Murderofcrows71 1:6 museum

[Murderofcrows71]

I decided to start a new thread with some pics of customs as the original was old and cluttered and I have asked the mods to delete it. This one I want to not only show customs but show the progression of figures over time. As most customizers work we upgrade a part here or a head sculpt there and our figures are a work in progress. I wanted to capture a little of how I started in this hobby 12 years + ago and where it's gotten to today. The whole idea of getting into the 1:6 custom/kitbashes was to create as realistic as possible a 1:6 version of a wax museum for display with my movie/dvd collection. Now with Sideshow and Hot Toys it has become much easier to accomplish this but starting out it was hit and miss.



First up is the horrendous comic Batman I attempted back in the day (1998)

Here is the new comic version, the flash makes the blue look brighter but it is a very dark blue

This pic is more accurate in the color than the ones above

 

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Next up is my Tom Cruise Vampire Lestat. I was never very happy with the original and it had been setting in my parts bin for the last five years or so. And yes the date of 2001 on the picture is correct.

And here is the cleaned up newer version, I am working on a new Louis as well using the Pitt Aldo Hot Toys head.

Now with Louis, still a work in progress

 

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Next up is my version of Brandon Lee as the Crow, using the old intaleg vinyl kit for the head

And the new version using Arsyn's outstanding Brandon Lee head

 

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The awful Marty McFly and Doc, that I thought were awesome back then

To the Rainman and Trevor updated version today

 

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The whole reason for me getting into this hobby was to create my own 1:6 Indiana Jones, which seems to be the story for most customizer/kitbashers. Anyway here is some picks of the still ongoing evolution of mine. My original (and horrible) bar Marion can be seen in the top pic as well.

 

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More Indy

After all the heads and options I ended up back with the Sideshow Indy head, repainted and resculpted fedora. For me it really is the best likeness to Raiders era Ford.

Here are just a few random custom pics

 

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Another I get asked about is my Tarman zombie from Return of the Living Dead, here is the original

And the newer version

 

[Murderofcrows71]

Just got the SMG Customs Flirty Girl Lara Croft set. The Angelina Jolie sculpt is probably the best I've seen and I've tried about every one for my Tomb Raider movie custom. The clothes set is not from the films but 100% classic video game Lara Croft. I decided to redo my classic Lara using parts from the Sideshow version with some repaint and touch ups, a busty phicen female figure and the clothes from the new set. I'll be updating my movie AJ version of Lara very soon and will post pics when she's done.

 

[Murderofcrows71]

Reserved for Murders pics.

 

[siquisiri]

Lestat look REALLY good! congrats!

 

[galactiboy]

Great idea for a thread... you don't often see comparisons like this! The hobby has really come a long way over the last 10+ years. I think your work has always been great, but now that you've got get better materials to work with the new stuff looks stellar.

Maybe in 2022 we'll be commenting on how dated all these HT figures look

 

[Murderofcrows71]

Thanks,.. Actually I almost have my collection to where I wanted it all those years ago and am winding down from the hobby. Just not as much time as I used to have to work on it. Rather spend my spare time with my 1 1/2 year old son nowadays.

 

[Murderofcrows71]

Added some new pics of Lestat and Louis and The Crow to the 1st page.

 

[Ryu]

Looking great! I love that Eric. Could you share the clothing recipe? That jacket is nice.

 

[Murderofcrows71]

Thanks. It's a bit of spare parts. The pants and jacket are from a sovereign studios Crow figure.

 

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Classic Lara Croft Tomb Raider added to first page, Jolie movie version to come soon

 

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More pics added to 1st page

 

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Comparison of Indy heads

 

[Walker]

That's cool. Which one is your favourite?

Oh, and I dig your Eric Draven figure. Which heasculpt is that?

 

[Murderofcrows71]

The Crow head sculpt is from a talented sculptor names Arsyn on the board.

As for Indy, I've had at one time or another most every Indy sculpt custom or otherwise and if the WGP was a tad bigger and a little wider in the face I'd pick that, but for me the Sideshow sculpt by Trevor when repainted is the best Raiders version of Indy.