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05-22-2010, 05:45 AM | #1 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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EDIT: Since I was lucky enough to score an SDCC Zarana figure, I am offering this one up for sale or trade. Take a look at my BST if you'd like to trade. Otherwise, just PM me with an offer.
Zarana - This is the second Zarana figure I've done. It's not that I didn't like my first version, because I still do. But I wanted to do a classic version of the character that would fit in better with my other Dreadnoks. In scouting around for fodder ideas, I stumbled upon the Zarana and Zandar kits made by Mad Joe Customizer. I picked up both while he had them on sale and got right to work... Parts: Head, Upper Torso & Lower Torso (Mad Joe Customizer's Zarana Kit), Arms (25th Anniversary Zartan), Gloves (25th Anniversary Comic Pack Scarlett), Upper Legs (RoC Tunnel Rat), Knees & Lower Legs (25th Anniversary Cobra Viper), Backpack (ARAH Zarana), Weapon (ARAH Zarana). The kit by Mad Joe provides you with the upper torso, the lower torso and a choice of two heads, one with really tall punk-a-billy hair and the other with a hairstyle closer to the classic look. Because these parts are mass-produced, I needed to do some minor sanding and filling with the Super Sculpey (which happened to match the color of the plastic almost perfectly). A few of the parts needed to be painted prior to assembly due to the difficulty of getting a brush into some of the tighter areas later. Once the paint was dry, I applied a bit of Testors Dull-Cote and then assembled everything. The hardest thing for me has always been painting the eyes on a figure and this one was no exception! I had to start over three times after repeatedly screwing up the eyelashes, but I'm happy with the final results. I ended up painting with the tip of my X-acto knife. The backpack (thanks, Joel!) was modified to fit the newer style of backpack hole. I simply cut off the older style peg and replaced it with a short piece of Plastrux rod (thanks, Gene!). I then painted the sculpted details on the backpack (the fact that they never did this in the ARAH line always bothered me). I gave her the same wicked-looking cutting tool that the ARAH figure came with (thanks, Paul!). A little more Dull-Cote after all was complete and she was ready to join my other Dreadnoks! Seriously, I cannot say enough about the kit I used to make this figure. If you're a fan of Zarana or the Dreadnoks, this kit is a must! Last edited by Sgt Humpty; 09-13-2012 at 06:20 AM.. |
05-22-2010, 06:06 AM | #2 |
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awsome work man
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05-22-2010, 06:19 AM | #3 |
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Perfect, she looks great.
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05-22-2010, 09:28 AM | #4 |
Hog Driver
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torso looks perfect
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05-22-2010, 09:50 AM | #5 |
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Location: Texas
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Can I please get a website for Mad Joes customs? Or some email address so I can get these molds and start working on these customs for my collection?
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05-22-2010, 12:23 PM | #6 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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Mad Joe Customizer is a member here at the Tank. Just do a search for his name!
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05-22-2010, 12:50 PM | #7 |
seigie
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: edmonton, canada
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personally not into the "hippy" sculpt (just a personal preference), but MJC does great work and his stuff is well worth it.
The waist aside, everything else is damn perfect, great paint apps and part combos. |
05-22-2010, 12:58 PM | #8 |
Ninja Commando
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nice zarana custom, great detail!
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11-26-2010, 02:27 PM | #9 |
Cobra Soldier
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Location: Indonesia
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cool man, great details.... ;)
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08-04-2011, 08:53 PM | #10 |
IG85 - Mortarman
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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Since I was lucky enough to score an SDCC Zarana figure, I am offering this one up for sale or trade. Take a look at my BST if you'd like to trade. Otherwise, just PM me with an offer.
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