Chris Howes custom Doctor Who sculpts

[pixletwin]

I will be interested in these as well. Is it too late to get my name on a list?

 

[bcm77]

Pix,
Others that have been talked about for the future include,

The Brigadier ( As you can probably gather from my sig,I'm REALLY looking forward to this one!)
Romana II
The Master ( Anthony Ainley )

 

[pixletwin]

Ooooo. The Master would be great.

 

[bcm77]

Ooooo. The Master would be great.

A Roger Delgado Master would be my no 1 choice but I like Ainley too!

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

A Roger Delgado Master would be my no 1 choice but I like Ainley too!

That second batch of line-up choices (Romana II, The Brig, and Ainley) are tentative. The line-up may change by the time we get there and we may do something different. Ainley was chosen because of my personal OCD with choosing heads (laugh). I personally don't want JUST a Doctor head made when I arrange commissions. I'd rather have the assortment be a set or be themed and get a companion and era specific villain too, because who knows when we'd be going back to mine that particular era? Just getting a Doctor doesn't interest me. Plus I figured if Ainley got made for the Fourth Doctor, that automatically gave us a villain for a 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctor who battled him as well. Romana II was chosen to go with K-9, and the Brig because he goes with all of the Doctors as well, but all formed part of the 4th Doctor era.

Back when I started commissioning the Doctor Who heads with Ada I had her do Tom and Leela, so that was my little set there, then when I had her do the Second Doctor, Jamie was going to be next, and I was going to have talented Outpost Galifrey sculptor Neil Sims make "Invasion" Cybermen kits, so that was going to be another themed "set" there. Only I stopped using Ada after the 2nd Doctor because of all of the QC problems I (and everyone) was having so the 2nd Doctor theme never got finished.

Starting off new with Chris and having him want to do a Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane, and K-9 was just phenominal because there's a freaking Tardis crew right there. I mean a K-9? That's amazing. Who thought we'd ever get one?
:chew:chew:chew. For those who don't want to wade through all the old pages, our love for Doctor Who is mutual and Chris really wants to explore the Doctor Who universe and has in the past mentioned wanting to make things like 1:6 DALEKS and Screaming/Weeping Angels, not just the heads, so that's phenominal!

Bring on K-9 (with saucy voice quotes!)!!!!!!

 

[pixletwin]

bcm77 would love a Weeping Angel. Thats from his favorite episode.

 

[C.Howes_Sculptor]

Bring on K-9 (with saucy voice quotes!)!!!!!!

Tom Baker had the saucy quotes, if I recall!

Did we ever find spicy K9 quotes? I do have the theme song to K9 and Company. That's enough to make you blush.

Hey, Mr. Toupee, Did you check your email today?

 

[SpawnFan]

Th is might be blasphemous to you Tom Baker lovers but when is Eccleston slated for a hs? He is still my favourite Doctor, sorry.

 

[C.Howes_Sculptor]

Th is might be blasphemous to you Tom Baker lovers but when is Eccleston slated for a hs? He is still my favourite Doctor, sorry.

Hey, I like Eccleston, too! It's just Tom Baker was "my Doctor" growing up.

Not sure when, but I'll work Eccleston in sometime.

 

[SpawnFan]

That is good to hear Chris!

 

[knucklefunger]

Toupee, what qc problems did you have? I got a few one off customs made by Ada & they were fantastic. Just wondering if there is something I overlooked or should be more observant about.

 

[bcm77]

bcm77 would love a Weeping Angel. Thats from his favorite episode.

There are many words I'd use to describe that episode but "favorite" is not one of them

I'd like a 9th Doctor sculpt with a FANTASTIC! smiling expression at some point but the Classic era is infinitely more intresting to me particularly Doctors 2-4.
That said I'd be intrested in just about any Classic sculpt over anything from Nu-Who post Eccleston.

 

[pixletwin]

I am going to have Anzik make me 1:6 1963 styled TARDIS and I really would like a Bill Hartnell Doc to go with it, so hopefully that possibility is coming down the pipe line someday.

 

[bcm77]

I am going to have Anzik make me 1:6 1963 styled TARDIS and I really would like a Bill Hartnell Doc to go with it, so hopefully that possibility is coming down the pipe line someday.

If it turns out as nice as the one he made for your 5" figures it should be pretty impressive.
The obvious choice to go with a 1st Doctor sculpt would be Susan,then maybe another companion or even an adversary like The Meddling Monk?

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Toupee, what qc problems did you have? I got a few one off customs made by Ada & they were fantastic. Just wondering if there is something I overlooked or should be more observant about.

My role with her was a bit different than the average consumer because as the person who specifically hired her to make certain things (I also commissioned her to make the Supernatural bros, Tall Man, Bishop from Aliens, and Bill Murray from Ghostbusters) and I had to deal with her directly to approve the sculpts at various stages, and there were many problems behind the scenes (she had a penchant for wanting to sculpt heads based only on the front view, not side images, and I repeatedly had to tell her to use the side images as well), then when sculpts were finished some heads had problem with not being made in the correct scale, which I wouldn't find out about untill they were in hand, and then when she'd make casts, many people had problems where her casts were poor and slightly to very noticably deformed (the Ghostbuster Bill Murray head for one).

All of my commissions were based on getting people together to help pay for the commissions with me as a group, and it was getting to the point I felt she was too unreliable to deliver everyone a nice finished product, because the QC probs were not accidents slipping out, it was conscious decisions on her part not to fix them before shipping (particularly after a batch of bad Bill casts), so I just had to break those ties. SEVERAL people were writing me actually asking me/begging me to change to Chris as a sculptor instead, who was just becoming a welcomed presence on these boards with his Tony Stark and Dark Knight heads, and that, as they say, is the rest of the story. Except the parts I left about penguins watching me as I sleep, but I don't like to talk about that.

I did indeed see my E-mail tonight my fine sir. I just got back from seeing Watchmen so will respond soon! To answer everyones question as to whether the hottie who plays Silk Spector appears nude, the answer is yes. See it immediately!
-Rick

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

There are many words I'd use to describe that episode but "favorite" is not one of them

I'd like a 9th Doctor sculpt with a FANTASTIC! smiling expression at some point but the Classic era is infinitely more intresting to me particularly Doctors 2-4.
That said I'd be intrested in just about any Classic sculpt over anything from Nu-Who post Eccleston.

BCM77 can try and wriggle out of this all he wants, we all know he goes to sleep in David Tennant Pajamas at night!

 

[bcm77]

BCM77 can try and wriggle out of this all he wants, we all know he goes to sleep in David Tennant Pajamas at night!

SHHHH!!! Don't tell everyone!

 

[SpawnFan]

To answer everyones question as to whether the hottie who plays Silk Spector appears nude, the answer is yes. See it immediately!
-Rick

And as one of the people who has the Ada Bill Murray I agree that she did indeed screw that one up, he is way too small to do anything with.

 

[knucklefunger]

Toupee, had no idea things could get that difficult. She must have taken your advice to heart lately cuz she did sculpts of a friend, my cousins husband (RCMP), Konstatin Khabensky & my Dad. They look fine from all angles.

I know what you mean from the front. Her Mila looks great from the front but from the side looks like a chick without her false teeth out & her nose pushed in.

I was considering her Bill Murray, gonna wait for Chris. Love his work & seems to behave like a gentleman. Don't see that kind of class to often.

Damn glad you did commission a few, I've got:
the Winchesters
Tall Man
bros from Oasis
L - Death Note (she did an awesome job)

I'm so glad that Chris has made his talent avail to us on the boards. There are a couple pieces I need to get done. I hope to get him to do them providing he has the time, SSF is keeping him mucho busy

 

[C.Howes_Sculptor]

I was considering her Bill Murray, gonna wait for Chris. Love his work & seems to behave like a gentleman. Don't see that kind of class to often.

You're going to ruin my reputation..... I'm a badass, seriously.