Marvel Universe Super Skrull

NoodleChow · 05-15-2012, 05:10 PM

Hey guys, I'd finished both Super Skrulls and finally got a decent dark backdrop to shoot em against. Figured I'd try my hand at sculpting parts while learning how to cast so I'd say this project was worked on over the course of about 4-5 months which was mostly me futzing around with materials and going back to the drawing board a couple times. I hope you guys enjoy the finished product.

Questions, feedback and critiques are much appreciated. Recipe is at the bottom.

Body - Cable torso and legs.
Head - sculpted using Super Sculpey Firm then molded and cast.
Arms - Fists sculpted from scratch with Super Sculpey Firm with Apoxe Sculpt touch ups. Biceps and Elbows were modded Cable arms merged with XMO movie Wolverine's hips then sculpted over with Apoxie Sculpt. also molded and cast.
Lower Legs (invisible) - clear resin casts of original legs.
Shoulder Flair - Apoxie Sculpt
Paint - Testors Acrylics
Flames - resin casts of chopped up flame bits from a Toybiz movie Human Torch figure.

Iceman · 05-15-2012, 05:20 PM

That turned out REALLY well. I assume you didn't use a Skrull soldier head because it would have looked too small?

NoodleChow · 05-15-2012, 05:41 PM

Thanks Iceman! and yeah that head would have been a bit small and I'd wanted a more grimacing expression.

TheSymbiote · 05-15-2012, 05:52 PM

So...............beautiful!

Lol

Iceman · 05-15-2012, 06:27 PM

Kinda makes me miss the days when there was only ONE Super-Skrull and he was an actual threat.

LORD MARVEL · 05-15-2012, 06:59 PM

wow great work my dude...u got mad skillz

behindthemask · 05-15-2012, 07:03 PM

Awesome figures! My only suggestion is the skrull that has "Thing" hands cut out or make some small rock sections to cover part of the forearm in a random pattern to make it seem like a gradual transformation.

snake5289 · 05-15-2012, 07:56 PM

So awesome. Makes me wish Hasbro would make one. One of the F4's best villains.

Saint Phe · 05-15-2012, 08:08 PM

So. Perfect. Your sculpting and casting skills are insane!

Dagger · 05-15-2012, 08:36 PM

Very jealous of your skills. Great job.

martian410 · 05-15-2012, 08:42 PM

amazing work!

Ninjinister · 05-15-2012, 09:44 PM

WAY better than mine turned out.

behindthemask · 05-15-2012, 10:26 PM

I knew there was a reason I sold all my skrulls to Lord Marvel... So I could buy these lol.

Symbiote · 05-15-2012, 10:54 PM

wow. Just wow. Awesome work again Noodlechow. Those 4-5 months definitely shows in the quality of your work. Great job.

DogFashionDisco · 05-15-2012, 11:11 PM

Please keep making customs, because this is Awesome.

NoodleChow · 05-16-2012, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSymbiote

So...............beautiful!

Lol

haha thanks TheSymbiote. glad you both like it. =]

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Kinda makes me miss the days when there was only ONE Super-Skrull and he was an actual threat.

yeah dude, all their powers combined but still stronger than the FF combined so they needed to outwit his powers in order to beat him. that's my kind of SS. seen some of the newer ones go out like chumps.

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Originally Posted by LORD MARVEL

wow great work my dude...u got mad skillz

thanks LM, you got a steady hand too to get that AA of yours looking badass in his x-force colors. also love how you put your SS together to go with your massive skrull army.

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Originally Posted by behindthemask

Awesome figures! My only suggestion is the skrull that has "Thing" hands cut out or make some small rock sections to cover part of the forearm in a random pattern to make it seem like a gradual transformation.

i'd toyed with that idea early on but ended up settling for this look:

also had maybe hoped to make normal hands to swap on there but ended up scrapping that idea. i'll give it a shot with apoxie bits when i end up making another one. =)

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Originally Posted by behindthemask

I knew there was a reason I sold all my skrulls to Lord Marvel... So I could buy these lol.

haha man, yeah i saw his ultra mega army. makes me a little jealous as i have none of those guys to go with SS.

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Originally Posted by snake5289

So awesome. Makes me wish Hasbro would make one. One of the F4's best villains.

yeah dude, another reason why i wanted to make him. MU is somewhat lacking in baddies and i have no one to really just fight the FF in a more fisticuffs manner. if hasbro makes one, i hope it's on the hercules body.

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Originally Posted by Saint Phe

So. Perfect. Your sculpting and casting skills are insane!

thanks Saint Phe, love seeing the work you do in your thread too. your SS is ingenious with the parts used. but yeah, figured this project would force me to sculpt something since i used to do some traditional and cg sculpting. been trying to get back on that wagon.

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Originally Posted by Dagger

Very jealous of your skills. Great job.

haha thanks, mr. Dagger.

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Originally Posted by martian410

amazing work!

thanks, cap'n martian410.

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

WAY better than mine turned out.

man, thanks Ninjinister. checked your figurerealm account and i dig your SS. any custom is a good custom.

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Originally Posted by Symbiote

wow. Just wow. Awesome work again Noodlechow. Those 4-5 months definitely shows in the quality of your work. Great job.

thanks Sym! i'd spend a few days debating which course of action to take whenever running into problems. mostly casting or design related. had planned, sculpted and cast an articulated arm with 4 pivots but had to scrap it since it wasn't entirely stable and i wasn't happy with the look. definitely got a peek at how toy production works with this project.

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

Please keep making customs, because this is Awesome.

haha always, DFD. dunno what my next ones are gonna be but have a bunch of stuff on the back burner till i have the right parts like Resident Evil ones and a spreadsheet filled with marvel characters. also hoping to make some primary justice league members with MU figures. i think i'm hoping to make a huge groot and fix up rocket raccoon's articulation next. also waiting on a buddy to ship some parts so i can finally start vision using that cyclops you sent. same for an x-factor havok with another cyclops sent by fancy pants.

jimsloth · 05-16-2012, 04:54 AM

wow! and you say you found a use for WO Wolvie's hips? Amazing. Still don't understand it, but amazing none the less.

proteus · 05-16-2012, 05:25 AM

Holy shit mate...those are sooooooo awesome,i dont really like Skrulls,but hell you made them look AMAZING!!! That headsculpt is a winner,if you started selling those,you would be a rich man!!!

behindthemask · 05-16-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by behindthemask View Post
I knew there was a reason I sold all my skrulls to Lord Marvel... So I could buy these lol.
haha man, yeah i saw his ultra mega army. makes me a little jealous as i have none of those guys to go with SS.

Yeh, sold/traded him 7 of the lil guys. I'd say get yourself some 6'' skrulls!

scottmurdock · 05-16-2012, 08:20 AM

These are so AWESOME! You should *cough* cast all the parts and pieces and *cough* sell us casts for our 3.75" figures *cough*, LOL.

NoodleChow · 05-16-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimsloth

wow! and you say you found a use for WO Wolvie's hips? Amazing. Still don't understand it, but amazing none the less.

oh yes, dude. i needed large enough discs to use as the connection joint for the elbow. then used the outer portion of the joint to build the upper forearm from so they'd be a perfect fit into eachother. then i'd put a plastic bar through em to act as the peg.

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Originally Posted by proteus

Holy shit mate...those are sooooooo awesome,i dont really like Skrulls,but hell you made them look AMAZING!!! That headsculpt is a winner,if you started selling those,you would be a rich man!!!

haha man, yeah been thinking about that for a long while. only thing is that i'd need the more expensive tools to guarantee that every cast part comes out relatively perfect. also need to order and test out this more durable resin with pigments that other casters have been using that might also double as a semi translucent resin.

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Originally Posted by behindthemask

Yeh, sold/traded him 7 of the lil guys. I'd say get yourself some 6'' skrulls!

holy crap, that's a good amount. i wish i was army building now versus when i was crazy into star wars and bought like 20 versions of same clone trooper then another 30 variations. would be rolling in AIM, Skrulls, and ninjas by now. if i have the cash to spend on a FF classics Super Skrull, i'll prolly bite. for now though i think i can only really afford this guy:
Fantastic Four Super Skrull Marvel MOC 1995 Toy Biz | eBay

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Originally Posted by scottmurdock

These are so AWESOME! You should *cough* cast all the parts and pieces and *cough* sell us casts for our 3.75" figures *cough*, LOL.

haha yeah as i said above, it might be something i can do down the line. right now all the parts require extensive dremeling after the fact and would need the better tools to efficiently do it. preferably a faster curing more durable resin and need to redo the molds so i can have the parts with the peg holes already drilled.

unless hasbro showcases a Super Skrull by then. which i hope they do since it's about effing time. =P

JinSaotome · 05-16-2012, 04:43 PM

WOW. The time was worth it! Epic fists and feet casts there

Jason Abbadon · 05-16-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by behindthemask

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Originally Posted by behindthemask View Post
I knew there was a reason I sold all my skrulls to Lord Marvel... So I could buy these lol.
haha man, yeah i saw his ultra mega army. makes me a little jealous as i have none of those guys to go with SS.

Yeh, sold/traded him 7 of the lil guys. I'd say get yourself some 6'' skrulls!

HA! I gave LM two myself! He's amassing an army!

Superskrull is one of the baddest mofos in Marvel- and his antagonistic respect with Ronan in Annihilation is something to see.
Plus he can make invisible fire, the sick bastard!

DogFashionDisco · 05-16-2012, 06:42 PM

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the DC stuff, and I've been keeping an eye on your work in case you posted Vision, I'm sure it'll rock.

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Originally Posted by NoodleChow

haha always, DFD. dunno what my next ones are gonna be but have a bunch of stuff on the back burner till i have the right parts like Resident Evil ones and a spreadsheet filled with marvel characters. also hoping to make some primary justice league members with MU figures. i think i'm hoping to make a huge groot and fix up rocket raccoon's articulation next. also waiting on a buddy to ship some parts so i can finally start vision using that cyclops you sent. same for an x-factor havok with another cyclops sent by fancy pants.

TheSymbiote · 05-16-2012, 09:00 PM

We swear we've opened this thread specifically to see this awesome skrull.

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL WHY ARE CUSTOM FIGURES BETTER THEN THE FIGURES A MASSIVE COMPANY IS GETTING PAID TO MAKE!

05-15-2012, 05:10 PM	#1
NoodleChow om nom nom! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,365	Hey guys, I'd finished both Super Skrulls and finally got a decent dark backdrop to shoot em against. Figured I'd try my hand at sculpting parts while learning how to cast so I'd say this project was worked on over the course of about 4-5 months which was mostly me futzing around with materials and going back to the drawing board a couple times. I hope you guys enjoy the finished product. Questions, feedback and critiques are much appreciated. Recipe is at the bottom. Body - Cable torso and legs. Head - sculpted using Super Sculpey Firm then molded and cast. Arms - Fists sculpted from scratch with Super Sculpey Firm with Apoxe Sculpt touch ups. Biceps and Elbows were modded Cable arms merged with XMO movie Wolverine's hips then sculpted over with Apoxie Sculpt. also molded and cast. Lower Legs (invisible) - clear resin casts of original legs. Shoulder Flair - Apoxie Sculpt Paint - Testors Acrylics Flames - resin casts of chopped up flame bits from a Toybiz movie Human Torch figure. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by NoodleChow; 05-15-2012 at 05:12 PM..

05-15-2012, 05:20 PM	#2
Iceman MUtant Overlord Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,754	That turned out REALLY well. I assume you didn't use a Skrull soldier head because it would have looked too small? __________________ BST

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TheSymbiote The Host of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Carnage USA Posts: 1,941	So...............beautiful! Lol __________________ <--Click for Spectacular Sale! UPDATED Sep 2015

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Iceman MUtant Overlord Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,754	Kinda makes me miss the days when there was only ONE Super-Skrull and he was an actual threat. __________________ BST

05-15-2012, 07:03 PM	#7
behindthemask Repulsars ready to kill Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlottetown,P.E.I. Canada Posts: 4,825	Awesome figures! My only suggestion is the skrull that has "Thing" hands cut out or make some small rock sections to cover part of the forearm in a random pattern to make it seem like a gradual transformation. __________________