Building your MARINES - CORRECTLY

[Mudshark]

will the fonts work on an apple or PC?

I'm using a Mac and they seem to work okay for me, even though they're a Windows True Type font.

 

[Dic07046139]

Cheers, just making sure, I didn't want to download something that wont work.

 

[polonium]

I just got mint in box Hicks for $145 ! :chew:chew:chew:chew
This is my first marine and now I'm hooked!

 

[Dic07046139]

Awesome, where you get it so cheap?

 

[polonium]

From local boardy. He told me it's Hudson, I said OK I don't mind. But when I went see him to pick it up, he said ' Sorry it's Hick not Hudson. Do you still want it?' HELL YES (I silently thinking to myself ) Damn lucky me.

 

[Dic07046139]

Brilliant bit of luck you had their!

 

[THE IMMOBILIZER]

I just got mint in box Hicks for $145 ! :chew:chew:chew:chew
This is my first marine and now I'm hooked!

Jezus, thats a good price.

 

[Jediguy]

HOLY CRAP. Lucky !@#$%^D lol

 

[Cpl.Shepard]

good lord, excellent score

 

[cheeseman69]

From local boardy. He told me it's Hudson, I said OK I don't mind. But when I went see him to pick it up, he said ' Sorry it's Hick not Hudson. Do you still want it?' HELL YES (I silently thinking to myself ) Damn lucky me.

Oh yeah you damn lucky for that price. That worth about $400 ish. Well done

 

[THE IMMOBILIZER]

Yo, just got a PM from MAA he said that he expected the BDU's to be ready in 3 weeks
\Yeah cant wait for more accurateness on our figures.

 

[Mudshark]

These are the pics of the final version MAA posted in the BDU thread recently. The colors look exactly like my 1:1 scale BDU (in my sig)! The sets will include helmet covers in the same camo pattern, too. Can't wait to start upgrading my squad of ultimate badasses with these!

Here's a scan of the front & back of the final version shirt:

Expect olive green threads when they are sewn up and done. Stay tuned~!

 

[THE IMMOBILIZER]

Yeah man, you said it Mudshark.

 

[Cpl.Shepard]

does anyone have a good guide to what the armor camo pattern from the movie looks like?

I've got two sets of grunt armor, working on getting a 3rd now, I customized one, and one is the original hot toys pattern, so of course it's bugging me they don't have the same pattern haha

so I'd like to redo the both of them, but I'm always worried I'm gonna mess the pattern up.

I've also got a 1:1 scale set I'd like to fix too haha, so this could help me there aswell


and yeah, can't wait for my MAA bdus to get here, I got two sets of his 1:1 stuff a year ago for me and my girlfriend, they're awesome, can't wait for my 1:6 scale marines to be all geared up.

 

[Dinosoar Daz]

I've managed to get hold of Hudson & Drake but neither set has the body. What do you recommend for replacements? I was thinking TT narrow for Hudson but I have no idea what to use for Drake.

 

[Matt13]

Hot toys has Drake on a rambo rubber body.

 

[Dic07046139]

I've managed to get hold of Hudson & Drake but neither set has the body. What do you recommend for replacements? I was thinking TT narrow for Hudson but I have no idea what to use for Drake.

The narrow TT might be good, their might be more movement it the arm area when the body armour is on, Yea the drake body is Hot Toys Rambo, the more recent bodies are all way to big for drake.

 

[Mudshark]

I've managed to get hold of Hudson & Drake but neither set has the body. What do you recommend for replacements? I was thinking TT narrow for Hudson but I have no idea what to use for Drake.

Just a thought, but you might want to consider going with a body like HT's Watchmen Comedian. I've seen them loose on ebay lately. They're not exactly cheap, but I think that size would be a decent substitute for the older rubber body Drake had, and would give you much better articulation, too. It also has the ball type neck, so with any luck his head will just pop right on there. I've been seriously considering that option for my own Drake figure, but the cost is what's keeping me from pulling the trigger...

 

[lieutenant dan]

you might want to consider going with a body like HT's Watchmen Comedian... I've been seriously considering that option for my own Drake figure, but the cost is what's keeping me from pulling the trigger

I had the same idea and haven't done it for the same reason.

We could do with HT releasing nude figures with this body type. Similar wish for the Sarah Connor type body.

 

[Dinosoar Daz]

Thanks for the advice Guys. Never though of the Comedian, but as you say might need to wait for the price to drop. I'm in no rush anyway, as I still need a Drake headsculpt.