[Astra]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monte Williams

That would make them authentic to the choreography of the series!

LOL true! Well then

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

Astra those figs of you are great!!!.
and you say casually like..."surely there is a shop nearby..go get a few made"..lol...
I've never seen/heard of any place that did something like that anywhere over here. In fact..in the collecting communities......I"ve never seen ANYONE else with lil' figures of themselves...you are unique in that sense.

i'd 100% go get a 1:12 figure of myself to put on display.

none the less....those are cool and i'm glad you joined our little community here

The first I heard of these figures was some years ago when it was the big new trend in Japan. Someone had retweeted it. I also had no idea that there was a shop right in my city before there was an article in the newspaper. I thought it was a thing for the future.

My shop is called "3D your body" and if your location Brooklyn means New York then you're in luck, I think they once said that they want to expand worldwide, New York and Hong Kong and such. Not sure how far those plans have come, they are still a small company at the start. May take some years yet.

3D your body tries to go into shopping malls. I wonder if someone shopping would decide on the spot to get scanned, as ruffled and sweaty as they look but at least it would bring attention for you to return later. I also know of a company that at a sci-fi convention scanned fans in their cosplay costumes which surely was wonderful. When I first wrote about my figures back in March I also got contacted by someone who actually scanned fans together with their stars, instead of taking mere pictures.

Last year or so a friend of mine did a scan of herself in the UK and gave it to her grandmother as Christmas gift.

It's all still a bit expensive but I hope that over time it will become cheaper to do.

So, keep doing some digging around, who knows what will turn up! If there is enough interest, we always could do an extra thread to discuss it, with others joining in, collecting links to companies that offer it, etc. Here is one that seems to be New York, L.A. and San Francisco based:

https://www.doob3d.com/

Good luck and let us see your results please!

[Karma Jawa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astra

LOL true! Well then


The first I heard of these figures was some years ago when it was the big new trend in Japan. Someone had retweeted it. I also had no idea that there was a shop right in my city before there was an article in the newspaper. I thought it was a thing for the future.

My shop is called "3D your body" and if your location Brooklyn means New York then you're in luck, I think they once said that they want to expand worldwide, New York and Hong Kong and such. Not sure how far those plans have come, they are still a small company at the start. May take some years yet.

3D your body tries to go into shopping malls. I wonder if someone shopping would decide on the spot to get scanned, as ruffled and sweaty as they look but at least it would bring attention for you to return later. I also know of a company that at a sci-fi convention scanned fans in their cosplay costumes which surely was wonderful. When I first wrote about my figures back in March I also got contacted by someone who actually scanned fans together with their stars, instead of taking mere pictures.

Last year or so a friend of mine did a scan of herself in the UK and gave it to her grandmother as Christmas gift.

It's all still a bit expensive but I hope that over time it will become cheaper to do.

So, keep doing some digging around, who knows what will turn up! If there is enough interest, we always could do an extra thread to discuss it, with others joining in, collecting links to companies that offer it, etc. Here is one that seems to be New York, L.A. and San Francisco based:

https://www.doob3d.com/

Good luck and let us see your results please!

Found a website called Shapify that does 3D full body scans and figurines. It has a helpful map of shop locations around the world.

[Kuma Style]

[deecee4]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

In fact..in the collecting communities......I"ve never seen ANYONE else with lil' figures of themselves...you are unique in that sense.

Not exactly an action figure but, there is a miniature model based on me lol. Just saying'
http://mierce-miniatures.com/index.p...sd_wcf_101_000

[Monte Williams]

I wrote an essay about a decade ago about trying to create a toy of oneself, but the internet seems to have eaten it.

[Monte Williams]

A Gift From Toybox: Joe Colton Week Begins! by Monte Williams, on Flickr


Adventure—noun—An Unusual and Exciting, Typically Hazardous Experience or Activity by Monte Williams, on Flickr


To Endure Without Even Noticing the Many Dreary Days and Roads on Which Nothing Happened At All by Monte Williams, on Flickr

[scarrviper]

Alley Vipers by scarrviper, on Flickr

[webz]

tatsumakisenpuukyaku!

Shoryu...

reppa!

[Augustus_Cole]

lol.i was just thinking....that was a combo..the i saw then "reppa"
heh...

[Kuma Style]

Quote:

Originally Posted by webz

tatsumakisenpuukyaku!

Shoryu...

reppa!

- Got caught up looking for an imaginary like butotn again.

[webz]

Masquerade... paper faces on parade... masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you. Masquerade!

[Monte Williams]

His Face—Dour, Frowning—Was That of a Man Who Hasn't Seen Anything Good in Years by Monte Williams, on Flickr


And We Supposed That Our Roads and Our Days Led Ahead Into a Limitless Future by Monte Williams, on Flickr

[webz]

”teeheeheehee ‘Ironhide’? More like ‘RubberHeinie’ or ‘Tiredbuns’! Heeheehoohoohoo!”

[scarrviper]

Scoop by scarrviper, on Flickr

[Kuma Style]

[LordMarvel]

[scarrviper]

Mainframe & Dial-Tone by scarrviper, on Flickr

[Monte Williams]

Awesome team-up!

[Super Joe]

Of the 100s of gijoes, seems like a lot of people really like Scoop and Dataframe for some reason. Can anyone tell me why? Nice pictures BTW.

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Originally Posted by scarrviper

Mainframe & Dial-Tone by scarrviper, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by scarrviper

Scoop by scarrviper, on Flickr

[webz]

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Originally Posted by Super Joe

Of the 100s of gijoes, seems like a lot of people really like Scoop and Dataframe for some reason. Can anyone tell me why? Nice pictures BTW.

Scoop’s headsculpt has always reminded me of Judge Reinhold.

[Monte Williams]

Looks like John Kerry to me.

[Kuma Style]

[scarrviper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Joe

Of the 100s of gijoes, seems like a lot of people really like Scoop and Dataframe for some reason. Can anyone tell me why? Nice pictures BTW.

I'm not a huge fan of Scoop, but I had to do a shot of him since I found him complete last year at a flea market. He's a decent figure for what he is. As for Mainframe, he's a great joe. His specialty is still very relevant even though his vintage accessories can appear dated.

Skidmark by scarrviper, on Flickr

[Tomax]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Joe

Of the 100s of gijoes, seems like a lot of people really like Scoop and Dataframe for some reason. Can anyone tell me why?

im a big GI Joe fan and i dont like scoop or dataframe...

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