MUSINGS...

Hey Everybody,

Nothing super new going on with me, just thought I'd throw up a post of some various stuff.

A couple new things got unveiled recently. I'm rather interested in them as I believe they have some nice working potential.

The new TTL body and headsculpt:







This is the same sculpt as the two versions of the SS Girl, but this time with a jet black bob haircut. I really like the face and think that with an eye repaint, has a lot of potential.

ZC Girl EVE Pale:





Again, I nice headsculpt that is different and I believe as well has potential. Not a super fan of the ZC body, though it does have a surprising range of motion beyond some other bodies out there.

As for projects of late, I haven't worked on much since Madame Krieg. I have a few things in mind and of course older projects that I still need to get underway.

What I would like to do soon is go through many of my older customs and thin down what I have. I have so many characters that I have made over time, and they were cool to make, but after a while they just take up space and if I don't have a specific use for them as a character or within a group of characters, I'm going to start posting them up for sale. So when I do that, I'll post links here in case anybody would be interested in obtaining some works of mine.

In non 1/6, I recently saw Battle: LA



I have to say I thought it was a great movie. It took all the silly stuff out of Independence Day and then mixed it with the gritty war feel of Saving Private Ryan. Definitely something worth seeing IMHO.

I'd like to give a shout out to Resistence827 on Flickr. He made an awesome custom of Aaron Eckhart's character, SSG. Nantz a while back. Resistence827 has some of the best 1/6th (and other scale) photography and pics on Flickr I have seen... so check him out:



This weekend I'm heading to see Suckerpunch on IMAX. Can't wait to see it and to see what Hot Toys is going to give us from the movie as they have the license. I also love the recently released pinup style art posters from the movie:











I'd love to get these in 1:1 and I think I'll make some 1:6 versions too for my Power Team wall lockers lol.

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CUSTOM: ALTERNATE HISTORY / SCI FI - "MADAME KRIEG"

Madame Krieg is a recent custom alternate history / sci fi character that I had in mind for using the TTL SS Girl's uniform when I first decided on ordering her. As I'm not really into WWII figures anymore I decided I would mix the uniform and greatcoat with my last remaining set of Cy Girls Midori's Kerberos armor.





I started off with all the gear before deciding on what head to use. So I looked through what I had and knowing I needed a small bust body to go under the armor, I remembered having a TTL first release brunette head that I wasn't doing anything with.





I had repainted the eyes on the head I had a while back.





I never wound up really doing anything with her. So I thought she would work well for this project. So I gave her some grey eyeshadow, made her eyeliner a bit thicker, and gave her black lips.





Overall I think the new makeup went well with the ensemble.











the complete breakdown on the figure is as follows:

Body: TTL Small Bust Brunette 1.0 w/ Takara Cool Girls Midori armored gloved hands.
Uniform: TTL SS Girl 2.0 (White) Pants, Boots, Greatcoat, Hat, and Belt.
Armor: Takara Cool Girls Kerberos Saga Midori.
Holster: DID Walther P38.



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KITBASH: "HOLLYWOOD" STYLED U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES

I haven't really focused on doing straight out military stuff in a long time. I do make the occasional military bash though. This was just a quick kitbash of parts to represent a rather "Hollywood" Military themed U.S. Army Special Forces Commando.





By "Hollywood" I mean light on some gear that a proper SF Warfighter would have.













The breakdown of this bash is:

Head: Hot Toys Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright from Terminator Salvation.

Body: Standard Hot Toys True Type.

Uniform: Soldier Story ACU FCS Crye Combat Uniform.

Boots: Playhouse Merrell Boots.

Gloves: Hot Toys Blackhwawk Hellstorm gloves painted to match the boots. This doesn't exists in real life but I thought it made a neat touch.

Eyewear: Soldier Story Oakley M Frame 2.0 Glasses from the Soldier Story 10th SF Figure.

Holster: Foliage Green Blackhawk SERPA Holster for M1911A1 Handgun. Soldier Story Leatherman tool in CQC pouch on rig.

Body Armor: Wildworks ACU plate carrier with cummerbund and pouches from the Soldier Story ACU FCS set.

Rifle: Custom modified DML M4 with Duostock and Surefire taclight forgerip from unknown manufacturer's M4. Custom painted in an ACU esque camouflage scheme.







The figure could still use some more gear, which I will probably fill out over time... maybe, maybe not... We shall see.

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REPAINT: TTL SS GIRL 2.0 WHITE OUTFIT

OK, so I got the TTL SS Girl last week and did a mini review. So I recently repainted her. Just a simple redo of the eyes and shadowing between her lips.

Before:



After:







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