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11-19-2008, 07:39 PM | #31 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Charlotte, NC
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I was checking Joes at Target, and saw that SAME Obi-Wan. I was waiting to start my Monkeywrench custom, but waiting on a head. Rock & Roll was gonna lose his head, but damn if that Obi-Wan head isn't almost perfect.
I'm going to sand down the eyebrow ridge so the glasses fit flush and glue Mutt Williams shades painted silver (I have 3 spares that I stole the bikes from for my Noks anyways) and using his leather jacket, painted red. I'm debating on who to steal the grenades from. Snake Eyes v2 would work, with 2 more added, but damn him for being hard to find... I can't justify chopping him up. I may try casting individual grenades somehow. I was hoping to post mine soon as a revelation, but you beat me to it! That Obi-Wan head is perfect. I'm going to set the glasses a tad higher on his face to match the old fig. What did you use for the necklace though? Fantastic! |
11-19-2008, 07:57 PM | #32 |
Banned
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Two steps ahead of you.
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I was checking Joes at Target, and saw that SAME Obi-Wan. I was waiting to start my Monkeywrench custom, but waiting on a head. Rock & Roll was gonna lose his head, but damn if that Obi-Wan head isn't almost perfect.
I'm going to sand down the eyebrow ridge so the glasses fit flush and glue Mutt Williams shades painted silver (I have 3 spares that I stole the bikes from for my Noks anyways) and using his leather jacket, painted red. I'm debating on who to steal the grenades from. Snake Eyes v2 would work, with 2 more added, but damn him for being hard to find... I can't justify chopping him up. I may try casting individual grenades somehow. I was hoping to post mine soon as a revelation, but you beat me to it! That Obi-Wan head is perfect. I'm going to set the glasses a tad higher on his face to match the old fig. What did you use for the necklace though? Fantastic! |
11-19-2008, 08:08 PM | #33 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Watch, the one time I actually want some EF stuff, it won't be there but Joes will be. (but Joes that I already have!) Thanks, I'll try that before chopping up any Joes. |
11-19-2008, 10:51 PM | #34 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Nicely done! Seems everybody and his brother are cranking out this guy lately, myself included. Although I haven't finished yet because I suck at painting (and therefore hate doing it).
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11-23-2008, 03:12 PM | #35 |
Ninja
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Location: Springfield
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Originally Posted by Mandingo Rex >I was checking Joes at Target, and saw that SAME Obi-Wan.
Right ! The rest of the gang will soon be here stay tuned Last edited by meeko; 01-05-2009 at 11:08 PM.. |
11-23-2008, 04:22 PM | #36 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Rest of the gang? Zandar and Zarana perhaps?
Zarana's tricky, Zandar seems a little easier to make with the new Zartan coming out (I say coming out, as I've had him on preorder from HTS for nearly 2 months now, although I've gotten wave 12 already... go figure). I ended up finding the Elite Forces weapons pack, the grenades aren't quite the right ones (more like Snake Eyes v2 or the Vipers, but I can't justify cutting up a Snake Eyes V2 OR a troop builder like the Viper—which is honestly hard to find in my area), but I think they'll do okay. I cut off the flame thrower clip on his right leg and glued on a holster, but the left leg is still bugging me... I don't want him matching Torch that closesly... I may try to color-match the pants color with a blank, spare upper leg I have lying around. |
11-23-2008, 05:59 PM | #37 |
Down with the Hatchet
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Ft Lewis Washington
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Man thats squared away. I reall dig your style man.
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11-25-2008, 08:02 PM | #38 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I'm going to start my own customs thread, not to hi-jack yours, but I ended up doing a very similar custom, as mentioned before. Here he is done:
(minus the FULL weapon... The eBay seller showed a pic of a mint one in his auction, then I got one where one prong was half missing, with another chewed and bent... So I Xacto-ed mine to the same length until he mails me the correct one in a week or so. Talk about bait-and-switch.) The only thing that I did that I would suggest to yours, is possibly Dremeling the neck hole a little deeper into the skull, as it makes his head sit closer on his shoulders. After seeing your custom, it made me have to replace his left leg with a spare Dukes... I think your Shippy pants leg works a little better, but I didn't have a spare one on hand at the time. The Gung-Ho/Torch holster-thing was bugging me. Sorry for the crap photo too, all I had was my iPhone, which doesn't have a macro setting (that I can find, anyways). Terrible lighting as well, etc. I'll post better pics in my own customs thread, whenever I can get the time to actually shoot decent shots. Thanks for your inspiration! |
11-27-2008, 01:20 AM | #39 |
Ninja
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Location: Springfield
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Nice Job ! similar indeed .
Last edited by meeko; 01-05-2009 at 11:09 PM.. |
11-27-2008, 04:24 PM | #40 |
Ninja
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Location: Springfield
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!!!
Last edited by meeko; 12-20-2008 at 01:45 AM.. |
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