1/6 Indy Customizations: Image Thread

Rogerbee · 2025-03-09T04:32:51-0400

RPM716 said:
I know the Waruna sculpt has become the community darling for Indy sculpts (and for good reason) but there was one that always eluded me for years. I was super excited for the Andrea/onesixthsculpts version until he ended up screwing over the community, and Merek had to take over and get us our sculpts. Unfortunately, I had mine sent to EdMa before his drama went down and my sculpt was lost forever. Long story short I was able to find another sculpt on eBay, this time painted by IndianaJames. I don’t know if I can say the sculpt itself is exactly up to par with Waruna’s but this paint job certainly makes it one of my favorites! Really looking forward to getting this set up on my figure.View attachment 761898

That is a nice sculpt, another where the hat looks just right.

Rzeznikk · 2025-03-10T17:39:40-0400

Returned home from our vacation to have a few nice surprises waiting for me at home! Taking a quick moment to drop some pics! Definitely will be seeing a lot more in the near future!

Sculpt: Waruna
Paint: Kjun Art

Loving these sculpts! I think I have my two new favorites!

Gipetto0812 · 2025-03-10T17:50:52-0400

RPM716 said:
I know the Waruna sculpt has become the community darling for Indy sculpts (and for good reason) but there was one that always eluded me for years. I was super excited for the Andrea/onesixthsculpts version until he ended up screwing over the community, and Merek had to take over and get us our sculpts. Unfortunately, I had mine sent to EdMa before his drama went down and my sculpt was lost forever. Long story short I was able to find another sculpt on eBay, this time painted by IndianaJames. I don’t know if I can say the sculpt itself is exactly up to par with Waruna’s but this paint job certainly makes it one of my favorites! Really looking forward to getting this set up on my figure.View attachment 761898

Congrats! I still have mine, unpainted. Don't need it any more since I have Waruna's. As great as Merek was for the community, it's a shame he went out the way he did.

Wor-Gar · 2025-03-10T18:06:31-0400

Gipetto0812 said:
As great as Merek was for the community, it's a shame he went out the way he did.

Oooh, gossip, do tell. I don't know the story, but I'm always wary of those who appear from nowhere and inundate themselves quickly... the candle that burns twice as bright type thing...

Felinx · 2025-03-10T18:25:55-0400

Yeah I was only new over at that FB group when all of that went down - something about a high-dollar sale gone wrong. Maybe someone here can summarize it.

Gipetto0812 · 2025-03-10T19:02:32-0400

Wor-Gar said:
Oooh, gossip, do tell. I don't know the story, but I'm always wary of those who appear from nowhere and inundate themselves quickly... the candle that burns twice as bright type thing...

I believe someone paid him a large sum of money for a bunch of custom stuff (I think it was a mix of Han solo and Indy stuff as Merek was active for both) that supposedly got lost in the mail. It was an international sale and the guy unfortunately paid friends and family if I'm remembering correctly. Merek didn't get a tracking number and threw away the postage receipt so there was no proof anything actually being mailed. Merek basically threw up his arms saying "sorry but I don't have the money to reimburse you" and walked away.

I mean, if I was someone looking at patterns, he seemed to be one that would spend a lot of money on high end custom stuff/services but then end up selling it almost just as fast. But, seemed like a good guy regularly trying to help. I mean, for my part, he appeared to do the best he could with both ROTLA and TLC Siberian custom clothing runs as well as his efforts with the Andrea sculpts. So, I don't think he's all bad just bad timing and bad actions ruining what was a pretty helpful member of the community.

Wor-Gar · 2025-03-10T19:09:49-0400

Gipetto0812 said:
I don't think he's all bad just bad timing and bad actions ruining what was a pretty helpful member of the community.

Most of the customizers who left the boards under unfortunate circumstances have a similar story.

Most things don't end well. That's why we like movies.

Rzeznikk · 2025-03-10T22:11:02-0400

Yeah Im an admin in the One Sixth Indiana Jones group on Facebook where this all transpired. Here is a screen shot of our disclaimer after the fact:

Here is Rajiv's post laying out his side of the story. Unfortunately Merek didn't stick around in the group to combat much other than paraphrase "my bad" for not getting the correct tracking number. Running and hiding really isn't a good look when things like this happen imo.