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04-15-2009, 09:13 PM | #1 |
Tortoise Wrangler
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The new Playmates Star Trek figures fall short on many things. Most of which is with Captain James T. Kirk. Not only does it suffer from the abnormalities of the figure line, it probably has the worst head of the release.
So I started making a Kirk custom. Only mine will be William Shatner from the original series. I'm not making a judgment on Pine's performance, it was just the choice I made. Anyway, I started with the ever-abundant Duke figure, cut off the legs and went to town with the putty and Dremel. I cut off the neck and glued it on the Playmates Kirk torso. I plan on sculpting a Shatner head, but for now I threw some putty and paint on the Duke head. Some quick paint and I've got this: I'll add more photos as I get closer to finishing my project |
04-15-2009, 10:38 PM | #2 |
Xeno-Mech-Bio-Tech Labs
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That looks great, I might have to get some of those figs and throw together a "real" bridge crew. Great job
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04-15-2009, 10:47 PM | #3 |
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That's a definite improvement.
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04-16-2009, 04:03 AM | #4 |
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Spot on.That`s pretty much how I plan doing all the ST figures. Give em 25th legs.
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04-16-2009, 04:04 AM | #5 |
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You have done a great job with Cap. Kirk...
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04-18-2009, 03:34 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the support! I hope to get a lot more work done this weekend. My plans are to get the Shatner head sculpted (if not cast) and the captain's chair completed. I don't know if I will make an entire bridge crew (for that matter, if I will make an entire bridge) but the availability of the parts that I need to make them is definitely out there. Uhura would probably be the most difficult.
I also was able to find a decent phaser in the strangest place. It's the Minimates phaser. The communicator is completely wrong, but the tricorder could also be converted for the customs. |
04-20-2009, 10:40 PM | #7 |
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Did not have a terribly productive weekend. Sculpting these tiny heads takes FOREVER!!! Much harder than a 1/6 scale head. I'm thinking about searching Tri-Gate to see if they have something that looks like Shatner.
Oh well, I'll show you the W.I.P. of the Shatner head as well as the accessories that came with my Minimates Kirk. Maybe a little underscaled, but I am not interested in making my own phaser and a little work will go a long way with this. |
04-20-2009, 11:01 PM | #8 |
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That looks Great !
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04-20-2009, 11:05 PM | #9 |
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kinda reminds me of Pike from the pilot episode.
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04-20-2009, 11:40 PM | #10 |
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