A Thread For Custom Figures

[Thunderbird 2]

As always, very nice Blues! I particuaraly like the paintjob on the Jaffa's Armour. I'm not sure on the helment to tell the truth, I guess I am so used to the all encompassing ones from the series and the original film, but you have blended it in nicely. - The pose is great too, I think even T might have his hands full with these guys! - Where are the knife like fighting swords from?

Your use of a Superman head touches upon one or two of my own ideas using "guest appearances" of heads from other series formats. - One of my own customs to be will fall into that bracket once I have all the pieces and I can get started!

[roll my blues]

As always, very nice Blues! I particuaraly like the paintjob on the Jaffa's Armour. I'm not sure on the helment to tell the truth, I guess I am so used to the all encompassing ones from the series and the original film, but you have blended it in nicely. - The pose is great too, I think even T might have his hands full with these guys! - Where are the knife like fighting swords from?

Your use of a Superman head touches upon one or two of my own ideas using "guest appearances" of heads from other series formats. - One of my own customs to be will fall into that bracket once I have all the pieces and I can get started!

Many thanks. I completely understand your reservations about the style of the helmet. I wasn't sure how I was going to use it and then it started to give me the impression of a Kabuto style helmet and then I personally liked the idea.

The swords are from the same figure as the helmet, the Jackal King.

[nekoi]

Great custom! The helmet is an interesting touch, but I love the use of Luthor. He makes a great Jaffa!

[Bobtheodd]

Hello,
New to the board. Let me say first off that there's some fantastic work on this board, my hats off to you all. I figure I'll post a few of my own, a lot are head swaps and repaints but I have a few other things too.
First is my Apophis, the paint job was a little rushed and I have planned to go back and give it a second coat(to cover the small spots missed and to dull it down a bit). The old hand were removed and replaced with ones from a Alucard(Hellsing)figure. The ribbon devise is made from a strip from a Pepsi can, some Super Sculpey, gold wire and a red acrylic gem. Here it is(before and after):

[roll my blues]

Hello,
New to the board. Let me say first off that there's some fantastic work on this board, my hats off to you all. I figure I'll post a few of my own, a lot are head swaps and repaints but I have a few other things too.

Welcome to the family! I really like your work on the eyes and ribbon device. Looking forward to more.

[HirogenGater]

Very nice Bobtheodd. I am surprised that DST hasn't given us this easy repaint.

[Bobtheodd]

Thanks.
Actually I'm surprised we haven't seen this figure either.
Here are a few more figures I have worked on.
Two Jaffa one of Baal(WWE Undertaker head) and Cronus (WWE Batista Head)

and Daniel Jackson as a Ori Prior, before they released the figure.

And a craptastic Iris that I made, I got rid of it because I didn't like the way it turned out....working on a new one.
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[GermanAstra]

Hi Bob!

I'm also happy to have new people in this thread with new ideas. Welcome!

I like those two new Jaffa you made, and it was interesting to learn you had the idea with Daniel as prior before releasing. I see he holds the book of origin - is this the original one that came with the ori prior? What did you do to it so that it could be closed? Very interesting!

I think I also should try an iris, the wormhole can't be on in every scene, it is very expensive, after all!

[Bobtheodd]

Hi Bob!

I'm also happy to have new people in this thread with new ideas. Welcome!

I like those two new Jaffa you made, and it was interesting to learn you had the idea with Daniel as prior before releasing. I see he holds the book of origin - is this the original one that came with the ori prior? What did you do to it so that it could be closed? Very interesting!

I think I also should try an iris, the wormhole can't be on in every scene, it is very expensive, after all!

Thanks.
The daniel came to me cause at the time I had a extra Prior figure and was planning to make the bald one from "Beachhead". I also had an extra pack with Anubis and Ascended Daniel....so I thought it would be cool to make, then they decided to release it too. Yes that is the book of Origin, I took the one that came the Prior and cut it where the front and back of the book meet the spine. Then it was a matter of carving out some of the extra plastic so it would fold, then glue it all together.(The book doesn't open)
As far as the Iris goes, the first one I have there is made from posterboard, I cut all the single pieces and layered them together, this took some time. Then I hit it with some gray primer. The center was done the same was but I messed it up, so I covered it with tape and painted it...it really messed up the look of it....so I trashed it.
I have been looking for a good material to make it from I am trying a few things. If I find something that works and is easy to use I will post it so anybody who wants to make one can give it a shot.

[HirogenGater]

Thanks.
Actually I'm surprised we haven't seen this figure either.
Here are a few more figures I have worked on.
Two Jaffa one of Baal(WWE Undertaker head) and Cronus (WWE Batista Head)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...orse/Jaffa.jpg
and Daniel Jackson as a Ori Prior, before they released the figure.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...e/IMG_0190.jpg
And a craptastic Iris that I made, I got rid of it because I didn't like the way it turned out....working on a new one.
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...e/IMG_0186.jpg

I tried painting a white head with a beard and goatee on a Jaffa last year. I was never happy how it turned out. Yours looks much better. How easy was it to pop the head on the Jaffa character?

[Bobtheodd]

It was pretty easy to do vs. the cutting the hands off and replacing them with new ones. I've heard or hot water/boil methods to make it easier but I just use brute force, some times it hurts the hands a bit, but I get over it. I try to avoid painting when ever possible as I am not great at it. I need to go back and remove the goatee off of the one, its a little sloppy.
I have a few more small repaints to post once I get some good photos. Should have them up in a day or so.

[Bobtheodd]

Here are a few quick head swaps, repaints and spot paints.
Desert Mitchell: (I just got a nice light green to touch up all these guys)

Black ops, the 3 they didn't make(Carter is on the way though)

Blue BDU Teal'c(with Jackson for color comparison)

Season 4 SGA Drones, with the covered arms:

[nekoi]

Great work! I love the gun with Mitchell.

[GermanAstra]

Bob, these are also wonderful! I like Teal'c in blue BDU. I also think about repainting my blue Daniel and Jack, because that color looks so off.

And just to show you, I also have repainted my desert uniforms, couldn't stand their weird look, this is how mine looks. I think the green needs to be a tad lighter yet, though (had to mix it up from two colors, as they didn't have the right one):

[Bobtheodd]

Great work! I love the gun with Mitchell.

Thanks. The Black ops Mitchell has a SAW and the desert has a M4A1 with scope.

Bob, these are also wonderful! I like Teal'c in blue BDU. I also think about repainting my blue Daniel and Jack, because that color looks so off.

And just to show you, I also have repainted my desert uniforms, couldn't stand their weird look, this is how mine looks. I think the green needs to be a tad lighter yet, though (had to mix it up from two colors, as they didn't have the right one):

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Thanks. I'm think of hitting the Daniel and Jack with the same paint, dull them down a bit. Your desert camo repaints are fantastic....hope mine turn out as good.