I thought I would share my collection. I'm making a few changes so it's a good time to share and archive.
Here's a few pics just to give a decent idea of the general collection:
Here's what my collection looked like in 2006:
I had (still have) a Sideshow 1/4 scale Endoskeleton but don't have a picture of mine currently and it's in the loft
Due to lots of life happening, my collection took a back seat for a while (those pesky kids with their "need" for food and somewhere to sleep)
I ripped all my media to servers. I still have the weapons but got rid of most of it
Then in 2019 Zack Snyder's DC movies really gripped me and I got the collecting bug again.
I'll start with the 1/6 stuff.
My wife bought me a DC Collectibles BvS Batman and it snowballed from there:
I was dubious about getting Justice League items but I had faith that if Zack ever got his cut out I would like it.
I bought some shelves but the only thing missing was a Knightmare Batman. I didn't want to spend that sort of money (V1.0 Knightmare Batman was quite expensive in 2019) but there was no way I was mixing scales.
As soon as he arrived I got the Hot Toys bug and started replacing them all.
I made my first custom, a Black Suit Superman. Bought a cheap loose BvS Hot Toys Superman from eBay. I based it on Zack's first pic of the black suit which he ended up changing, so I then changed it again:
I ran out of space so I made my own version of the previous shelves. I added flight stands hidden in the top shelf and sunk into the wall on the sides. I fed power through the plaster for the lights:
Looking back at these shelves now, There's a sense of less maybe is more. I used a DC Collectibles Cyborg with the base removed.
When the official Hot Toys well dried up I started looking into more custom items like Scaletta Faora and my own customs. Some turned out better than others:
I went with 1/6 3D printed statues for Steppenwolf and Darkseid:
When the Hot Toys Cyborg got announced I started messing with the statue so I could use him in the Knightmare group. I cut all the limbs off, adjusted his height and pose and wired LED's into him. I chrome painted and weathered him. When the Hot Toys arrived I did a neck transplant on him so the 2nd Hot Toys head could be fitted:
I next turned my attention to Man of Steel Superman. I spent a significant amount of time on this one. This was my 2nd version. After discussing @Gipetto0812 and his version I went back to the drawing board. The body is a mix of BvS and Man of Steel parts. I measured a still of Henry Cavill in the suit and adjusted the body to near as damn it the same proportions. Dyed the suit instead of painting it and painstakingly hand painted the trim:
After a successful MoS blue suit, I wanted to do the black suit too. Very similar idea:
I customized both Deathstroke figures to give them a better height and physical appearance by swapping and modifying bigger bodies plus I added the missing elements to the Knightmare version with the help of @Chopper Face:
I made a custom Martian Manhunter by painting a Phicen body with oil paints:
Fitted an LED into Deadshots mask:
I got JazzInc Batmobile and Bat Signal. The signal symbol was wrong so I changed it. The Batmobile is in a glass table I'm making at the moment:
Some poses:
Here's a few pics just to give a decent idea of the general collection:
Here's what my collection looked like in 2006:
I had (still have) a Sideshow 1/4 scale Endoskeleton but don't have a picture of mine currently and it's in the loft
Due to lots of life happening, my collection took a back seat for a while (those pesky kids with their "need" for food and somewhere to sleep)
I ripped all my media to servers. I still have the weapons but got rid of most of it
Then in 2019 Zack Snyder's DC movies really gripped me and I got the collecting bug again.
I'll start with the 1/6 stuff.
My wife bought me a DC Collectibles BvS Batman and it snowballed from there:
I was dubious about getting Justice League items but I had faith that if Zack ever got his cut out I would like it.
I bought some shelves but the only thing missing was a Knightmare Batman. I didn't want to spend that sort of money (V1.0 Knightmare Batman was quite expensive in 2019) but there was no way I was mixing scales.
As soon as he arrived I got the Hot Toys bug and started replacing them all.
I made my first custom, a Black Suit Superman. Bought a cheap loose BvS Hot Toys Superman from eBay. I based it on Zack's first pic of the black suit which he ended up changing, so I then changed it again:
I ran out of space so I made my own version of the previous shelves. I added flight stands hidden in the top shelf and sunk into the wall on the sides. I fed power through the plaster for the lights:
Looking back at these shelves now, There's a sense of less maybe is more. I used a DC Collectibles Cyborg with the base removed.
When the official Hot Toys well dried up I started looking into more custom items like Scaletta Faora and my own customs. Some turned out better than others:
I went with 1/6 3D printed statues for Steppenwolf and Darkseid:
When the Hot Toys Cyborg got announced I started messing with the statue so I could use him in the Knightmare group. I cut all the limbs off, adjusted his height and pose and wired LED's into him. I chrome painted and weathered him. When the Hot Toys arrived I did a neck transplant on him so the 2nd Hot Toys head could be fitted:
I next turned my attention to Man of Steel Superman. I spent a significant amount of time on this one. This was my 2nd version. After discussing @Gipetto0812 and his version I went back to the drawing board. The body is a mix of BvS and Man of Steel parts. I measured a still of Henry Cavill in the suit and adjusted the body to near as damn it the same proportions. Dyed the suit instead of painting it and painstakingly hand painted the trim:
After a successful MoS blue suit, I wanted to do the black suit too. Very similar idea:
I customized both Deathstroke figures to give them a better height and physical appearance by swapping and modifying bigger bodies plus I added the missing elements to the Knightmare version with the help of @Chopper Face:
I made a custom Martian Manhunter by painting a Phicen body with oil paints:
Fitted an LED into Deadshots mask:
I got JazzInc Batmobile and Bat Signal. The signal symbol was wrong so I changed it. The Batmobile is in a glass table I'm making at the moment:
Some poses:
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