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03-21-2018, 09:12 AM | #33826 |
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A piece of vinyl cut off an old binder with a wire backing on the edges so it will stay in shape/place when posed. You can just make out one of the wires on the left (the figure's right).
You have to scrape off all the cardboard that it's glued onto also. It's a pain in the ass to be honest but I like it better than soft goods and it's just as versatile. CCC. |
03-21-2018, 09:17 AM | #33827 |
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Greetings from The CREATOR.
Hope all is fine in the custom realm of things. Prem1X loving the Moon Knight short story. Been busy in the Laboratory with what looks to be a complete sanded down, re painted, and a hole lot of love put into MOJO. I hope to be finished with him after work. Until then!!!!!!!!!! |
03-22-2018, 06:08 AM | #33828 |
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Or course they do. I just use what's on hand. Besides, the cardboard that comes off with the vinyl also provides some rigidity and stability to the design. That's important because it will keep the edges from curling once you put on paint. Anyway, as I keep saying, trial and error. Find out what works for what you're trying to do.
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03-22-2018, 11:38 AM | #33829 |
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03-22-2018, 12:47 PM | #33830 |
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^^^^
That.... is.... AWESOME, Prem1x! |
03-22-2018, 01:01 PM | #33831 |
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*what moon knight doesn't realize is that is a fem pred diaphragm and the pred dropped it outta his grocery sack and the misses made him go back for it.*
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03-22-2018, 05:48 PM | #33832 |
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Greetings from The CREATOR.
Hope all is fine in the custom realm of things. Prem1X loving the Moon Knight short story. Been busy in the Laboratory with what looks to be a complete sanded down, re painted, and a hole lot of love put into MOJO. I hope to be finished with him after work. Until then!!!!!!!!!! |
03-23-2018, 07:00 AM | #33833 |
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03-23-2018, 08:32 AM | #33834 |
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03-23-2018, 04:20 PM | #33835 |
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I hope my camera and lighting is Ok for you guys.
I'f not then I will re-post later. Sender here he is and sorry for the wait. ::: Enters, Mojo ::: Got this guy a while back and wanted to see him modded up. Complete total sand and re-paint. Check the detail fellas. Oh yea by the way Spiral is a work in progress and I modded Longshots hand, for throwing things. Last edited by The Creator; 03-23-2018 at 04:23 PM.. Reason: spell |
03-23-2018, 04:31 PM | #33836 |
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Marvel Universe custom #119- Karma.
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03-24-2018, 09:43 AM | #33837 |
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I hope my camera and lighting is Ok for you guys.
I'f not then I will re-post later. Sender here he is and sorry for the wait. ::: Enters, Mojo ::: Got this guy a while back and wanted to see him modded up. Complete total sand and re-paint. Check the detail fellas. Oh yea by the way Spiral is a work in progress and I modded Longshots hand, for throwing things. Maaaan, the amount of detail and pieces you added to MOJO is spectacular. Nice mods on Longshot. Can't wait to see Spiral when she's done, i like the fur on the boots, nice touch Creator! Brings back memories of the Outback X-Men and the animated series! BTW your camera works great. Last edited by Sender; 03-24-2018 at 09:47 AM.. |
03-24-2018, 10:35 AM | #33838 |
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Maaaan, the amount of detail and pieces you added to MOJO is spectacular. Nice mods on Longshot. Can't wait to see Spiral when she's done, i like the fur on the boots, nice touch Creator! Brings back memories of the Outback X-Men and the animated series! BTW your camera works great. !!!!!!!! CREATOR OUT !!!!!!! Last edited by The Creator; 03-24-2018 at 10:36 AM.. Reason: spell |
03-24-2018, 10:45 AM | #33839 |
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03-24-2018, 01:09 PM | #33840 |
Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn
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If anyone was looking for marvel 3.75'' try Toys R Us during their liquidation sale.
They've got the prices down to 7.19-7.99 on single carded and the GOTG pack is down to 26.99-29.99 now. Though selection may vary store to store. I got Living Laser, Hydro-man, and the GOTG since I hadn't picked them up yet. They've also got the military off-brand exo-suit figures that are a TRU exclusive, but those are only 6.99 and not marked down to below 6$ yet. Do plan on picking some of those up later if they don't move and get cheaper. Didn't check the cinematic 2 packs since they didn't have any I'm looking for. But those may be marked down now too. Locally it looks like 10% on action figures for now, with cheaper coming as they need items to move over time, but check the price that %off is going to. Cause they slashed prices there too. |
03-24-2018, 02:54 PM | #33841 |
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If anyone's interested Target has both the Thor 2 pack and the Mega Man/Iron Man pack on sale for $10 each. I grabbed them as even though I have moved on I wanted Skurge and Mega Man.
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03-24-2018, 03:21 PM | #33842 |
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My TRU has no singles left.
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03-24-2018, 11:55 PM | #33843 |
Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn
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*Welp* Thank god for the TRU liquidation sale. Hydro-man's arm broke clean off when trying to move it to it's side. Stuck joint syndrom strikes again. So will have to pick up a new one of him tomorrow and the previous is now going to the custom bin as extra parts.
I kind of see why Hasbro started moving to the new body standard now. Had much less issues without that bicep swivel. Granted I've only got two figures that actually broke like that, but my Miles Morales Spidey suffers from it too. Do gotta admit build quality and durability definitely went up when they switched to the new standard. So it's really only Wrist swivel that we need back. GI Joe definitely had the right idea with doing the swivel elbows instead of swivel bicep. |
03-25-2018, 12:29 AM | #33844 |
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Marvel Universe custom # 120- Venus, 1950's Avengers.
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03-25-2018, 01:07 AM | #33845 |
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*Welp* Thank god for the TRU liquidation sale. Hydro-man's arm broke clean off when trying to move it to it's side. Stuck joint syndrom strikes again. So will have to pick up a new one of him tomorrow and the previous is now going to the custom bin as extra parts.
I kind of see why Hasbro started moving to the new body standard now. Had much less issues without that bicep swivel. Granted I've only got two figures that actually broke like that, but my Miles Morales Spidey suffers from it too. Do gotta admit build quality and durability definitely went up when they switched to the new standard. So it's really only Wrist swivel that we need back. GI Joe definitely had the right idea with doing the swivel elbows instead of swivel bicep. |
03-25-2018, 02:52 AM | #33846 |
Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn
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Thanks for the tip! Will have to be more careful with bicep swivel types from now on!
But it's definitely something to address on the future of Marvel 3.75'' figures. For something that should be a kids toy that's ready to play with right out of the package, this shouldn't be as much of a re-occurring issue as it is. Especially now that they've gotten so much pricier compared to where they started at. It was one thing when they were still under 10usd to buy a new one, at these 12-15 USD price points, issues like this should be addressed from a design standpoint to prevent. On the plus side though, I'll have an extra water effect for Hydro-man now. Last edited by Snowflakian; 03-25-2018 at 03:18 AM.. |
03-25-2018, 06:39 AM | #33847 |
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Nice new customs, LM. I have absolutely no idea who Venus is. What can she do?
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03-25-2018, 08:33 AM | #33848 |
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*Welp* Thank god for the TRU liquidation sale. Hydro-man's arm broke clean off when trying to move it to it's side. Stuck joint syndrom strikes again. So will have to pick up a new one of him tomorrow and the previous is now going to the custom bin as extra parts.
I kind of see why Hasbro started moving to the new body standard now. Had much less issues without that bicep swivel. Granted I've only got two figures that actually broke like that, but my Miles Morales Spidey suffers from it too. Do gotta admit build quality and durability definitely went up when they switched to the new standard. So it's really only Wrist swivel that we need back. GI Joe definitely had the right idea with doing the swivel elbows instead of swivel bicep.
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03-25-2018, 10:32 AM | #33849 |
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Blonde black widow
Green suit quicksilver Crystal (using the invisible woman as a base body) Silk Spider Gwen Domino Cardiac Luke Cage (thunderbolts look) That’s just a few of the easier repainted I can think of off the top of my head without even considering figures that would take some new tooling like 90’s X Force team members, Bloodaxe, Avengers Next characters and so many others. Great list of easy repaints. Do post some pics. I especially like a Quicksilver repaint (he was hard to find). A retro green/white and gold is cool, too. |
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