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As for a body, I picked up a few from Ebay and will see which one works best. My main concern was getting one with no joints exposed on the arms. I'm leaning towards this one: "1:6 Scale Soldier Story SDU w/ K9 SS097 - S2.5 Muscle Arm Body." The body comes with a neck so I had ordered the neckless Hicks sculpt version.
I would definitely be interested in getting opinions on the best body to use that doesn't come with a neck.
I don't know which body it is, but I like the hard body with a single elbow joint because you can paint it and apply his tattoo easily.
A damn near perfect list, Kam. Only thing I would add to recommended changes for others are these small details:
-I see you did add the 'belt tool' but did not list it in your mods.
*Hicks def needs a 'belt tool' from either Vaz or Drake (Design flaw from hot toys being that it is the wrong version of their 'battery'. The version they produced and shipped was carried by the other marines, not the smartgunners).
-4 grenades in right strap if doing the 'hive battle'/helmeted hicks (3 grenades in right strap if doing post-hive-battle hicks with headset)
-Unlike the other marines, he had only 1 pouch hanging off his belt. The 'large' pouch was over his left buttocks the entire film. (so the two 'small' pouches he comes with can go right in the spare parts bin)
I found Drake for a good deal as well. I've already started on a body replacement and looking for a head sculpt as well. There's no perfect alternate sculpt for Drake, based on the research done in this thread, but it is almost to the point that anything close is better than the original sculpt. (although several have done great jobs repainting it.)
Hicks is easier. I already have several bodies to test with and a Snyderman sculpt ordered via Ebay.
I love Snyderman's head sculpts and have 7 of them, but I have never found a body that matches the fleshtones they use on any of their paintjobs, so be aware that you may have to do some painting.
I found all the head sculpts from there to be pretty awful and super expensive. Guess no one does them.https://www.ebay.com/usr/snyderman31?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
I've got a couple of their Hicks sculpts and they are well done.
Looks like I'll need a Hudson sculpt as well. Have the figure in route.
I found all the head sculpts from there to be pretty awful and super expensive. Guess no one does them.
The snyderman stuff is actually pretty cheap if you buy them unpainted. The main thing going for them is that they are actually still available. Very few options exist at present. Back when this forum had an "interest" for custom work section, we tried to get more projects/characters off the ground, but we never got the required numbers.
Here is a rundown of head options I did on a diff forum (again, many no longer available, and only a couple actually decent/upgrades)
https://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16022&hilit=sculpt+options
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