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rockit13
09-15-2005, 11:52 AM
Hi All. I haven't posted in very long time, so since the board moved I figured it would be a good time to post again.

I really loved the SS Connor MacLeod figure but wanted to make him a bit more movie accurate. The mods I made were pretty basic but I think make a big difference. First off, I painted stubble on his face. I don't think there is an entire scene in the movie where Connor is clean shaven, even in the flashback scenes. I then switched out his blue **** for a white one. His shirt looks blue in the parking garage fight but I think it's only the lighting, cause when he's in the police station it's clearly white. I replaced his regular hands with spare gloves from the BTVS Spike exclusive, which I dry-brushed brown. He wore gloves in all the sword fight scenes so I thought they would be more appropriate than regular hands. Then I repainted the swoosh on his shoes grey instead of red. I can't tell exactly what kind of shoes he's wearing. They look kind of like ASICS so I painted an extra stripe across the swoosh. They aren't exact but they look better than the red swoosh. And that's about it. Like I said, the mods are pretty simple but effective to make Connor more movie accurate. Hope you like it.

Oops. I think I posted my pics wrong. Let me try again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/creepsville/Connor.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/creepsville/Connor_Duncan.jpg

stshammgod
08-28-2006, 09:44 PM
Any tips on repainting the Duncan head? I know the likeness is there in the standard paint app, but the eyes seem so lifeless...

LordAzrael
08-28-2006, 09:50 PM
Looks nice. Someone else mentioned that the jeans are a bit too light and had darkened theirs - I'm not sure how they did it - whoever it was might want to add it here.

DarkArtist81
08-29-2006, 03:03 AM
Very nice! The shirt is correct for all fights but the last. In that last fight Connor wears a blue t-shirt instead of his white button up. Nice idea with the gloves, I'm still trying to score a pair for mine.

And Azrael, I darkened my Connor's jeans by staining. I mixed some black paint into water and soaked the jeans several times, letting the paint dry into the fabric. It took a few applications but turned out great. :D

King Darkness
08-29-2006, 03:23 AM
Damn man...That looks GREAT...the gloves add sooo much to the figure!!! Great good!!

LordAzrael
08-31-2006, 04:53 AM
Any tips on repainting the Duncan head? I know the likeness is there in the standard paint app, but the eyes seem so lifeless...

Put the sunglasses on :lol

Mookeylama
09-04-2006, 08:58 PM
i coulda swore his sneakers in the movie had a red Swoosh on them?

galactiboy
09-05-2006, 12:48 PM
i coulda swore his sneakers in the movie had a red Swoosh on them?

Nah, the Sideshow Connor has the wrong shoes... those are actually reuse from the Spinal Tap figures :monkey2