Kitbashed Blade

[tnaig001]

Hi. This figure is a little overdue. Started sometime last November but its been a little slow going. This is how he looks atm. Feedback welcome :hyper

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/tnaig001/DSC00133.jpg

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[Karma]

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[BadMoon]

Wow that thing is nice! :rock

[morethanatimelord]

thats so cool! where did you find the sword?

[tnaig001]

Wow that thing is nice! :rock

Thanks for the encouragement BadMoon :D Its nice to know that i'm going down the correct track.

[tnaig001]

thats so cool! where did you find the sword?

The sword was a custom made by Auret over at OSW. Great guy that makes fantastic swords. The metal stakes on Blade's left thigh were also made by him.

[Mooncat]

working on the same thing myself (commisioned hurricane for weapons - sword glaive spikes) will use yours as reference

Love the leather jacket what did you use ?

Looks like a h2creative head

Using a Hot Toys black body and a vampire spike for jacket, pants and top for mine

That jacket looks better than the spike one tbh

Have to say if I can get mine half as good as that Id be pleased

[The ill Jedi]

Looks really good tnaig!! Can we get some better shots of the vest and of him without his coat on? Where did you get the vest?

[morethanatimelord]

The sword was a custom made by Auret over at OSW. Great guy that makes fantastic swords. The metal stakes on Blade's left thigh were also made by him.

thanks :) its a beautiful looking piece of work the sword is wonderful

[TOE]

looks great. The likeness looks great as well. Awesome job :chew

[sueworld]

Oh thats excellent work! You've managed to 'disguise' Spikes duster very well. I'd never have guessed.

Excellent custom. :D

[tnaig001]

working on the same thing myself (commisioned hurricane for weapons - sword glaive spikes) will use yours as reference

Love the leather jacket what did you use ?

Looks like a h2creative head

Using a Hot Toys black body and a vampire spike for jacket, pants and top for mine

That jacket looks better than the spike one tbh

Have to say if I can get mine half as good as that Id be pleased

Actually i have no idea where the jacket is from. I saw it at a local 1/6 store and grabbed it :)

The HS is actually from the hot toys MEF boxed set

I'm sure your custom will be better than mine by far. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[tnaig001]

Looks really good tnaig!! Can we get some better shots of the vest and of him without his coat on? Where did you get the vest?

Will take more pics of him when i get back from work today. Preparing to leave for work atm.


The vest is a bbi or dragon swat type vest which i made small changes to.

[tnaig001]

Oh thats excellent work! You've managed to 'disguise' Spikes duster very well. I'd never have guessed.

Excellent custom. :D

hi thanks for the compliments. Can you explain Spikes duster? that one kinda floated over my head :o

[The ill Jedi]

Will take more pics of him when i get back from work today. Preparing to leave for work atm.


The vest is a bbi or dragon swat type vest which i made small changes to.
Nice! I have the Marvel Studios Blade, while he's a nice figure, I was thinking of having some modifications done to him (new body, vest). Now that I see what you've done I'm definitely gonna press forward on that!

[tnaig001]

Nice! I have the Marvel Studios Blade, while he's a nice figure, I was thinking of having some modifications done to him (new body, vest). Now that I see what you've done I'm definitely gonna press forward on that!

Hi. I was actually trying hard to get the marvel studios vest to customise but had no such luck! Customised the vest in the end cos i was out of options. :lol

[sueworld]

hi thanks for the compliments. Can you explain Spikes duster? that one kinda floated over my head :o

Oh sorry love. I guess I got mixed up with Mooncats comment, as I thought you'd used Spike duster coat as a basis for Blades one. :o

[Eli26]

Make me one please. I am a Wesley Snipes Blade fan. That is one of my all-time favorite trilogies. Hey, I love vampire movies and this one had it all. First two rocked, and despite a lot of animosity towards the third one, I enjoyed it as well.

That is the best Blade figure I have witnessed yet. Well fricking done!

[carbo-fation]

Wonderful customs! Any plans on making more?:o:D

[tnaig001]

Make me one please. I am a Wesley Snipes Blade fan. That is one of my all-time favorite trilogies. Hey, I love vampire movies and this one had it all. First two rocked, and despite a lot of animosity towards the third one, I enjoyed it as well.

That is the best Blade figure I have witnessed yet. Well fricking done!


Hi Eli26 + carbo-fation:

Thanks for the compliments. I'll take more photos when i get home today and if you're still keen I'll see what i can do to make one for you. I'm not as gifted a Hurricane so i want to make sure you get to see the blade i made from more angles before you decide.


Best wishes,
James.

[tnaig001]

Just a quick picture. Off to the post office :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/tnaig001/DSC00138.jpg

[uscmhicks]

very well done , love the red jumper thingie :chew

[tnaig001]

very well done , love the red jumper thingie :chew

Thanks! Will try to get some decent shots with a proper camera tmr. Using a camera phone atm.



james.

[uscmhicks]

that would be great . clearer shots always attract more people too. :D
I'm off to the post office now too. I love receiving money from ebay but hate sending the stuff off :lol

[Alice Adrenochrome]

That's a rock-hard Blade! I'm looking for one, and so far the 1st Medicom was my favorite. Yours tops it though! But alas, not available in stores... :D

[uscmhicks]

do you mind me asking about how much he has cost to make overall ? :monkey3

[tnaig001]

do you mind me asking about how much he has cost to make overall ? :monkey3

Nah i dun mind. i haven't really stopped to add it up but a ball park figure would probably be around $100 thereabouts. :o

[uscmhicks]

with the weapons and head included ???????.
Thats a brilliant price !. You need to find a place you can get all the stuff you have used for this figure in bulk and see if the guy who made the weapons will make a few more , say for 3 figures. Then commision them for like £80.00 each.
If I had the cash , I would be put down for one. You may this forums next great customizer. Are you state side or in the UK , I presumed you were in the UK as you mentioned hurricane and if you were US i presumed you would of mentioned someone such as fm Les or darkartist. All brilliant customizers I couldn't live without !:chew
The thing I really like is that jumper , was it from ebay ? , if I was to dye it white it would be perfect for my Leon custom.
Hope you don't mind the questions btw. No problem if you want to keep it a secret.
Cheers bud , Tay.

[tnaig001]

Hey Tay. No issues and the jumper is from the Hot Toys Rambo M65 figure. $100 is a rough estimate. I really haven't done the sums :D


I'm not from the Uk or the US. I'm actually in Singapore. I just kinda use Hurricane as a yardstick as one of the best customisers around based on his Vader.

I put Les in the league of gifted and great painters.


I have looked around to see if i could get more bits to make one more blade and the liklihood is that making 1 or 2 more is probably doable but the parts are getting somewhat scarce (the original head). If i did a cast that would be a no issue but so far, i have not done that.


Anyone who is interested can pm me and lett me see what i can do to help.


James,

[uscmhicks]

thanks for letting me know man.
Singapore , I have never been there you know :lol.
Anywhere has better weather than the UK.

[icruise]

Actually i have no idea where the jacket is from. I saw it at a local 1/6 store and grabbed it :)

Great figure! But... You have a local 1/6 store that sells loose parts? :google Wow.

[uscmhicks]

is the store specifically for 1/6 or do they sell them amongst other bits ?.
:lol

[tnaig001]

They do sell loose parts but can be somewhat pricey. Its mainly 1/6 stuff more military than anything though so not as useful for us.

Come to think of it the coat from blade actually came from a consignment figure they were trying to sell off. I think i paid a total of $50 and the only thing useful is the pants, leather coat and weathered rifle. The base body was some bbi cyborg with no feet! But hey u win some you loose some :P

I remember them selling the Aliens pulse rifle for something like $40. I dodged that one. :rotfl

[uscmhicks]

I have been looking all over the place for the last hour for the hot toys rambo jumper loose. Did you pick it up loose or did you happen to have the figure ?.
I may have to try and get a second hand figure now , pricey for a jumper ! . :monkey2

[tnaig001]

I have been looking all over the place for the last hour for the hot toys rambo jumper loose. Did you pick it up loose or did you happen to have the figure ?.
I may have to try and get a second hand figure now , pricey for a jumper ! . :monkey2


Hi hicks. Bad news, they're awfully hard to find. I picked up one loose for $10 + 5 shipping and got another from a boxed figure :o

[uscmhicks]

cheers for the help man , seems I'm gonna have to look real hard. :lol

[Rogue Trooper]

Very nice, this is the best blade i seen. This is another figure that i want in my collection.

[uscmhicks]

Hey , I just came across this and wondered if you had ever thought to give him a muscle body , he was really muscular in the movies. It would be great to paint or pen in the tatoos on the arms as well. It may give it a better effect.
This apollo creed body would work great !.
At the end of the movie all he wore was the body armor with his arms showing , if I were to make this figure I think it would be from this scene with a muscle body attached.
I would love to see somebody take this on. After xxx , hicks , leon and van damme he will probably be my next custom work. :D
I would love some more shots btw. I can't get enough of this guy and thanks again for telling me which fig the sweater was from , appreciated :rock.
BTW the price on this thing is crazy !.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-6-Hot-Toys-Rocky-III-Mr-T-Muscular-Body-Figure_W0QQitemZ160197960306QQihZ006QQcategoryZ116 8QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247 QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[tnaig001]

Hey man. I actually might be able to get one of those bodies but yeah the price of those tend to be quite steep.

Whatsmore i think wesley wasn't that big. More the mean lean killing machine body type.


I'm currently nursing a fever atm and have not been able to get a camera. Will post more pictures once i get the camera :)

[uscmhicks]

I was ill for 2 weeks and lost a stone , didn't eat for 8 days !!.
Couldn't sleep , even had an ambulance out!. That was about 2 weeks ago , take your time man , I started with just a cold , don't push yourself!.
Hope your better soon!.

[drunk_leprechaun]

thanks for letting me know man.
Singapore , I have never been there you know :lol.
Anywhere has better weather than the UK.

try the United Arab Emirates... ahh what id give to stand out in the freezing cold in the UK:D

P.S. - tnaig001 that is the best blade custom ive ever seen. :rock on !!

[tnaig001]

try the United Arab Emirates... ahh what id give to stand out in the freezing cold in the UK:D

P.S. - tnaig001 that is the best blade custom ive ever seen. :rock on !!



Thanks for the encouragement drunk_leprechaun :) Its nice to know i'm not the only one who likes him.

[Eli26]

Thanks for the encouragement drunk_leprechaun :) Its nice to know i'm not the only one who likes him.

Definitely I would buy a kitbashed/custom job from you. :)

[carbo-fation]

Definitely I would buy a kitbashed/custom job from you. :)

Same here! As long as it's not unreasonable expensive.:)

[tnaig001]

Hi guys just want to ask what is the price range you guys consider fair.

I'm new to this and would be honoured to build one or two figures if it was within practical costs :chew



james.

[Eli26]

Hi guys just want to ask what is the price range you guys consider fair.

I'm new to this and would be honoured to build one or two figures if it was within practical costs :chew



james.

Well for starters lets attack the cost of buying up the parts...

What would those come to in US funds and then we would attack cost of labour onto that. Makes things easier.

[tnaig001]

Well for starters lets attack the cost of buying up the parts...

What would those come to in US funds and then we would attack cost of labour onto that. Makes things easier.

Hi Eli. Thanks for getting the ball rolling. Here's some of the breakdown costs:


Sword, Stakes and stake carrier $48

Leather pants $12

Hot Toys nude body $40

Red jumper $15-20

Holster $15

2 handguns $18

Total so far excluding the trencoat and head adds up to $148-153

The prices are inclusive of the costs of shipping to me.

James.

[tnaig001]

Hi guys. Here are the overdue pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/tnaig001/DSC_0002-1.jpg

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[uscmhicks]

awesome pictures , I managed to grab one of the red jumpers by the way for my leon custom. Should be here in a few days thanks for the help with that. :D
He looks awesome and the pictures probably don't give it justice.
So it will probably be better too. :rock:rock

[tnaig001]

awesome pictures , I managed to grab one of the red jumpers by the way for my leon custom. Should be here in a few days thanks for the help with that. :D
He looks awesome and the pictures probably don't give it justice.
So it will probably be better too. :rock:rock

hey man. Was about to pm you that i found a white jumper for you. LMK if you want it :)


james.

[uscmhicks]

na no problem , I will be dying this one black from one of the last scenes in the movie , thanks for the help anyway man , much appreciated !!! :rock

[tnaig001]

na no problem , I will be dying this one black from one of the last scenes in the movie , thanks for the help anyway man , much appreciated !!! :rock

No problem :)

[Eli26]

Nice looking bro! :)

Looking dang good!

[tnaig001]

Nice looking bro! :)

Looking dang good!

Glad that you approve :D

[Eli26]

Of course I do. Never seen such a beautiful Blade figure in my life. :)

Medicom, what?!

[tnaig001]

Ok. Final upgrades. Got the triad coat and glaive and got a custom stand made. I'm considering this one done! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/tnaig001/DSC_0117.jpg

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[carbo-fation]

Looks amazing dude! Just wow....:google :clap

[C-Phan]

Wow the stand looks awesome !!!!

[tnaig001]

thanks guys. this guy was a blast to do :D