Custom Book of Eli Figures.
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Here's pictures of Eli #0005 in natural sunlight.
I like the natural light, but it sometimes does
wash out the weathering a bit. But trust me, there's
lots of it.
I hope you like him. This shows how the magnet in
the ears make the I-Pod ear buds stay on and look
more natural. I also fixed the white t-shirt under collar.
The old one the stitching was coming undone. So this time I just attached
it to the neck itself with no stitching, so that means no
stitches to come undone..LOL.
Let me know what you think and as always any
comments or suggestions welcome.
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I like the natural light, but it sometimes does
wash out the weathering a bit. But trust me, there's
lots of it.
I hope you like him. This shows how the magnet in
the ears make the I-Pod ear buds stay on and look
more natural. I also fixed the white t-shirt under collar.
The old one the stitching was coming undone. So this time I just attached
it to the neck itself with no stitching, so that means no
stitches to come undone..LOL.
Let me know what you think and as always any
comments or suggestions welcome.
Pictures continued next post.......
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More Eli #0005 pictures.
I consider this head an experimental one. Since the magnets in
ears were added after it was painted. It didn't go as smooth as
I would have liked. But I sent my remaining heads to the painters
with the magnets in them. So they and the ears will look a lot better.
Thanks
Ike
I consider this head an experimental one. Since the magnets in
ears were added after it was painted. It didn't go as smooth as
I would have liked. But I sent my remaining heads to the painters
with the magnets in them. So they and the ears will look a lot better.
Thanks
Ike
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Davinator65
Super Freak
Wow! Dwight...that looks superb!
Thanks.
And thanks for Jon helping out on the machete.
I love making the figures, but hate spending 5-6 hours
making those machetes out of steel plate...
Got sent an End Walker figure for mods. Here's my view on it and the mods I made.
There are some things they got right on this figure and some not so much.
The Good: The backpack is a stand out. It has everything but the oakley label and
of course the leather patchwork, some minor add on's and weathering.
The shotgun is good. Though they went just a tad over the top on the weathering.
They also only used black tape, when the film versions has both silver and black tape.
The pants and the long sleeve shirt are good solid versions without the fraying and weathering.
The I-pod looks great, though Eli had duel earbuds.
Though they look good, I can live without the skull cap and military scarf.
The Fair: Though the jacket looks very close, it is not as well made and the pants and shirt.
The jacket wasn't even sewed in spots, so I had to go and tack the pockets and
other areas to make it function. It's also very thin material and has out of scale tie ropes.
I mean...really out of scale..
The machete looks good but is a thin plastic that could break easily, the sheath is not leather
like is was stated in the initial release notes. The sheath belt buckle is a poor design.
The belt goes through the buckle, pin in hole and nothing to hold the excess in place and
it doesn't tuck underneath either. So you have to tack it.
The boots are a thin pleather. I was almost affraid to
weather for my friend. So I went lightly.
The under t-shirt, has a large/thick collar and looks a little silly when you try to pull it
through to give it the look in the film.
The underwhelming: The sculpt...well, not many good things to say about it. It is what it is.
The body is also subpar, the thigh inplants were to big to stay on and you can tell it's
a very brittle plastic. At least the leg joints are tight enough to keep it standing, so
one good point there.
Overall: for sure some parts worth picking up. I also think if you're looking for
a budget version of Eli, then this is as good as you're going to get. MC has a good rep with
clothes and tailoring in general. They only missed the mark a little here. But there are
a lot of mods needed to make this film accurate(sculpt aside). It almost comical how
big the ropes are in the first 3 pictures..try not to look.
Here's some pictures with some mods to the backpack, jacket, overall outfit.
Hope you liked it. First thing of course I suggest if you get this figure; find Daniel Choe's
Eli head.
There are some things they got right on this figure and some not so much.
The Good: The backpack is a stand out. It has everything but the oakley label and
of course the leather patchwork, some minor add on's and weathering.
The shotgun is good. Though they went just a tad over the top on the weathering.
They also only used black tape, when the film versions has both silver and black tape.
The pants and the long sleeve shirt are good solid versions without the fraying and weathering.
The I-pod looks great, though Eli had duel earbuds.
Though they look good, I can live without the skull cap and military scarf.
The Fair: Though the jacket looks very close, it is not as well made and the pants and shirt.
The jacket wasn't even sewed in spots, so I had to go and tack the pockets and
other areas to make it function. It's also very thin material and has out of scale tie ropes.
I mean...really out of scale..
The machete looks good but is a thin plastic that could break easily, the sheath is not leather
like is was stated in the initial release notes. The sheath belt buckle is a poor design.
The belt goes through the buckle, pin in hole and nothing to hold the excess in place and
it doesn't tuck underneath either. So you have to tack it.
The boots are a thin pleather. I was almost affraid to
weather for my friend. So I went lightly.
The under t-shirt, has a large/thick collar and looks a little silly when you try to pull it
through to give it the look in the film.
The underwhelming: The sculpt...well, not many good things to say about it. It is what it is.
The body is also subpar, the thigh inplants were to big to stay on and you can tell it's
a very brittle plastic. At least the leg joints are tight enough to keep it standing, so
one good point there.
Overall: for sure some parts worth picking up. I also think if you're looking for
a budget version of Eli, then this is as good as you're going to get. MC has a good rep with
clothes and tailoring in general. They only missed the mark a little here. But there are
a lot of mods needed to make this film accurate(sculpt aside). It almost comical how
big the ropes are in the first 3 pictures..try not to look.
Here's some pictures with some mods to the backpack, jacket, overall outfit.
Hope you liked it. First thing of course I suggest if you get this figure; find Daniel Choe's
Eli head.
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well, after a long wait i finaly have my eli figures.. all done perfectly....just got eli a few days ago and i am blown away by these... skiman did a crazy good paint app...very pleased.....and ike really did a great job... please see pics fella's of all 3 in their glory.... eli was a great movie with a great cast... why not more love for these is beyond me??? get ike to make you one,,,, you wont regret it.....
real blade machete, bible is real leather with pages and metal lock, magnets to hold the i pod, and a special ear mod for eli...real metal cane for carnegie,,,just way way too much detail to list...maybe ike can help..
Wow, great pictures, thanks for posting them in the other thread, I'll add them here.
Your set looks even better than the set I did for the writer of the
movie.
Unfortunately, there are no more Eli heads left, except for my personal
one. So unless we can get Daniel Choe away from his new real life
and have more made...no more Eil figures...
Though I will be doing one last set for me...
I can also make parts for people that have the Eli head already.
Just PM and let me know.
Davinator65
Super Freak
Just simply awesome! Great job on the figures! I had not known that you made 3 Eli figures. They all look wonderful!
Thanks. I've actually made 7 full Eli figures so far, though not all are pictured. I'll have to go back
and see if I have pictures of the others somewhere. I've also made a few Eli kits without head or body.
Awesome, can't wait to see how it looks with the new stuff.
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