20 July 2012

MODIFYING HOT TOYS SUCKERPUNCH BABYDOLL'S SHOES

In my post showing off Gillian with the Magic Cube outfit I have her wearing the heels from the Hot Toys Suckerpunch Babydoll figure. I figured I'd go over how these heels need to be modified to be used on feet other than Babydoll herself.

HT Babydoll Heels

Inside the heels (they are a vinyl upper and a hard plastic lower) there are pegs which fit into the feet of the HT Babydoll body. So first you have to go inside with an Xacto Chisel tip blade and carefully remove them.

HT Babydoll Heels - Modified Feet 


Once that is done, you have to Dremel shape the TTL feet (one heck of a pedicure...lol) to get them to fit inside right. But overall the work pays off for such a nice pair of shoes.

HT Babydoll Heels

HT Babydoll Heels 


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15 July 2012

WIP: TARYN

I'm usually never at a shortage of works in progress making new characters generally based ad nauseum around my favorite B movie and pulp style archetypes... So of course, yet again I have another lovely lady in the works... A new intrepid adventure seeking explorer: Taryn Ross...

TARYN ROSS

Taryn is the Hot Toys Suckerpunch Babydoll / Emily Browning head sculpt mounted on a Triad Alpha with ridiculously large boobs...lol Her outfit is top by Kolkman Kreations. Her shorts are from a ZC Girl fashion set.

TARYN ROSS

TARYN ROSS

TARYN ROSS

I love the Crazy Dummy Oakley Gascan sunglasses.

TARYN ROSS

TARYN ROSS

Her shoes are Soldier Story. They are perfect for matching up with Triad Alpha feet as the small posts they use to attach are near identical to the ones that go into Alpha feet. They are also wide enough inside to allow an OK amount of ROM at the ankle.

TARYN ROSS

Her messenger bag is from the ZC Girl Muriel figure and I have attached two extra Soldier Story MOLLE utility pouches to the front of it to hold two Sideshow Toy Nalgene water bottles.

TARYN ROSS

Taryn is still a work in progress, I still have more accessories I'd like to get for her... I like to put together my figures the way I'd like to purchase them... with their own complete ensembles of gear and outfits :) So stay tuned for more of Taryn coming soon...

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SDCC EXCLUSIVE G.I.JOE: RAH LT. FALCON

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

So I got around to opening up and putting together my SDCC exclusive Lt. Falcon. I am quite pleased with the figure overall. The figure comes with the newer Prometheus body that came with Zartan from the line that has the more muscular sculpted forearms.

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

The head sculpt is really nice in my opinion and definitely shares a likeness to Channing Tatum. Whilst many people did not like G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra for it not being canon to the source material, having enjoyed it myself I rather like this nod to the movie and the source by making Falcon look somewhat like Channing Tatum's Duke being that the two characters are half brothers. He comes with an alternate head as well, but I will be saving that for use elsewhere.

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

He comes with some neat accessories that fit the original character and are nicely updated. I also understand why he was inexpensive for an exclusive however... and that is because he was short on many items that would have come with a normal figure in the line. Items that were short were things like smoke grenades to fill the pouches that they gave him for them for his belt, the extra bent toe feet that the figures usually come with for posing, etc. But regardless of these things, I still am very happy with the figure. I kept a couple of his accessories to the side, such as his Tomahawk as I felt it was too nice a piece to leave with a shelf figure and also it wasn't part of the original character.

G.I.JOE: RAH LT. FALCON

G.I.JOE: RAH LT. FALCON

G.I.JOE: RAH LT. FALCON

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

And of course shown here with the original Lt. Falcon figure from 1987 :)

SDCC Exclusive Lt. Falcon

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13 July 2012

SUPER AWESOME ACQUISITION: SDCC G.I.JOE: RAH LT. FALCON

SDCC Exclusive G.I.Joe RAH Lt. Falcon

Lt. Falcon has always been my favorite RAH Joe, so when I found out Sideshow was making him in their 12" line I had to have him... downside at first was that he was an SDCC Exclusive... however since Sideshow was selling the "exclusives" for SDCC via their website to anybody... I was able to get one... kinda makes it not so much of an exclusive other than in name and limit of one per person lol.

SDCC Exclusive G.I.Joe RAH Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive G.I.Joe RAH Lt. Falcon

I was thankful for this as I didn't have to pay some scalper's ludicrous price on ebay for one. The pricetag on this was a bit of a shock as well. Considering he was an exclusive I had anticipated a pricetag of around $170+ but was quite shocked at the pricetag of $135... roughly falling in line with the rest of the figures.

SDCC Exclusive G.I.Joe RAH Lt. Falcon

SDCC Exclusive G.I.Joe RAH Lt. Falcon

I'm not into keeping things boxed, so I am of course going to debox Lt. Falcon and display him next to my 3 3/4" version and custom 12" version I made several years back. I will be displaying mine with the classic clean shaven head with a beret to match the small version, I will probably get another body and use the alternate head for another character.

I'll have a more in depth review of the figure when I get him deboxed and put together.

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12 July 2012

REVIEW: MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

When I first saw these outfit sets advertised, I was really happy to see some nice new casual apparel being released, which so far is what Magic Cube has made a good name for themselves with so far.

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They normally model their outfits on Hot Toys bodies, which have different proportions than CG and TTL, So I was a bit wary at first as to getting a set because of fit. I decided to bite the bullet and order a set off ebay when I found one for $22 shipped.

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

I was definitely pleased with the set when I got it. The quality is top notch. Of course such an outfit would go to Gillian. She is on a TTL body, so I know that these outfits at least work on those, I am still wary about a Triad Alpha however as I have yet to try it. I ordered what I thought was supposed be a green / green set (Set C), but it turned out to be more Mustard / Khaki... which for me was a very pleasant surprise and I actually like it better. As for range of motion in the tight jeans... I was surprised by that as well. Her knees can bend 90 degrees and stay, and she can also sit properly.

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

MAGIC CUBE PENCIL JEANS SET

Gillian is also modelling the modified Hot Toys Babydoll heels (I need to do a post on how these need to be modified for TTL / CG feet), one of my mini paracord bracelets, and a door knocker knot necklace with an Ankh. For some more pics, you can check out my flickr set here.

I am definitely going to get another of these sets in a different color (And just did today, set B), as well as some of Magic Cube's other upcoming releases. Magic Cubes products can be purchased via Ebay or I have only seen them advertised elsewhere by Cotswold Collectibles.

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