My first custom in 6 years isn't really a custom. It's a duplicate of a THX figure that I made way back when.
This Pacification Officer from the movie "THX 1138" was made 90% from scratch. Only the body, gloved hands, and sole of the boots was modified from existing 1/6 items.
- Headsculpt was much more difficult to make. I orginally thought that I could just get a Medicom generic head and spray silver. Ended up making a sculpt from scratch that matches the movie pretty closely.
- Helmet I had to make from scratch too since I couldn't find a motorcycle cop helmet from the early 70s that was true 1/6 scale. Then I found out that the helmets in the movie were an odd scale. They chose smaller size in relation to the chrome heads in the movie. So I had to sculpt a helmet that fit the headsculpt snugly like in the movie.
- Suit was made from a combination of leather and pleather. The main body of the jacket is leather. Arms and pants are pleather. I made the suit fitted so that it wrinkles and hangs like the real deal. Which means once it is on the figure - it isn't easy to remove.
- Baton and studs on helmet and belt are made from metal. Baton is polished to be chrome look.
- Boots were modified from a pair of 1/6 boots I bought. Basically took the soles and added pleather trunks so that the ankle is free to move.
- Extras: plastic and molded plastic accent pieces for the belt, boots, and helmet. And wooden taser staff.
- Box image is a mockup of a possible box (Mego style).
Here are some pics:
This Pacification Officer from the movie "THX 1138" was made 90% from scratch. Only the body, gloved hands, and sole of the boots was modified from existing 1/6 items.
- Headsculpt was much more difficult to make. I orginally thought that I could just get a Medicom generic head and spray silver. Ended up making a sculpt from scratch that matches the movie pretty closely.
- Helmet I had to make from scratch too since I couldn't find a motorcycle cop helmet from the early 70s that was true 1/6 scale. Then I found out that the helmets in the movie were an odd scale. They chose smaller size in relation to the chrome heads in the movie. So I had to sculpt a helmet that fit the headsculpt snugly like in the movie.
- Suit was made from a combination of leather and pleather. The main body of the jacket is leather. Arms and pants are pleather. I made the suit fitted so that it wrinkles and hangs like the real deal. Which means once it is on the figure - it isn't easy to remove.
- Baton and studs on helmet and belt are made from metal. Baton is polished to be chrome look.
- Boots were modified from a pair of 1/6 boots I bought. Basically took the soles and added pleather trunks so that the ankle is free to move.
- Extras: plastic and molded plastic accent pieces for the belt, boots, and helmet. And wooden taser staff.
- Box image is a mockup of a possible box (Mego style).
Here are some pics:
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