Chris Howes custom Doctor Who sculpts

[William Shatners Toupee]

I'm in for the Doctor

Awesome. Gotcha written down on the list, bro!
-Rick

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Added you to the list, Made Boxer!
Thanks and welcome aboard!
-Rick

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Added you, Nick, to the Brig list, 40 rounds rapid!

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

I just wanted to show off a package I got in the mail yesterday, my 4th Doctor costume from Vikki (VikkiTX) (worn here on a stand-in body)!!!!!
VERY detailed and absolutely gorgeous! Thanks Vikki!

Now all he needs is Chris' head!

Err, I mean Chris' FOURTH DOCTOR head! D'oh!

That ugly lookin' eyesore around his neck is my prototype scarf for myself using BillyB's painting method where I experimented with colored markers and paints to see what worked best and how it looked. Now onto making the real one!

Just a reminder VikkiTX has agreed to make a limited number of Tom costumes for those that pre-pay for the heads who need outfits (sans scarf) to help support these head commissions.

BillyB has also offered to make costumes and painted scarves as well, and Inked Dalek makes some amazing knitted scarves, but I'm not sure of his availability, for those looking to get your Tom outfits and accessories made for you.
-Rick

 

[Mr Barlow]

I think thats the coolest Barlow custom ever !!!!
Paint it !!!!!!

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

I think thats the coolest Barlow custom ever !!!!
Paint it !!!!!!

(LAUGH). I think it's pretty amazing, too. Too bad the guy who made it is such a TOTAL slacker though. When's he finally gonna put out something else? (PS- My Phantasm Dwarves need heads!)

Seriously though, just as soon as I get his costume together I'll paint him. I promise! I tend to have an OCD that prevents me from doing it beforehand!

 

[Mr Barlow]

I am a slacker
Ive been watching 24 non stop, I went back to season 1 and am up to season 4 now. Just wait for my custom Sheri Palmer figure, you'll love it !!
Actually I have been working on my Fright Night head here and there
I am going home for xmas and plan on taking all my Dr Who heads,Fright Night and some others to work on during Xmas. So I may come back with some finished heads, or almost finished .

Hopefully they wont think they are Plastic explosive and confiscate my carrying case

Russ

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

I am a slacker
Ive been watching 24 non stop, I went back to season 1 and am up to season 4 now. Just wait for my custom Sheri Palmer figure, you'll love it !!
Actually I have been working on my Fright Night head here and there
I am going home for xmas and plan on taking all my Dr Who heads,Fright Night and some others to work on during Xmas. So I may come back with some finished heads, or almost finished .

Hopefully they wont think they are Plastic explosive and confiscate my carrying case

Russ

"I don't know if these chemicals are for plastic explosives or not, but now we're going to have to search you, sir."

(sound of a rubber glove snapping on)

"Please step into this room sir..."

 

[Inkeddalek]

I just wanted to show off a package I got in the mail yesterday, my 4th Doctor costume from Vikki (VikkiTX) (worn here on a stand-in body)!!!!!
VERY detailed and absolutely gorgeous! Thanks Vikki!

Now all he needs is Chris' head!

Err, I mean Chris' FOURTH DOCTOR head! D'oh!

That ugly lookin' eyesore around his neck is my prototype scarf for myself using BillyB's painting method where I experimented with colored markers and paints to see what worked best and how it looked. Now onto making the real one!

Just a reminder VikkiTX has agreed to make a limited number of Tom costumes for those that pre-pay for the heads who need outfits (sans scarf) to help support these head commissions.

BillyB has also offered to make costumes and painted scarves as well, and Inked Dalek makes some amazing knitted scarves, but I'm not sure of his availability, for those looking to get your Tom outfits and accessories made for you.
-Rick

Available for scarf orders Starting last week just don't know what is a fair price? Making up scarves in trade for now.
Any price suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[C.Howes_Sculptor]

I just wanted to show off a package I got in the mail yesterday, my 4th Doctor costume from Vikki (VikkiTX) (worn here on a stand-in body)!!!!!
VERY detailed and absolutely gorgeous! Thanks Vikki!

Now all he needs is Chris' head!

Err, I mean Chris' FOURTH DOCTOR head! D'oh!

That ugly lookin' eyesore around his neck is my prototype scarf for myself using BillyB's painting method where I experimented with colored markers and paints to see what worked best and how it looked. Now onto making the real one!

Just a reminder VikkiTX has agreed to make a limited number of Tom costumes for those that pre-pay for the heads who need outfits (sans scarf) to help support these head commissions.

BillyB has also offered to make costumes and painted scarves as well, and Inked Dalek makes some amazing knitted scarves, but I'm not sure of his availability, for those looking to get your Tom outfits and accessories made for you.
-Rick

I have NEVER looked better.

 

[bcm77]

Vikki's 4th Doctor attire looks fantastic,I can't wait to get mine!
Chris,
What's the current progress on the first 2 sculpts?

 

[C.Howes_Sculptor]

Vikki's 4th Doctor attire looks fantastic,I can't wait to get mine!
Chris,
What's the current progress on the first 2 sculpts?

In progress and just waiting for me to get these pesky commercial jobs wrapped up so I can pay attention to them like they deserve..... They stare at me so sadly.....

There's going to be a flurry of activity soon as I start ripping through my customs after my "real" work is done.

BTW, K-9 is underway, too!

 

[bcm77]

In progress and just waiting for me to get these pesky commercial jobs wrapped up so I can pay attention to them like they deserve..... They stare at me so sadly.....

There's going to be a flurry of activity soon as I start ripping through my customs after my "real" work is done.

BTW, K-9 is underway, too!

OK thanks for the update,I'll look forward to seeing the first pics!

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Just answering some E-mail questions in the thread here, because I thought I would share with the class.

"I was reading the Chris Howes thread earlier and noticed you mentioned the possibility of accessories to go with some of the heads.
I'm guessing they would be,

The Brigadier = UNIT communicator
The Master = TCE
What would Romana II's be?"

Essential character accessories will happen but Chris has a lot of various head commissions he needs to tackle first which will take priority, and since Doctor Who is a series we plan on producing a lot more from, it's not a big deal to do the accessories a bit later on once things are a bit saner and have slowed down for him.

The cool thing is though, as we make characters who need extra things besides a head, we want to make them. So for example when we make the Ainley Master in the second wave (after all of Chris' other commissions are caught up), he NEEDS his Tissue Compression Eliminator, so Chris can make one as well. (because we all know you're going to customize a HEROCLIX figure to make your own poor Auntie Vanessa!)

I don't know if the Brig really needs his walkie/stick communicator made when there is so much cool military stuff out there in 1:6 stores we can get for him to use (unless you guys demand it!) Save Chris for other things, eh?

But a Key to Time might be a cool prop someday. Romana could use her own Sonic Screwdriver. After that, we'll make the recorders, umbrellas, and 70's styled TCE guns as we make the characters who need them.

-Rick

 

[bcm77]

After that, we'll make the recorders, umbrellas, and 70's styled TCE guns as we make the characters who need them. -Rick

No umbrellas are allowed as according to Character Options the sculpting of such things causes the space time continuum to stop continuuming.
Celery also causes problems unless it's included on an SDCC exclusive.

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

SCARF PRICES

Season 12 scarf -6 original colors no green $40
Season 12 scarf 7 - color with green $45
Season 13 late-early 14 scarf -shorter version worn round Toms shoulders no wrap round neck $30
Season 16 and season 18 - $60 because of width and length Consumes much more time and material.

Inked Dalek

And heres some pics of his awesome scarves to go with that!

They take awhile to make so make sure you PM him to get on his already busy list make arrangements!!! :chew:chew:chew

 

[bcm77]

The 10th Doctor wearing a 4th Doctor scarf? Blasphemy!
Personal rants aside the scarves are very nicely done and probably the best knitted ones I've seen.

 

[theguru1]

hmmm, is it just me or is this board going to keep Chris 'employed' for the next couple of years.....

 

[bcm77]

hmmm, is it just me or is this board going to keep Chris 'employed' for the next couple of years.....

Character Options bailed on their own 1:6 line due to their boneheaded "just for kids" mentality and given that Doctor Who isn't big in Asia there's little chance of any of their top 1:6 companies taking up the reigns which realistically only leaves Sideshow who frankly make a mess of almost everything they touch in 1:6 scale.

With that in mind I think going this route is the only other option for Doctor Who fans and one that will work out as well as any official line as the talent involved in making the various bits of each figure is top notch.

It many ways it could work out better because the level of input from us,the fans is above and beyond anything an official line would provide so we'll be getting exactly what we want instead of being subjected to a big companies personal vision of each character.

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

hmmm, is it just me or is this board going to keep Chris 'employed' for the next couple of years.....

I'll say! Let me tell you something, 2008 is a year for 1:6 collectors to mark in the history books. This year more than any other is the year the fans really got to take control of their hobby like never before and got to make their 1:6 dreams actually happen, because we had access to high quality sculptors we could hire to make those dream licenses happen.

For me, I saw Ada's work for hire earlier in the year and saw everything I ever wanted that was realistically never going to happen suddenly become possible. Ada didn't start out flakey, you know (laugh). Her bad practices grew as our relationship went on.

It's hard to believe it's all just been within just a year, but right away I commissioned my first three Doctor Who heads from her, Phantasm's Tall Man, the "Supernatural" bros, Bishop from Aliens, and Venkman from the Ghostbusters.

I mean, a Tall Man. really? When was I EVER going to get a Tall Man for my collection? It was heaven. And just as her flakyness was reaching levels that were making it hard to continue dealing with her, when this dream-run could have been over just when it was getting started, Chris arrived on the scene. Ada was talented when she was firing on all cylinders, but Chris is not only a huge step up talent-wise beyond her, he loves all these things and knows them, and is a much better and smarter business man.

So it's no surprise you're seeing the boards flooded with every fanboys wants as commissions followed by Chris name. I can't believe I'm partnered with such an amazing sculptor whos actually as big of a giant Who nerd as I am.
He's just as passionate as we are, and I'm so happy to see Terminator threads, Star Trek threads, Gladiator threads, not to mention the series I was doing before now partnered with Chris, being picked up and re-started now even better.


He's giving us a K-9!!! Un-freaking believable!!!! So yeah, there is a lot of Chris overload on the boards right now, but the funny thing is the way he can handle so many heads when his dayjob isn't demanding his time, this is really only like wave one and wave two of commissions for him, probably only taking him up to the summer (he can correct me if I'm wrong).

Do you know what that tells me? 2009 is going to be incredible!!!!!

Remember to brush your teeth and call your mom!
-Rick