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Toybiz disassembly in Custom Workstation by Radcoolguy   
Sunday, December 29, 2024
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Need help popping off arms from a spider-man web bolo launcher for a custom, ive tried a hairdryer and flathead screwdriver but to no avail...[See More]
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antithetical -
Sunday, January 12, 2025
The torso is likely two separate pieces of hard plastic glued together, so the heating method won't work. I remember there's a tip in the tutorial section about drilling a small hole along the seam of the torso (which can be filled in with sculpting material after reassembly), then using a small flathead screwdriver to pry it apart. I've done this a few times with varying success, most of the time it works and the it's salvageable, but 2 or 3 times the pieces have been so tightly glued together I was unable to get the arms removed without destroying the torso.
Diorama Builds... in Custom Workstation by ListWits   
Friday, January 10, 2025
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Hey guys, just found the site today, as I've got a TON of various figures, and I've finally decided to pop a few of them open after holding out forever. But I'm wanting to put them in an appropriate diorama for each set, For instance, I've got the 6 inch Mattel Ghostbusters figures, so I just want to show them off standing outside the lower level of the Firehouse. (dont need the full size obviously for 6 inch figures), and I"m trying to find the best location or site that would have a list of DIY dioramas for various sets. I want to do it for pretty much every set of figures i have (yes, including Funko POPS eventually (but that's like my LAST priority)).

For instance, I've got Robotech, Godzilla, DC (various), Spawn, Conan the Barbar...[See More]
scale specifics for buck bodies in Custom Workstation by C.L. Fyfe   
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Hey Guys, I'm pretty new here and the reason I've created this account is to ask questions about body bucks for a potential custom I'm interested in making.

I've only tipped my toes into painting action figures, which I may post here later on
but I'd like to get into making a Mezco customs,

I was wondering if there was a buck that was between the heights of The VToys Zero Body and the Mezco Superman Man of Steel Edition. because the vtoys is too big for what I'm going for.

*I'm planning on doing a Golden age Superman with the McFarlane First Appearance headsculpt (modified) since those figures are on discount here. looking forward to see what you guys come up with ^^

also on othernote, how the hell do boots work? like, how to you get...[See More]
Anime custom figures in Custom Workstation by Blademaster   
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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Looking for someone who does good quality work and accurate anime custom figure work!...[See More]
Wolverine (Laura Kinney) in Custom Workstation by TomatoisJP   
Saturday, November 23, 2024
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So I'm toying with the idea of adding a second Wolverine to my X-men shelf, specifically a version of Laura Kinney as Wolverine. However, if I include her, I don't really want anything like Hasbro's current offerings. I'd actually like a version that has a body type closer to that of Wolverine himself, short and stocky, to help contrast her with the other female characters (particularly Jubilee and Shadowcat). The problem is finding a base body that works well enough with the ML line, has the right body type, but isn't too tall or too short... somewhere in the 5.5-5.75 range, ideally.

My thought process is that a wrestling figure of some sort might be ideal, but I have no context for wrestling, much less an idea of what brand/era to look a...[See More]
General Glory in Custom Workstation by Zeo   
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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Hi has anyone made a figure of obscure DC hero General Glory of Justice League International that they'd be willing to part with? He's the only member in the 1st 50 issues of that book to never have a figure. Or is anyone interested in making one?
Thank you
Zeo...[See More]
Are there any Defenders custom figures for sale? Especially Overmind. in Custom Workstation by Zeo   
Thursday, June 6, 2024
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Hi was wondering if any of the customizers here currently have any of their creations that might part with for the Defenders characters: Overmind, Devil Slayer, Red Guardian [Tania Belinsky], Sagittarius, Cloud, Man-Slaughter, Interloper, Red Raven, and/or Aeroika.Thank you!!

** update: have acquired some. Still need Sagittarius, Libra, Cloud, Andromeda, Man-Slaughter, Aeroika. Possibly also White Tiger, Jack of Hearts, Stingray, Captain Ultra.

Can anyone help make my complete Defenders Museum a reality?...[See More]
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Noah James -
Friday, October 11, 2024
I don't have any of those on hand, but I'm always looking for a new project if you have some patience? IM me if you're interested
Looking for an artist in Custom Workstation by Julio Bojorquez   
Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Hello. I'm looking for an artist who does custom work on 1/4 Sideshow statues. I had a Cammy statue repainted years ago but the artist who did it also rescilpted part of it and left the statue off center and it has started to lean to one side. I need to hire someone to fix it. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you....[See More]
Help needed to custom Ka-Zar into Tarzan. in Custom Workstation by Keewati   
Sunday, September 8, 2024
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Hello everybody, I'm a total noob to customization, just found this forum while searching for 1/12 Tarzan figure, because well, there are none on the market, found many great ones in here which inspired me to give it a shot. So I ordered a ML Ka-Zar, I intend to paint his hair black and darken his eyebrows. Then I plan to try and darken his skin, ideally I'd like to give him about the same skin tone as ML Talokan Namor. I also want to leaopardize his loincloth, to give him that classic look. I might also consider trying ML Sentry's head on him. But right now my main concern is to get rid of Ka-Zar's boots. There aren't that many bare feet figures out there, and I had been thinking of ML Sub-Mariner, but looking at pics,(I don't have that fi...[See More]
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Plastic Prometheus Concepts -
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Doing something similar myself, first tried using a Namor from the boot swivel down but Namor's calves were too small for Kazar buck, Vulcan is the same body so his lower legs fit (they'll need repainting) and then I used Namor's feet which are loose on the Vulcan pegs as for the loin cloth I plan to base coat it in tan/khaki and paint random brown spots, the head I'm alternating between repainting the Kazar head or pulling off the hairpiece and using yarn to make "doll hair" it's easy, you use a fine tooth comb or cat grooming comb to detangle the yarn, then use a flattening iron, it looks like real hair and falls naturally unlike the doll hair they sell at the craft store. You can see my first Tarzan custom using this method here https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpU0d0MQeg ... rce=ig_web ...
Hero Toys Illidan advice in Custom Workstation by Wes68   
Saturday, June 8, 2024
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I recently received the Hero Toys totally not Illidan Demon Killer figure a few days ago.

The figure comes with two very large articulated wings. Unfortunately the one wing looks like they used a joint from a hand instead of like the other which has an octagonal head.

I contacted the seller about a replacement and they contacted Hero Toys who is sending a replacement joint which should be 4-6 weeks.

I dont know if it is possible to share an image here. But I was wondering if anyone had a similar situation before with hero toys or otherwise. I don't even know what kind of joint it is yet other than the fact it is a ratcheted joint. I am hesitant to just try and pull on the old one not wanting to break anything. Id probably want to hea...[See More]
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