![[Skeletor] This was my secret Santa trade that is now in the hands of NeCrollector. To be honest, as much of a child of the 80's as I wish I were, I don't know a super vast amount about Skeletor. So this was honestly a difficult custom to brainstorm on as I settled on tackling a, "More gothic evil skeletor." Of course I needed to still shine through with blue skin and a skull for a head, but what could make him just look... Menacing. I started with bandaging him up and making him look beaten and bloodied from battle, with the addition of loose metal armor here and there, but more to channel a barbarian look. The head was totally sanded down and resculpted to its now pointy state. Lots of little washes to make it look nice and moldy. The most drastic change I feel was choosing to go hoodless... I had not a clue if this would go over well.
I'm very happy to see Necro liked it though, and so I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!](userimages/customs/45500/45180-1.jpg) Skeletor | ![[RE2 Leon Kennedy] So you might be thinking, "Hey, why doesn't Leon have any armor on in the first and second pictures?" Well, this is more Leon based on the RE 1.5 art. You see in the original versions of RE2 they had it where you collected and used different vests and armors for different abilities. The only 2 known ones were the basic vest and a fire proof one that looked a bit like Umbrella Storm Trooper armor. I made him from a NECA Sam Fisher with the addition of the lower arms, head, and accessories from the Comicon Exclusive RPD Leon. He was actually a pretty simple build and is easy enough to copy. The only hard part was sanding down the backs of the pads and cutting them off the original Leon. I think at some point I might make a second interchangeable armor or maybe a coat as his arms are removable thanks to the peg design Sam uses.
I hope you enjoyed looking at this custom!](userimages/customs/44000/43609-1.jpg) RE2 Leon Kennedy Resident Evilby MangaJoeSo you might be thinking, "Hey, why doesn't Leon have any armor on in the first and second pictures?" Well, this is more Leon based on the R...10 comments |
![[Liara T'soni] She's 106, she saved you from the eternal abyss of space, she's been reliable for 3 games... Liara T'soni. I could name hundreds of other things about her, but I might ruin little things about her and spoilers and all that. She was a Reach Spartan, the pink one... you know the only girl one they make that's not Kat. I use the head of a Cammy toy, thus the winking expression, which I was going to change... but after painting thought it was kind of adorable. What really just kills me is that I gave her ears! Asari don't have eeeeeears! *slams head on desk* Anyways, here she is being a biotic wielding scholar.
"Have you faced an asari commando unit before? Few humans have."](userimages/customs/39000/38756-1.jpg) Liara T'soni Mass Effectby MangaJoeShe's 106, she saved you from the eternal abyss of space, she's been reliable for 3 games... Liara T'soni. I could name hundreds of other things about...1 comments | ![[Garrus Vakarian] "There's no Shepard without Vakarian."
Lets just say I don't really know a great deal about Halo in general, I can't remember what the little spindly aliens are, not the Elites, the little shield holding ones. Anyways, I wanted to make Garrus... why?! Because its not Mass Effect without Garrus. The head was a Jorge head that was sanded down and sculpted almost completely over, its not perfect, but I'm proud... I couldn't find a way to make the eye piece, which makes me sad. I'm overall pretty happy with how the armor looks, not much tweaking, but a little bit of work make it feel more appropriate.
I hope you all enjoy him!](userimages/customs/38500/38488-1.jpg) Garrus Vakarian Mass Effectby MangaJoe"There's no Shepard without Vakarian."
Lets just say I don't really know a great deal about Halo in general, I can't remember what the litt...3 comments |
![[Urdnot Wrex] Urdnot Wrex with real battle smash action!!!
So what do you get when you take a T-Rex toy, lots of paint and sculpy, the body of a Halo Reach Jorge, combine it all... then PISS IT OFF?! You get Urdnot Wrex. Wrex here is the best character in all of Mass Effect and by all means its utterly tragic if you play through the series and let him die. In fact you should be down right ashamed of yourself if you let him die. Also, I will never make another Krogan, Wrex was the most difficult build I've ever undertaken. Redoing his whole upper body to be more Krogan like was ridiculous.](userimages/customs/38500/38379-1.jpg) Urdnot Wrex Mass Effectby MangaJoeUrdnot Wrex with real battle smash action!!!
So what do you get when you take a T-Rex toy, lots of paint and sculpy, the body of a Halo Reach Jorge, ...5 comments | ![[Tali Zora Vas Normandy] What does every Commander Shepard need? A plucky purple space gal at his side that keeps Normandy running at top speed. Now you'll probably notice Tali has a metal arm... Kat has a cyborg arm and after much debate I decided to keep and take some artistic liberty with Tali. I felt the long hair didn't fit the character, after a lot of debate to sculpt more game accurate hair, and that the arm just kind of seemed neat... the whole running theory that the Quarrians were partially cybernetic underneath all their gear.
Tali features just as heavy a range of motion as Shepard, as well as a shotgun, her own unique pistol, a similar paint job, and REMOVABLE MASK! ^_^ I'm super happy how the mask turned out.
"Just so you know I'm running a fever, I've got a nasty cough, and my sinuses are filled with something I can't even describe. But it was totally worth it!"](userimages/customs/38500/38366-1.jpg) Tali Zora Vas Normandy Mass Effectby MangaJoeWhat does every Commander Shepard need? A plucky purple space gal at his side that keeps Normandy running at top speed. Now you'll probably notice Tal...1 comments |
![[Commander Shepard] "I'm Commander Shepard, and I feature kung fu grip!"
So we've all seen the Mass Effect action figures that are available... and you know what, my need for space badassery is not satisfied. I made a custom figure of my Shepard out of a Halo Reach Carter figure. I gave him the same blonde crew cut mine rocks in game because Shepard is defined by the player. I may do femme Shep later on even.
Its been so long since I posted a custom I'm not sure what to say. He's got a combination of new pouches and little details. The armor was a base coat of flat black, a wash of grey blue, and then I painted on all the details like lighting and emblems. After all that I gave a soft dry brushing of silver to make it look beaten.](userimages/customs/38500/38110-1.jpg) Commander Shepard Mass Effectby MangaJoe"I'm Commander Shepard, and I feature kung fu grip!"
So we've all seen the Mass Effect action figures that are available... and you know wh...6 comments | ![[Major Roy Campbell] Tom Jane's head resembled young Roy, so I through him in a suit, painted it up like a dress uniform, and now you've got your man on the inside. Your logistics guy, you've got your Roy Campbell. Also he states the obvious a lot...](userimages/customs/27500/27409-1.jpg) Major Roy Campbell Metal Gear Solidby MangaJoeTom Jane's head resembled young Roy, so I through him in a suit, painted it up like a dress uniform, and now you've got your man on the inside. Your l...0 comments |
![[Frank Jaeger "Null"] Ok, so I was highly dissapointed that Frank wasn't in Peace Walker, so I took it upon myself to try and design what he would look like during the game or at least at the era it took place. It was really all Miles with some sculpt and a new knife. :D He was the simplest custom yet... but I'm extremely happy.](userimages/customs/27500/27408-1.jpg) Frank Jaeger "Null" Metal Gear Solidby MangaJoeOk, so I was highly dissapointed that Frank wasn't in Peace Walker, so I took it upon myself to try and design what he would look like during the game...0 comments | ![[Big Boss] Big Boss, the baddest bearded eye patch wearing soldier around. I made this up pretty quickly, he resides as part of a set and stands as a test of my ability to improve over time. I put a huge deal of effort into making his paint job look nice and the head was really a pain to alter to fit onto the neck. The vest got tweaked to seal like a modern tac vest, added some pouches, gave him a nice tiger stripe and od finish... oh, and a removable beret. This is supposed to be like just after Peace Walker in terms of how he is supposed to look.](userimages/customs/27500/27403-1.jpg) Big Boss Metal Gear Solidby MangaJoeBig Boss, the baddest bearded eye patch wearing soldier around. I made this up pretty quickly, he resides as part of a set and stands as a test of my ...1 comments |
![[Power Armor] So long time no update, here is my power armor custom inspired by Fallout. It's a pretty fun game, so I saw a few other Fallout customs and here is mine. I feel pretty good about how it turned out. It's really all just Ultimate War Machine, I sculpted all the added details from the ground up, the arm on the back is off a broken transformer, and then I just dry brushed all kinds of weathering onto him. The head is terrible, but I never really remove the helmet. Anyway, this is a quick submission, hope you all enjoy.](userimages/customs/27500/27402-1.jpg) Power Armor Falloutby MangaJoeSo long time no update, here is my power armor custom inspired by Fallout. It's a pretty fun game, so I saw a few other Fallout customs and here is mi...1 comments | ![[T-800 Skin Job] So my sister had a superman that she bought for the Clark Kent in some two pack for a project she did. Being firmly against Superman as a super hero I immediately figured I'd have no problem making him into someone else, you know seeing as I really didn't care for the figure?
Anyway he sat there for weeks with his cape torn off and his symbol sanded off... and nothing, I just couldn't think of anything, and then it hit me like a mac truck! I had a disasembled T-800 from the Terminator Salvation toy line. I started sculpting in the pieces of terminator into the musculature of Superman and it looked great. I added some sculpted pants and a torn shirt. Various fodder pieces went into his gattling gun and the harness he's wearing.
The paint was actually pain staking as simple as he looks. I had to mix all sorts of tans and browns I had to get a remotely flesh looking color, I suck at painting skin tones. The metal was a fun to do, I learned how to paint black, then do a dry brushing of s](userimages/customs/17500/17136-1.jpg) T-800 Skin Job Terminatorby MangaJoeSo my sister had a superman that she bought for the Clark Kent in some two pack for a project she did. Being firmly against Superman as a super hero I...6 comments |
![[Agent Scarlet Ohara] Well this is really more simple than expected. Originally a SOTA Cammi and with barely any sculpting her body became Scarlet's. I put on that little shoulder bad on her right with super sculpy, which was actually quite simple. The thongerific back and front side were smoothed out. Then for a little extra I made her bosom just a little more ample and then glued on some left over straps and a holster off of a Chris Redfield.
Her head was more of a challenge, I wanted to make her look like Scarlet, but at the same time I had no money and a winking Cammi was all I had on hand... seeing as this was recieved in a trade. Then it hit me, why not just make her a Green Berret? I mean it's completely plausible considering how GI Joe's get retconned all the time. The back of her head was sanded and smoothed and I glued some long hair off of a wrestling figure onto her. The hair was intended for a Raiden custom, but she seemed more important.
As for painy I sprayed it all matte black on the body,](userimages/customs/17500/17128-1.jpg) Agent Scarlet Ohara G.I. Joeby MangaJoeWell this is really more simple than expected. Originally a SOTA Cammi and with barely any sculpting her body became Scarlet's. I put on that little s...3 comments | ![[Snake Eyes] Well what's to not say about this guy... Other than I freaking love ninjas! I started with the upper torso of a chris I had lying around from another custom on here, my leon got his legs. I started examining him and with a little imagination I figured his harness and stuff would look very ninja like in black. Then it hit me like so many midgets beating up bad witch, snake eyes! I ran out the door and paroused the eisles of walmart to find a good pair of legs, found a man wearing tights with some combat/ninja-ish boots and snagged that. Attaching the two was easier than necessary. I smashed wrestlers waist with a hammer and the peg for the legs was just barely the same size as where the leg peg goes in chris, lucky or what? After all that I proceeded to glue on a metric f*ck ton of accessories and decked him out for combat. Everything from punishers ammo and pistol to john mclane's mp5. The sword was lucky, I figued his old one looked more machete like and I noticed an old jason and wel](userimages/customs/16500/16279-1.jpg) Snake Eyes G.I. Joeby MangaJoeWell what's to not say about this guy... Other than I freaking love ninjas! I started with the upper torso of a chris I had lying around from another ...4 comments |
![[Dutch Schaefer] Well this custom is pretty straight forward. 90% of it is the NECA Bionic Commando, the head is the Ares Marvel Leged BAF, and the lower legs are Hulklings. The hand was made from his claw, all I did was cut the fingers off of the claws and put them on a sculpted palm. This is the first custom I made in a long time, I finished it just before my Leon Kennedy, but felt like posting Leon first.
The paint job is a little shoddy, but I think it looks ok, he looks like he's seen hell. I've never painted flesh tones before, and the eyes were my first too. The arm I'm really proud of as well. Over all he retains all the original posability and retains a great amount of likeness to the Dutch Schaefer from the Aliens vs. Predator arcade game that was put out by capcom.
I felt like entering this in the Rock'em Sock'em Robots competition, but seeing as he's a an Android like the guy off of Aliens I didn't really know if he'd count... at least I think they said he was one in the game. Oh well, ho](userimages/customs/15500/15255-1.jpg) Dutch Schaefer Alien vs Predatorby MangaJoeWell this custom is pretty straight forward. 90% of it is the NECA Bionic Commando, the head is the Ares Marvel Leged BAF, and the lower legs are Hulk...3 comments | ![[Leon Kennedy] Howdy all, if you're checking out my custom you already have my thanks. I really liked the NECA Resident Evil 4 Leon when I first got him, but over time I grew to hate the lack of posability. So I set out to customize him as best I can. This is only the second custom I've made this year, the second one I've had in a long time.
The recipe is pretty simple. The legs are RE5 Chris Redfield, I just painted them black and then dry brushed them with a light blue to bring out the details. I used black on all of his accessories and shoes, then dry brushes gray. Most of his accessories are cut off of Leon and then reattached to make him look a little more like Leon.
The upper Body is the difficult part. He consists of DC Universe Aquaman's Chest, ML Movie Punishes Arm, and NECA Leon's hands and head. I still have a little pain chipping on the upper body, but it looks ok for now, I just stretched the shoulder harness to fit him a little better, and then popped the head and hands on the accordi](userimages/customs/15500/15245-1.jpg) Leon Kennedy Resident Evilby MangaJoeHowdy all, if you're checking out my custom you already have my thanks. I really liked the NECA Resident Evil 4 Leon when I first got him, but over ti...7 comments |
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