Vietnam Apocalypse **Journalist Update P.10**

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Just a quick update for those on my full figure list. Deniz should be sending the first three costumes out today, followed hopefully by another set next week. I am planning on having the heads painted for those figures by the time they get here. So hopefully I'll have the first three done in a few weeks.

Also, the bodies did arrive and I have the necks attached and sculpted on.

Sorry for the lack of an update thus far. Will post some pics once I get a little further on the painting.

Thanks!

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

All right. Time for an update. Deniz ran out of fabric previous and wasn't able to source any on his end so I had to send him more. He's telling me he will now have all the of the costumes shipped by the end of next week.

In the mean time, all orders for individual costumes are filled and Deniz did have enough to get me one costume, which I used to fill Roy's order, based on spot on the list and schedule of payment. You can all hate him now

Some pics below. Roy got just the camo version so I painted the neck to match the camo head. Also changed up my color palette a little and added some gloss. I think I'm going to start doing this with the future ones. Turned out pretty nice.

Sorry for the wait on this, guys. Will be worth it.


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[lieutenant dan]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Methinks he looks great! (I hate Roy already ).

 

[Mr.E]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Still planning on doing the "Errand boy"??

 

[lieutenant dan]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

My Kurtz figure made the trip across the pond safely:

Many thanks Mr Charles, I'm really pleased with him.

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Still planning on doing the "Errand boy"??

Yep. And got another in the pipeline as well, which we'll probably be seeing first, and initial shots of sometime soon. Look to be releasing them both about the same time.

Rest of the Kurtz costumes are almost done, guys. Deniz tells me he is working on the final one. Just a little longer......

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Just got an email that costumes were shipped today. Usually takes a couple of weeks to get them in, which gives me some time to finish up the heads. More news soon!

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse (new title)

Returned from a trip today to find five Kurtz costumes delivered to my residence! Have to leave again tomorrow again unfortunately for New York for Seb's show, among other things, so I plan on starting in on finishing up everyone's Kurtz' next week.

In the meantime, thanks to Roy we have our next character underway. Deniz is working on the costume. Might have a prototype done within another month or so. We tweaked the detail on the eyes a little bit to make the lids a little puffier. Will show on the final version.

"Hey, man, you don't talk to the Colonel. You listen to him. The man's enlarged my mind. He's a poet warrior in the classic sense. I mean sometimes he'll... uh... well, you'll say "hello" to him, right? And he'll just walk right by you. He won't even notice you. And suddenly he'll grab you, and he'll throw you in a corner, and he'll say, "Do you know that 'if' is the middle word in life? If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you"... I mean I'm... no, I can't... I'm a little man, I'm a little man, he's... he's a great man! I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across floors of silent seas..."


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[Mr.E]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Oh man, thats fantastic man, Out of this world man. Nice work man.

 

[Peteskywalker]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Im not a fan of Apocalypse Now but that Dennis Hopper sculpt is a masterpiece

 

[elvis1976]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Great sculpt, i can't wait for the head and outfit set!!!

 

[siquisiri]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Glad to see this project turning out so great, congrats

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Thanks, guys! This was done by Rocco, of course. I think it's one of his best of all time. Commissioned by Roy and with me doing the nitpicking. Working with Deniz to produce the costume now.

See you in a few days, Seb!

 

[lieutenant dan]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Must admit to having an interest here (as it was me that commissioned the sculpt), but I think Rocco did a brilliant job with this head and I'm more than happy with how it turned out. And cheers guys!, I'm pleased people are liking him too.
Many thanks also to CH for his input in refining the details, a.k.a "nitpicking"
Can't wait to get hold of one of the cast heads to put on my version of the "photojournalist" figure.

Lt Dan.

 

[elvis1976]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **UPDATES P.9**

Looks perfect Doug, skintone is ten times better!

 

[Agent47]

Re: Vietnam Apocalypse **Journalist Update P.11**

"One through nine, no maybes, no supposes, no fractions. You can't travel in space, you can't go out into space, you know, without, like, you know, uh, with fractions - what are you going to land on - one-quarter, three-eighths? What are you going to do when you go from here to Venus or something? That's dialectic physics."


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[TheObsoleteMan]

I should've followed this thread more closely, I had no idea you were doing Hopper. He'd look awesome on a shelf with all the cameras hanging off of him. I'll definitely be keeping a closer eye on this one.

 

[Agent47]

Yes, do stay tuned because despite all the delays this is definitely rolling. Willard to follow closely. Plan is to I think include three of those cameras with each set and a bunch of necklaces and stuff. Custom printing tiger stripe fabric for pants for both!

 

[Sculptor]

Dude, your paint skills are awesome! These came out great,thanks for sending me the link to this updated post. I can't wait to finish up the Willard for you.

Rocco

 

[galactiboy]

The Journalist came out great man! Looks awesome

While I don't have a desire to own figures from this film; I really love the work that has been done on these