1/6 Indy Customizations: Image Thread

[galactiboy]

And I think this is the Indy I'm sticking with, pretty sad when I was 28 or so when I started working on an Indy custom (my first custom and the one that dragged me into all this as well) and all the time and money involved in one figure. I'll be 42 this year by the way.

That's awesome man; got to respect the dedication! It's crazy how no one company was able to give us a definitive Indy. But, bits and pieces from them can add up to a great figure.

Trev's sculpt is still by far the best, IMO.

I have to agree with this.

I put the SS head on the HT Indy body early on and the proported bobblehead SS sculpt looks much better in scale than the itsy-bitsy HT head. Too bad you can't repaint the SS sculpt because of the toxic resin they used which eats away your paint or makes the head "sweat".

Like has been mentioned before I also just dipped mine in rubbing alcohol and wiped away as much of the paint as I could. I'd previously had it painted by someone else, but the paint was always tacky. After I wiped away the tacky new paint and took off a layer of the sealant the repaint I did never sweated again.

For anyone that doesn't rate the SSC sculpt, allow me to remind you what Les Walker did with it:

Still the first and most impressive repaint I've seen of this sculpt. Les had a real eye for repaints. But sadly...

I used to have a ton of respect for Les and tried to support him through all the drama that followed, but the fact that its years later and he is still holding onto property of other is pretty unforgivable. It's one thing to skip out on services owed, as bad as that already is, its even worse to still be holding onto peoples property.

The LEAST he could do it get people their sculpts back.

These are very old wounds on the board and really don't need to be brought back up though. Nothing good will ever come of it, if Les cared enough to right his wrongs he would have done it by now. *sigh*....shameful behavior..... *shakes head*

Yeah, Les has personally been a major disappointment to me. I've met the guy in person and talked with him many times. But now he's just moved on completely and left everyone in the lurch. After 3 years of waiting for a head I asked him one time when he thought it would be done and he jumped down my throat. I've written him off completely.

On a brigther note since we're sharing our customs in order to hide our pain... I really like the combo of the Saito (or maybe it was Ezio) body and SS head. I think the proportions of the two work well:

Not to mention, with some customization the Ford sculpt can be used to make a lot of great figures

 

[Rogerbee]

Good points well made!

I SO want that Empire Han!!

I'm using the Ezio body for mine, but have used lower legs from the Gambit TT as the Ezio's had ankle extenders.

 

[galactiboy]

I think mine must have been the Ezio then... I think it was the taller of the 2 bodies with a fixed neck.

And get the Han sculpt... Mando did an excellent job

 

[Rogerbee]

Wait, the Han is available!?

 

[galactiboy]

Yeah man, Mando is offering the sculpt in the Star Wars customs section... get on it

Hando by Mando

 

[Rogerbee]

PM'ed him!

 

[stshammgod]

My WGP head just came in from SS... Here are a few quick "in hand" shots...

Hands down, better than HT, no question in my mind. Best Indy head I've ever held in my hands... I will post more when my bash is ready to go.

 

[Rogerbee]

It's a nice paint job.

 

[stshammgod]

It's a nice paint job.

LOL, I know your feelings on the subject of WGP. Thanks for being polite.

 

[Rogerbee]

Not a problem.

 

[TheFiend]

Hands down, better than HT, no question in my mind. Best Indy head I've ever held in my hands... I will post more when my bash is ready to go.

Hmm, I gotta say I like these pics more than I liked the one SS put up. The eye work is outstanding. Still, not sure how I feel about it. Nontheless, Im really looking forward to your bash, stshammgod! Can we expect pics today?

 

[stshammgod]

Hmm, I gotta say I like these pics more than I liked the one SS put up. The eye work is outstanding. Still, not sure how I feel about it. Nontheless, Im really looking forward to your bash, stshammgod! Can we expect pics today?

Sometimes a macro lens is good for showing detail, but I think it draws a LOT of attention to the details as well; it almost distracts from how it "really" looks if you catch my drift. This is how it should look on the shelf, which I'm more than happy with, unless something way better comes along. I just recently moved into a new house and am working on painting walls tonight, but I will do my best find out what box my bash is in and dig him out for a few photos if I can.

 

[Rogerbee]

I repainted the upper torso on mine so it'll match the head and then redressed it.

Also, I put a rubber band round the waist of the Relic Hunter shirt before I put the pants on and it's surprising how much that helps the shape.

 

[stshammgod]

I repainted the upper torso on mine so it'll match the head and then redressed it.

Also, I put a rubber band round the waist of the Relic Hunter shirt before I put the pants on and it's surprising how much that helps the shape.

Looking forward to seeing yours!

 

[TheFiend]

Sometimes a macro lens is good for showing detail, but I think it draws a LOT of attention to the details as well; it almost distracts from how it "really" looks if you catch my drift. This is how it should look on the shelf, which I'm more than happy with, unless something way better comes along. I just recently moved into a new house and am working on painting walls tonight, but I will do my best find out what box my bash is in and dig him out for a few photos if I can.

Cool. Really curious how this is going to look.

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[Wor-Gar]

My WGP head just came in from SS... Here are a few quick "in hand" shots...

That looks terrific! Great paintwork. Eager to see how it sits on the Indy body. Get to it, man, get to it!

 

[Rogerbee]

Looking forward to seeing yours!

Thanks,

I'm going to take my time, he's too nice a job to rush!

I think I'll practice on the hatless head first just to get Harrison right before I do Indy proper.

 

[TheFiend]

That looks terrific! Great paintwork. Eager to see how it sits on the Indy body. Get to it, man, get to it!

Im very anxious to see this.

 

[stshammgod]

That looks terrific! Great paintwork. Eager to see how it sits on the Indy body. Get to it, man, get to it!

I'll do my best. The body I'm using is an Ezio... essentially a Narrow TT with a built in neck. It should look more proportioned on that one than the stock HT Indy body.

 

[TheFiend]

It probably will be. I have a WGP head and I put it on the HT body and the neck is a bit thick but it doesn't bother me as some of you guys here. You guys are harsh.