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DarkArtist81

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I have wanted to put this out there for a while, just a funny bit of rambling to show the inner workings of the Custom world....

You know you are a customizer when....

1: You have a room or a garage dedicated to storing shipping boxes, usually piled to the ceiling.

2: If you can tell your Wife or significant other that you did a Paypal transfer after you bought some bodies and she/he will know exactly what you are talking about.

3: You have a table with a bunch of heads on it and are NOT an insane person wanted for murder.

4: You have drawers full of tiny clothing, heads, parts, and have actually kept tiny scraps of whatever... just to use for figures.

5: You watch a movie and pay entirely too much attention to eye color, hair color, clothing details... just in case you have to make a figure of it.

6: You've denied yourself sex or food to finish a figure for someone you have never or will never meet.

7: You've been so stressed out over the massive amount of work that you would rather eat a bullet than take another damn order... but you have to anyway.

8: You HAVE to check out the toy aisle every time you go to a store that has one, just in case something is there that you can use.

9: People have given you strange looks when you buy RIT dye, twine, ribbon, women's jewelry, glue, spray paint, sponges, screws, or ladies nylons at a major store... and you don't really give a damn.

10: The stresses of meeting your own demands and customer demands has reduced you at least once to tears on the floor of your workshop.

11: Your collection room is at least halfway taken over by your workload.

12: You have absolutely no social life at all. You have more brushes than friends.

13: You have some extra weight or a slightly unkempt appearance...and a pasty skin coloration.

14: Your own shelves house a large number of unfinished personal projects that will never be completed due to your immense backlog.

15: You've bought movies you hated... just for the "reference material".

16: You want to quit every damn day, but you can't.
 
I think I must have the sickness.

And the only cure... is MORE COWBELL! :lol

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17. tried to make a repaint of your Hot Toys Jack Sparrow body and give him the tattoes just to find out that they switch from scene to scene.

18. would use the technology of making black colour float on white cloth rather for a Rorschach 1/6 mask instead of selling the secret

19. your family reminds you that you could be the best surgeon in the world but allways answer you don't give jack ^^^^^ about anything that ain't 1/6 scale

20. had to laugh at every point on this list and nod

(thought it would be fun to continue the list)
 
I think you have rubbed off on me. All I want do is Kitbash now !
 
21. you look at other customizers work on this board and curl up in the fetal position and cry yourself to sleep at night knowing you will never be as good as they are. :monkey2










edit: okay that one may just apply to me............:lol
 
21. you look at other customizers work on this board and curl up in the fetal position and cry yourself to sleep at night knowing you will never be as good as they are. :monkey2










edit: okay that one may just apply to me............:lol

No I can relate too!!! :rotfl
 
21. you look at other customizers work on this board and curl up in the fetal position and cry yourself to sleep at night knowing you will never be as good as they are. :monkey2










edit: okay that one may just apply to me............:lol

Lets also look on the bright side:
We can all find custom work that isn't as good as ours.
 
Pretty crazy all the crap you guys have to deal with! I never thought about all the intense work you guys deal with. My hats off to ya...
 
I have wanted to put this out there for a while, just a funny bit of rambling to show the inner workings of the Custom world....

You know you are a customizer when....

1: You have a room or a garage dedicated to storing shipping boxes, usually piled to the ceiling.

2: If you can tell your Wife or significant other that you did a Paypal transfer after you bought some bodies and she/he will know exactly what you are talking about.

3: You have a table with a bunch of heads on it and are NOT an insane person wanted for murder.

4: You have drawers full of tiny clothing, heads, parts, and have actually kept tiny scraps of whatever... just to use for figures.

5: You watch a movie and pay entirely too much attention to eye color, hair color, clothing details... just in case you have to make a figure of it.

6: You've denied yourself sex or food to finish a figure for someone you have never or will never meet.

7: You've been so stressed out over the massive amount of work that you would rather eat a bullet than take another damn order... but you have to anyway.

8: You HAVE to check out the toy aisle every time you go to a store that has one, just in case something is there that you can use.

9: People have given you strange looks when you buy RIT dye, twine, ribbon, women's jewelry, glue, spray paint, sponges, screws, or ladies nylons at a major store... and you don't really give a damn.

10: The stresses of meeting your own demands and customer demands has reduced you at least once to tears on the floor of your workshop.

11: Your collection room is at least halfway taken over by your workload.

12: You have absolutely no social life at all. You have more brushes than friends.

13: You have some extra weight or a slightly unkempt appearance...and a pasty skin coloration.

14: Your own shelves house a large number of unfinished personal projects that will never be completed due to your immense backlog.

15: You've bought movies you hated... just for the "reference material".

16: You want to quit every damn day, but you can't.



Add to this list....

When you are late on work, you are the devil incarnate. When they get your late work, you are an angel again. Most of the time. There are always those that can only see devils, even with the work in hand.

Nothing you do, no matter how hard you've tried, can truly satisfy some.

It hurts every time someone sells your hard work after they receive it because you were thinking of pleasing them the whole time. (Bad idea too! Best do the work without any feeling whatsoever! But...then....it's no fun at all! )

If you are an artist, and think mostly with your right brain, chances are, your left brain is deficient and your business skills are found wanting. Best to consider hiring a business manager and just do the art part.

Or, don't become a customizer for others at all unless you are a bit of a masochist and are prepared for occasional serious personal pain.


Restate all of the above. Numbers 9, 12, 13, 14 & 15 especially apply!
 
6: You've denied yourself sex or food to finish a figure for someone you have never or will never meet.

7: You've been so stressed out over the massive amount of work that you would rather eat a bullet than take another damn order... but you have to anyway.

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all is true except these two.. :D
 
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