WhoaItsJBot
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The MOS fig is a good deal bigger than the Reeve body, which Hyatt used in his mod, so it probably wouldn't even fit in the Stealth suit.
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The MOS fig is a good deal bigger than the Reeve body, which Hyatt used in his mod, so it probably wouldn't even fit in the Stealth suit.
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Barry. You said Kit as in One Sixth Kit? Is there a link you could send?
Sending links to Kit's site is frowned upon here. If i post a link it will be removed. I'll tell you where to get it though. Pm incoming.
KillerCam251
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What in the world is going on at Sideshow, I've tried calling, I've initiated a live chat 4 times and have got no response, and no one answers the phone. Is there a holiday or something I don't know about? Trying to get this 2 pack switched to the single STRIKE suit version.
WhoaItsJBot
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Earlier they posted on Facebook customer service will be closed until 3:30pm. They are in PST so just convert that to whatever time zone you're in.
Brainiac
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KillerCam251
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Ah ok, thanks for the info.
The other day I called them 3 times with no answer and this was during the time they were supposed to be open. I then opened a live chat and it took close to 10 minutes for someone to connect. Maybe they're short staffed or overly busy at this time.
Brainiac
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I always found the chat to be very quick, well except for one instance where no one responded
Like you said maybe they were busy
Darkavatar
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If you are talking about the Vest you are totally right and that is something I just discovered today, but have always had my suspicions that it may play a part. So today I put the vest onto the body with the fat suit modded to contour the body with the rubber band so the shape was not distorted, but it made no difference. I think this is because the material the vest is made out of is too rigid so unless force is applied to it like pulling on it like I did, it just remains the same shape which is straight like a ruler.
Thus, the only way to get a natural looking torso is to remove the fat suit from the lower torso, which sucks because then the suit is now too loose around the waist.
No it is easy to remove, but is a nightmare to put back on!
Hmm when I did it I took an educated guess, I felt around where the upper torso was and then made sure when I started to cut the suit that I would keep cutting until the fat suit was just over the lower torso. So it is trial and error, thus, if I were you I would cut the area above the dotted line you see on his underwear (in the pic below) then lift up that area on the front to see where the lower torso ends and the upper torso begins. That's how I did it.
I know the dotted line is not noticeable by looking at this pic but once you have it in hand you will know where to cut.
Actually, I just thought of a different way. I didn't do this but this might be easier for you, since you won't have to guess where to cut.
Cut the fat suit where the groin is (look in the pic below).
This will then split the bottom of the fat suit into two (pic below) then all you will have to do is lift the flap up (where the arrow is pointing) until you reach the upper torso. That way you won't have to guess where the upper torso begins and the lower torso ends.
Yes it does but if you want a tight fit around the waist you will have to sew the back of the suit where the waist area is. Or you could just pull it back and use a clothes line peg like I did and that will hold it. Only problem then is that the back of the suit looks ugly.
He was wrong, the vest is not sewed to the shirt, I just think he was being overly cautious.
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Darth Zangetsu
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Thanks for all the info Darkavatar. If I could rep you I would!
Darkavatar
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Thanks man.
I am just so obsessed with trying make this perfect that I know so much about the suit as I taken it off and put it back on so many times.
Darth Zangetsu
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Thanks man.
I am just so obsessed with trying make this perfect that I know so much about the suit as I taken it off and put it back on so many times.
Well I am not the most skilled modder. If I can do little things to improve a figure I will. But if it involves sewing or something like that, I tend to back off. Is this one just a simple body switch? Or would you recommend another way.
Darkavatar
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You me both I just couldn't be bothered to do that anyway, I would just accept it the way it was even if it looked ugly on the back because I don't know about you but I would only plan to pose this so I could see the front only.
Nope you have to mod the neck of the body of the Reeves figure by cutting off the neck and putting in a peg for head to go onto.
This mod is really for skilled modders as you can mess it up by putting the peg too low, and thus, the figure will look like it had no neck. Also just by looking at this pic it looks like Hyatt sanded the area around the neck to make it look like a normal true type figure with a U shape hole for the neck peg part to sit into.
Since you feel you are not the most skilled modder, I would recommend another way. Only problem is, I have yet to find one that is as good as Reeve torso mod.
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Brainiac
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If only the bodies were sculpted to the appropriate shape, at least on figures that require it....
Darkavatar
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Yep is sucks how the only bodies that are appropriate for this figure are ones that all have sculpted necks.
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guy66657
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Found this pretty awesome mod on FB
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Real hair rarely looks good in 1/6 scale...
Awe-inspiring
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Did my 2nd mod on the cap.... Cut the fat suit at lower abs and stuff the fat suit up his chest.....
Bigger chest and slimmer waist, downside is the lower ab feels hollow now, doesn't grab the steath suit as tight as before..
My only regret on my 1st mod, was to cut the underneath blue vest.... though it allows arms to rest better on the sides (rather than flare out wide like Reeves superman body), but the two sleeves at shoulder tends to drop out and reveal the fat suit/body underneath..... but a little fuzzing will do....
Bigger chest and slimmer waist, downside is the lower ab feels hollow now, doesn't grab the steath suit as tight as before..
My only regret on my 1st mod, was to cut the underneath blue vest.... though it allows arms to rest better on the sides (rather than flare out wide like Reeves superman body), but the two sleeves at shoulder tends to drop out and reveal the fat suit/body underneath..... but a little fuzzing will do....
