Hey all
Actually it's my first post on this forum so first of all let me introduce myself - I'm Mike, I used to collect Marvel Legends back in the days, and recently I discovered sixth scale figures and went bananas
While waiting for my Ghost Rider to arrive I started to think about upgrading the original Hot Toys chain in advance. I always thought it's the weakest link (pun intended) in the whole figure, which is otherwise awesome. And while finding a chain that would fit the 1/6 scale (as opposed to too tiny HT chain) was relatively easy to accomplish, creating the spike at the end of the chain was a real challenge.
So I did a little research, watched the movie back and forth for references (very painful experience) as well as I browsed the internet for promo materials and found that pretty much every picture has a different spike. For example:
I decided to go with the one in the middle as a reference - the spike seems bulky and looking like a real weapon. I did a sketch and whatever details I could not read clearly from the photo I improvised on. I went to a metal workshop nearby and voila, I just received the prototype. And while I'm waiting for the Rider to arrive at my doorstep, I did a little fooling around with the figures and parts I already own to show how it looks.
It's made of brass, weights about 6 grams and the spike is really, really sharp. It's yellowish, but you cannot really see it in the pictures. Next step is to cover it with triple plated chrome. Then I need to think of a more elegant way of attaching it to the chain - right now it was done really fast, just like the pics as I was in a rush to share my excitement I think the whole thing will be ready in about 2 weeks, so that should intersect with the expected delivery of the figure.
Can't wait to post some more updates I already have some more custom projects planned
In the meantime let me know what you think guys!
PS.
"I need your clothes, your chain and your motorcycle."
Actually it's my first post on this forum so first of all let me introduce myself - I'm Mike, I used to collect Marvel Legends back in the days, and recently I discovered sixth scale figures and went bananas
While waiting for my Ghost Rider to arrive I started to think about upgrading the original Hot Toys chain in advance. I always thought it's the weakest link (pun intended) in the whole figure, which is otherwise awesome. And while finding a chain that would fit the 1/6 scale (as opposed to too tiny HT chain) was relatively easy to accomplish, creating the spike at the end of the chain was a real challenge.
So I did a little research, watched the movie back and forth for references (very painful experience) as well as I browsed the internet for promo materials and found that pretty much every picture has a different spike. For example:
I decided to go with the one in the middle as a reference - the spike seems bulky and looking like a real weapon. I did a sketch and whatever details I could not read clearly from the photo I improvised on. I went to a metal workshop nearby and voila, I just received the prototype. And while I'm waiting for the Rider to arrive at my doorstep, I did a little fooling around with the figures and parts I already own to show how it looks.
It's made of brass, weights about 6 grams and the spike is really, really sharp. It's yellowish, but you cannot really see it in the pictures. Next step is to cover it with triple plated chrome. Then I need to think of a more elegant way of attaching it to the chain - right now it was done really fast, just like the pics as I was in a rush to share my excitement
I think the whole thing will be ready in about 2 weeks, so that should intersect with the expected delivery of the figure.Can't wait to post some more updates
I already have some more custom projects planned In the meantime let me know what you think guys!
PS.
"I need your clothes, your chain and your motorcycle."
