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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 16:25:24 GMT -5
Customizing action figures and Megos is a hobby within a hobby. I haven't really done much of it (I dabbled a bit in the late 90s but nothing ever came of it), but I do see some fun stuff come up every so often. I saw this one this morning as immediately thought of Shax....  I thought it'd be fun to have a place to share favorite customs or show off work if you indulge in that hobby (I posted the custom Mego Micronauts I found in a thread a while back too). -M |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Nov 18, 2016 23:48:23 GMT -5
How odd - I actually just logged onto the forum with the intention of posting about a custom figure I made when I saw this thread. Coincidence... or something more sinister?   My project wasn't actually an articulated action figure, it was a Funko POP. This was for a couple of reasons. It was originally going to be an action figure, but my first attempt did not turn out well at all. Also, Funko POP figures from the same source material were announced around the time I finished my sad, awkward-looking action figure. Because of the stylized nature of POPs, it was much simpler for me to make a custom POP than an articulated figure. As I've mentioned in the video game thread, I love Arkane Studios' brilliant stealth-action game Dishonored. I've spent countless hours just wandering around the beautiful world of the game, which is filled with fascinating stories and memorable characters. Probably the most interesting of these characters is Daud, an assassin filled with regret for his past and what he's done (he's also the protagonist of the game's fantastic DLC). So, when Funko announced some POP figures to accompany the release of Dishonored 2, I set out to make a Daud POP. Due to the Photobucket website's strange problem of not working properly on this computer, I haven't gotten around to posting pictures here yet, but I did post some over on the Dojoboard a few weeks ago. The thread is here if anyone is interested. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 19, 2016 11:30:13 GMT -5
I buy Star Trek figures, cut off their heads, and glue on heads from other figures in order to have limitless crews.
Sounds more disturbing than intended when I write it.
I never customize with paints (I lack the precision and patience), but if I can do it with glue and/or a screwdriver, I always will.
Probably my proudest custom work is a perfect Transformers G1 Optimus Prime, incorporating the best elements from each version of the toy released. It has the magnetic trailer plates and bloated fists from the original pre-rub release, the silver Roller and launcher from the Toys R Us reissue about ten years back, the traditional release's rub sticker and smoke stacks, and original Diaclone drivers. Took three different Optimus Primes, unassembled and recombined to make this beauty, but it's a centerpiece of my collection.
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Post by Wild Card on Nov 22, 2016 13:03:02 GMT -5
My Godfather does stuff like this, and I want to dabble, but am not as artsy as I'd like to be. I have so many ideas for this type of thing, but too nervous to proceed. I'm curious of what others do with this project!
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Post by Confessor on Nov 30, 2016 23:16:04 GMT -5
I'm intrigued by the idea of fans making their own custom action figures, but it's not something that I personally have the time or inclination to do. However, I do really enjoy looking at other people's efforts online. Here's a custom made figure of Jaxxon the green space-rabbit from the old Marvel Star Wars comics, complete with old school packaging...  |
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Post by shaxper on Dec 1, 2016 7:02:56 GMT -5
I'm intrigued by the idea of fans making their own custom action figures, but it's not something that I personally have the time or inclination to do. However, I do really enjoy looking at other people's efforts online. Here's a custom made figure of Jaxxon the green space-rabbit from the old Marvel Star Wars comics, complete with old school packaging... But...he already had a figure:  |
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Post by Randle-El on Dec 1, 2016 12:24:40 GMT -5
In my transforming robot collecting, I've seen some pretty amazing examples of toy customizations. For example, this one:    As you can see, they added new paint and decals, but they also remolded the feet, added articulated hands and a ball joint to the hips, and added a custom pilot figure in the cockpit. |
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Post by shaxper on Dec 1, 2016 13:36:57 GMT -5
So weird -- I was literally JUST playing with that exact toy. I really want to see the full extent of the customization, but some of your images aren't working.
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Post by Randle-El on Dec 1, 2016 14:21:13 GMT -5
So weird -- I was literally JUST playing with that exact toy. I really want to see the full extent of the customization, but some of your images aren't working. Sorry, I went back and edited. Not sure why it wasn't working before, I was seeing them fine. Can you see the images now? Should be one of the front view, the back view, and one in fighter mode. Someone else took the idea of a custom Robotech Alpha/Mospeada Legioss to another level and created his own home made model kit from scratch. And when I say "from scratch", I mean he actually sculpted the parts from modeling compound and made molds for copies. www.macrossworld.com/mospeada/john_moscato/_main_john_moscato.htm |
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Post by shaxper on Dec 1, 2016 14:24:31 GMT -5
So weird -- I was literally JUST playing with that exact toy. I really want to see the full extent of the customization, but some of your images aren't working. Sorry, I went back and edited. Not sure why it wasn't working before, I was seeing them fine. Can you see the images now? Should be one of the front view, the back view, and one in fighter mode. Yup! Extremely impressive. And these guys are not cheap, so I really applaud the customizer for taking the leap. In the age of 3D printing, it's frankly disappointing that more people aren't doing this. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2016 19:46:17 GMT -5
Over on the Mego forums someone posted pics of a custom I thought no one would have interest in doing, a Z-list Marvel Bronze Age character (based on a real life stuntman) The Human Fly. It's a pretty cool Mego custom too...  but I am shocked to see someone do it as I think Jaxxon has more fans than the Human Fly did -M |
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Post by cellardweller on Dec 1, 2016 21:41:24 GMT -5
I have only one custom figure, a custom Rima, to go with my line of Super Friends figures.
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Post by Confessor on Dec 1, 2016 22:06:37 GMT -5
Honest question here prompted by a comment of shax's further up this thread. Do you guys actually play with the action figures you collect? Or do you just buy them to display, either open or mint in packaging?
I'm honestly interested because, personally, I gave away all my action figures when I got to 14 (although I still have my Kenner Star Wars figures and, maybe, a dozen ships/vehicles in storage). But I'm curious -- if you do play with the toys you collect, how do you play with them? I mean, do you play with them just like you did when you were a kid (making action scenes, speaking the character's dialogue, making sound effects with your mouth etc) or is it a different kind of play?
I'm genuinely curious. I was always under the impression that adults who collected toys or action figures did so just to collect them or to display, but maybe I'm wrong about that.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 1, 2016 22:27:30 GMT -5
Honest question here prompted by a comment of shax's further up this thread. Do you guys actually play with the action figures you collect? Or do you just buy them to display, either open or mint in packaging? I'm honestly interested because, personally, I gave away all my action figures when I got to 14 (although I still have my Kenner Star Wars figures and, maybe, a dozen ships/vehicles in storage). But I'm curious -- if you do play with the toys you collect, how do you play with them? I mean, do you play with them just like you did when you were a kid (making action scenes, speaking the character's dialogue, making sound effects with your mouth etc) or is it a different kind of play? I'm genuinely curious. I was always under the impression that adults who collected toys or action figures did so just to collect them or to display, but maybe I'm wrong about that. I think this needs its own thread. But heck yeah I do, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Nothing sparks my imagination in a more pure manner than pulling a few toys down from the shelf and working out a story as I go. When I have the time and inclination (maybe three times a year), I'll pull out a ton of stuff and enact a full-scale story that may take days to resolve. More often, it's just pulling out a few toys for the heck of it. I actually don't play often anymore, but wish I did. It feels a lot like all those fantasy stories where the kid grows up and the magic doesn't work anymore. Play comes harder than it did when I was a kid, but it's all the more rewarding when it does as a result. Anyway, what the hell is the point in owning a toy if it just sits there, looking pretty? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2016 23:32:43 GMT -5
I just discovered his stuff today, but I really dig this guy's custom LEGO stuff. I've also seem some really amazing Pop customs.
The closest I've come to making my own customs is putting a Marvel Legends Kraven head on a Venom body, because I love Karven's Last Hunt.
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