1/6 MOLA RAM Custom Project

[TonTon]

Agree with Wor, once there's clothing and the straps on the arms the body isn't going to matter too much. I'm still hoping one of the Jx Toys ones will work well.

I'll post some pics of the bodies I have in hand later, though I'm not sure it'll be that informative without the robes. In the meantime, I put some black rubber bands I had laying around from one of my first customs 10 years ago. I was adding a tiny leg strap to the 3 3/4" VOTC Han figure's holster.

Somehow this pack of rubber bands stuck around until now. Don't plan on keeping these as I'll replace once I get some kind of thin cord from Etsy probably.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Looks better already.

 

[TonTon]

It's great that the outfit had those right where figure joints would be.

 

[TonTon]

So here's an Indy body knockoff (TTM19), ANH Han Solo, and the JX Toys S01. As you can see the S01 seems to be the leanest. I'll do the same thing when the other JX bodies show up. I placed the head directly on the bodies, no peg.

 

[Wor-Gar]

That ANH body just keeps giving... too bad they are impossible to find now.

The S01 has a really strange and thick neck though.


Truthfully, I could make any of those bodies work.



Thanks very much for that, TonTon.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Thanks for those body comparisons Ton Ton. Had no idea the JX01 was so much more 'slim' than the ANH Han Solo body. Someone really needs to do a knock-off of the Solo body.

 

[Mr.E]

Thanks for those body comparisons Ton Ton. Had no idea the JX01 was so much more 'slim' than the ANH Han Solo body. Someone really needs to do a knock-off of the Solo body.

Ditto.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Had no idea the JX01 was so much more 'slim' than the ANH Han Solo body.

I guess that's why people have been using it for Raiders Indy. Interesting that it has a fuller chest though as seen in the side view.

I'm also surprised the ANH Solo hasn't been copied yet. Its all around the best proportions for most figures.

 

[TonTon]

Not sure about these other JX bodies. I'll post pics with the Ram head on later but the way the necks are designed is a bit weird. They're all kinda girthy at the bottom.

The S02 has just a massive upper body and the S03, first one in pic, has an odd angle to the neck where it's leaning forward a bit. It's a shame because I like the quality enough and the 01 is pretty decent.

Here's the 3 together, S03, S01, S02

Here's the 03 with the HT Solo and Banner knockoff (TTM19)

And then the 02 with those bodies.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, as I said, the S02 looked much too big to me based on the chest measurement they provide.

If it wasn't for the poor neck, I'd suggest maybe porting the S01 arms onto the S02 to see if it helps just make it look like a thick body. But the body-builder aspect on the S02 is just too apparent. Too many people out there want monster men or Terminators.

Appreciate all the effort, TonTon. Really helps a lot of people out. I feel like the body dilemma has choked off this project somehow.

 

[EcklecticBadges]

It is disappointing there are not more varied body shapes and sizes out there. I could really do with a decent body for my custom River Phoenix and Daniel LaRusso figures.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, head sculpts, clothing and paint apps have all move miles from where they were just a few years ago... but we are still using the same basic bodies from like 10 years ago with little change.

There's a need in this hobby that someone could make a killing on by developing 3 new body types: teen, regular guy and a portly body


I asked TonTon to get started on that, but he refused me...

 

[EcklecticBadges]

Yes I agree. There is clearly an opening for more varied bodies.

For some reason I always get you and TonTon mixed up on here Wor-Gar. I'm the same with Deborah Winger and Barbara Hershey. Or Dermot Mulroney and that other guy.

 

[davejames]

Wow, didn't realize the S02 was so much massively larger than the S01. Thanks for the comparison pics TonTon.

 

[Wor-Gar]

...Dylan McDermott.

 

[EcklecticBadges]

Yeah that's him. I think John Malkovich killed him.

I can just imagine someone checking out my Dermot Mulroney custom figure and saying

"Nice Dylan McDermott you have there."

 

[TonTon]

Here are the JX bodies S01/S02/S03. I'm back to leaning toward the S01 for now, I'll wait to see how the outfit looks on that before checking others out. Not a great job posing the S02/S03 bodies, but the body on the 03 is a bit awkward, so I think that's conveyed well, has a kinda hunch as the neck leans forward. S02 is nice and well proportioned but just massive, like for Thor or something as Wor mentioned.

S01:


S02:


S03:

 

[Wor-Gar]

Strange neck on that S03.

I like the width of the S02... but then the arms are too big, the neck is a strange shape, shoulder stick out too far, just way too big. it could be great if that body was scaled down to regular guy size.

Lean and lanky S01 is the best... and once his head is a little further down on the neck and most of that lean body is covered in thick robes, I'm pretty sure you won't see lanky anymore.

I'd love to use the stomach section from S02 under the S01 torso to thicken his midsection. Probably would require slitting the back to allow it to fit though. Mola will need some padding around the belly line for sure.

 

[davejames]

Yeah I agree the S01 appears best there, although still a bit too narrow for my taste.

I took a chance and ordered one of these Art Figures "Boss Dominic" bodies, which has the broader chest I like but more normal sized arms. So we'll see how that looks.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Boss Dominic looks like it could work. Hard to tell until you pop the head on.

Did you get the Mola head yet, Dave?