Custom Janeway Head
#21
Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:18 PM
janeway, torres, doctor, paris, kim, chakotay, tuvok
I think uniformed figures will have the most appeal due to their ability to be easily customized. Just a thought. I think we can do polls inside threeads so once we get enough ideas we can throw that up there.
#22
Posted 05 February 2012 - 08:16 PM
Voyager: Janeway, Torres, Doctor, Paris, Kim, Chakotay, Tuvok
Classic Trek: Romulan Commander, Koloth, Chapel, Rand, Tellarite and maybe a scaled up bridge chair?
I've been considering using a website called Kickstarter for a new playset diorama I'm working on. It looks like a pretty amazing way to finance projects. You could also do an ebay presale I suppose. Or just send a paypal invoice to anyone who signs up. In any case, folks would have to understand that the whole process would take a month or two, and that they would be getting unpainted heads cast in resin.
#23
Posted 05 February 2012 - 08:23 PM
Voyager: Janeway, Torres, Doctor, Paris, Kim, Chakotay, Tuvok
Classic Trek: Romulan Commander, Koloth, Chapel, Rand, Tellarite and maybe a scaled up bridge chair?
I've been considering using a website called Kickstarter for a new playset diorama I'm working on. It looks like a pretty amazing way to finance projects. You could also do an ebay presale I suppose. Or just send a paypal invoice to anyone who signs up. In any case, folks would have to understand that the whole process would take a month or two, and that they would be getting unpainted heads cast in resin.
#24
Posted 05 February 2012 - 10:38 PM
#25
Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:13 PM
#26
Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:45 AM
I have Guinan and a Telosian in the smaller scale.
#27
Posted 06 February 2012 - 12:33 PM
#28
Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:00 PM
I recently completed a major resizing project with two collaborators (now friends) in the Kansas City area. They knew each other and basically got together to send me a box of figures and had the hydro-span shipped to my house. In return they got the whole Enterprise Crew, Captain Terrell, Classic Khan, Burnt TWOK Khan, Sybok, Martok, Schinzon and a Reman, and a whole bunch of other characters in the 4.5" scale.
I'm all for doing it, and if there is enough interest to justify a pre-order of materials, and the 8" doll heads could be loaned, it could happen very quickly. (It happened very quickly with the 4.5" resizing...) And I can provide examples and references!
Unfortunately, as far as the AA/DST scale is concerned, I'm probably not motivated enough to track down/purchase the heads and order the materials without a pre-order of some kind.
But for 4.5" figures, I'm your man!
#29
Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:14 PM
#30
Posted 06 February 2012 - 06:20 PM
As far as a "back of the envelope" estimate goes, I think that if five or six people were interested in the Voyager officers (Janeway, Chatokay, Tuvok, Doctor, Kim, Torres, Paris) at a pre-order of $40.00 for the set, and five or six people were interested in the unproduced TOS characters (Romulan Commander, Chapel, Rand, and maybe Koloth or a chair) at $30.00 for the set, it should cover the production of the heads and the cost of shipping them out.
Of course more people could sign up if there were sufficient interest. Maybe if a few more people wanted Voyager sets, I could scale up Neelix or a Viidian or something as a bonus. Grampa Munster would make a good donor body for Neelix. AA/DST made a Seven of Nine, correct?
#31
Posted 06 February 2012 - 06:53 PM
I like the idea of a Set of VOY heads, but I don't have anything I could offer other than chipping in... that being said, and as The HSBR has indicated, I think maybe starting with something smaller, a single head, like Quark or some other most wanted character would be a better starting point. That way maybe we can all get an idea of how one would turn out rather than risk getting 4 or 5 and not likeing the results?
and no. DST didn't make a 7/9 :-(
#32
Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:11 PM
I like the idea of a Set of VOY heads, but I don't have anything I could offer other than chipping in... that being said, and as The HSBR has indicated, I think maybe starting with something smaller, a single head, like Quark or some other most wanted character would be a better starting point. That way maybe we can all get an idea of how one would turn out rather than risk getting 4 or 5 and not likeing the results?
and no. DST didn't make a 7/9 :-(
In that case, I'd think that 7 would be a pretty safe addition! I'd prefer to stay away from the stuff Iron Cow has in process but the TOS stuff would be fun. And pardon my French, but it's my opinion that Voyager fans really got screwed by the AA/DST scale.
#33
Posted 06 February 2012 - 08:53 PM
an obvious easy custom is Rand... as she's pretty much a head swap on a T&T Dax.
I like the idea of a poll to pick one to start with and then maybe based on those results we can vote on a wave?
#34
Posted 06 February 2012 - 09:19 PM
A little more than a year ago I wanted to scale up the Antician and Selay from the Galoob TNG line, and I made some molds in the AA/DST scale while I was at it (though I never got around to casting prototypes with them until this evening...). I imagine there must be a good, inexpensive 7-8" figures out there for bodies. I think Tiberius said he used Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon figures for robes? Ninja Turtles would probably be a good source for the Antician's three-fingered hands.
A poll sounds like a great idea. I have projects and customers in the 3.75 and 4.5" scales, but for AA/DST I have no real interest and am happy to make whatever you guys like. As nice as complete sets or full crews would be, I also kind of think 5 heads at a time is a nice round number, and would keep costs down.
In the meantime, I'm happy to make these two new TNG aliens available to anyone here on the boards who wants them. They will be cast in white resin and unpainted. You'll have to drill a hole for the neck yourself. I'll sell them at $7.50 each or 2 for $12.00. Feel free to email me at RobRostad (at) hotmail (dot) com if you're interested and I'll send you a PayPal invoice.
#35
Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:32 PM
#36
Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:55 PM
#37
Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:15 PM
#38
Posted 08 February 2012 - 02:33 PM
As far as a "back of the envelope" estimate goes, I think that if five or six people were interested in the Voyager officers (Janeway, Chatokay, Tuvok, Doctor, Kim, Torres, Paris) at a pre-order of $40.00 for the set, and five or six people were interested in the unproduced TOS characters (Romulan Commander, Chapel, Rand, and maybe Koloth or a chair) at $30.00 for the set, it should cover the production of the heads and the cost of shipping them out.
Of course more people could sign up if there were sufficient interest. Maybe if a few more people wanted Voyager sets, I could scale up Neelix or a Viidian or something as a bonus. Grampa Munster would make a good donor body for Neelix. AA/DST made a Seven of Nine, correct?
I wanted a full set of 7" movie crew. Since they stopped short of producing any female bodies for TMP I was just going to get heads made for TWoK bodies (Decker, Ilia, Rand, & Chapel). I'm interested to see the Selay head though if that's an idication that they can make alien sculpts just as easily? If so I'd love to go for a TMP alien head set too (Rhaandarite, Arcturian, Betelgeusian, Zaranite, Saurian, Worene, maybe a female Andorian etc).
#39
Posted 08 February 2012 - 05:15 PM
Oh I want a nurse chapel like you wouldn't believe! But doing Nurse properly will take a bit more sculpting of the base body to make it right!
#40
Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:59 PM
http://s849.photobuc...ms/ab60/Pauln6/
I only just realised that I was using a male head template in those pics...
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