G.I. Joe Classified Croc Master and Fiona Upgrades

 A quick repaint of the crocodile, lots of washes and dry brushing. I redid the eyes in shiny metallic and iridescent coliurs.  Then I layered the fleshy mouth areas with pinks. With washes of reds and light purples. I dirtied up the teeth a bit. Then the teeth, the eyes, and fleshy mouth bits got a thick glossy finish, I let her t pool and dry in the bottom of the mouth a bit each layer that really help with the wet/saliva look.

For Croc Master, I dry brushed to get some definition of the great sculpt in his mask and pants. I did some highlights and dark washes on his skin. Then I worked on dry brush layers and washes on his Croc skin items like his chest harness, gauntlet, boots, as well as his gun holster and knife sheath.

I got rid of the plastic chain on his Croc leash, and put on a longer metal chain, and I made his whip with a wire braided into it for possibility. I'm not sure if this is the final version of this whip, I might take a second whack at it, if I have time, or get angry at it.

Sorry for the quick photos, I hope to get better ones when I have time.

G.I. Joe classified Storm Shadow mods

    Just trying to make a retro version one style Storm Shadow here.  I can't seem to get my hands on a retail or decently priced version.  I used articulated icons arms, armbands, and chest strap.

First I dremilled out the articulated icons wrist peg sockets to fit Marvel legends hands.  I have extras in fists chops and other open hand fighting poses (a couple work great for arrow shooting hands)/

I then heated and popped the arms out replaces the straps, and fixed the articulated icons arms in the butterfly joint with a little hot glue in the socket to tighten it to a perfect fit.  I put a light layer of vasaline on the arm pegs to keep them from sticking to the socket.  The new arms move great and hold poses perfectly.  I may have lost the hidden peg joints, but i feel it's worth it to get this look I wanted.  The arm wraps with the gauntlets and bare hands wasn't cutting it for me, and didn't look right.

I also remade the backpack/gear kit to match the original version with his arrows, and removable nunchucks, clip on bow, his swords in their sheaths, as well as 2 extra knives.

Just a few quick pics for now to get them up. Hopefully I'll get some better ones when I get a chance.

6 Inch Black Series Darth Vader Upgrade!

The 6 Inch Black Series Darth Vader Needed a lot of help.  He had a great start, but needs some tweaking to be just right.
I heated and reshaped the silver and black armour at the shoulders and neck to concave in more.  So he would actually have a neck, and the armour wouldn't protrude so far out.
I got him multiple hands and opened up the plug holes to make them easily swappable. 
I re-tailored the chest robes, and fixed where it becomes... a skirt? 
I repositioned the cape and the chain. to correct position. I also painted the chain to the appropriate black. 
I also made him a new size appropriate lightsabre, added a hook on his belt to hold it (I know it's not completely cinema accurate for where the sabre affixed to the belt, but I made a concession with that to have it be able to attach to the belt. 
Besides where the hook is on Vader's actual sabre, it's too small to replicate properly, and keep it functional.
He got a new size appropriate head, so now he has multiple heads.  The new masked and helmeted head was constructed from a Darth Vader Epic Force statue's head, where I extended the neck and affixed it to the existing ball-joint.  I shaved the helmet off a epic force Vader, as it was way to small, cleaned it up, and then fit the black series Vader helmet to where I liked it.
Finally, I gave him some new paints to tie it all back together.

Thanks for checking him out!

6 Inch Black Series A New Hope Princess Leia

 This custom was a lot of fun and was a project I did with my wife!  Thanks Sarah!
She is a Black Series Slave Leia Base, with her lower legs swapped out for some DC Select women's legs with accurate boots, that I repainted white.
I made her blaster she has on her ship as the Imperial forces attacked at the beginning of the movie.
My wife sewed her dress, and helped me when I re-sculpted her hair, giving me pointers as to how it should look, and how the bun is accomplished.  Then she got the full repaint treatment, just to get her more cinema accurate.

Thanks for checking her out!

6 Inch Black Series Bespin Luke Skywalker Upgrade!

First off I want to thank Greg Glassman of Glassman Customs.  The first and regular Luke base head is a reduced sideshow Luke he has on his site.  Here is a link to his site where you can find it:  http://glassman.customjustice.com/

I added some extra hair to help with the Empire Strikes Back look Mark Hamill was supporting at the time.
The battle damaged head was an Epic Force reworked.  I also added a handless wrist I sculpted for the battle damaged look as well.
To match it all together I repainted him.

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Pulpy's EMPIRE: Series 2 Emperor Palpatine

 Palpatine was build on a DC Direct Dr. Sivana figure.  With robes from a Crouching Tiger Li Mu Bai figure, and Darth Maul's extra hooded head, sans the Maul head.  It replace the previous hood which was made from a reworked DCUC raven figure.  He has multiple hands, one set is an open fingered pair from a sota Street Fighter Gen figure.
The second is a new electrified pair from a Spiderman movie Electro figure, repainted to get the flesh tones over top.
As seen in the first photo he has an electric energy accessory, I don't know where it's from as it was a find from a great used toy shop in Hamilton ON. I suggest you check out called Kool Stuff.  They are on facebook and online @ http://www.koolstuff.ca/  Thanks Jeff for the help finding this!
As for his head it was a re-sculpted ML Loki head.  I'm pretty happy with the likeness.
I have to admit he is pretty stiff, and he will NEVER take his throne, I made him really more of an accessory for Vader, but I feel like I want to try him again using soft goods so that he can have his throne built, and take his rightful place upon it!  

Thanks for checking him out!

Pulpy's EMPIRE: Series 2 BOSSK!

 Bobsk was made using an Unleashed Bossk head, arms, torso, and accessories.  I attached DCUC Jonah Hex legs to the Bossk torso, giving it a swivel joint where they meet.
I made a ball joint for the base of the neck where it attaches to the torso to articulate the head.
I made sockets for a pair of movie Doctor Octopus arms, and attached the Bossk lower arms to the Doc. Ock arms via swivel.  I know they look long but I assure you I checked to get the right length for scale.  He does have really long arms!
I added the ammo belts to the bottom legs, and sculpted the reptilian legs over a pair of Jakks wrestler boots to gt the swivel ankle.
The gun was cobbled together with fodder parts.

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Pulpy's EMPIRE: Series 2 COMIC BOOK Darth Vader!

 Since I started these so LONG ago, way before the black series got going.  I'm going to finish up posting my last few of these.

This one is more or a comic version of Vader as the mask is not cinema accurate, and he is a tad on the muscular size.  He's made with a DCUC standard male base, with sculpted padded leather.  His shoulder pads, boot tops, belt, skirt, chest panel, cape and masked head are scalped from a Force Battlers Vader.  The sabre hilt is from Corey Garza of the casting cave.
The unmasked head is from a random figure, and I sculpted over trying to get a likeness of Sebastian Shaw, and getting the scars as accurate as well.  I also sculpted the lower part of the mask, with some fabricated details.

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TV Arrow's Slade Wilson a.k.a. "Deathstroke"

Slade Wilson A.K.A. "Deathstroke"

Custom Type: Action Figure

Toy Series: DC Collectables
Base Figure:  Original Arrow Appearance Deathstroke
Height:  6 inches
Articulation: 30

I made this for the first appearance of Slade in the Deathstroke costume, and I'm just getting to posting him now.  He's a special favourite in my collection because I love the character in the show, I'm a huge Manu Bennett fan, and I'm loving Arrow as a show in general.

The figure is a reworking of the Original Appearance for the character's updated look, plus better articulation.
The crotch and upper legs are from a hasbro infinite Red Skull.  Arms were replaced with a dcu ted knight starman's.  The new mask is from the arkham figure, that has been reworked to be more accurate to the tv appearance.  His unmasked head was a wrestler I reworked to get a Manu Bennett Slade likeness I'm quite happy with.  I added armour and correct gear, and then repainted for screen accuracy.

Sorry about the picture quality the pics are from a loaner.

Thanks for checking him out!