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03-03-2021, 01:02 AM | #1 |
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I started this almost two years ago but got really frustrated with the issues I was having trying to get some 25th Beach Head arms to work with an Angel Forge torso and gave up for a bit. Even had to buy a second torso because I mauled the first one and then one of the BH arms broke at the shoulder peg so it seemed life was against me. But I dug her out again and was determined to finish her after I managed to get one of her bladed guns off ebay (now I just need a second). I had planned on doing the entire Plague crew back then, still do, not sure why I started with what will probably be the hardest one, lol. So it goes, I guess. But I'm pretty happy how she finally turned out. The Devil's Due run was what got me back into Joe comics, and I really enjoyed them. Will probably knock a few more DDP (bang!) customs out this year. Thanks for looking.
Parts: head--AVACS cast, I believe torso--Angel Forge cast arms-25th BH with the shoulders and elbows sanded down to look less masculine hands--Heix upper legs--50th Baroness lower legs--Retaliation Lady Jaye
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03-03-2021, 01:25 AM | #2 |
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Your two years of frustration paid off.
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03-03-2021, 01:29 AM | #3 |
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Thanks, man. I'm happy with her.
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03-03-2021, 01:35 AM | #4 |
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Nice work sanding down those arms while still preserving the ribbed sweater look. No small task!
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03-03-2021, 01:54 AM | #5 |
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THanks. I had to try and replicate the lines with some milliput. Overall I think it worked. She looked a little butch before that.
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03-03-2021, 07:41 AM | #6 |
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Looks really great PB. Hard work always pays off.
I do a lot of Angel forge torsos, and like you stated they can get tedious . Shoot me a PM if you need some tips on future projects . It’ll ease the frustration lol. Especially using MTF or Joe parts. Keep up the great work brotha!
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03-03-2021, 08:28 AM | #7 |
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Hey Slice, thanks for commenting, man! I appreciate the offer. The sad part about that torso, is I spent a lot of time sanding the shoulder, shoulder peg, and wasteline trying to get the torso to close properly when really there was a piece jutting out in the inside of the back torso piece that was really the problem, lol, which is why I had to eventually by a second torso because I screwed the first one up so much. Lesson learned.
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03-03-2021, 09:58 AM | #8 |
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Great Munitia! Don’t see many customs of her so really cool to see. You did an awesome job blending all of those parts together! Really like your paint job on the head too.
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03-03-2021, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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Nice job keeping the sweater look on her!!! I recommend loading up on Retro Snake Eyes figures if your looking to complete the Plague team. They come in real handy for those figures!!!
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03-03-2021, 02:33 PM | #10 |
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Yeah, back when I started prepping for the team those SE figures weren't that cheap, so I ahd actually picked up a few tan Beach Heads and Dollar Tree Shipwrecks to use, but now I've already picked up 4 of the Retro SEs to make life easier.
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