on to swapping parts. Now I cast a lot of pieces to add to the figures such as pouches and holsters. Also the painting techniques have improved. (back to the learning curve thing)
7) I know it's not their job, but what could Hasbro do to facilitate this part of the hobby?
It would help if you could buy specific parts from their online store, but with several people making custom cast parts, this is not such an issue.
If Hasbro could just keep the figures in stores that would be very helpful.
8) What's the most frustrating part about customizing?
LOL. Having to buy an older figure off of the net for $20 to get just one part.
a)What's the most filling part about customizing?
Finishing a piece, looking at it and saying to yourself, “I did that and it looks great.”
9) If Hasbro came knocking would you do this for a living?
Mmm, Yeah!
10) Who's work do you admire other than your own?
Honestly there are quite a few. I’m not going to list names as I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings cause they are not on the list.
a)Other than yourself, who would you recommend to do custom pieces?
Those listed in the above posts are among the top customizers around.
Any of them I would highly recommend.
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