Rene Belloq 12" figure

[Wor-Gar]

OK, got frustrated, so I decided to swap looks between my custom and the SS Belloq.

Improvement???

I'll remove the snap as soon as its confirmed that mine isn't the only jacket that doesn't close.

Here's the blue shirt without jacket, just to show (shirt's wet from water treatment):

Here's the swap compare from the original:

 

[Cocoboloboy]

I like that a lot better Wor-Gar. I bet with a repaint he wouldn't be half bad. It's still such a shame the sculpt isn't better.

 

[T.E.D]

I think the Tanis look suits the sideshow Belloq more and the blue shirt and necklace seem to make him look more like Belloq, probably because it is how he spends most of the film.

Out of interest can i ask where you got the shirt and also where you got or how you made the necklace.

 

[Dally]

Unfortunately the sculpt to this figure is way off. I can't hardly see any resemblance at all.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Thanks guys. My custom suffers from being wholey unrecognizable now, but maybe SS Belloq looks better.

Out of interest can i ask where you got the shirt and also where you got or how you made the necklace.

Shirt is just a plain light blue shirt, got it many years ago so I have no idea. You could dye the SS one in light blue though for the same effect. The shirt that comes with Belloq should be light blue to begin with, not plain white. He never wears a plain white shirt in the movie. It's either the ice blue one in Cairo, or the gray striped one on the submarine.

Belloq actually wears a brown and white bandana, rolled and tied around his neck -- not a pooka necklace I just made it out of a strip of material.

 

[T.E.D]

Shirt is just a plain light blue shirt, got it many years ago so I have no idea. You could dye the SS one in light blue though for the same effect.

Belloq actually wears a brown and white bandana, rolled and tied around his neck -- not a pooka necklace I just made it out of a strip of material.[/QUOTE]

Never knew that guess you learn something new everyday,

Thanks for the info, when mine arrives i will certainly have ago at it when i get some spare time (sometimes i hate uni), i'm actually quite excited it will be my first figure modification. Can't wait

 

[Deckard]

That is how it should look, great job man.

 

[King Darkness]

Great pic WG!!!! I love it!

And the idol enviro is SICK!!!! I am definitely gonna try and pick one up somewhere.

Not impressed with Belloq at all though Sideshow really dropped the ball with this one.

 

[Wor-Gar]

OK, so looks like people like the open blue shirt better. Good, so do I.

Here's a look at both looks on the SS Belloq -- with that distracting snap removed thru the magic of digital manipulation below:

If it was possible to close the jacket for the tie, would you still like the open shirt Dig look?

 

[King Darkness]

Looks much better WG!

Just when you think Sideshow quality control is on its way up, they let something like this slip by How can the release it when the jacket fits so badly

Anyway, you improved the figure a lot WG.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Looks much better WG!

Just when you think Sideshow quality control is on its way up, they let something like this slip by How can the release it when the jacket fits so badly

Anyway, you improved the figure a lot WG.

Thanks, King! Yeah, too bad it takes this much work to get it right.

Here's the look for ref:

Here's my switch, reposted:

If it was possible to close the jacket for the tie, would you still like the open shirt Dig look?

 

[Deckard]

If it was possible to close the jacket for the tie, would you still like the open shirt Dig look?

Definately, The tie is a problem, but so is the collar on the SS shirt. It's too high and he has no neck. It's like a turtle neck.

How's he look w/ the jacket on/hat off?

 

[King Darkness]

I like the dig look better.

 

[Wor-Gar]

How's he look w/ the jacket on/hat off?

Shirt's wet there, trying to shape the collar.

 

[King Darkness]

AHHH HAA!!!!

I got it! After staring at this figure over and over and over again over the last day trying to figure out who the F he looked like, it finally just hit me!


Its f'n Charlie Sheen.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Oh no.... you're right!

 

[jedibear]

OK, so looks like people like the open blue shirt better. Good, so do I.

If it was possible to close the jacket for the tie, would you still like the open shirt Dig look?

Talk about having to go the extra mile in futzing to get a great look for a figure!
Your final result is very good, Wor-Gar. The jacket that comes with the Sideshow figure is awful...reminds me of that tacky POS dress that ANH Leia comes with. How on earth could the signature garment for this character be so ill-fitting and poorly made? Buttons on the wrong side, that LARGE snap (couldn't they at least had a WHITE one?)...and making the jacket SO tight you can't close it without it riding back on the shoulders? Wow...after seeing Sideshow pull off such superb efforts as any of the LOTR figures complicated outfits or the countless well-tailored Jedi robes, seeing this tight minkey-suit jacket with it's clown tie is pretty astonishing....

At least the idol environment looks top-notch...really nice.

And again, your "custom"-enhanced futzing make the figure look really good...

 

[galactiboy]

Man, those are some high waisted pants... pretty dissapointing figure. Don't feel bad about canceling.

 

[MaulFan]

AHHH HAA!!!!

I got it! After staring at this figure over and over and over again over the last day trying to figure out who the F he looked like, it finally just hit me!


Its f'n Charlie Sheen.

Get a 1/6 bowling shirt, 1/6 stripper figure and a 1/6 margarita and you can have your own custom Charlie Harper figure

 

[jedibear]

I would take a blow torch to the figure first...