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05-04-2010, 05:12 AM | #1 |
Hueicdle
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So say I appart different firearms to a 12 inch figure that I buy, does that qualify my 12 inch as a custom, or would it just have a different gun on him, especially if it forks over more money than the doll is worth, being as such, a rifle and a machine gun, put 2 and 2 together does it look that straight to you?
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05-04-2010, 09:22 AM | #2 |
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well...if all you did was modify the gun or accessory then that is the only thing custom, so I would put "12 inch figure with custom weapon or whatever" in your listing. as far as listing it as a higher price that would be your call. Why not just try selling the firearm by itself? if you were able to make tons you may actually make more money that way. people may want to use your particular custom weapon with a different figure. plus it would save you on shipping.
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05-04-2010, 09:48 AM | #3 |
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well...if all you did was modify the gun or accessory then that is the only thing custom, so I would put "12 inch figure with custom weapon or whatever" in your listing. as far as listing it as a higher price that would be your call. Why not just try selling the firearm by itself? if you were able to make tons you may actually make more money that way. people may want to use your particular custom weapon with a different figure. plus it would save you on shipping.
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05-04-2010, 10:05 AM | #4 |
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I see a ton of "customs" that are purchased parts from casters added to figures and repainted.(and strangely alot of these get front paged!) I see even more that are simple parts swaps and or repaints. a few of us cut up stuff and sculpt our own pieces.
Its really subjective as to what is a custom, to me a custom is a one of a kind cant be reproduced unless some one can cast if for you kind of thing, to others its a head swap or a purchased part. Its really up to you.
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05-04-2010, 10:22 AM | #5 |
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I feel like it's kind of a gray area, depending on what you do with the figure. I've done a couple of straight re-paints like my resolute 5 pack cc and res troopers. All I really did is paint them with a blue color scheme. I don't really consider them true customs because it's basicly the same figure but I still have them in the same album with my other customs. At the same time, however; those re-paints were really time consuming because the figure had to be completely disassembeled, primed, painted and then put back together, so at the same time I could see how they would be considered custom because the do have custom paint jobs.
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05-04-2010, 10:35 AM | #6 |
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there is straight retooling or minor changes stuff and customizing straight up hacking modding sculpting and painting
repaints are still customs to an extent but me a custom is were you make somthing and NO one has a clue what parts you used
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05-04-2010, 10:46 AM | #7 |
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I don't know that this makes them any more of a custom than others, but it definitely makes them a GREAT custom!
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05-04-2010, 10:52 AM | #8 |
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Agreed
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05-04-2010, 10:55 AM | #9 |
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i just like to keep you guys guessing!!
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05-04-2010, 11:21 AM | #10 |
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Lots of good points here. I would have to say that a figures classification as a custom falls on the viewer. Some with little to no skill may find the simple head swaps & simple paints to be a custom where someone with a little more experience, like myself or Tank_Driver, may not consider them to be "TRUE" customs. This does not mean that the simple paints & swaps are not customs, they are just easier to make.
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