GIMLI Customs...

[Entropy]

DiD - good size, nice detail on the soles but the overall sculpt is completely off and the separate gaiters stink.

roto - hollow, sculpt is mostly accurate (not symmetrical designs on the front of the boots or the exactly the same on the left and right) but they are smallish and sculpted at an angle bent at the ankle, which I don't care for so much.

soft - not hollow, same basic sculpt as the roto but a bit larger and the angle they're sculpted at isn't as steep.

And I'm prolly going to cast the shoulder armor as well.
I still can't decide if hydrospanning the head a bit is worth it. It's still a bit too small and smaller than the Hobbit heads but hydrospan is not great for minor tweaks in size. I'll decide once I pour the first cast of the new beard head.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Cool! Well since I can't seem to find good boots or armor, I'd be in for your set when you do it.

Head too of course, because its so biitchin'!

I'll see if the TB boots could work if I remove the feet on the body and just stick them in there. If not, DiD will work until you get your bootsies done.

Of course, now that you're offering just about everyhting from the TB figure, I'm kind of bummed I got it.

Guess it's good for the helmet and gauntlets still.

 

[pixletwin]

The TB head looks small with the helmet off but with it on it looks 100% fine to me.

How much do you figure you will charge for the heads EC?

 

[pixletwin]

If EC is going to cast the boots WG I would really recommend you go that route. For me, the roto boots (after you chop the toes off) really fit like they were made for the DiD body.

 

[The Ringer]

Excellent work EC!

 

[Entropy]

Yeah. I have no plans for the helmet or gauntlets, though I'm customizing those a bit as well.

Not sure on price yet. Depends if I hydrospan it or cast it in translucent plastic or not - that's a bit pricier. If there's demand, I'll go that route. Regardless, it'll be comparable to what others charge for a custom head cast. I know people have already sunk some dough into this custom and I want them to be able to get a head or boots without having to spend a ton more.

I've also sourced and made more custom metal One Rings + chains and will offer those again. Hopefully, I can offer em all at once to save on shipping.

 

[pixletwin]

Awsesome. I am really glad to see your head. It is 100% exactly what I was hoping it would be.

 

[Wor-Gar]

If EC is going to cast the boots WG I would really recommend you go that route. For me, the roto boots (after you chop the toes off) really fit like they were made for the DiD body.

Yeah, I wish I had them. Too bad the TB don't work.

But I would like them bigger than the roto size. More like the DiD size would be more accurate. So yeah, EC to my rescue! I hope.

Also, EC if you're reading, I'm fine with the TB size also. I wouldn't bother with the hydrospan. PLUS -- and this is huge -- the TB helmet will not fit anymore if you increase the head size. Which means casting helmets for everyone that also match perfectly with the new head size -- a match might be hard to do just right.

But if you stick with the size it is, the helmet we all have should work just fine.

Just a thought...

Nice to see some interest in Gimli back around! Especially since I'm only just getting to putting mine together.

Good timing, EC!!!

 

[Entropy]

I only have plans to increase the head a tad - which is a pain with hyrdospan - so don't worry, the helmet would still fit. It's nice and rubbery. But might not go that route. If hydrospanning, I'll have to make 2 molds anyway so there would be an option. I'm picky as you have gathered.
I may have to make a mold for the ponytail, or people could use the TB one if they so chose. It'd be nice to not need to borrow from the TB one other than the helmet.

dwing, the head currently has the same neck attachment as the TB soft one. I was thinking of adding a neck, but that won't fit most people's set ups, and I'd have to dremel it off for most people, so it prolly won't happen.

 

[Wor-Gar]

dwing, the head currently has the same neck attachment as the TB soft one. I was thinking of adding a neck, but that won't fit most people's set ups, and I'd have to dremel it off for most people, so it prolly won't happen.

Oh yeah, I'd love a sculpted neck as long as we're talking about it.

I still have the DiD Dragon style neck attachment -- I think most all of us do. Doesn't matter if people shaved it down or whatever, if the sculpt's neck is hollow it just fits over the peg and you glue the sides anyway. Having a neck would help alot, and look better I think. But it's your call.

 

[Entropy]

Oh yeah, I'd love a sculpted neck as long as we're talking about it.

I still have the DiD Dragon style neck attachment -- I think most all of us do. Doesn't matter if people shaved it down or whatever, if the sculpt's neck is hollow it just fits over the peg and you glue the sides anyway. Having a neck would help alot, and look better I think. But it's your call.

Okay. noted. Now is the time to let me know about a Dragon/did style neck before I make the mold.

 

[King Darkness]

Damn. I was afraid of that. What was the issue with the TB boots?

I still don't have the roto yet. Been looking, and thenam said he'd keep an eye out for me for one, but it looks like those got swallowed up in the rush.

I had planned to just go with the DiD boots, as I kind of like the fact that they're so big -- Gimli had big stompers -- even though they aren't very detailed. Maybe I'll stick with the original plan and just use the DiD boots.

But I'm curious to see what you do with the boots, EC. Please make them a size too large too... I like Gimli to have big feet.

Please do shoulder armor too, as I have a need for those.

I used the TB soft boots cause I liked the angle and size.

 

[King Darkness]

I finally had my camera returned, so I took a couple rushed pictures of the Gimli head. Sorry for the crap quality, the lighting stinks and they're a bit blurry which makes the beard resculpt look blobby and rough where it isn't in hand. It'll look crisper cast. I'll try to take better ones then.

Stripping the paint was a huge pain and every time I do it I swear it's for the last time. It did uncover some more detail, which was the aim, but doesn't look so pretty in the pics. And this was 2 of my least favourite things to, 1) hair - fluid stuff like fire, water, smoke, hair are always a pain to do and more difficult for me than a likeness, 2) adding to an existing sculpt - adapting what you do to match another's style is a drag. I can only imagine trying to finish an oil painting with the same style and technique as another painter.

LOVE IT!!!!

I wanrt one! and a Ring set too of course

Great freakin job EC!

 

[Wor-Gar]

I used the TB soft boots cause I liked the angle and size.

Ah - ha! King!

So what's the deal? How'd you get them to work? How'd you get the foot into the boot? Did you hollow the boot? Did you cut the foot? Foot - boot - boot - foot --

Ahhhhh - too many questions.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Okay. noted. Now is the time to let me know about a Dragon/did style neck before I make the mold.

I'll use Pix's pic here to illustrate what I think most of us have in one form or another -- the DiD/Dragon neck post:

So any hollow neck will slip right over that and you just glue the circular bottom of the sculpt to the wide portion of the neck peg (the bottom seat where Pix's knife is touching above). It will still turn and swivel of course.

So unless there's another type of neck people used -- and I think we all used the DiD body for this custom (those who did customize anyway) -- then that should be the basis for your neck, EC.

 

[King Darkness]

1st I cut the legs off at the boot and discarded the TB body.

Then I got a larger drill bit, maybe 1/2" and drilled out the remaining leg stumps, the drill size equal to the diameter of the DID legs.

Then cut the feet off the DiD body to fit snuggly into the drilled out boots. There is ever a little articulation at the "ankle".

I hope that makes sense, I can never explain worth the ^^^^.

 

[King Darkness]

I'll use Pix's pic here to illustrate what I think most of us have in one form or another -- the DiD/Dragon neck post:


So any hollow neck will slip right over that and you just glue the circular bottom of the sculpt to the wide portion of the neck peg (the bottom seat where Pix's knife is touching above). It will still turn and swivel of course.

Yeah, what WG said: Just basically a hole in thehttps://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=1361423 bottom of the sculpt to fit over a neck peg.

 

[Wor-Gar]

1st I cut the legs off at the boot and discarded the TB body.

Then I got a larger drill bit, maybe 1/2" and drilled out the remaining leg stumps, the drill size equal to the diameter of the DID legs.

Then cut the feet off the DiD body to fit snuggly into the drilled out boots. There is ever a little articulation at the "ankle".

I hope that makes sense, I can never explain worth the ^^^^.

No, that's great! I might just follow your lead...

But if EC offers new boots, I wonder if I need to keep the feet on the DiD figure or not?

EC -- you still here -- would your boots need feet or would it work better with just sticking the calf into your boots?

 

[Entropy]

LOVE IT!!!!

I wanrt one! and a Ring set too of course

Great freakin job EC!

Thanks, King.

I'll use Pix's pic here to illustrate what I think most of us have in one form or another -- the DiD/Dragon neck post:

So any hollow neck will slip right over that and you just glue the circular bottom of the sculpt to the wide portion of the neck peg (the bottom seat where Pix's knife is touching above). It will still turn and swivel of course.

So unless there's another type of neck people used -- and I think we all used the DiD body for this custom (those who did customize anyway) -- then that should be the basis for your neck, EC.

Ah. I see. I'll go with the neck then.

More than likely some surgery would be necessary on the feet as I don't think I'll cast them as rubber roto. I'd go ahead and follow KD's suggestion. I can always cast the boots the same way for you as the TB ones to plug the ankle stumps into.

I'm sculpting them with a slight angle inwards not as drastic as the TB ones but not straight up and down either. He looks good with his legs slightly apart in battle stance.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Then cut the feet off the DiD body to fit snuggly into the drilled out boots. There is ever a little articulation at the "ankle".

When you cut the feet, did you cut the swivel ankle part connected to the calve...or did you just pull off/cut the foot only, leaving that little swivel piece?

I ask because it all effects the overall height ultimately.

More than likely some surgery would be necessary on the feet as I don't think I'll cast them as rubber roto. I'd go ahead and follow KD's suggestion. I can always cast the boots the same way for you as the TB ones to plug the ankle stumps into.

Excellent! Then I'm covered either way.

Then I will definitely go the Kingdarkness way on this!