ALIEN and ALIENS Thread...

[pjam]

Yeah, I emailed Lonnie about that and he confirmed that he has no painter available right now to do the work. However, Apone without Lonnie's Hero head just isn't Apone. He doesn't have a goatee. Must replace head.

I know a few guys who could do the work. Most charge around $25 or $30 but you also have to pay shipping back and forth. Hell, there's CustomMikey here too that does pretty good paint work. PM him and see what he charges. Maybe if we get ours done together we can get a corporate rate.

Best way to handle that is choose a painter, pay him to order and ship the heads to him. Pay paint fees and s/h when the job is done, at least we can have some custom apone heads before apone arrives.

Let's see who else wants an Apone head, I'll PM Mikey.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Yeah, I emailed Lonnie about that and he confirmed that he has no painter available right now to do the work. However, Apone without Lonnie's Hero head just isn't Apone. He doesn't have a goatee. Must replace head.

I know a few guys who could do the work. Most charge around $25 or $30 but you also have to pay shipping back and forth. Hell, there's CustomMikey here too that does pretty good paint work. PM him and see what he charges. Maybe if we get ours done together we can get a corporate rate.

Hey Wor-Gar & pjam, Count me in on this 'corporate rate' for an Apone Hero Head repaint too please! Anyone thinking of getting the Hicks replacement head as well? Personally I don't think the HT Hicks head is too bad...a little generic, but at least it doesn't look like Wesley Snipes! I could be swayed to replace both while I'm replacing one...

 

[Wor-Gar]

Hey Wor-Gar & pjam, Count me in on this 'corporate rate' for an Apone Hero Head repaint too please! Anyone thinking of getting the Hicks replacement head as well? Personally I don't think the HT Hicks head is too bad...a little generic, but at least it doesn't look like Wesley Snipes! I could be swayed to replace both while I'm replacing one...

Cool, you're in. That's 3, P. I also could be swayed to get a Hicks head replacement...but maybe we should try the Apone head first and see if we all like the head and the paintjob first. Lonnie also mentioned that he has a Vasquez on the way and a few other marines coming. So if the price is right and we like the work, we can repeat this procedure.

 

[pjam]

Cool, you're in. That's 3, P. I also could be swayed to get a Hicks head replacement...but maybe we should try the Apone head first and see if we all like the head and the paintjob first. Lonnie also mentioned that he has a Vasquez on the way and a few other marines coming. So if the price is right and we like the work, we can repeat this procedure.

Cool, I just Pm'd Mikey and asked for prices and referred him to this thread, so the more the merrier.

I also just spoke with Adam at DSC, he actually called me to answer my question and said that they will receive the HT Aliens in the first SSC wave.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Cool, I just Pm'd Mikey and asked for prices and referred him to this thread, so the more the merrier.

I also just spoke with Adam at DSC, he actually called me to answer my question and said that they will receive the HT Aliens in the first SSC wave.

Cool, lets hope Mikey wants to do it.

So is that a good thing -- the first SS wave? Not sure what all these waves mean.

 

[pjam]

Cool, lets hope Mikey wants to do it.

So is that a good thing -- the first SS wave? Not sure what all these waves mean.

Mean you'll get yours about a week after SSC gets theirs in and there is probably a second shipment coming some time later, figure weeks later.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Mean you'll get yours about a week after SSC gets theirs in and there is probably a second shipment coming some time later, figure weeks later.

For me, I already HAVE my figures! I've had them in hand since last October. Got them through a local retailer who imported them from overseas when they were first released. They look GREAT on the shelf, but Passenger 57's head HAS to go!!!

 

[Wor-Gar]

For me, I already HAVE my figures! I've had them in hand since last October. Got them through a local retailer who imported them from overseas when they were first released. They look GREAT on the shelf, but Passenger 57's head HAS to go!!!

No way! Do you have any pix of the three? How cool are they? I only know one guy who has one, Hicks, and he says its great...except the sculpt.

 

[pjam]

For me, I already HAVE my figures! I've had them in hand since last October. Got them through a local retailer who imported them from overseas when they were first released. They look GREAT on the shelf, but Passenger 57's head HAS to go!!!

We'll make it happen, I'll let you guys know when I hear back and we should also be looking for painters if it doesn't work out. At leat we KNOW where to get a custom apone, thanks to Wor-Gar.

btw, ordered Apone from AE, now have all 3. I think Adam @ DSC also confirmed Ripley and Drake are for real and said Ripley will sell out superfast so keep your finger on the trigger if/when she's announced @ SDCC.

 

[pjam]

No way! Do you have any pix of the three? How cool are they? I only know one guy who has one, Hicks, and he says its great...except the sculpt.

Go to Michael Crawford, he has reviews on all three I think, with pics!

He definitely did Hicks and you can find it in his review archives but having trouble locating the others.

 

[Wor-Gar]

We'll make it happen, I'll let you guys know when I hear back and we should also be looking for painters if it doesn't work out. At leat we KNOW where to get a custom apone, thanks to Wor-Gar.

btw, ordered Apone from AE, now have all 3. I think Adam @ DSC also confirmed Ripley and Drake are for real and said Ripley will sell out superfast so keep your finger on the trigger if/when she's announced @ SDCC.

Yep, Ripley's a must! Adam's pretty cool so I know he'll contact me as soon as he hears anything. Knowing the way I spend way too much time surfing around for this stuff, I'll probably know before him though

But yeah, she's gonna sell like crazy. Even people who don't want the marines will probably at least get Ripley...then they'll catch the bug and start trying to find these guys that we already have... muh-ha-ha-ha!

EDIT: Michael only has the Hicks review...which I've read like 4 times.

 

[pjam]

Yep, Ripley's a must! Adam's pretty cool so I know he'll contact me as soon as he hears anything. Knowing the way I spend way too much time surfing around for this stuff, I'll probably know before him though

But yeah, she's gonna sell like crazy. Even people who don't want the marines will probably at least get Ripley...then they'll catch the bug and start trying to find these guys that we already have... muh-ha-ha-ha!

that's so funny you said that, coz Adam said the same thing.

Crawford reviewd Hicks with pics, I don't mind the sculpt.

 

[Indiana Fett]

No way! Do you have any pix of the three? How cool are they? I only know one guy who has one, Hicks, and he says its great...except the sculpt.

Yeah, they're AMAZING! You will NOT be disappointed with the gear/accessories. The detail is STUNNING and the armour and weapons are very slightly weathered too! Took me about an hour or so to put each figure together, which is what they mean by 'model kit' I guess...all those TINY buckles and snaps to fasten together! LOL!

The Hicks head doesn't bother me too much. Looks pretty good with the helmet on IMO...but as I said, it's a little generic. The Apone head REALLY does look like Snipes though...especially with the goatee...He should only have a moustache! Good thing Lonnie has these alternate sculpts to use as replacements...Let's face it, his cigar-chewin' Apone sculpt looks 'Absolutely BAD-A$$!!!' hehe.

P.S., I paid $105 for each of my figures. No tax, no shipping. $20 more than the SS cost, but to have them nearly a year before SS has them, and with no shipping cost, I suppose it was worth it!

:chew :chew :chew :chew :chew

 

[Wor-Gar]

Absolutely worth it. Please post pix if you have any. I need something new to gander at.

And yeah, the Lonnie sculpt of Apone with that cigar is just perfect. Gotta have it!

As far as getting this done, I think Pjam's right, we should have Frontline ship all the heads at once directly to the painter (whoever it is) to cut down on costs. We should also place one order then, which might be awkward on how we get all our money together but I'm sure we can figure it out. Maybe it will work out where one guy pays for the heads and shipping, one guy pays first half for the painting and the third pays for the last half of the painting. Something like this maybe, whatever works out...depending on how many people we get onboard this Apone train!

 

[Indiana Fett]

Absolutely worth it. Please post pix if you have any. I need something new to gander at.

And yeah, the Lonnie sculpt of Apone with that cigar is just perfect. Gotta have it!

As far as getting this done, I think Pjam's right, we should have Frontline ship all the heads at once directly to the painter (whoever it is) to cut down on costs. We should also place one order then, which might be awkward on how we get all our money together but I'm sure we can figure it out. Maybe it will work out where one guy pays for the heads and shipping, one guy pays first half for the painting and the third pays for the last half of the painting. Something like this maybe, whatever works out...depending on how many people we get onboard this Apone train!

Yeah that sounds like a great idea...Could we use something like Paypal to each pay our share? Or I guess just the good old-fashioned cash/M.O. directly to the painter could work too. If I'm not mistaken, Lonnie only accepts $$$ and M.O. I seem to remember that from when I got my H. Ford sculpts of Deckard and Indy through him. He might accept C.C./Paypal now though...that was a little while back.

Oh, and I wish I could post pics, but I'm 'between' digital cameras right now! LOL!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Most of the time I've had custom heads painted I've always gone thru PayPal. I prefer that method too...but I just checked Lonnie's order form and you're right, Lonnie only accepts MO or "well concealed cash". Sucks. Oh well. Anyway, we'll sort it all out once we find a painter..that's the key right now.

 

[pjam]

Most of the time I've had custom heads painted I've always gone thru PayPal. I prefer that method too...but I just checked Lonnie's order form and you're right, Lonnie only accepts MO or "well concealed cash". Sucks. Oh well. Anyway, we'll sort it all out once we find a painter..that's the key right now.

WE FOUND A PAINTER, AND IT'S CUSTOM MIKEY!

Here's his PM response. We need to get on this ASAP. W-G, since you dealt with ronnie, can you contact him with prices fro 3 Apones and we'll have Mikey order them and have them shipped directly to him, or just one of us should pay Lonnie and have him ship them to Mikey, we'll sort out our difference between us through paypal or whatever.

Maybe we should have Mikey order all three and paypal him seperately, might be best.

Mikey's response:

That Apone ROCKS!!! Wow. Until May 21st, I will only be charging $15 a head. After that, it goes up to $40. My special offer to Sideshow Freaks board members.
You also pay the shipping costs.
It'd be a dream to work on a sculpt like that, provided the copy is good, and not full of pinholes and airbubbles. I'd hate to see such an incredible sculpt ruined by shoddy replication.
Let me know!
-Michael

 

[Wor-Gar]

Great news!

I can supply Mikey with all the pix he may need of Apone as well as the painted sculpts I posted online here if that helps him.

As far as Lonnie, I doubt he'll do better than $10 a head for just 3. That's still a good price considering the sculpt. Maybe we should start a thread called "Apone replacement head offer". But I don't know if Mikey wants to paint like 10 heads if we get a lot of buyers. Anyway, I'll contact Lonnie and see what the deal is.

Good work, P!

 

[pjam]

Great news!

I can supply Mikey with all the pix he may need of Apone as well as the painted sculpts I posted online here if that helps him.

As far as Lonnie, I doubt he'll do better than $10 a head for just 3. That's still a good price considering the sculpt. Maybe we should start a thread called "Apone replacement head offer". But I don't know if Mikey wants to paint like 10 heads if we get a lot of buyers. Anyway, I'll contact Lonnie and see what the deal is.

Good work, P!

I recommended to CM we paypal him funds to cover head, shipping and paint costs upfront and have him order direct from frontline then settle final finished shipping costs separately. But whatever works best...

 

[Wor-Gar]

I recommended to CM we paypal him funds to cover head, shipping and paint costs upfront and have him order direct from frontline then settle final finished shipping costs separately. But whatever works best...

Sounds good to me. If Mikey can actually place the order and have them shipped to him that would make things nice and smooth.

I just emailed Lonnie to see if we could get a corporate rate on the heads and/or shipping. I won't hear back from him until tomorrow as his "work" day ends at 3.

Here's the costs at the moment: $10 a sculpt, plus ship (1-4 heads = $4.30) plus $15 a head painted, plus shipping to each of us (Mikey will have to give us each our own estimate). Roughly around $30, give or take. I think I can swing that