Pyroclasm's 25th Anni Customs

badgumbo · 06-23-2008, 07:43 PM

Well that Female HISS Driver is simply genius! I had no idea that is what you needed the head for. It may be a first. I say Scylla (pronounced Sci-La) from "The Odyssey" is a good choice for a name. She was a female monster who sent men to their dooms. Might be a bit dramatic though.

Also, I am wondering what paints you are using? It seems to be very glossy and I am curious if that is intentional or not. It seems to work for this figure. Great job!

אבדון · 06-23-2008, 07:45 PM

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Scylla (pronounced Sci-La) from "The Odyssey" is a good choice for a name. She was a female monster who sent men to their dooms!

definitely.

SnakePlissken · 06-23-2008, 07:51 PM

Wow! I love the Artic Cobra Commander! He looks just like he did in the movie. Awesome job.

The female Hiss driver is really cool too. you were asking for suggestions and the only suggestion I have would be to consider adding a matching blue armor plate on her back. Maybe even fill in the hole in her back. I think it would help balance the look of the figure. I actually like the contrast with the red and blue.

I think you should post both of these in separate threads or, at least edit your first post to include there images there. Some people might not click onto page 2 to see them and it would be a shame. Great customs!

Any chance you'll make more arctic movie figures? It would be great to see a full diorama recreation. You're off to a great start.

SnakePlissken · 06-23-2008, 07:53 PM

I forgot to ask, how did you add the silver Cobra logo on the female hiss driver's chest plate? This would be a great tip for other customizers. Yours obviously turned out well.

Pyroclasm · 06-23-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by badgumbo

Also, I am wondering what paints you are using? It seems to be very glossy and I am curious if that is intentional or not. It seems to work for this figure. Great job!

I'm using Model Master Acryl paints. Unfortunately, most of the bold colors turned out to be glossy. All the other colors that tend to be flat are muddier camo colors. I may have to try a different line, possibly the Fantasy series to get bold flat colors.

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I forgot to ask, how did you add the silver Cobra logo on the female hiss driver's chest plate? This would be a great tip for other customizers. Yours obviously turned out well.

I used Wave 8 Baroness. She is blue with a silver logo on her chest. So, for the HISS Driver I simply didn't paint her chest.

אבדון · 06-23-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

I think you should post both of these in separate threads or, at least edit your first post to include there images there. Some people might not click onto page 2 to see them and it would be a shame. Great customs!

yea, that female hiss driver deserves her owm thread.

GIshawn · 06-23-2008, 08:55 PM

I think it very cool!! I hope Hasbro checks this site often.

Pyroclasm · 06-28-2008, 12:53 PM

Here are some shots of works in progress for those following my thread.
Feel free to guess who they're destined to be (although the second figure is pretty obvious since I started his painting already. The first is a reimagining of a classic character simply because he looked like a dork in his original version.

hamilcar · 06-28-2008, 08:33 PM

de Aco is looking good. if i can wrangle an extra Flash body, i plan to make one as well. nice work on everything, by the way.

Pyroclasm · 06-28-2008, 08:38 PM

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de Aco is looking good. if i can wrangle an extra Flash body, i plan to make one as well. nice work on everything, by the way.

I'm using Grand Slam. He's a lot easier to get a hold of than Sgt. Flash. Just remember that you will need to rework the neck or redo the neck hole or he will end up with no neck once you put SE's head on him. I opted for extending his neck post. Oh, and thank you for the compliment.