Resizing Heads to the AA/DST Scale
#1
Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:23 PM
Right now we dont have anything else nailed down and are looking for options. I suggested that we go by theme, for example an all VOY set or an all TOS set. If this goes down, Im all in for whatever we decide.
#2
Posted 07 February 2012 - 06:24 PM
I recently completed a big project sculpting and resizing many, many heads and uniform jackets to the Playmates scale. While I don't collect the AA/DST scale, the process is simple enough that I could make unpainted resin heads available to anyone who wanted a set, for a very reasonable price, providing there was enough interest to justify ordering the materials. We could do the complete Voyager crew all at once, or break it into smaller sets. Because the materials are somewhat expensive, I'm afraid I would have to ask everyone to "buy in" before the sets are made. Pictured below is a photograph of the Galoob Star Trek: The Next Generation Antician and Selay aliens expanded up to AA/DST scale. The detail on castings expanded from the Playmates figures or 8" dolls would no doubt be even better.
If anyone wants to check out the castings detail and materials before deciding, I can offer the Selay and Antician heads at $7.50 each or $12.00 for the set. Feel free to email me at RobRostad (at) hotmail (dot) com, and I'll send you a PayPal invoice.
#3
Posted 07 February 2012 - 10:08 PM
I must stress that where possible we use the larger heads and downscale them, as they show more detail. If we move on to Klingons, we would have to upsize, due to lack of available fodder
I would like Rand and Chapel next though!
#4
Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:44 AM
I must stress that where possible we use the larger heads and downscale them, as they show more detail. If we move on to Klingons, we would have to upsize, due to lack of available fodder
I would like Rand and Chapel next though!
Hey all,
I'm up for this as well. As Tiberius says, I would prefer a Rand & Chapel first (Chapel could also be used to make Number 1 for the experienced customizer.) Maybe add Sarek (could also be used for Romulan Commander,) Koloth (to complete the TOS Klingon trio) and maybe Harry Mudd. Just a thought.
Take care,
Matty-lad
#5
Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:53 AM
#6
Posted 08 February 2012 - 05:04 PM
Hi Weyoun. If you shoot me an email I'll send you a PayPal invoice for the Antician/Selay set.
The product is called Hydrospan and it's made by a company in Texas. It was developed to enlarge archeological finds and fossils for museum displays. I buy directly from them, but there may be local resellers. There is a significant learning process, but it's incredibly useful for sculpting and customizing.
#7
Posted 08 February 2012 - 05:07 PM
I'm up for this as well. As Tiberius says, I would prefer a Rand & Chapel first (Chapel could also be used to make Number 1 for the experienced customizer.) Maybe add Sarek (could also be used for Romulan Commander,) Koloth (to complete the TOS Klingon trio) and maybe Harry Mudd. Just a thought.
Take care,
Matty-lad
Koloth and Sarek are on the list (I made molds of the Playmates heads last night...) but I hadn't considered Harry Mudd.
#8
Posted 09 February 2012 - 09:18 AM
These are two figures scaled DOWN from the 12" Mego and a 9" LOST Mego. The detail pops even better than the Selay and Antician.
Also, I have a favor to ask of any interested parties. In addition to any 12" or 9" dolls of the Voyager characters, I'd like to borrow three figures from the AA/DST scale in order to cast them and shrink them down to Playmates 4.5" scale. I only just learned that they exist. The three figures are Kang, Esri Dax, and Nurse Alyssa Ogawa. I don't know if these are super rare, and if this request is absurd or something. I actually just need to borrow the heads, for a couple days at most. I'd reimburse you for your shipping cost, and insure the figures for their full after market value. Please let me know if you can help. It won't go unrewarded!
#9
Posted 10 February 2012 - 11:46 PM
I've made molds of the following heads, and I'm ready to resize them as soon as we can get a few more people interested in helping out with the cost of the materials.
Sarek/Romulan Commander (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Captain Koloth (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Nurse Chapel (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Yeoman Rand (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Lt. Ilia (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Commander Kruge from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Captain Klaa from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (cast from the 8" Galoob figurine)
Nog (cast from the Playmates mini-figure)
Seven of Nine (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Seven of Nine as a Borg (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Still waiting to hear from anyone who might have the 9" Voyager dolls.
And in honor of Hasbro's amazing announcement today, here's a picture of some castings resized DOWN to the 3.75" scale. TWOK Megos from a Mirror Universe!
#10
Posted 10 February 2012 - 11:54 PM
#11
Posted 11 February 2012 - 04:05 AM
#12
Posted 12 February 2012 - 10:22 PM
Sarek/Romulan Commander (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Romulan Centurian (The older Romulan with the white hair) cast from a pretty good 4.5" custom, we'll see how he turns out!)
TOS Captain Koloth (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Nurse Chapel (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Yeoman Rand (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
TOS Tellarite (cast from the 4" Applause figurine)
TOS Bele of Cheron (cast from the 9" Playmates doll)
TOS Balock's Puppet (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figurine)
Commander Kruge from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Captain Klaa from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (cast from the 8" Galoob figurine)
Mungato (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure.)
Lt. Ilia with female TMP Uniform Tunic Torso (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure, with a pronounced cuff sculpted just a little bit below the bio-belt. This solves the female TMP Uniform problem.
Nog (cast from the Playmates mini-figure)
Major Kira with Bajoran Uniform Tunic Torso (Cast from the beltline up from a pretty good 10" Applause doll)
Seven of Nine (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
Seven of Nine as a Borg (cast from the 4.5" Playmates figure)
At this point with the small-ish number of interested parties I'm thinking it would make sense to do larger sets for a slightly higher price. We could do a TOS set of around 8 or 9, a TOS Movie Era set of around 8 or 9, a TNG/DS9 wave of around 8 or 9, and (providing we can track down the best likenesses in the 12-9 inch dolls) a Voyager wave which will probably turn out to be around 10-11 characters.
I hope the new additions encourage a few more people to consider signing on. Thanks to everyone who has chimed in, both in the thread and via email. Some of you will see your suggestions reflected in the list above. As mentioned earlier in this thread, examples of the TMP Klingon, the Selay & Antician from the TNG Episode "Lonely Among Us", and Admiral Erik Pressman from the TNG Episode "The Pegasus" are available for around 7.50 each if you want to check the quality before signing on. With the six people we have currently interested, we could make it happen with two or three more interested parties, or if everyone pays a little more for each set. If the current "TrekToy 6" want to move forward, we could up the price a little and also increase the number of heads from 5-6 to 8-9. I think that 65-75 bucks is still a very good price for almost ten unique, resized heads.
If and when we decide to move forward, any and all interested parties should shoot me an email to the address above, or send me a private message with your email, if you haven't already. I'll then send out a batch PayPal invoice, with terms and conditions as well as timelines and a reasonable delivery date. Using PayPal for this means that everyone (myself included) will enjoy some protection. I've already sent out several sets of example heads, and anyone who is still considering signing on shouldn't let fear of getting ripped off stand in the way. Using PayPal means you will enjoy buyer protection should anything go wrong (like if I get hit by a bus...).
Shipping from the Texas supplier will take two weeks or so, but once the polymer is in hand the resizing will move forward very quickly. Since the above molds are made and ready to go, I anticipate being able to share photographs within a few days of casting with the polymer. Expect regular updates...
And if anyone's curious, I'm interested in doing all this because I want to make a much larger materials order than I usually do. I'm working on resizing some ships and shuttles to the action figure playset scale, projects that have progressed to the point where for the next expansion, I'll need a pretty significant amount of material. By signing on, you're not only getting enough AA/DST scale heads and torsos to keep a casual customizer busy for months, you're helping me make some very, very cool custom ships, that might even be made available on ebay or through this forum someday. Without getting into specifics, I'll just say that fans of the 3.75" scale Galoob line will profit greatly, that Scotty and Admiral Kirk will have a sweet ride to admire the refit, and that the TMP Klingon, Kruge, Chang, and the crew from ST:IV The Vogage Home will cross that bridge when they come to it.
#13
Posted 15 February 2012 - 03:59 PM
Who: Six people have voted "Yes" in the poll, and I've been chatting regularly with four of you. We need an initial $275.00 worth of materials (this includes shipping) to move forward, from two different companies. Industrial Polymers sells the Hydrospan and Smooth-On via Utrecht Art Supplies has the best price (that I could find) on mold-making silicones. Please feel free to forward this info to any collectors who you think will be interested. I'll start ordering the materials as soon as enough people have paid, but additional participants are certainly welcome, and their purchase price will be used to help pick up the casting resin we'll need once all the resized molds have been made.
Cost & Substitutions: I'm asking a pre-order commitment of $75.00 per 10 head set or $110.00 if you want both sets for a total of 20 heads. That's a pretty sweet deal at $5.50 per head and you can substitute heads within each set. For example, If you don't want the Klingons but instead want an extra couple Betelguisians, or Saurians, that's fine. I may or may not make these available individually, and if so it'll be after all the sets are complete, and they'll probably be more than 10.00 per head with shipping. So it's a much better deal to pick them up now and help make the project happen sooner rather than later...Strike while the iron is hot as the saying goes...
Characters: Here are the sets that will be available first. There will be a TNG/DS9 set too, but for TNG/DS9 there should probably be some more discussion to finalize character preference and avoid duplicating Iron Cow's work, and of course the Voyager set will happen eventually. (Once I can round up all the dolls...)
AA/DST Scale Classic TOS Set (10 Figures):
Nurse Chapel
Yeoman Rand
Romulan Commander
Romulan Centurian
Koloth
Blalok's Puppet
Mugatu
Tellarite
Bele of Cheron
Wheelchair Pike (Head only, "The Menagerie" Likeness)
AA/DST Scale TOS Movie Set (10 Figures):
TMP Klingon Captain
Kruge
Klaa
Betelguisian Ambassador (wearing ceremonial headpiece)
Betelguisian Alien (no headpiece)
Zanarite Alien
Megarite Alien
Saurian Alien
Arcturian Alien
Ilia (w/Female TMP Uniform top)
Feel free to send me a Message through the forum or email me at RobRostad (at) hotmail (dot) com if you're interested.
#14
Posted 15 February 2012 - 05:18 PM
I hope this all goes well, and look forward to trying to add some more TOS and klingons to the displays!
#15
Posted 15 February 2012 - 05:40 PM
Take care,
Matty-lad
#16
Posted 15 February 2012 - 06:06 PM
Take care,
Matty-lad
Of course Matt. I think I still have your email, I'll be in touch in a minute.
#17
Posted 15 February 2012 - 06:49 PM
#18
Posted 15 February 2012 - 07:48 PM
Great! Hello and glad to have you with us!
#19
Posted 15 February 2012 - 08:08 PM
FHC- Just shoot me an email with which set(s) you want, and any subs if applicable...
Everyone- I've had two people ask about substituting a Custom Caitian headsculpt I made in the Playmates scale. I can scale him up to the AA/DST scale and make him available instead of the Arcturian or Megarite, if that's what you guys want. Wrath of Khan Uniforms make Custom ST:IV Caitians an easy custom indeed. Thoughts?
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