DT81's tinkering thread

[kamen_kahlil01]

Wow, the customs are really awesome! I like how you painted the figures, gives them a more realistic look! We all hope to see more, especially Grizzlor and hopefully Rio-Blast he he he!

[Darththomas81]

Totally awesome stuff. I especially Like Mekaneck and Ram Man. Where did the weapons come from for Zodak and Mekaneck?

Cheers dude, Ram-man's one of my personal faves too. I think Mekanecks gun came from a transformer but i'm not 100% sure on that. Zodak has a power rangers RPM gold ranger gun and the staff is made from a piece of Lego Bionicle and a random missile.

welcome back, dt!

well, jo-ker is weird (in a good way), but really ingenious.

grizzlor seems to be very promising....

Cheers bud, it's good to be back working on "the collection" I think a 200x guest appearance from the joker would be awesome, it would certainly make for some darker more adult episodes if it was done right.

Wow, the customs are really awesome! I like how you painted the figures, gives them a more realistic look! We all hope to see more, especially Grizzlor and hopefully Rio-Blast he he he!

Cheers dude, I keep trying to push my paints to the next level. Grizzlor is all sculpted up now, just need to paint him and apply the fur. As for Rio-blast I'd love to tackle him someday but the staction is soooo rare and pricy. I'll probably have to cobble one together from other sources.

[Amaro]

These are way cool!!!

[Darththomas81]

These are way cool!!!

Ta dude, glad you dig

Special Thanks to CosmicFantasycustoms (over on figurerealm) on this one for the Grizzlor Staction. Also Thanks to everyone who's been watching this guys progress in the figurerealm forums workstation, you guys really egged me on to get this dude done. Really enjoyed working on him and the real fur was a new challenge for me, I was surprised at how easy it was. So without further ado, here's the recipe.

Recipe:
Base = Spider man classics sandman

Head = 200x Grizzlor Staction, dremmeled down the stump to fit properly. I left plenty of clearance to the neck so he has slight side to side movement on his head

Upper arms = smc sandman, sanded down the shoulders and sculpted the fur on them as well as the arms.

Lower arms = 200x Grizzlor Staction, modded to fit the sandman arms

Upper legs, knees and part of lower = SMC sandman, sculpted all the fur

Part of lower legs and boots = ML Bishop, grafted the cut joint onto the sandman legs and sculpted fur and boot cuffs

Fur = 200x Grizzlor staction, given a hair cut to make him a little less furry.

Loin and Chest piece = 200x grizzlor staction, had to mod the belt a little using foamy, I'll probably revisit this at some point but it's barely visible so it does for now

Crossbow and backpack = 200x Grizzlor staction, slight repaint

Paints = GW and GW Satin sealer

Really need to get back to a secret project now who's been on the back burner for ooooo soooo long. I have so many left to do but I will not stop until "the collection" is complete. Thanks for looking dudes, hope you like.

P.S Can't decide if I like him better with smoothed back hair or the rough and shaggy look, guess I'll change it according to my mood on the day :-D.

[Replikor]

That looks AWESOME!!! I LOVE it!!! Keep up the EXCELLENT work!

[Charlie Brown]

amazing work, dt: one of the best grizzlor i've ever seen.

[masterenglish]

Wow, these are amazing dude!!! Kicking all kinds of ass.

[Darththomas81]

Cheers dudes, I'm slowly working my way to the end of the collection I forgot there was such a wealth of characters in He-man and each and every one tends to hold a specific memory for me, like Grizzlor, I always thought he was cool because he was a figure and a teddy at the same time . Anyhoo, rest assured there's plenty more to come, Snakemen, more Horde, more masters, more evil warriors and maybe a couple more guest appearances down the line. Here are my current WIPs. My main focus at the mo is Man-E-Faces.

[Darththomas81]

So there was a contest over on figure realm called articulation junkie, the contest gave me the perfect motivation to get this staction converted into an action figure, Most of the articulation came from a marvel legends thorbuster ironman, lots of grinding, sculpting and headaches and i got the figure I wanted Oh and by the way.....He got FIRST Place

I'll give a full breakdown of how each joint was achieved below. He's gone from 0 to 31 P.O.A in about 6 months, yeah, I started him that long ago and that's probably being generous.

So I figure everyone has different views on what a P.O.A is (personally I see it as any direction a part can move) so i'll list the 31 and see if y'all agree
1.Head - Up and down - Thorbuster IM neck dremmeled off then sculpted over to blend.

2.Head - spins round

3 and 4. Shoulders - spin round - ML Maestro (idea stolen from Argenta)Sanded down, sculpt to blend

5 and 6. Shoulders -up and down

7 and 8. Upper arms - swivel round - sanded down the Maestro arms to a cuff that fit over the peg and dremelled out the clawful arms so they slot inside.

9,10,11 and 12. Double elbow articulation from Thorbuster IM, hollowed out staction arms and slid the IM parts in, sculpt to blend.

13.Left claw - spins round - hollowed out staction arms and slid in a sanded down Anakin Skywalker arm.

14.Right claw - hollowed out again then a waist joint from a Qui Gon Jinn was grafted in.

15.Right claws pincer - ML Falcon arm joint, sculpt to blend

16.Ab crunch - Thorbuster IM again completely sculpted over

17.Waist - Thorbuster IM.

18 and 19.Hips - up and down - Thorbuster IM, sculpted over crotch piece, even added a tail....not that we'll see it.

20 and 21.Hips -rotate

22 and 23.Upper legs - rotate - Thorbuster IM, sanded down and hollowed out the staction.

24,25,26 and 27.Double knee joints - Thorbuster IM, same treatment as before and sculpt to blend

28 and 29.Ankle - forwards and backwards - Thorbuster IM same treatment, the armour bits are sculpted

30 and 31.Ankle - rockers - Thorbuster IM, same again.

His skirt was made from some fake snake skin wallet and his mace was cobbled together from a couple of golf tees, a Kobra Kahn projectile and some sculpt. All Painted and sealed with games workshop products. So glad to get this guy done, it really has been a very, very, very long time. Thanks for looking hope you like

[He-bro]

So there was a contest over on figure realm called articulation junkie, the contest gave me the perfect motivation to get this staction converted into an action figure, Most of the articulation came from a marvel legends thorbuster ironman, lots of grinding, sculpting and headaches and i got the figure I wanted Oh and by the way.....He got FIRST Place

I'll give a full breakdown of how each joint was achieved below. He's gone from 0 to 31 P.O.A in about 6 months, yeah, I started him that long ago and that's probably being generous.

So I figure everyone has different views on what a P.O.A is (personally I see it as any direction a part can move) so i'll list the 31 and see if y'all agree
1.Head - Up and down - Thorbuster IM neck dremmeled off then sculpted over to blend.

2.Head - spins round

3 and 4. Shoulders - spin round - ML Maestro (idea stolen from Argenta)Sanded down, sculpt to blend

5 and 6. Shoulders -up and down

7 and 8. Upper arms - swivel round - sanded down the Maestro arms to a cuff that fit over the peg and dremelled out the clawful arms so they slot inside.

9,10,11 and 12. Double elbow articulation from Thorbuster IM, hollowed out staction arms and slid the IM parts in, sculpt to blend.

13.Left claw - spins round - hollowed out staction arms and slid in a sanded down Anakin Skywalker arm.

14.Right claw - hollowed out again then a waist joint from a Qui Gon Jinn was grafted in.

15.Right claws pincer - ML Falcon arm joint, sculpt to blend

16.Ab crunch - Thorbuster IM again completely sculpted over

17.Waist - Thorbuster IM.

18 and 19.Hips - up and down - Thorbuster IM, sculpted over crotch piece, even added a tail....not that we'll see it.

20 and 21.Hips -rotate

22 and 23.Upper legs - rotate - Thorbuster IM, sanded down and hollowed out the staction.

24,25,26 and 27.Double knee joints - Thorbuster IM, same treatment as before and sculpt to blend

28 and 29.Ankle - forwards and backwards - Thorbuster IM same treatment, the armour bits are sculpted

30 and 31.Ankle - rockers - Thorbuster IM, same again.

His skirt was made from some fake snake skin wallet and his mace was cobbled together from a couple of golf tees, a Kobra Kahn projectile and some sculpt. All Painted and sealed with games workshop products. So glad to get this guy done, it really has been a very, very, very long time. Thanks for looking hope you like
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That is sooooooo coooooooooooooool. I love it!!!

[RUNgZ]

I've posted here before, but I am always amazed with your customs. If you completed the lot with this quality, it would be worth a fortune. Keep this up.

[Darththomas81]

That is sooooooo coooooooooooooool. I love it!!!

Cheers dude, i'm rather proud of him myself and he looks great lurking behind all my other creations.

I've posted here before, but I am always amazed with your customs. If you completed the lot with this quality, it would be worth a fortune. Keep this up.

Well it's always good to get a returning viewer I will try my best to keep it up but i don't think i'd ever sell "the collection" far too much time invested to make it worthwhile i think. Thanks for the praise bud!!

[Charlie Brown]

amazing work, dt!

and congrats for winning the contest on figure realm.

[Darththomas81]

amazing work, dt!

and congrats for winning the contest on figure realm.

Cheers Buddy. very happy with the win, sure I didn't actually win anything but it's great to know people liked him enough to vote him their winner

[Inhibitor]

Conragtulations! Couldn't get a better Clawful figure than that. Awesome piece!

[Darththomas81]

Conragtulations! Couldn't get a better Clawful figure than that. Awesome piece!

Thanks man, if I'm totally honest with myself, he could be better, specifically round the back, I kinda rushed it a bit to get him ready for the contest. But, no-one sees the back right