DEADFEST 2007 (2nd SSF Custom Challenge) Images and Responses

[King Darkness]

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WOW!!! Just, wow!

Everyone did some amazing work!

Damn, Les, that Luke is sick! Creatively sick, in every way!!!

I love the nude zombie Josh, very very cool!!!

Everyone did and amazing job!

 

[C-Phan]

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Damn !!! each and every time I see Nomak, it kills me, you are a damn good artist dude !!!

 

[DarkArtist81]

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Great work everyone! Love what you guys have done. Die, another spectacular effort. Really loving that Zombie Peter Parker, really cool way of pulling that one off.

Anzik, insane enviroments and mass bloodshed!! I love it all, especially the guy with the blood smear down the wall. Very well executed.

And as always, seeing that Nomak is a real treat. the sheer professionalism that was put forth on that figure is staggering. Keep it coming guys! I know there are more out there!!!

 

[Les Walker]

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Yeah, I am totally enjoying the turnout so far.

So, who else is posting tonight??? Let's go guys! I KNOW there are more of you! Bring your's on!

 

[DarkKnight2k4]

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AMAZING ! Speechless I am.

 

[Buttmunch]

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As I promised DA earlier, here are pics of my Subject 560 with Eddie Rickenbacker's Trenchcoat and scarf (which of course were bloodied and grimed).

Here is the process it went through:

Original:

First coat of grime:

Final coat of grime (no blood):

Here is a final shot of my entire Dead collection so far:

 

[pixletwin]

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I love what you did Buttmunch. I really like the Doc gnawing on his own arm.

oops, I forgot, no comments here. Sorry Les et al.

 

[Buttmunch]

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I love what you did Buttmunch. I really like the Doc gnawing on his own arm.

Thanks. You can't really see in the photo that much, but the right sleeve trenchcoat arm is almost ripped off (I swear I did it before P!tu!) becuase the jacket was torn there already so what was over it would logically have to be in worse condition.

The doc biting his own arm is for two reasons:

1) helps hide the fact his face is the same as the other doc (I guess they were twins )
2) tells Sideshow that we need more snacks for them like Patient Zero

It was so ironic how I decided to update the Spokesman and before I finished, we got the Spooky version I know it isn't a huge change, but it is my first attempt at customizing.

I just got my Prophecy Buffy figure today I got free with a Gift Card. She will end up a modern horror victim

 

[Buttmunch]

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I posted my ever so slight custom of the Dead Spokesman in the other thread. My response to Pix's response includes some of my creation process so it should be OK there

PS It is my first custom attempt ever, so please be gentle, but HONEST of what you thing of the weathered trenchcoat. Is it over the top, not enough, just right, or do you need more pics to judge it better?

I also plan on turning the Free Prophecy Buffy figure I bought into a modern horror victim so if any of you guys have ideas of what I should do to her let me know that as well (keeping in mind it would be my first full blown custom).

BTW, she has a paint chip on the very tip of her nose (brown noser ), any advise on covering that tiny spot up (it how to make skin tone, etc). I suck at detail painting so a full head repaint is out of the question.

Hope I didn't derail this thread too much with Buffy.

 

[pixletwin]

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Yeah, sorry I posted a comment in the Unveil thread.

 

[metaphorge]

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I'm out of town until later this week, so individual shots will have to wait until then, but I wanted to get this group shot of my The Dead repaints up while it was still Halloween:



As you can see, I like my zombies on the bloody side....

 

[Batty]

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Yeah, sorry I posted a comment in the Unveil thread.

No Darth Vader figure for you! :emperor

 

[pixletwin]

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No Darth Vader figure for you! :emperor

Cruel Battyses

 

[metaphorge]

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It is my first custom attempt ever, so please be gentle, but HONEST of what you thing of the weathered trenchcoat. Is it over the top, not enough, just right, or do you need more pics to judge it better?

I like it. As you can see from my repainted The Dead I like my zombies on the dirty and bloody side, so I don't think it's at all over the top.

 

[DarkArtist81]

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Great work Buttmunch! You did an exceptional job, that coat looks like it SHOULD have come with the figure.

And Metaphorge... man, that is one Hell of a shot. Love that PX. :chew

 

[PsychoCenobite]

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Amazing work guys!

PsychoCenobite

 

[xenoviper]

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You guys are freaken insane!!! i like ALL of em!!!

 

[Buttmunch]

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Great work Buttmunch! You did an exceptional job, that coat looks like it SHOULD have come with the figure.

And Metaphorge... man, that is one Hell of a shot. Love that PX. :chew

Thanks DA, coming from a great painter like means a lot to me. I was hoping it would match up to the others fairly well.

Thanks for the other comments too guy, your feedback is just as important to me.

 

[Les Walker]

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My official DEADFEST response post!

As for mine, thanks all for the kind comments.
The Luke was done some time early in the challenge timeline, so I had time to tweak him, and get the boots from Shawn, etc, so I am proud of how he came out. I NEVER expected the responses to him though. I had told DA Josh that I assumed everyone would take issue that he may not be a proper zombie, so I tried in vain to get the Undead Caller done. If I had known that one would be essentially passed over for the Luke, I wouldn't have even made him! Oh well. He grounds me in the sho-nuff Zombies. And again, thanks all for your kind words about either.
I never really made the Luke for myself, so I may part with him sometime. The other one has borrowed clothing, so he goes back into my fodder.


As for the rest of the works posted...


P!TU, your repaints are superb! You do love blood! As your video shows, you did a great job on them all. I wouldn't have known that they were not that way from the get go. Very well done sir!

Saintsyn,
What can be said?!??!?!! Your set of ten are astounding! Your obvious love for all things Zombies is apparant, and your imagination has no limits! I too love the skullfaced one you sculpted so well. Your photos are all super also. I like ALL your entries! I am not sure I have a favorite, as each has a unique look and stamp. Your eyes are what I note each time. Beyond all the gore, and imaginative composition, your attention to character overrides each figure, and grounds them into a great set. SUPERB WORK!

Dark Artist,
Well, Josh, you know I love Jawless Jim! After having seen and held Jawless Ron in person, I can appreciate each of your entries even more. The S.W.A.T. Sam is astounding as is Nude Nell, who is VERY dark and haunting! Your Cap is terrific, and it was great to see who owned the open brains!
SUPER additions to our challenge!

KeninMI,
I LOVE your Dawn and Day figs! It just wouldn't be a zombie challenge without those guys represented! I love both! Dr. Tongue has always been a favorite zombie character, and he looks perfect. But, your Airport zombie, the flagship guy for Dawn, is superb! Perfect likeness and that wonderfully tacky BLUE ZOMBIE look of the old Dawn! Great stuff!

Murderofcrows,
Your Tarman is tops! As is your Trash. (I always liked her!) Great to see that movie represented also! Great additions! Thanks so much for those!

DIE,
Your zombie Peter Parker is a great counterpoint for DA's Cap. A super job and great detail! Dead man walking is super also. He looks messed up, and on that page, won't make it long! Great entries both!

Kuzeh,
This is a really cool setup for our challenge. A great set of VERY haunting figures! OLD school style "true" zombie stuff! Very cool and atmospheric photos too! I for one love your set. GREAT work! Very effective!

Anzik Hayes,
GOOD LORD! A zombie movie in the making! I kept expecting it to start moving! And like I said in the other thread, about your photos, I LOVE the lines and "film" effect in your shots, even if unintentional. I thought you meant to do that at first! It made me think immediately of old Drive-In 70's kitchy Zombie movies! A great scene, with lasting effect. Yes, that blood smear on the wall lingers in the mind! Great job!

Doctor T,
Nomak! Nuff said! He always rules the frame! I mean, my God! What can compare to that? The THING perhaps? WOW! Your work on it is legend now. What a post! Thanks for bringing one of Vampiredoms greatest, and most original, villains to our meager challenge!

Buttmunch,
Your The Dead repaints look great to me! I especially enjoy seeing that perfectly good coat "die" too! Great job on that. All in all, a great set!

Metaphorge,
Again, your repaints of The Dead are terrific! I hope you can show more shots later. Thanks for posting, and do add to your post when you can.

Anyone feel free to add shots in your posts if you didn't get finished.

I do wish those that posted responses in the Image thread hadn't, but your comments and enthusiasm are still appreciated. Thanks for responding at all.
(Where are the mods like last time? )

And, to those that didn't post, but were going to...
Phooey on Youey!
I jest.
I hope you still can. It's too late for our Halloween deadline, but I think a couple more additions over time would be welcome.
I miss seeing a couple of you not post. Namely Customikey, who's hydra headed wonder stole the Female challenge show last go round. I would like to have seen what he would have done for this challenge.


ALL IN ALL, a WONDERFUL turnout! I hope this was fun for you all!

 

[die]

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All of the SS "The Dead" repaints are killer! Makes me want to repaint my Corporate Spokesman!

Even though we had forever to work on these, the deadline still snuck up on me. October has been a busy month for me & I haven't worked on any figures for quite a few weeks now.

Besides the 2 I posted, I have 3 other figures that I didn't finish completely & one diorama that is almost done. I had planned to have 5 figures & one lab diorama to show. I was actually going to try to post some last night before the deadline but I was just too tired.

I hope everyone would be interested in continuing the thread a little longer? That would be cool to update it.

I NEVER expected the responses to him though. I had told DA Josh that I assumed everyone would take issue that he may not be a proper zombie, so I tried in vain to get the Undead Caller done. If I had known that one would be essentially passed over for the Luke, I wouldn't have even made him!

No way dude! That Zombie Caller is awesome! I'm definitely glad that you made him. Look at it this way, you posted a figure that is part Star Wars & part Zombie....That's like a SS Freak's dream come true, right? Well, maybe if you added a Kurgan helmet. I actually planned on making a zombie ninja pirate on skateboard with a lightsaber (as that would be the most awesome thing ever)

The thing that rocked the most about that Luke figure was that it automatically made me think of an alternate ending to Return of the Jedi. It's like Luke killed Vader & Palpatine, then became the Darklord of the Sith.