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Orzo’s Customs & Kitbashes
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11-18-2020, 10:43 AM
Hit & Run
ORZO
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: PA
Posts: 2,135
Big thanks to Steel Brigade, AF80 and my brother (and possibly a few others) on this one. Definitely a custom that came together while being influenced by a few different awesome takes on the Big Ben build I’ve seen.
This is one that I’ve been kicking around doing for a while. Had the parts for a while, then had him built for a while but he kept getting pushed to the side for other customs. But yesterday I finally finished and sealed Big Ben v4.
I loved the original Big Ben but he was my brother’s figure so it wasn’t until this version as an adult that I had my own Big Ben. Then later on I added the International Action Force one to my collection.
Because I wanted this one to have a different look from the Club & my v2 versions, this one combines a few of my ideas with my brother’s and things kicked around with AF80’s in his thread and also in Steel Brigade’s. Both have awesome builds of Big Ben, SB’s ended up being a lot more of an inspiration than I originally thought so definitely check it out!:
https://www.hisstank.com/forum/5275141-post345.html
So starting with some WW2 body parts, I left the pants unpainted since it would almost be criminal to paint over the epic off the shelf paint job Marauder did so I mainly focused on the torso and accessories. Full paint job on the jacket, straps & bag. Went a little darker with the jacket than the original but since the pants were also darker without paint....decided to keep the leather look that the paint gave me. Then added some green to the Russian hat and finished it out with a full head paint job. This head originally had brown hair since I ran out of black haired heads, so I painted the hair first, then decided to go all in and do the brows & a full coverage of the face.
Another one I really love, a little (sometimes a lot, haha) of paint really unlocks these World War II figures, great as is but they really take to paint so I always love how the final version comes out when using them for a custom. Then I’m loving the faces even more than I did before once some paint is added.
I’ll post this one first since it’s my preferred configuration for the build. The single bullet wrap gives more room for me to enjoy the jacket & web gear paint.
Big Ben v4
The more toy accurate look:
Then the bullet-less look:
All of my Big Ben’s:
And a quick battle.
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Orzo’s Custom Thread (GUIDE in 1st Post):
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...kitbashes.html
Orzo’s Toy Photography & Appreciation Thread (GUIDE in 1st Post):
https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ml#post5391654
Orzo’s Dio-Stories & Comics (TOC in 1st Post):
https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ml#post5347693
Last edited by Hit & Run; 11-18-2020 at
12:49 PM
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