Action Figure Breaker

[YT74]

I started work on my Breaker custom using Skiman's excellent repaint of the Rock N Roll head (Thanks Again Ski!!). I have a lot of futzing to do and I plan to make a backpack for him reminiscent of the ARAH original.

 

[King Darkness]

I dig it

I really wish Sideshow would ditch the current helmets they are using, that goggle mount thing is ugly.

 

[YT74]

I really wish Sideshow would ditch the current helmets they are using, that goggle mount thing is ugly.

I hear you! I thought about dremeling the darn thing off, but for the sake of uniformity, I guess I will live with it.

 

[jaberwaki]

good job yt. looks good so far

 

[Mercer]

Needs bubble gum! But he looks good without it

 

[YT74]

Needs bubble gum! But he looks good without it

I've been contemplating that, any ideas how to do it?

 

[Mercer]

You got two options:
#1) use clay or apoxie and paint it....

or...

#2) find a small plastic ball.

Heck you could probably even use a real piece of gum and let it harden

 

[Niltusk]

I dig it

I really wish Sideshow would ditch the current helmets they are using, that goggle mount thing is ugly.

I guess if you want to go for a strictly 1985 look then its probably best to get rid of them, but if you wanted figures that have a modern feel it wouldn't make sense to have an elite force wearing second hand old helmets.

Btw, that Breaker face looks almost like a real face shopped in there, Ski's customs are getting scary.

 

[EVILFACE]

Nice Breaker.

I agree on the optics mount. If it's not being used one shouldn't be on the helmet.

 

[YT74]

Working on the pack:

I cut up an ammo insert I had in the parts box.

Put the pieces together and started skinning it with styrene. The free hotel key variety.

Some sanding to get the proper angle.

 

[YT74]

Structurally the pack is pretty much done:

A mock up showing the greeblies I am going to use for the pack details. Should I paint the electronic components and the whole pack the same color of leave the components unpainted with their markings intact? I am leaning towards a dark grey or nato black for everything.

 

[Mercer]

Don't paint over the components, but give them some weathering.

 

[YT74]

I completely ruined the pack, I was touching up some things with the beltsander and...I'm back to square one. I hate it when my AR leads to disaster and it usually does!

 

[SirGor]

Oh Well that just means you will make next on better.

 

[King Darkness]

Well you know what they say, you can't make an egg without breaking some chickens.

 

[snakeeyes171]

great job on breaker, i believe ss gave us that portrait for him

 

[ProgMatinee]

I completely ruined the pack, I was touching up some things with the beltsander and...I'm back to square one. I hate it when my AR leads to disaster and it usually does!

LOL. Sorry to hear that. Belt sander and something made out of credit card material probably don't mix.

 

[Skiman]

Great work all the way around, don't worry about breaking stuff it just makes you better and more experienced.

I lost my hand to King Darkness's Road Pig pads the other day, so work might be a little "slow", no pun intended but I'm still smiling!

Ski

 

[YT74]

After the little incident with the first pack and a belt sander.
I started again:

And finished:

A few more futzes to the loadout and such and I will be done!

 

[ProgMatinee]

that looks top notch!