101Toys Death God 1/6 Collectible Figure (Darkseid)

[Monkey-bite84]

Face off

Love that film - utter bonkers, now there’s 2 figures I would like.

 

[weisun79]

Erm.. i am not really a customiser, more of a toy collector. I guess he will do as he is…
Pathetic light up LED tho…

Photos taken with phone while i unbox.

 

[weisun79]

I will stride across their bones and bask in the glow of Anti-Life, and all of existence shall be mine!

 

[olbertfrog]

Was not going to get this one because of the wonky body but after seeing some mods to the shoulder I took the plunge (price was right and local seller too).
He's huge but quite light.
I dunno what 108toys was thinking with these weird articulations as basically the pegs were all too long.
So I cut shorter the shoulder pegs, elbow pegs, hands pegs and knees pegs.
Added some padding inside the shoulders/elbows so they sit higher and tighter. Also inside the legs armors to not have them moving all over the place.
Glue trick also on articulations.
And those damn gauntlets were annoying, not staying in place even after making them tighter I ended up adding elastic straps, not really visible and now the gauntlets stay in place.

Next step would be some repaint or a wash maybe would suffice but I suck at it sadly

Would take any advices in terms of colors and techniques

 

[Turtle882]

That looks waaaay better! Great work. How do you add padding to the shoulders?

 

[olbertfrog]

That looks waaaay better! Great work. How do you add padding to the shoulders?

Thanks.
Inside the shoulder.
Lower part, it makes the shoulder higher bit just cutting the pegs already makes a world of difference.

 

[Turtle882]

Thanks! I'm planning to plaint this guy sometime, so I'll probably do the mod too.

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

Thanks.
Inside the shoulder.
Lower part, it makes the shoulder higher bit just cutting the pegs already makes a world of difference.

again it looks great with the mod ,do you have a step by step or advise on how to get him apart and how much and where to cut the pegs so they still hold firm as id definitely give it a shot given some instruction and encouragement lol

 

[olbertfrog]

again it looks great with the mod ,do you have a step by step or advise on how to get him apart and how much and where to cut the pegs so they still hold firm as id definitely give it a shot given some instruction and encouragement lol

Easy to take apart, it's pegs inside rubber joints.
So just pull out, maybe hairdryer to soften but I did not needed it.
Cannot give you measurements, I cut a bit then cut more, don't cut too much right away.
Use a Dremel and sanding to finelize.

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

Easy to take apart, it's pegs inside rubber joints.
So just pull out, maybe hairdryer to soften but I did not needed it.
Cannot give you measurements, I cut a bit then cut more, don't cut too much right away.
Use a Dremel and sanding to finelize.

okay thanks for the tip s ill give it a try

on the padding do you pad inside the bottom part of the ball joint to force the arm to sit higher or am i misreading your method

 

[olbertfrog]

okay thanks for the tip s ill give it a try

on the padding do you pad inside the bottom part of the ball joint to force the arm to sit higher or am i misreading your method

Not the ball joint.
In the chest where the arm ball joint will be.
I had some thick Eva foam that I cut to fit and glued on

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

Not the ball joint.
In the chest where the arm ball joint will be.
I had some thick Eva foam that I cut to fit and glued onView attachment 625189

thanks for the clarification ,ill give it all a shot

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

I did a dumb thing and i bought it

 

[Turtle882]

Welcome to the club.

 

[KerotanFrog]

I'm on the fence. Would a wash over the armor make the color right, or does it need a repaint? May be interested in commission for the armor and eyes. Ive also heard the body skin color doesn't match the face. I just want a good Darkseid.

 

[Turtle882]

Using a wash is an interesting idea. I might test that out this weekend. The body and face are the same grey (imo), but the face has more detail work and dry brushing, so they aren't a perfect match, but to me not a distracting mismatch.

 

[KerotanFrog]

Using a wash is an interesting idea. I might test that out this weekend. The body and face are the same grey (imo), but the face has more detail work and dry brushing, so they aren't a perfect match, but to me not a distracting mismatch.

Ok let me know how it goes. I actually took a look a screens from zsjl again and the armor actually looks pretty close depending on the shot. I'm gonna go ahead and get him. I want that shelf presence.

 

[Chopper Face]

I don’t regret getting Darkseid to overlook my Knightmare team even though he’s quite pricey for how crudely made he is.

A little bit of colour in the armour would have been nice but the all grey look at least feels consistent with Snyder’s grading style. Colours are for the good guys. Darkseid sucks the life out of entire planets so it’s fitting for a guy obsessed with anti-life to be devoid of any sort of vibrance.

Looking forward to whenever that ZSJL Steppenwolf releases to join the crew. Shouldn’t be long now.

Bring on a 3P Mera to complete the team.

 

[Turtle882]

I made a wash with a metallic blue (Army Painter Elven Armor). Here's a comparison of the gauntlets with and without. I think it actually works very well. The blue is really popping in this pic. It's a little more subtle IRL. I'll post an update when I've finished.

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

It came in. I actually like it. Still over priced, but hot toys would never touch this character. Maybe i can commission a oaint job.