![[Samus Aran] Chest and arm cannon sculpted with Premo, Head and everything else sculpted with Apoxie. Hand painted with Vallejo paints](userimages/customs/16500/16382-1.jpg) Samus Aran Metroidby somakunChest and arm cannon sculpted with Premo, Head and everything else sculpted with Apoxie. Hand painted with Vallejo paints...12 comments | ![[MGS Gray Fox Mighty Mugg] My first Mighty Mugg Custom. Check out my Deviantart for more photos.](userimages/customs/15500/15084-1.jpg) MGS Gray Fox Mighty Mugg |
![[Kuja (Final Fantasy Dissidia)] Using a PA Axel as a base, I sculpted around it using a clay mixture of Kato Polyclay and Premo. I was able to bake in pieces in a polymer clay oven then I painted it with Vallejo paints.](userimages/customs/15000/14777-1.jpg) Kuja (Final Fantasy Dissidia) Final Fantasyby somakunUsing a PA Axel as a base, I sculpted around it using a clay mixture of Kato Polyclay and Premo. I was able to bake in pieces in a polymer clay oven t...8 comments | ![[Prince of Persia 4] This was a commission piece. Everything was pretty much sculpted from head to toe and the sheath and sword were sculpted from scratch In the WIP photo, you can see how much sculpting I did. The left hand was taken from a ML Ripclaw and modded out a bit. I used a clay mixture of Kato Polyclay and Premo. I was able to bake the clay and figure safely in a polymer clay baking oven. The figure was then hand painted.
The sword doesn't exactly fit into the sheath so I made a half sword that fits into the sheath. The concept art I based it on wouldn't really have the sword fit into the sheath correctly but I was trying to be as true to the design as much as possible.](userimages/customs/14000/13505-1.jpg) Prince of Persia 4 Prince of Persiaby somakunThis was a commission piece. Everything was pretty much sculpted from head to toe and the sheath and sword were sculpted from scratch In the WIP photo...5 comments |
![[Sonic (Sonic and the Black Knight)] Here's Sonic from Sonic and the Black Knight. All I really did was customize the glove and sculpted the sword. I had bought the figure awhile back and didn't know what to do with it till I found out about his new game from SEGA. I might end up making it into a statue though. The joints are a bit soft so he can't really hold the sword or even himself up too well. I also saw what might be Sonic's hyper form in the game where he's wearing all gold armor. I think I want to do a custom or sculpture of that as well. Looks pretty ^_^.
The sword was scratch built with a clay mixture of sculpey, sculpey III, and sculpey firm. The details were made with Apoxie.For the glove, I had to cut up the fingers and thumb and super glue them back together the way I wanted them to look then I used Apoxie to fill in the joints and some of the armor. I used sculpey to add on a little bit plus detail it a little more. Everything was all hand painted mostly with Vallejo paints. I think I'm starting to favor V](userimages/customs/12500/12337-1.jpg) Sonic (Sonic and the Black Knight) Sonicby somakunHere's Sonic from Sonic and the Black Knight. All I really did was customize the glove and sculpted the sword. I had bought the figure awhile back and...2 comments | ![[FFVII Barret] Hehe I'm baaaack, Woot! Sorry, was on some kind of forced sabbatical =(
finally finished Barret after pickin up this project again. Probably took about 2 weeks to finish. He was made using a Build-a-Figure Pitt as a base. I used a clay mix of Sculpey, Sculpey III and Sculpey firm. The boiling method was used to "cook" the clay. Whatever is grey was freesculpted onto the figure. The barrels of the gatling gun was a straw I cut up. The gun can rotate. The dog tags were from some Sigma 6 figures. The face was free-sculpted with super sculpey. I used hot glue to make the torn sleeves on the jacket. I finished off with a paint job by hand and gave him a dark wash and free painted the tattoo.](userimages/customs/12000/11654-1.jpg) FFVII Barret Final Fantasy VIIby somakunHehe I'm baaaack, Woot! Sorry, was on some kind of forced sabbatical =(
finally finished Barret after pickin up this project again. Probably took ab...7 comments |
![[Dr. Mrs.The Monarch] This was a pretty quick custom. I just added little details with Apoxie. The hair was scratch built with apoxie. I know the face isn't true to the original character design but I didn't want to mess with the original figure's face that much. I was saving the base figure for a good custom so when I saw Dr. Girlfriends new outfit, I had to make a custom and thought my Agent 8 would be a great base. The wings are made with fabric and I had to add a swivel joint 2 the bent arm. Everything was all hand painted even the base.](userimages/customs/9000/8689-1.jpg) Dr. Mrs.The Monarch Venture Bros.by somakunThis was a pretty quick custom. I just added little details with Apoxie. The hair was scratch built with apoxie. I know the face isn't true to the ori...3 comments | ![[Strider Hiryu ver. 2.0] I wasn't too happy with my first strider. I kind of rushed it. It was mainly to put a step-by-step process for Playstation magazine. This time around I took the time to put some work into it. The only big thing Was sculpt the hair with Aves Apoxie Sculpt. I also sculpted a litte of the leg wrap to go over some of the pants. The pants came with the figure, I just painted over it. The belt, shirt details and sword blade, hook blade were also sculpted using Apoxie. The handles were recycled parts from weapons and pieces of the weapons that came with the figure. Even the suction cup came with the figure and I found a way for it to attach to the hook so it can hang on non porus surfaces. I used a wired ribbon for the waistband and scarf. The shoulder straps were made using foam sheets. I hand painted everything with Vallejo and Tamiya paints](userimages/customs/8500/8006-1.jpg) Strider Hiryu ver. 2.0 Marvel vs Capcomby somakunI wasn't too happy with my first strider. I kind of rushed it. It was mainly to put a step-by-step process for Playstation magazine. This time around ...4 comments |
![[MVC Strider Hiryu 1.0] I call this Strider 1.0 because I'm actually working on a version 2.0 because I wasn't too happy with the first one. I did this one more or less than a month ago for Playstaion The Official Magazine. They're doing a fairly big article in the magazine I think because they interviewed Jin, Kyle and I. One of the staff asked me if I had a step by step process of how a figure turns to another but I didn't have enough pics from my other customs to put one together so I put this one together quick to meet the deadline. The base figure itself was pretty top-heavy so it had a hard time standing on it's own. I sculpted the hair and other parts with Super Sculpey. If you want to know more details, pick up or go to your local magazine rack when the August issue comes out. I think that's the issue that will have it... I don't know really haha maybe Jin or Kyle does =P.](userimages/customs/8000/7850-1.jpg) MVC Strider Hiryu 1.0 Marvel vs Capcomby somakunI call this Strider 1.0 because I'm actually working on a version 2.0 because I wasn't too happy with the first one. I did this one more or less than ...6 comments | ![[The Incredible Wolverine] In this alternate universe, Wolverine wasn't involved in the Weapon X project but instead was captured by the military to test the effects of gamma radiation on mutants hoping to destroy the mutant gene.
Knowing of Wolverine's healing factor, they thought he would be a good specimen seeing that they could test him over and over. The main scientist involved was a man by the name of Dr. Bruce Banner. He thought this experiments they were conducting were wrong so he planned to help Wolverine escape. Bruce snuck into the lab and released Wolvie's restraints but little did he know that this breakout had been learned beforehand. The room was soon flooded with soldiers and Dr. Banner realized the gamma ray machine had been pointed at him charging up to full power. Before Banner could flee, the machine fired and an explosion erupted. As Banner began to recollect himself, he looked behind him to find a semi-charred Wolverine kneeling before him. Banner had thought Wolvie to be dead until Wolv](userimages/customs/8000/7548-1.jpg) The Incredible Wolverine Marvelby somakunIn this alternate universe, Wolverine wasn't involved in the Weapon X project but instead was captured by the military to test the effects of gamma ra...6 comments |
![[Sweeney Todd] “Finally, my arm is complete!”
or in my case, my custom is complete ^_^ well sort of. I still need to make the diorama. I wanted to make this custom ever since I saw the movie in theaters but I don't have a good memory so I waited till the DVD came out and finally sat down and made it ^_^
The base figure was a ML Madman All the sculpting was made using Aves Apoxie. I almost used the hair that came with the figure but I re-sculpted it from scratch instead. His blade is also scratch build with Apoxie. After all the sculpting, I gave it a paint job by hand.
Haha so I threw in a little pic of Sweeney and I.. oh noes my cover is blown! lol](userimages/customs/7500/7489-1.jpg) Sweeney Todd Sweeney Toddby somakun“Finally, my arm is complete!”
or in my case, my custom is complete ^_^ well sort of. I still need to make the diorama. I wanted to make ...12 comments | ![[Cid Highwind] Where to start... Well the face and hair was free-sculpted with Apoxie and Super Sculpey. This was my first time working with Super Sculpey. I used the boiling method to cook the clay. The goggle lens were pieces of plastic that I cut from the plastic packaging that comes with the toys. Everything was hand painted. There were no swivel points in the forearms so I had to make my own. I had to sculpt most of the left leg since I took off the sidearms. The coat came from a random 12" figure in my fodder box, I just had to dye it brown. The spear was made from some plastic thing I had laying around. I had to cut it up and piece it together.
A lot of the Final Fantasy characters are getting their own toy but I (and many others) wondered why Cid hasn't had a figure yet. Throughout the Final Fantasy games, there's always been a character named Cid. They would have at least designed one figure after one of the Cids. I chose Cid from Final Fantasy 7 Advent children because not only was th](userimages/customs/7500/7119-1.jpg) Cid Highwind Final Fantasy VIIby somakunWhere to start... Well the face and hair was free-sculpted with Apoxie and Super Sculpey. This was my first time working with Super Sculpey. I used th...10 comments |
![[Terra] The base figure was a ML Angel and the cape came from a fodder cape provided by my friend Pete (brodieman). He got me into customizing in the first place ^_^. Everything else was pretty much scratch built with Apoxie Sculpt and Green Stuff. The Keyblade was scratch built over a lollipop stick with Aves Apoxie](userimages/customs/7000/6998-1.jpg) Terra Kingdom Heartsby somakunThe base figure was a ML Angel and the cape came from a fodder cape provided by my friend Pete (brodieman). He got me into customizing in the first pl...9 comments | ![[Gray Fox] Here is my first custom working with electronics. Thanks to VariablePenguin's LED eyes tutorial, I was able to rig up something with this figure. All the wiring is in the head. The battery is a small button battery that can be easily replaced by taking the top of the head off. I used my wood burner with the blade attachment to cut off little extra plastic here and there. That thing can cut through plastic like butter ^_^. Using Apoxie Sculpt, I added to the figure here and there. The sword came with the figure; I just repainted it and used a cut off AV cable wire for the wire that connects the sword to the figure. I primed it black and hand painted everything.](userimages/customs/7000/6673-1.jpg) Gray Fox Metal Gear Solidby somakunHere is my first custom working with electronics. Thanks to VariablePenguin's LED eyes tutorial, I was able to rig up something with this figure. All ...2 comments |
![[Kingdom Hearts Cloud Strife] This one is by far my proudest custom. I wanted to make the Kingdom Hearts version of Cloud when I first saw the little 3inch figure. Once I saw the Cloud action figure, I knew it was time to make one. I used a lot of my hot glue techniques on this one. Once I get the hot glue techniques down, I’ll post some tutorials.
The cape was taken from a Berserk Guts figure. I added on to it using hot glue and shaped it with the lowest temp wood burner I could find. I cut a fodder wing to make a general shape and used Apoxie to sculpt over it. The 3 belts hanging loose from his hips were made with hot glue. I wrapped the sword with a strip of a cotton shirt I cut up. The thing wrapped around his left hand was made with rubber bands and plastic strips I cut up from one of the toy packaging laying around. The claws on the left hand were sculpted with Apoxie. Ummm… I think that was pretty much it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I hope you enjoy this as much as I loved m](userimages/customs/7000/6502-1.jpg) Kingdom Hearts Cloud Strife Kingdom Heartsby somakunThis one is by far my proudest custom. I wanted to make the Kingdom Hearts version of Cloud when I first saw the little 3inch figure. Once I saw the C...6 comments | ![[Issue #55 Spawn] I finally made the time to finish this figure after having it sit around for more than a month haha.
I bought a Series 30 Spawn X figure a while back and didn't know what to do with it until I saw a 3" fig of Spawn based of Issue #55 and was inspired to do my own Issue #55 Spawn figure. You can see what I did with it in the WIP progression photo. I sculpted pretty much everything with Aves Apoxie except the giant rifle and the sidearm on Spawn right leg. The rifle came from my Agent 8 figure and I just repainted it. The sidearm came from my Sigma 6 Duke. The knife and pouch were free sculpted. His revolver was a gun that came from the Spawn X figure, I just moded about 60% of it and a new paint job. The spikes were a pain to paint but oh well, whatchagonna do lol. Hope you like! ^_^](userimages/customs/6500/6366-1.jpg) Issue #55 Spawn Spawnby somakunI finally made the time to finish this figure after having it sit around for more than a month haha.
I bought a Series 30 Spawn X figure a while back...3 comments |
![[Dick Tracy] monkey Tracy enters his home to find it in shambles. It looks as if a struggle had just taken place. He frantically runs into the kitchen and to his horror he finds the lifeless remains of his family on the floor. As the sudden shock sets in, Tracy hears the shattering of a vase in the living room. With his revolver drawn, he sprints into action just to find a flat-headed silhouette rush out the door. Tracy was too stunned to give chase. He couldn’t believe what he saw. “I thought I had killed Flattop” Tracy thought to himself in utter fright. As police came, the investigation came and went but the unresponsive Tracy wouldn’t budge from his position.
The next day at the station…
Pat, “What happened yesterday Tracy?”
Tracy, “I don’t know chief. I came home to find my family murdered…”
Pat, “What else happened? You stood there like a deer in headlights Tracy”
Tracy, (rubbing his eyes) “ I don&rsquo](userimages/customs/6500/6275-1.jpg) Dick Tracy Dick Tracyby somakunmonkey Tracy enters his home to find it in shambles. It looks as if a struggle had just taken place. He frantically runs into the kitchen and to his h...9 comments | ![[Amaterasu] I had to make a figure from this game. Okami is a beautifully gorgeous piece of eye candy of a game. The game play and story are as magical as the artwork. I'm going to be making several different variants of this character and dioramas to go with each one.
This was why I've been looking for a good wolf figure. I would have loved to find an articulate one but it looks like I’m going to have to make one from scratch. I was browsing around a K.B. Toy store when I came across a generic pirate set that came with this wolf. I put in the WIPs so you can see the process. It was pretty much adding on with Apoxie and a paint job by hand. The fire on the shield was made with hot glue. This was actually a new thing for me to try and work with and it turned out just fine. I just placed the shield on wax paper and made a general shape of the flames with the hot glue gun. The wax paper didn't do its job though but the glue did. I had to melt off the paper from the glue. To define and shape th](userimages/customs/6500/6225-1.jpg) Amaterasu Okamiby somakunI had to make a figure from this game. Okami is a beautifully gorgeous piece of eye candy of a game. The game play and story are as magical as the art...5 comments |
![[Wind Waker Ganon] I bought a YU-GI-OH Chthonian Soldier for some reason. I think I was going to use the ball joints for something but instead I made this for my friend's birthday since he's a big Legend of Zelda fan. I free sculpted the head over the existing head. I wrapped foil around the body as filler and covered it in apoxy. After all the sanding and finishing, I did whole new paint job by hand. I wish I had taken a picture of the figure before I did anything to it to show you the overhaul I did on this one. I got some WIP's so maybe that might help. Thanks for looking! ^_^](userimages/customs/6500/6169-1.jpg) Wind Waker Ganon Legend of Zeldaby somakunI bought a YU-GI-OH Chthonian Soldier for some reason. I think I was going to use the ball joints for something but instead I made this for my friend'...6 comments | ![[Etna from Disgaea 1] Etna is a character from a video game called Disgaea. I made her as a gift for my girlfriend but I was supposed to make her in the outfit she wore in Disgaea 2 lol. That's another project for another day. Enjoy!
I used a clear Emma Frost. Free sculpted pretty much everything with Aves Apoxie sculpt; hair, head wings, boots and all. Gave her breast reduction and a whole repaint job by hand. The tail is flexible. I made it using one of those twisty ties that bind toys to the packaging. The skirt is made from foam sheet. The bracelets and the ring that hangs around her neck collar are not attached so they can freely move.](userimages/customs/6500/6090-1.jpg) Etna from Disgaea 1 Miscby somakunEtna is a character from a video game called Disgaea. I made her as a gift for my girlfriend but I was supposed to make her in the outfit she wore in ...5 comments |
![[Slade] I wanted to do something with a Duke figure I bought on a whim and after watching an episode of Teen Titans I thought Slade would be a fun custom. I don't think they ever showed Slade unmasked so I didn’t know what he should look like underneath the helmet. A little research and I found out that Slade was modeled after Deathstroke. I found a figure of an unmasked Deathstroke and modeled my Slade's head after that.
Re-sculpted the hair with Apoxie as well as the beard and eye patch. Also used apoxie to add on the armor plates. Added Apoxie to the helmet that came with the figure and carved out the holes. Used a rubber band for the band that slings around the chest.
Paints: Tamya Titanium Silver, Tamya Orange, Model Master Flat Black, Model Master Flat white and Citadel Elf Flesh](userimages/customs/6000/5994-1.jpg) Slade Teen Titansby somakunI wanted to do something with a Duke figure I bought on a whim and after watching an episode of Teen Titans I thought Slade would be a fun custom. I d...9 comments | ![[Erin] Erin, a hero that informs us about insurance. Something eveyone should have just in case. Erin is from those esurance commercials if you didn't know already.
I used a ML Emma frost and free-sculpted the head and hair over the original head with Aves Apoxie. The belt, leg band, shoulder pouch and wristbands were also added using apoxie. Used acrylic paint for the paint job. Everything was hand painted. My girlfriend got me an airbrush for Christmas but I can't use it yet. She won't let me use it until I make a figure for her lol.](userimages/customs/6000/5807-1.jpg) Erin Miscby somakunErin, a hero that informs us about insurance. Something eveyone should have just in case. Erin is from those esurance commercials if you didn't know a...9 comments |
![[Brock Samson, Deadly Indian] I found a 10" JL Green Lantern on sale and thought it would be a nice base for a Brock Samson variant I wanted to make. I added apoxy to the head to shape the face, hair, and indian fillet. Apoxy was also used to make the arm bands, arm straps, necklace, loin cloth and the little dangly things on the boots. All the shaping was done with an exacto knife and sand paper. The whole figure was hand painted. I know it's been awhile since I submitted something. I was on a little sabattical but now I hope to finish a few more figures I started a while back. Thanks for taking a look! Hope you like it ^_^](userimages/customs/5500/5465-1.jpg) Brock Samson, Deadly Indian Venture Bros.by somakunI found a 10" JL Green Lantern on sale and thought it would be a nice base for a Brock Samson variant I wanted to make. I added apoxy to the head...3 comments | ![[General Murderfly Brock] This is my second ever custom figure. My first one is in this month's Custom Contest. This is Brock from Venture Brothers on Cartoon Network. He's probably my most fav character in the series and when I saw him in the Monarch Henchman costume at the end of season 2, I just had to make a figure.
I just took off superman's cape, molded Brocks signature mullet with apoxy as well as the mask. Used Tamyia and Citadel paints, used a dremel to add some detail suck as Brock's tank-top. The antenae and cigarette were made from Green Stuff. His knife was made with apoxy and shaped with a dremel.](userimages/customs/3000/2645-1.jpg) General Murderfly Brock Venture Bros.by somakunThis is my second ever custom figure. My first one is in this month's Custom Contest. This is Brock from Venture Brothers on Cartoon Network. He's pro...10 comments |
![[Sora/Naruto] Story:
As Sora and his team travel to the next world in the Gummi Ship, Donald gets fussy over wanting to fly the ship for once. After a little scuttle with Chip and Dale, Donald accidentally hits the control panel with his wand and causes the ship to go haywire. The ship begins to head towards some strange black hole and shortly gets sucked in...
Sora wakes up to find himself in the middle of a forest with strange new clothes. Out of nowhere, shrunken and kunai fly towards him. He summons his keyblade to deflect the projectiles only to find that he's holding a keyblade he's never seen before. Sora gets up and starts running into the forest. Just before he is able to disappear into the forest, a stray kunai jams itself right into his leg.
As soon as he feels it's safe to stop and take a breath, Sora collapses onto the forest ground. When he finally found the strength to open his eyes, he sees a pair of feet in front of him. The person makes their way to Sora's side and pulls out the](userimages/customs/3000/2589-1.jpg) Sora/Naruto Kingdom Heartsby somakunStory:
As Sora and his team travel to the next world in the Gummi Ship, Donald gets fussy over wanting to fly the ship for once. After a little scutt...25 comments | |
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