Resident Evil Customs Thread
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very...very carefully lol I started with a grid i didn't take any pics....I have issues of not doing that sadly I get to involved with doing it I forget. If you've ever seen anyone doing hand lettering tho that will give you an idea. Then I tried to use use a paint brush and I paint minis like for DND and Pathfinder so I have some tiny brushes...but even they failed me....what I ended up doing was using a pin that I have for sculpting. its basically a needle I would dip into the paint and every slowly and carefully while wearing magnifying glasses with a light on them I then also used a magnifying desk light and that was able to get me clear focus. Then I started "painting" aka dabbing the tip of the pin and slowly carefully painstakingly.....lettered it..Lightly at first then slowly built it up once I was happy with the lay out. Which took....hours lol. Pro tip tho don't worry about the counters aka the insides of the letters like A and D I just painted those solid and then went back later and added in the same red I used to paint the vest to fill in the counters. I mean...all in all it saved me from spending insane money on a resident evil vest but jesus I don't think I do this for every vest I plan on making lol. I also did have a black! I had a grey black and a glossy black which looked horrible....I had to mix them. it was daunting to say the least. Being as you already have the letters tho man just get you a needle test your black paint and dum it down a bit til it matches and then get lost in the work...time will fly by lol.
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This isn’t a custom, but I wasn’t sure exactly where to put it. I just received the Patriot Studios 1/12 Lady D figure and she’s pretty good - has a great shelf presence.
As a figure she leaves a lot to be desired, but the sculpt is fantastic.
I’m glad they went with a sculpted dress, although it does kill articulation. The removable dress gimmick is awkward - I wish that tooling could’ve gone to an ab crunch instead - it sucks not being able to pose her crouching through a doorway. Double jointed elbows would’ve been helpful too - especially since she includes her cigarette holder, and posing her adjusting her hat isn’t possible.
The alternate head is pretty useless - it just looks dead. I wish they would’ve included a raging, tooth-gritting head instead.
Still a good sculpt - I’d like to see the eyes, eyebrows, and makeup repainted. The smirking head is definitely the way to go, IMO.
I hope they do the rest of the Four Lords + Mother Miranda. Heck, I’d even like to see them go back and make Jack from REVII.
As a figure she leaves a lot to be desired, but the sculpt is fantastic.
I’m glad they went with a sculpted dress, although it does kill articulation. The removable dress gimmick is awkward - I wish that tooling could’ve gone to an ab crunch instead - it sucks not being able to pose her crouching through a doorway. Double jointed elbows would’ve been helpful too - especially since she includes her cigarette holder, and posing her adjusting her hat isn’t possible.
The alternate head is pretty useless - it just looks dead. I wish they would’ve included a raging, tooth-gritting head instead.
Still a good sculpt - I’d like to see the eyes, eyebrows, and makeup repainted. The smirking head is definitely the way to go, IMO.
I hope they do the rest of the Four Lords + Mother Miranda. Heck, I’d even like to see them go back and make Jack from REVII.
I'm surprised that she actually looks exactly like the promo photos. I'm assuming you didn't order yours from TNS?
According to them, there is still a "positive case of COVID-19 report", and the only way to get something shipped is by paying extra for shipping.
Meanwhile Giantoy and OSK are still sending everything out as usual. lol
Since I'm still waiting for TNS to send ship out a poptoys body I ordered on Jan 13th, I guess I won't be getting my Lady D until sometime next year. lol
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I actually ordered her directly from Patriot Studios on Facebook. Shipped a couple weeks ago.
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Had to go with bearded berry like the OG art heh second time sculpting on 1:6 scale heads does it look uniform and natural?
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That looks fantastic. Definitely seems natural to me!
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looks good!!
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Very nicely done. Not long ago I ordered a Ray Stevenson head for my own Barry project, exciting times.
Your likeness here is perfect for Director's Cut style Barry, not to mention an ideal canditate for a Revelations 2 figure.
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yeah was thinking about getting another head and making a revelations berry....but if I do that....I may try to sculpt an entire head for that. Because while Rays head is perfect for younger berry I think its to masculine for old berry he's more gaunt I think in revelations. That will be later down the the line tho next up I believe will be Chris or Ada haven't decided yet.
Brandoloneous
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Exactly the way I did mine. Not a fan of Capcom's inconsistency to be honest.
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Nice man those look good! I've been pondering making my own holster for berry as I can't find anything that looks perfect lol and I have a bunch of leather working tools and experience but I've also never attempted to make anything in 1:6 scale before. That and I'd also have to make the latches and rings from metal which I'm also confident I could do.....but price I could buy one like you have and that looks really good and I could save myself the time. Prob is there's only one of those I've been able to find for sell and it's costly for what it is. Like all things 6th scale heh. Any advice?
Brandoloneous
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Thanks! I've thought about finding someone to custom make a new one since mine's "skin" has started peeling via typical pleather problems. I honestly can't remember the figure it's from but it's from an old WWII figure. "Major" something or other.
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Are there any 1/6 zombie figures that would work well as a Resident Evil display?
