Prop NECA Gremlins 2 Stunt Puppet

[Freak-1138]

I purchased my first Brown gremlin back in 2012, and repainted
it as soon as I got it. Just couldn’t live with the factory paintjob.






Last year I pre-ordered another one, when NECA re-released them.
It took my a while to get started, but last week I finally finished the
repaint of that one. The paintjob they did on the factory was slightly
improved and the over-all quality of the puppet is waaay better than
the first release. But I wanted a realistic looking gremlin. And this
time I wanted it to be green...






Here’s my thread on TheRPF on the two repaints:
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/repainting-a-2012-2017-neca-gremlins-2-gremlin-stunt-puppet-replica-updated-2018.160334/

 

[ForeverYoung]

Great job! Seeing them makes me want to watch the movies again for the zillionth time!

 

[Freak-1138]

Thanks! Yeah, they are fantastic. Two very different movies,
with completely different tone and atmosphere. But I love
them both.

I also got a TrickOrTreat GREMLiNS puppet, that I’m
planning to repaint. But it needs a lot more prepping
and repairing than NECA’s, before it’ll be ready for painting.

Great job! Seeing them makes me want to watch the movies again for the zillionth time!

 

[Raveleijn]

I also got a TrickOrTreat GREMLiNS puppet, that I’m
planning to repaint.

There is nothing wrong with the TOTS Stripe and regular Gremlin. Have them both (Also the Mogwai's) and also have all 5 NECA Puppets. The Neca puppets need some paintjobs yes, but the TOTS are fine except the Gizmo...

 

[Freak-1138]

The quality of the TOTS puppet is beyond crap. Crunched in body parts, badly glued seams, tears in the ears which are badly glued to the face and horns, the jawline/neck is badly trimmed and a part of the chin is missing. The eyes got dimples in them. The paintjob is ok for a toy, standard airbrushing on the markings (which is the best part about this replica) and painted in horns, claws and teeth by regular brush, missing details here and there and spilling some paint elsewhere. The mouth and teeth has a very dark brown wash going on, and the eyes look nothing like the movie puppets. So I need to do something about it to fully appreciate it.

Maybe some got lucky, and didn’t get a puppet that’s falling apart and looks like a kids painting gone wrong.

 

[Raveleijn]

The quality of the TOTS puppet is beyond crap. Crunched in body parts, badly glued seams, tears in the ears which are badly glued to the face and horns, the jawline/neck is badly trimmed and a part of the chin is missing. The eyes got dimples in them. The paintjob is ok for a toy, standard airbrushing on the markings (which is the best part about this replica) and painted in horns, claws and teeth by regular brush, missing details here and there and spilling some paint elsewhere. The mouth and teeth has a very dark brown wash going on, and the eyes look nothing like the movie puppets. So I need to do something about it to fully appreciate it.

Maybe some got lucky, and didn’t get a puppet that’s falling apart and looks like a kids painting gone wrong.

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Wow, that one looks pretty crap yes.
Maybe mine was from a batch that got more attention.
But if you want good quality then pay more for an ECC statue. Price quality for the TOTS version is fair enough.

 

[Freak-1138]

Yeah, I might have gotten a bad one, even though
I pre-ordered it from Entertainment Earth.
But I should be able to fix it.

ECC are cool, but way out of my price range,
so I’ll have to go with the cheaper replicas out
there, and try to make them look a bit better
with more detailed and accurate paintjobs.