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05-14-2020, 10:21 AM | #1 |
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I think the 50th anniversary version of Lady Jay has a very decent body and outfit sculpt, but the weird eyes, skin tone, and the hat (I'm a Sunbow fan) mean she's not the perfect version of the character for me.
Fortunately, Marauder actually makes a head that I think is a great Lady Jaye: I have used this head on a 25th body, but no matter how much I love the inexplicably deep cleavage, the figure is a bit dated (and too green and bow legged) The problem is that the long hair Marauder head won't fit on a 50th Lady Jaye body. The collar that is part of the figure is too high in the back for the hair. There's no way to force it on. Even a short hair Marauder head actually has trouble fitting (and the face sculpt isn't as Lady Jaye anyway). What I'd like to do is figure out a way to get that Marauder head on the 50th body. The collar isn't an attachment, despite what it looks like from the front. It's actually molded all the way around: Is there any way to flatten it down or remove it easily to attach the Marauder head? Does anyone have any tips?
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05-14-2020, 10:33 AM | #2 |
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I’ve removed two. I just cut it off. Used a utility knife as the exacto didn’t have enough weight. Slowly and carefully does it. One off, a little dremmeling to smooth it out and you’re good to go.
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05-14-2020, 10:40 AM | #3 |
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Another issue you might run into is finding a hat that fits that Marauder head. I agree it has a great look, but none of the helmets or hats I've tried fit it.
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05-14-2020, 10:45 AM | #4 |
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I actually prefer a hat-less Lady Jaye anyway. But you're right that very little fits on the long hair Marauder head.
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While I'm definitely no custom expert, I agree that cutting it down should be a cinch, just did something like that myself with a Destro. You can follow up afterwards with a 400 grit sandpaper and buff it with 1200 to smooth it out nicely if you don't have a rotary tool.
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That head wasn't designed to wear headgear. That's what the other hairstyles are for.
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05-23-2020, 04:03 PM | #7 |
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I consider this mod a partial success. The collar came off ok, although I used my wirecutters instead of a knife. And the Kislev paint continues to match Marauder's light skin tone pretty well.
But the Marauder head just doesn't sit on this body that well. The neck peg is designed to have the head arched forward in an odd way. My mod of a 25th Lady Jaye to use the Marauder head still looks pretty good next to the 50th (except for the legs). Both are better than the Hasbro version, but neither are a really good 1:18 Lady Jaye. Maybe Marauder will make a female torso at some point that is wearing just a uniform shirt of some kind in green or brown that will suit her.
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05-23-2020, 11:04 PM | #9 |
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Have you thought about using the hatless version of lady jaye from the 25th line? I thought it was decent looking and looked like her from the cartoons. there is the one from the dvd pack and then the same mold used on the 5 pack (which actually comes on that neck mold - so it should fit even better after cutting it off). On a site note, the one from the 5 pack has a better make-up job and looks better lol.
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Have you thought about using the hatless version of lady jaye from the 25th line? I thought it was decent looking and looked like her from the cartoons. there is the one from the dvd pack and then the same mold used on the 5 pack (which actually comes on that neck mold - so it should fit even better after cutting it off). On a site note, the one from the 5 pack has a better make-up job and looks better lol.
The Marauder head, to me, is almost perfect as a Sunbow Lady Jaye. It just doesn't attach quite the same way as the 50th and didn't work out as well as I hoped.
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