SilentSurfer's Laboratory: Come up to the Lab & See What's on the Slab.

[SilentSurfer]

You and Trev are my 1/6 scale dream company. Make it happen.

If only Trevor and I did start our own company, huh? The very thought makes me wanna

 

[a-dev]

If only Trevor and I did start our own company, huh? The very thought makes me wanna

 

[floppy hat jon]

It's the Abigail Whistler body from Hot Toys. I didn't know to send Nathan the body, but when I told him what body I'd be using he said, no problem, and color-matched it in absentia.

Pretty sure we have the same dress on River. Is it from D-Art? I have mine on a Babydoll body, and Nathan`s paint matches perfectly.

 

[Fluid]

If only Trevor and I did start our own company, huh? The very thought makes me wanna

Oh, just the thought of it makes my bank account smaller.

 

[floppy hat jon]

Here's my River. I wish my lousy pictures did Trevor's sculpt and Nathan's paint justice.

 

[SilentSurfer]

She looks great, Jon! Thanks for posting her. I so rarely get to see the heads I paint built up like that. It helps me realize what a great figure I helped create.

Just curious. Is it the way the light is hitting the eyes that is making them look a little foggy in those pics? They look normal in person, I hope.

 

[Gruff Old Bear]

Gonna pm you about that, because I think I've guessed a trick...and yes Jon, mine is in the D-Art dress as well. Funny how the thread photographs green, but seems to match the dress in hand.

 

[floppy hat jon]

She looks great, Jon! Thanks for posting her. I so rarely get to see the heads I paint built up like that. It helps me realize what a great figure I helped create.

Just curious. Is it the way the light is hitting the eyes that is making them look a little foggy in those pics? They look normal in person, I hope.

Yes, it's absolutely the light and/or my photography skills making the eyes look like that. In person, they look superb.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Yes, it's absolutely the light and/or my photography skills making the eyes look like that. In person, they look superb.

Thank goodness. I was wondering if my gloss had a strange reaction all of the sudden.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Gonna pm you about that, because I think I've guessed a trick.

PM me? What trick?

EDIT: Nevermind. Just got your email.

 

[Deckard]

If only Trevor and I did start our own company, huh? The very thought makes me wanna

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[Khonsu70]

Whoa, that River looks excellent!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Posted by Kotobukiya on Facebook today as a teaser, and this is on its way to me right now from Erick Sosa for paint.

Stay tuned.

 

[MaulFan]

Speaking purely of the paint work, which company offers more fun for you, Koto or Sideshow, they seem quite different in style so I was curious which speaks more to you as a painter.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Apples and oranges. Both have their challenges and rewards.

Koto gives me the chance to work on stuff in a format more like the old model kits I used to build (sanding and puttying parts, painting, and assembling which I always enjoyed), and I have some freedom to paint them how I like within the bounds of the character design. That, and I am able to show it off within a week or two of finishing it. The only downside is that I am not a huge comic fan and don't collect statues, especially comic related stuff (cause I tend to be a completist and there's just too much of it), so the stuff I do for them isn't stuff I collect. I'm proud to be part of making cool pieces like that though.

Erick and I will be doing stuff for Yamato though, and fantasy females are something I will collect. Same format as Koto work, but different subject matter.

When painting for Sideshow, I was mostly just doing parts of a given piece, so I was rarely able to see the finised product until it was finally revealed. The upside was that I got to be part of making the figures I myself really wanted and that have a huge fan base, ie, Boba Fett, the upcoming Darth Vader, Jason PF, etc. The biggest downside being that it's sometimes quite a while between paint and reveal and then again to final product release. Like, Boba Fett is due out at the end of this month, just about a year to the day that I actually painted the parts for it. And there's stuff I painted over a year ago that still haven't been revealed, though I think we'll see some of it at SDCC this year.

 

[MaulFan]

Thanks for sharing, I find these sorts of things interesting about the hobby and the products seem so different I figured there were significant differences working on them. Have you ever built Godzilla model kits?

 

[KingGrayskull]

I still think Sideshow sucks for letting you go. Koto must be quite happy to have a talent like you on board now. But enough glorification from my side. Dont want to make you too selfconfident.

 

[SilentSurfer]

I appreciate that. Self confidence can be a double-edged sword. My ego has gotten me in plenty of trouble in the past.

Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Thanks for sharing, I find these sorts of things interesting about the hobby and the products seem so different I figured there were significant differences working on them. Have you ever built Godzilla model kits?

I have built many, many, many, many Godzilla kits. In the late 90's/early 00's I was absolutely obsessed with Godzilla and went into a lot of credit card debt hunting down and collecting the best collection of kits I knew of. I ended up selling almost all of it off again though when my interests switched to Sideshow figures. I still have a handful of very nice Godzilla pieces though, like the 1:1 M1 Godzilla '89 head cast from the original molds. I also love Gamera. Mostly just '96 though.

 

[MaulFan]

I have built many, many, many, many Godzilla kits. In the late 90's/early 00's I was absolutely obsessed with Godzilla and went into a lot of credit card debt hunting down and collecting the best collection of kits I knew of. I ended up selling almost all of it off again though when my interests switched to Sideshow figures. I still have a handful of very nice Godzilla pieces though, like the 1:1 M1 Godzilla '89 head cast from the original molds. I also love Gamera. Mostly just '96 though.

There is a great satisfaction in securing a beloved Godzilla piece, as they seem so hard to come by. The gems of my collection are the Kaiyodo 1:400 1984 Godzilla and the 1:1 '54 Godzilla head that came with the DVD collection in Japan. Having that bust finally in hand, I can just imagine your '89's size, bet it looks great in person.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Oh yeah, the Kaiyodo 400 scale series was the core of my collections for a long time. The M1 bust of '89 has more neck than the '54 head I think. Very cool in person.