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Thanks! I appreciate it. I thought he turned out really well
Thanks! I appreciate it. I thought he turned out really well
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I just snagged a couple of Eleven Bond sets myself off of OneSixthKit for $47 a set shipped. For that price I think they are a steal.
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I just snagged a couple of Eleven Bond sets myself off of OneSixthKit for $47 a set shipped. For that price I think they are a steal.
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Just remember, that Eleven set includes a shirt which is both extremely difficult to get onto a body AND it will stain said body. I would recommend a TTM19-type body though.
Just remember, that Eleven set includes a shirt which is both extremely difficult to get onto a body AND it will stain said body. I would recommend a TTM19-type body though.
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This is a slippery slope. I started with a parts CooModel body for $10 from a parts buys from Monkey Depot, added a $25 Sean Connery head off of Evilbay and an extra Golgo 13 suit and trench I had in my parts bin to create this....
For roughly $35 invested I was happy. So then I wanted a Daniel Craig... BlackBox White tux version $125? Easy purchase....bought 2. One stays DC,......the other became my second Sean Connery Bond (another SC head $25) in his iconic white tux. Left over DC head...well Pop it on another CooModel part body ($10) and added the Magic Cube Austrian outfit for $44. So far I’ve got 4 Bond figures and I have less then $365 invested not to shabby.
So I should stop right? But this is now my Bond addiction movies I grew up with and love, so stop?? Said no heroine addict ever....watching this thread I’ve heard all the negative comments but I keep seeing the OneSixthKit Eleven Bond Set and I honestly dig it. Price drops to $47 a set with free shipping. Well if one is good 2 is better....I grab 2...I’m sure I can bash something else out of them....now it’s just the waiting until they arrive.
My plan is, I’ve got different black turtlenecks again in my parts drawers to use for the sets. The DC heads I have the WorldBox AT011 narrow shoulder bodies to use. I like the heft of them and so far haven’t been disappointed with them. The fact they can be had for $20 each I think is a deal. One DC will be in the black outfit he comes with plus my better turtleneck. The other DC with the other AT011 is going to be outfitted with the Very Cool blue tuxedo for $40. The extra black outfit is going on a $10 CooModel body from Toy Anxiety and another $25 Connery head. So, another 3 Bonds for $209.
I completely went down the rabbit hole in this. I started wanting a couple decent Bond figures in the end I’ll have 4 different DC Bonds and 3 SC Bonds. So all 7 figures for $573 or a little less then $82 a figure.
Now I’m not quoting the money spent because I’m playing high low on the Price is Right...it’s because we live in a time in this Hobby where the latest Hot Toys Iron Man coming out has a suggested retail of $407. Even though I’m not meaning to compare a kit bashed JB to IM...it just proves in this day and age where the going rate for the latest IM is over $400 you can still make something that is spectacular and has an amazing shelf presence for roughly $82 a figure. Granted the IM will have a ton of gadgets and light up gimmicks like a pen light repulsers or arc reactor and I’m sure beautiful paint apps, but it’s still a plastic figure for $400+. Personally for me it boggles my mind how far we have come in just the last 20 years of Collectibles, but then again I’m an old fart collector. I’ve been around this hobby before people were calling themselves collectors and there was no internet to find the figures or pieces you wanted but a publication that came out like a newspaper called Toy Shop...of course back then we also used our phones for talking! LOL!
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This is a slippery slope. I started with a parts CooModel body for $10 from a parts buys from Monkey Depot, added a $25 Sean Connery head off of Evilbay and an extra Golgo 13 suit and trench I had in my parts bin to create this....
For roughly $35 invested I was happy. So then I wanted a Daniel Craig... BlackBox White tux version $125? Easy purchase....bought 2. One stays DC,......the other became my second Sean Connery Bond (another SC head $25) in his iconic white tux. Left over DC head...well Pop it on another CooModel part body ($10) and added the Magic Cube Austrian outfit for $44. So far I’ve got 4 Bond figures and I have less then $365 invested not to shabby.
So I should stop right? But this is now my Bond addiction movies I grew up with and love, so stop?? Said no heroine addict ever....watching this thread I’ve heard all the negative comments but I keep seeing the OneSixthKit Eleven Bond Set and I honestly dig it. Price drops to $47 a set with free shipping. Well if one is good 2 is better....I grab 2...I’m sure I can bash something else out of them....now it’s just the waiting until they arrive.
My plan is, I’ve got different black turtlenecks again in my parts drawers to use for the sets. The DC heads I have the WorldBox AT011 narrow shoulder bodies to use. I like the heft of them and so far haven’t been disappointed with them. The fact they can be had for $20 each I think is a deal. One DC will be in the black outfit he comes with plus my better turtleneck. The other DC with the other AT011 is going to be outfitted with the Very Cool blue tuxedo for $40. The extra black outfit is going on a $10 CooModel body from Toy Anxiety and another $25 Connery head. So, another 3 Bonds for $209.
I completely went down the rabbit hole in this. I started wanting a couple decent Bond figures in the end I’ll have 4 different DC Bonds and 3 SC Bonds. So all 7 figures for $573 or a little less then $82 a figure.
Now I’m not quoting the money spent because I’m playing high low on the Price is Right...it’s because we live in a time in this Hobby where the latest Hot Toys Iron Man coming out has a suggested retail of $407. Even though I’m not meaning to compare a kit bashed JB to IM...it just proves in this day and age where the going rate for the latest IM is over $400 you can still make something that is spectacular and has an amazing shelf presence for roughly $82 a figure. Granted the IM will have a ton of gadgets and light up gimmicks like a pen light repulsers or arc reactor and I’m sure beautiful paint apps, but it’s still a plastic figure for $400+. Personally for me it boggles my mind how far we have come in just the last 20 years of Collectibles, but then again I’m an old fart collector. I’ve been around this hobby before people were calling themselves collectors and there was no internet to find the figures or pieces you wanted but a publication that came out like a newspaper called Toy Shop...of course back then we also used our phones for talking! LOL!
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Here's one with the ganghood body - the pants are difficult to fit on this though.
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Definitely captures that younger Craig look. Nice paint-up Ray! You're getting better every time.
Definitely captures that younger Craig look. Nice paint-up Ray! You're getting better every time.
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Freaking stunning. Beautiful work!!
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Freaking stunning. Beautiful work!!
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Does anyone have an extra DID Pierce Brosnan Agent Paul head sculpt available to sell? I have a bash in mind. Saw a bunch of posts in this thread where people were buying the set for the body and tux and basically tossing the head, so I’d be happy to take a sculpt off of someone that doesn’t want theirs.
Take care - Jase
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Does anyone have an extra DID Pierce Brosnan Agent Paul head sculpt available to sell? I have a bash in mind. Saw a bunch of posts in this thread where people were buying the set for the body and tux and basically tossing the head, so I’d be happy to take a sculpt off of someone that doesn’t want theirs.
Take care - Jase
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Mailman brought a Little Bond fun today...
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Mailman brought a Little Bond fun today...
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I agree with all the praise, you're a fantastic painter Ray. Your BCS Bond paint up is the best Bond figure I've ever seen.
Where did you get the midnight blue dinner jacket with the shawl collar? I've been looking for something like this for a Connery Thunderball bash.
I agree with all the praise, you're a fantastic painter Ray. Your BCS Bond paint up is the best Bond figure I've ever seen.
Where did you get the midnight blue dinner jacket with the shawl collar? I've been looking for something like this for a Connery Thunderball bash.
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Thank you Tom! Means a lot coming from your rightfully decerning eye!
That tux is the Yunsil offering for Skyfall.
There was a couple mass offerings on this. The one I was using before the yunsil was by verycool. It was tailored a little small for a regular 1/6 body but you can get it looking decent. I think they are a little hard to come by now though .
If you are adventurous, my brother successfully died the black toys city shawl colllar tux (i mentioned in the BC thread, love this tux) blue.
To do that you need to dip it in RIT color remover for an hour. It will turn the black dark gray. Then dip it in rit blue dye for another hour.
Best part is the collar and the other shiny black bits stay black because they are made out of a synthetic fabric and the rest goes midnight blue. You’re left with a perfect result. It’s very easy even for the most novice of customizers.
Those are the little things that give me true joy from this hobby. Simple little discoveries and efforts that result in something that allows me to make all my character building dreams come true.
Thank you Tom! Means a lot coming from your rightfully decerning eye!
That tux is the Yunsil offering for Skyfall.
There was a couple mass offerings on this. The one I was using before the yunsil was by verycool. It was tailored a little small for a regular 1/6 body but you can get it looking decent. I think they are a little hard to come by now though .
If you are adventurous, my brother successfully died the black toys city shawl colllar tux (i mentioned in the BC thread, love this tux) blue.
To do that you need to dip it in RIT color remover for an hour. It will turn the black dark gray. Then dip it in rit blue dye for another hour.
Best part is the collar and the other shiny black bits stay black because they are made out of a synthetic fabric and the rest goes midnight blue. You’re left with a perfect result. It’s very easy even for the most novice of customizers.
Those are the little things that give me true joy from this hobby. Simple little discoveries and efforts that result in something that allows me to make all my character building dreams come true.
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Thanks Ray, and I totally get what you're saying about getting joy from discoveries. To me the real fun isn't in putting a figure on a shelf, it comes from getting creative and making your figure unique. I'm now thinking of dying the BCS suit a darker grey and altering the waistcoat to make it a Thunderball suit.
Thanks Ray, and I totally get what you're saying about getting joy from discoveries. To me the real fun isn't in putting a figure on a shelf, it comes from getting creative and making your figure unique. I'm now thinking of dying the BCS suit a darker grey and altering the waistcoat to make it a Thunderball suit.
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And here too...
James Bond
Head - Big Chief
Paint - Me
Suit - Yunsil
Body - Worldbox narrow shoulder "dad bod" - but not dad bod
Shoes - Big Chief
Pistol - can't remember... but it's metal and better than big chief's
And here too...
James Bond
Head - Big Chief
Paint - Me
Suit - Yunsil
Body - Worldbox narrow shoulder "dad bod" - but not dad bod
Shoes - Big Chief
Pistol - can't remember... but it's metal and better than big chief's
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Thanks so much Platty!
Thanks so much Platty!
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