Darren Carnall
Formerly hunky_artist
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I absolutely love your more recent crispy Anakin... but that old one I love for the inventive use of a skeleton arm!! VERY clever!
Some of my customs...
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Thanks for the comments guys!
I finally got some projects finished & got a few quick pics.
First up is ESB Darth Vader:
I used a recasted kit, Hasbro Ultimate Villian pieces, BBI Rev Bem body & SS Maul's lightsaber blade.
The helmet is not a full reveal, it's just a partial reveal like in ESB. Most of you know that on the kit, Vaders revealed head is basically just a bald head with what looks like some "veins" sticking out. I decided to sculpt a more burnt looking head for the partial reveal.
I wanted to make sure Vader was tall enough. The BBI Rev Bem body worked pretty nicely for height. Here's a pic by Luke for size comparison...
I still have a bit of work to do to it, but I definitely needed to step away from it for a bit.
I finally got some projects finished & got a few quick pics.
First up is ESB Darth Vader:
I used a recasted kit, Hasbro Ultimate Villian pieces, BBI Rev Bem body & SS Maul's lightsaber blade.
The helmet is not a full reveal, it's just a partial reveal like in ESB. Most of you know that on the kit, Vaders revealed head is basically just a bald head with what looks like some "veins" sticking out. I decided to sculpt a more burnt looking head for the partial reveal.
I wanted to make sure Vader was tall enough. The BBI Rev Bem body worked pretty nicely for height. Here's a pic by Luke for size comparison...
I still have a bit of work to do to it, but I definitely needed to step away from it for a bit.
Here's a few of the others that I've finished up over the weekend.
Jim Kelly
I've had the Frontline head for quite a while now. I've always thought it was a good likeness, the head does feel very slightly undersized to me though. I think Daniel's Jim Kelly head looks like it might be an even better likeness of Jim. I want to eventually put together an outfit for mine like he wore in Enter The Dragon but for now he's rocking the black turtleneck w/ bellbottoms!
T3 Arnold
This was an easy yet pretty expensive little bash. It's the McFarlane head on a BBI muscular body w/ the classic BBI neck attachment piece. The clothing and gear from Popsalute.
Jim Kelly
I've had the Frontline head for quite a while now. I've always thought it was a good likeness, the head does feel very slightly undersized to me though. I think Daniel's Jim Kelly head looks like it might be an even better likeness of Jim. I want to eventually put together an outfit for mine like he wore in Enter The Dragon but for now he's rocking the black turtleneck w/ bellbottoms!
T3 Arnold
This was an easy yet pretty expensive little bash. It's the McFarlane head on a BBI muscular body w/ the classic BBI neck attachment piece. The clothing and gear from Popsalute.
DarkArtist81
Super Freak
Nice! I love the collection you got going there... Very cool variation and style. 
Great work man!! Can't wait to see what's next!! :chew :chew
Great work man!! Can't wait to see what's next!! :chew :chew
Here's a few pics of my '85 Snake Eyes WIP:
Here's Steve Austin modeling a red jumpsuit from ARE:
Here's 2 of my older attempts at Colt Seavers from The Fall Guy:
(one is the classic Colt look & the other was inspired by a lunchbox I had as a kid, it featured Colt in a tan firesuit with a helmet)
Tankgirl:
Here's Steve Austin modeling a red jumpsuit from ARE:
Here's 2 of my older attempts at Colt Seavers from The Fall Guy:
(one is the classic Colt look & the other was inspired by a lunchbox I had as a kid, it featured Colt in a tan firesuit with a helmet)
Tankgirl:
paulcarson
Disenchanted
Excellent stuff! I love your Punisher! Your Vader looks badass too!
Can you show us your 1st movie Terminator figure with the green coat ? It looks good so far!
Can you show us your 1st movie Terminator figure with the green coat ? It looks good so far!
figuremaster_les
AF-FIRMATIVE!
That Tank Girl messes up my head man!
LOVE HER!
And the rest are super! Like your Terminator too.
LOVE HER!
And the rest are super! Like your Terminator too.
Thanks Les!
Here are a few misc. junk pics to share...
Here’s my attempt at Oscar Goldman from 6M$M from a while back. I’m giving it another shot now since I’ve gotten a little bit better a sculpting, so maybe I’ll get better results this time around.
This next one was fun to put together....It’s just a fanfiction-esque Terminator that I put together from spare parts. I’ve been trying to finish a Terminator from T1 and another from T3 and it can get to be a real pain trying to make the battle damage & clothing so “movie accurate”. It was a nice break to be able to do a custom with no real research involved. I kinda liked the T3 idea of reprogramming a Terminator to fight with John Conner & the resistance. This guy is loosely based on that concept.
I reworked one of the battle damaged T3 heads from Popsalute for this one. I added more burnt flesh, removed the “light switch” from the side of his head & resculpted the hair in that area. The clothing is from BBI and the body is Popsalute.
And just for fun....Here’s a pic of my 1:6 custom Luke beside the PF Luke from Sideshow that I got a few weeks back.
Here are a few misc. junk pics to share...
Here’s my attempt at Oscar Goldman from 6M$M from a while back. I’m giving it another shot now since I’ve gotten a little bit better a sculpting, so maybe I’ll get better results this time around.
This next one was fun to put together....It’s just a fanfiction-esque Terminator that I put together from spare parts. I’ve been trying to finish a Terminator from T1 and another from T3 and it can get to be a real pain trying to make the battle damage & clothing so “movie accurate”. It was a nice break to be able to do a custom with no real research involved. I kinda liked the T3 idea of reprogramming a Terminator to fight with John Conner & the resistance. This guy is loosely based on that concept.
I reworked one of the battle damaged T3 heads from Popsalute for this one. I added more burnt flesh, removed the “light switch” from the side of his head & resculpted the hair in that area. The clothing is from BBI and the body is Popsalute.
And just for fun....Here’s a pic of my 1:6 custom Luke beside the PF Luke from Sideshow that I got a few weeks back.
Ironman1188
SO BE IT
Nice work once again, Die. I really have to dig out my old Oscar and see which DML head I had used. I thought it looked pretty good at the time, but its been awhile. Now, if we can just get John Saxon and Monte Markham. Oh, yeah, lets throw in a Vincent VanPatten while we're at it. 
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Thanks Ironman! I'd like to see your Oscar one of these days, hopefully I can give you an update on my new one soon.
Yes! I would love to have a 6MDM VS 7MDM diorama! Imagine that.
oh and...Don't forget...
Ted Cassidy
Stephanie Powers
Martin E. Brooks
Andre The Giant
Lindsay Wagner
Yes! I would love to have a 6MDM VS 7MDM diorama! Imagine that.
oh and...Don't forget...
Ted Cassidy
Stephanie Powers
Martin E. Brooks
Andre The Giant
Lindsay Wagner
Ironman1188
SO BE IT
die said:Thanks Ironman! I'd like to see your Oscar one of these days, hopefully I can give you an update on my new one soon.
Yes! I would love to have a 6MDM VS 7MDM diorama! Imagine that.
oh and...Don't forget...
Ted Cassidy
Stephanie Powers
Martin E. Brooks
Andre The Giant
Lindsay Wagner
Whew! At least you weren't asking for Sandy Duncan!!
Yes. I would love to see a Ted Cassidy & Andre the Giant Bigfoot 2-pack.
Stphanie Powers would be great {and give me my April Dancer figure too!!]
Martin E. Brooks? Ok, but in a 2-pack with Alan Oppenheimer. [Or maybe Darren McGavin]
Lindsay Wagner? I'm happy with my Bionic Woman, but if it was really good...
There were a plethora of stars and guest stars on the Six Million Dollar Man that would make great figures!!
Maybe we'll get lucky and a 1:6 figure company that cares about its customers will pick up the license and supply us with some.
Actually, I would like a Sandy Duncan!
I was digging through some bits & pieces the other day & put this together for fun...
I don't think I've posted this one yet....
Here's my Dirty Harry....
and more of my Roy & Deckard....
I was digging through some bits & pieces the other day & put this together for fun...
I don't think I've posted this one yet....
Here's my Dirty Harry....
and more of my Roy & Deckard....
WOW!!!!
Those are some amazing customs. That's the best Eastwood sculpt I've ever seen. And Roy looks excellent too! Great work!!
Those are some amazing customs. That's the best Eastwood sculpt I've ever seen. And Roy looks excellent too! Great work!! thanks, cf!
Some of the chats I've had lately with ironman & Les got me thinking about "the good 'ol days" of customizing, back when all we had to work with was basically Hasbro's offerings (yeah, I too am now wondering how that could be considered the "good 'ol days) and I guess what I'm trying to say is Sideshow makes it alot easier these days. I remember many years back being sooooooo inspired by all of Tony Diterlizz's customs on rebelscum that I wanted to re-do almost all of Hasbro's SW line and I actually did quite a few!
I'm still proud of alot of my old Hasbro customs and I dug a few pics up from a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away....
Here's some of my ROTJ customs:
Some of the chats I've had lately with ironman & Les got me thinking about "the good 'ol days" of customizing, back when all we had to work with was basically Hasbro's offerings (yeah, I too am now wondering how that could be considered the "good 'ol days) and I guess what I'm trying to say is Sideshow makes it alot easier these days. I remember many years back being sooooooo inspired by all of Tony Diterlizz's customs on rebelscum that I wanted to re-do almost all of Hasbro's SW line and I actually did quite a few!
I'm still proud of alot of my old Hasbro customs and I dug a few pics up from a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away....
Here's some of my ROTJ customs:
Now that emperor is downright creepy. Nice job.
Thanks for the comments guys.
I've got a few projects going now, I'll try to share more pics soon. Right now I just put together a Joker figure. I've always wanted to try my hand at making a Joker and this is one that I made using only items that I had in my parts boxes....
I bought some dyes on sale about a year or so ago for 90% off and finally got a chance to use some on this project. Joker's shirt was dyed in "Sunshine Orange" and his vest was dyed in "Fuscia". I made his bow tie out of pieces of an old Christmas bow. It was fun to make, I even printed out a tiny Joker card to fit perfectly into his hand.
My next project is still in it's beginning stages, it's a 1/4 scale Roy Batty bust sculpted by Anthony V for G-Force models. It still needs some sanding here & there & the arms need to be molded in.
I've got a few projects going now, I'll try to share more pics soon. Right now I just put together a Joker figure. I've always wanted to try my hand at making a Joker and this is one that I made using only items that I had in my parts boxes....
I bought some dyes on sale about a year or so ago for 90% off and finally got a chance to use some on this project. Joker's shirt was dyed in "Sunshine Orange" and his vest was dyed in "Fuscia". I made his bow tie out of pieces of an old Christmas bow. It was fun to make, I even printed out a tiny Joker card to fit perfectly into his hand.
My next project is still in it's beginning stages, it's a 1/4 scale Roy Batty bust sculpted by Anthony V for G-Force models. It still needs some sanding here & there & the arms need to be molded in.
