Hey guys! It’s been a little while, I know. But here I present some new custom action figures for your viewing pleasure. I made a full set of the Marvel U-Foes on a 3 3/4″ scale using Marvel Universe action figures as the base. If you’re unfamiliar with the U-Foes, they consist of Ironclad, Vapor, Vector, and X-Ray. They were a fun project, and after you check out the pictures and description for Vector, you’ll see just how much work went into them. Just click on each photo below to go to the corresponding page for that custom. Thanks for looking, and until next time!
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By far the most time consuming of the U-Foes to tackle was Vector. Like X-Ray, he was a character who had two dimensional detailing on a three dimensional surface. Only with Vector, it was a LOT more of it, set up in a very specific way. I had to utilize a lot of reference to paint him correctly, and even then there’s some angles that just weren’t available of him, so I had to guess how everything connected. He started as a Marvel Universe Silver Surfer whose nose I removed and base coated in orange. After that, I went on Photoshop and blocked out each layer of his detailing to make it was easy and stress free as possible. Then I just slowly went through and penciled it out and started painting. It took a lot of patience, and a very steady hand, but eventually Vector was completely finished and ready to join his U-Foes brethren in taking down the Marvel heroes!
Check out the rest of the U-Foes by clicking each link below!
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Vapor started out as a Marvel Universe Ms. Marvel figure. I had to sand down her domino mask and sculpt over it to smooth it out, and the rest was just painting her. I took some hot glue and added to the tips of her hair, so I could have it fade from red into a translucent green. And to add even more display value to her, I made her a 100% scratch built Vapor Base that she can sit in. The frame is made from aluminum foil, and it’s just covered completely by hot glue, and painted with clear green. She can easily be displayed in the base, or out of it. I always love adding these kinds of options to my customs.
Check out the rest of the U-Foes by clicking each link below!
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X-Ray was a bit tough to tackle, because his design was basically two-dimensional detailing on a three dimensional body. Easy enough to draw on paper, but not so easy to replicate onto an action figure. But I gave it a go. He started out as a clear Marvel Universe Silver Surfer whose nose I removed, and then covered him in clear purple. Then I painted the center of his chest and back white and had it fade out from there, almost like a starburst, fading into the purple. I added the splotchy black dots in the center of his torso on both sides, and painted the black lines that circle it all over his body. It’s hard to see the lines normally, but the reason I chose a clear Silver Surfer is because when you hold X-Ray up to a light, it shines through and you can see all the detail on his body. It was a risky move, but I think it paid off.
Check out the rest of the U-Foes by clicking each link below!
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The U-Foes are some of the more obscure Marvel villains out there, but they have a very strong fan base, and I wanted to bring their likeness to the Marvel Universe 3 3/4″ toy line. I started with Ironclad. He started out as a Marvel Universe Hulk that I had to modify. I sculpted onto the top of his head to square it out, and sculpted onto his feet to give him the two-toed look. Then, I used my dremel to remove all the pants detailing from his legs. I took him completely apart and painted him with Tamiya Silver, put him back togethewr, gave him his skirt, and now he’s ready to take on the Hulk!
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Today I’ve got not one, not two, but 4 new custom action figures! I got them done quickly so I wanted to share them together. First up, we have Darth Knight 2.0. If you remember my first Darth Knight custom, it was pretty popular. I’ve updated the detailing on it, and added a couple of new custom accessories as well! Next, we have a 25th Anniversary style G.I. Joe Dial Tone. He’s a recreation of the G.I. Joe Club exclusive Dial Tone figure that is so hard to come by now. I figured out which parts were used, and got a cast head, backpack, and gun from my friend Alyosha over at Broken Arrow Toys, and painted it up! Then, there’s my custom 3 3/4″ Daniel Craig James Bond. He was made from the body of a Rise of Cobra James McCullen, and the head from a Golden Compass figure. And last up, we have Rene Belloq, from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This figure is a 3 3/4″ as well, meant to fit in with the other Hasbro figures. They never made a figure of Belloq in his white suit, so I took a Jazwares A-Team Face figure, painted it up, and gave him the head from a Rise of Cobra James McCullen with painted hair, and the fedora from an Indiana Jones.
Be sure to click the following links to see the full photo sets and descriptions, and check out the sample photos below!
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Dial Tone was a figure that was released as a G.I. Joe Club exclusive figure a couple of years back, but most fans missed out on it, and now it goes for far too much in the secondary market. Here, I’ve recreated that Dial Tone figure exactly. Thanks to a client of mine for figuring out what parts the club used to make the Dial Tone figure in the first place. He’s made from the upper & lower torso, and upper arms from Leatherneck, the lower arms, and the hands and legs from Rollbar. The head, backpack, and gun are resin casts from Broken Arrow Toys. So after having all my pieces, I just had to look at reference to get all the right colors down. I had to hand mix the pigments myself to get the right shades of yellowish-tan, and the bluish green you see on his uniform. All the correct detailing was added to him as well, and his head is fully painted. I wanted to give his gun and backpack realistic weathering, so I painted them with gun metal, dry brushed some mithril silver, and added some gloss black wash in particular places to give the impression of oil. His arm patch was recreated digitally by me in Photoshop in high definition, and then printed out on a clear label and glued in place.
I’m hoping this custom will show those who want their own Dial Tone how to do it. You’ve got all the parts listed, and a nifty link for buying the head, gun, and backpack. Good luck, and have fun with your own. Yo Joe!
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Who wouldn’t want a G.I. Joe scaled James Bond action figure? That’s what I thought too, and here we are. I took a G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra James McCullen figure, and the head from a Golden Compass 3 3/4 figure of the character Daniel Craig played in that movie. Took some hot glue to get the head to sit on the neck right, and then I just gave him some appropriate spy weapons and there you have it.
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As vast as the character selection was in the Hasbro Indiana Jones toy line, one figure they seemed to miss was Rene Belloq. Yes, we got him in his ceremonial garb that he wore at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but everyone wanted him in his white suit you see him in through most of the movie. So here I took a Jazwares A-Team Face figure, repainted the body white and the shirt baby blue. Also repainted the shoes to look like spats, and repainted the hands. Then took the head from a Rise of Cobra James McCullen figure, and added some gray to his hair. The hat comes from an Indiana Jones, only I made the back of it pop up to match the kind of hat Belloq wore in the movie.
DC Collectibles just revealed on G4, their first in a line of upcoming DC 3 3/4 inch action figures.