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Posted 03 January 2015 - 10:04 AM

If I come up with a Newt figure, I'll definitely it here.  Right now, it's only an idea, but I felt it could be useful for children characters in the ST universe. If you decide on doing any of the children figures, don't be afraid to share those pics.  There's plenty of 3.75 figure lines to choose from for potential parts (G.I. Joe and Star Wars included).  I've heard about the 3.75 figures for the TOS and TNG crew.  I'm wondering how close in likeness they'll be, or if they're going to go with a retro style (like how Funko has recreated the vintage Kenner style action figures for franchises such as Alien {which was originally going to be produced by Kenner}, Back to the Future, horror movie characters and the Firefly crew).

 

Yeah, I remember that appearance in the films.  I don't know if the Robin Hood figure of his character looks close enough like him or not to recreate the character, but it can serve double duty if you want to do both characters (you're gonna need a second Will figure).

 

That sounds like an interesting idea, sort of like a crossover (and Robin and his mates definitely would probably fit in with the Maquis, LOL).

 

Yeah, I know, but still, having a small amount of Borg ready for when you take pictures is still pretty awesome.  In the "Star Wars" collecting community, they have a concept called "army building", where you buy multiple copies of the same figure, basically amassing a small army of them.  Those that do the army building typically do it with Stormtroopers and various generic Empire and Rebel figures (i.e. AT-AT Drivers, unnamed Rebels from Hoth's Echo Base, etc).

 

Thanks.  That's probably the only real funny picture I came up with (and the fact is that I bought both the figures at the same time from an action figure guy that used to have a booth at the Tallahassee Flea Market, who has long since closed up shop.  I saw that the Han Solo figure didn't have any weapons and Riker came with a phaser molded into his hand, and the idea for the picture came to be).  I've done others, as you can see here, but they're more non-comedic ones.  I actually had plans on doing a recreation of this shot with the TNG figures I have, but it appears that someone else has already done it.  But I'm sure that if I come up with something else for a TNG figure picture, I'll definitely do it.

 

LOL!  That's a pretty funny crossover pic.  Just had a funny one that came to mind: Have Boba Fett taking Indiana prisoner, mistaking him for Solo (and maybe have Han running away for his life in the background).  Or maybe have Indiana rescued from Boba Fette by Shortround. :D



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Posted 09 January 2015 - 03:18 PM

Hey, I think I may have found two additional sets of figures that may be useful in customs, but I can't be sure if they're a match to the scale or not.  While I was at Toys 'R' Us, I was checking the action figure isle.  On one side of the isle they had the TRU brand line named True Heroes.  They also had the Animal planet toy line as well. By the way it looked the figures were looking like they were 4 inches at least, but I can't be sure if they were or not.  But the Animal Planet sets which comes with vehicles and some of them even come with playsets. The figures look close enough to the 1990s Kenner style, so they could probably be used for customs for Playmate figures. Some of these sets had the regular animal playsets (such as an undersea lab, as well as a deep sea diving suit, shark and human action figure set and a Deep Sea Submarine vehicle which came with a human figure and several deep sea creatures.  They also had what appeared to be a Jurassic Park-style set, where there were vehicles with Dinosaur figures as well as human action figures.  Another set they had, which definitely looked like 4.5 scale figures are fantasy characters from a line called True Legends.  The figures that are even remotely human in appearance are these elven characters (maybe useful for alien characters).

 

Like I said, all of these are at Toys 'R' Us, and since they only sell sets for the Animal Planet line, the prices can be as low as $11.99 at most $50+.  Here's the search from the TRU website for Animal Planet, True Heroes and True Legends brands.  Maybe someone may have information on their exact size and can confirm that they may be able to be used for Playmate customs.



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Posted 10 January 2015 - 11:38 AM

Excellent. Trust me, anything I do relating to this I'll post here. I'm personally thinking that it'll be retro styled, either way, a TNG uniform for my Nog will be easier to repaint than an 09 Playmates.  I must admit, I'll buy the Trek stuff when it comes out, but I'm tempted by some of the others, particularly Alien, Firefly and Back to the Future. While I'm not a big fan of the retro look, I can appreciate the style (plus, who would've thought we'd get any of the franchises again in action figure form).
 
True, and I'm more inclined to make half a dozen other TWOK era characters over Slater's ensign, it was just a sudden realisation that he perhaps more than a Maquis.
 
Indeed! When I get some more Robin Hood figures, I'll deck them out with the new weapons (except Robin, I've always liked bow and arrows) and take a picture.
 
Thanks! I've too heard of that phrase among the Lego community. The great thing about getting extras is that, being spare, you can, for a lack of a better word, experiment on them, trying different things and making them all look a bit different.
 
You've got some excellent photos! The lighting is exceptionally good, such as in the Iron Man and Hulk photos (though I may be a bit biased in that aspect)
 
If you take any TNG pictures, I'd love to see them. 
 
As per your idea:
 
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Superb info and thanks for looking! I had a look through the links and I've seen a lot of interesting stuff. The creatures alone look pretty damn useful (I'm a sucker for that sort of thing, one of my Riker's is riding a Dinosaur), with out even considering the others. All the playsets look usable in some fashion, some of the vehicles look like, after a quick repaint, some Starfleet ground vehicles, lots of various watch towers remind me of Cardassian structures for some reason, and the figures themselves look extremely useful for the Starfleet flack jacketed officers I've been looking at among others (And I 100% agree about the elves).
 
I had a look on the website, no such luck thus far regarding size however, I'll check eBay and a few other places, see if they have the sizes.  

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Posted 10 January 2015 - 08:12 PM

Cool beans.  Can't wait to check that custom out.  I've seen a lot of the pictures for the Funko/Super7 ReAction line and having to have grown up in the 1980s with some of the Kenner figures in the same basic style, I'll admit I think they're good and would buy them for my collection.  But I'm interested to see what the TNG figures will look like now.

 

Whatever you feel is best, go for it.  :)  If Robin was a member of the Marquis, I'd imagine him being someone who would be a sniper using a Phaser Rifle.  But then again, Robin Hood wouldn't be Robin Hood without his bow and arrow for sure.

 

True on that regard.  I'd definitely would be trying different paint jobs and head swaps for sure.

 

Thanks.  The truth about the Iron Man and Hulk shots are actually done with a flashlight, all the lights off and a black poster board behind it as well.  In fact, I used the flashlight bit was also used in the "Sneaking Up Behind You" picture, as well as the Michael vs. Ghostface image (which was actually done as a long exposure).  Using a small flashlight definitely does a god job in low-key lighting.

 

I'll definitely take pictures of any TNG or any other Star Trek related stuff, for sure.  And I'll definitely share the picture here.  :D

 

LOL!  That's even better than I imagined!  Great picture.  :D

 

You're welcome.  Like I said, I'm not sure if they're 4.5 inches, but they human characters do appear close to the same scale and the accessories do look like they could be useful. But you may want to sneak into the store with one of the figures to compare the size if you're unable to find the answer anywhere online.



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Posted 11 January 2015 - 07:23 AM

I couldn't agree more. That was a huge surprise when I was looking at their upcoming products, new Star Trek figures?! Superb news. Thanks about Nog!

 

Why not both? I've got a sniper rifle I napped from some Primevil figures, I'm sure I could get Robin to carry that and his trademark weapons.

 

I've been taking cues from Playmates in the repaint department, just a few bits of repainting and re-sculpting and they all have their own individual looks. That, and it helps the Borg arm attachments all have the same connections as standard arms, making for some unique Borg.

 

That's very impressive, I've only just started experimenting with different light intensities and backgrounds, so thanks for the tips!

 

Excellent! Likewise, if I do anything, I'll post it here.

 

Thanks!

 

My nearest store is about 7 and a half miles away, so I think some hunting on eBay is in order. I'll be taking a couple of photos in a bit, so once I've got those uploaded I'll add a post!



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Posted 17 January 2015 - 12:23 PM

Right, some news. First of, one of the pictures I promised:

 

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None of them are particularly usefull as specific characters, but they all make decent background aliens in Quarks. From left to right, Warstar, Morbius, and the Executioner.

 

Some searching on the website CB2001 linked to found the action figures to Waterworld. No idea weather these are 4.5 inches, some of look useful however.

 

And, while looking for info and pictures of Aliens stuff, I found out an unproduced ship was indeed released as a jet under Kenner's VR Trooper range, suggesting they're 4.5 inches too.

 

Talking of Aliens, I'm bidding on some figures, have drawn up plans, and I'm planning a trip back to the collector shop. After some deliberation, I've decided that, when I get them, if I can get them all, Hudson, Vasquez, and Drake will all get their shirts painted operations gold, while Hicks and the imaginary O'Malley marine will get this painted on to the marine armour (minus the heavy damage). Apone will get his vest painted command red, Bishop will get some science blue added somewhere (I'll be making that decision when I get him), while finally Ripley will get her shirt painted yellow. I'll add a combadge design to Apone's cap, and I may add an actual combadge to someone/some people who don't have a headset (Bishop and Ripley are the current contenders).

 

I've decided to leave their arms and legs alone, as it makes them all have a bit of extra character. Weapons, however, will be painted if they they aren't already (i.e. Ripley's flamethrower will be left alone, while the bayoneted secondary weapon will get a battleship grey paint job).

 

How long will this take? I don't have the cash for paints this month, however I still have some left over, so I estimate 1-2 months before an Aliens update. I do have Drake to hand, though... ;)



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Posted 17 January 2015 - 04:23 PM

Nice snags.  Having Moebius The Living Vampire in Quarks bar, eh?  Hope he stocks blood.  J/k  :)

 

According to Amazon, the Waterworld figures are listed at 5 inches (using the figure information on the Dennis Hopper character).  So, there's only a .5 inch difference from the information stated.  

 

There was also an unproduced Dropship vehicle that was modeled off the Dropship from the film.  I don't think it was ever reused in any other line due to the fact that it was uniquely designed for Aliens.  A lot of fans actually wish that Kenner had succeeded in releasing this one:

 

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For VR Troopers, other sites list them at 5 inch and 5 1/4 inch (depending on the character).  Since the Mini-Dropship was meant to be from the Aliens line, there's a good chance that 5 inch and 5 1/4 inch figures may be able to be useful.

 

I happen to have Bishop (one on the card, one loose), Apone (on the card), Ripley (loose), Hicks (loose), Drake (loose) and O'Malley (loose, KB Toys version I think).  Vasquez comes in two different versions as well (one in red, one in green, the green being the KB Toys release).  I've been trying to get Vasquez and Hudson for my collection as well, but not much luck.  But, those customs sound interesting too.  I guess the Colonial Marines will become Picard's version of the Makos from Enterprise.  For accessories, I don't have any, but I bought two flamethrowers and two Pulse Rifles from a vender online that are in the 1:18 scale (they may be smaller to the 4.5 inch, but still better to have them armed than not).

 

I say take as much time as you need to get it done.  Better you get it done in your own time than to rush is and not coming out how you want it.  :)



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Posted 22 January 2015 - 04:20 AM

Blood, or Blood wine! He might be disappointed with the latter though

 

Excellent, thanks!

 

Wow! Damn, such a shame that was never released, it looks huge. I looked it up, and on one particular site it was suggested a figure scaled APC would've been made. Such a damn shame either of them never came to be, I'd buy both in a heart beat!

 

Great news. I'll have a good look through the range, see if I can come up with some ideas for them.

 

Very nice collection!  As someone who's been hunting them myself, Hudson seems in good supply in the UK, but pricey no doubt overseas. Vasquez, no matter the version, seems very rare and very expensive on both sides of the pond.

That's the idea, a team of "Starfleet marines" for Sisko or Picard to call in to fight Borg, Romulans, Jem'Hadar, or Xenomorphs. Certainly! Are the weapons good with Kenner's figures? I'm aware that Kenner's Vasquez came with a pulse rifle, but I'd like all my Marines to be tooled up.

 

Thanks, I appreciate that.

 

So, a little update. I managed to get together enough to get myself a paint set I've been going to buy since October, so I now have the paints. Also, this morning, I bought a joblot of Hicks, Drake, Ripley, Atax, Bishop, the Alien V Predator pack, and a lava planet Predator, so I've got some stuff to work with if everything goes to plan. Before buying that, I bid on a Bishop, so I may have two arriving depending on how the bidding goes. As the Drake I should be getting is in better condition than my original, I've just sculpted this:

 

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Based on this. It'll be detailed and painted when I get my paints, I'm also looking at adding his trademark scar on both. 

 

With the lava planet Predator, I've had an idea. Why not take the removable armour off, and use him as a stand in for the Darmok alien? I'm aware they made a mail away translucent Predator who'd be more accurate, but he's ten times more expensive than the lava version, who's close enough at the moment for me.

 

Your idea on making Newt got me thinking, from what I read, they had more humans in the pipeline before the Marines got canned, so I thought, surely, somewhere, there must be some good stand-ins for the unmade marines, as long as they fitted in with the others. I drew up a list of the Marines that for me personally, stuck in my mind, were memorable, and had a reasonably important part in the film. Not counting civilians, namely Newt and the petaq Burke, I'd got three, Frost, Gorman, and the dropship pilot Ferro. I've yet to have much luck with finding a Frost, however, I think I found a reasonable Gorman and Ferro. 

 

For Gorman, a Robert Muldoon figure from Jurassic Park looks to me pretty close, just a repaint of the hair and uniform to fit in with my repainted marines should make him perfect. I think the out of place shorts and t-shirt look pretty good as well because, for me anyway, it fits with the character's personality. Ferro's closest doppelgänger I could find would be either Sarah Harding or Ellie Sattler from Jurassic Park, maybe with a helmet and flying glasses sculpted on, any suggestions would be great though.

 

Anyway, both Sarah and Ellie seem rare, so I couldn't get them, however, I have secured a Muldoon figure that should be coming, so expect a Gormon with the rest of the Marines! 

 

And, one final note, another line to add to the 4.5 inch list, Congo. Just look at this



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Posted 24 January 2015 - 01:24 AM

I've actually seen someone make a G.I. Joe 1/18th scale APC at a G.I. Joe customization site, which was quite impressive.  But, if there's one thing I know, when it comes to vehicles, sometimes, they're slightly upscaled a bit in comparison to the figure, so to accommodate the figure's size for the vehicle.  I know that many G.I. Joe figures, they're actually slightly bigger to accommodate the size of the figures, especially since the figures don't bend and move like a human being does.  So, for a APC and a Dropship to accommodate the size of the Kenner figures by being bigger is actually not surprising.  But I agree, it's safe to say that a lot of people would have bought both of them if they had been released.

 

Now that I know Vasquez is rare, it may be even more of a challenge to find one, red or green, on the card or loose.  But then again, I managed to find my White Whale after searching for such a long time.  And I did get lucky with finding Drake, which to be honest was a surprise (since I've seen more Ripleys, Bishops and Apones).  So, who knows, I may get lucky and get Vasquez on the cheap somewhere.  But the space marines idea definitely sounds interesting and will look quite interesting.

 

For the two flamethrowers and two pulse rifles, they are slightly smaller to the Kenner figures but still, better to have something than nothing.  Some of the figures have only one arm that can hold the guns upright (for example, Drake's arms).  But still, even smaller than the figures, they're still good looking.  Here's the flame thrower link. And the Pulse Rifle's link.

 

Nice!  You've molded the targeting system visor thing (I don't know the exact name of it, but having to have played the not so great Aliens: Colonial Marines, it's a HUD for the cannon).  Can't wait to check out the end results.  Right now, I myself am looking to add another Apone to my collection via eBay (the one I'm looking at is actually going to be loose).  Hope the scar comes out well as well.

 

Well, I don't know if the armor is molded onto it not, but it can work.  The only other option you've got is to disassemble one of the figures you've got, create silicone molds and then cast the pieces in clear resin (which would be a little bit more challenging to do).

 

I wasn't aware of other humans being for the line, but I agree, there's a lot of the marines that could have been done as well to get figure versions of the entire team.  Also, the importance tends to vary depending on the info you come across.  For example, there's a character in the group called Weirzbowski (you see Hicks calling out for him after the explosion of the ammo bag).  In the novelization, Weirzbowski was actually more vocal and Ripley actually appears to like him more out of all the other marines.   There's also Dietrich, the female marine that we see examining Newt after Ripley gets her from the shaft hideout (she's also the marine that tries to get the caccooned woman in the hive off the wall until the woman began to have the chestburster crawl out of her.  She was also the female marine that the first xenomorph grabs, which causes the death of Frost by flamethrower and falling off the balcony). But I'm glad the thought I had about doing a Newt figure has gotten you thinking about the other characters.  I definitely see that Muldoon figure being a Gorman (you may want to either get him a cap or keep him bald) and definitely get him a uniform.  For Ferro, it's really hard going from how the actress looks.  But then again, even the figures of the Aliens line don't look like the actors who played the characters in the film, so whichever you go with would be enough (since you are considering the sunglasses and helmet to go on the figure).  There's another figure line you may want to look at.  Kenner did a line of figures for the terrible Shaq film Steel. The figures go between 5 to 5.50 inches.  There's only one female figure in the line, this one right here: http://www.figurerea...figure=ltsparks

 

She looks like this (without the wheelchair, standing at 5 inches):

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I don't know if it will work with the 4.5 inch Aliens size, but figured I'd share it.  For Ellie, I've actually got two of them (one of them I tried to customize a long time ago).  Ellie would more than likely be one of the two you'd find (in fact, I didn't know there was a Sarah figure until you shared the info on it).  Definitely will have to keep my eyes open for Gormon.  I think I mentioned the Congo line earlier in the post (but I can't remember).  The Monroe figure from that line could be used for Frost (at least his head).  I think the Karen Ross head would be good for Ferro.



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Posted 25 January 2015 - 06:22 AM

That sounds very impressive, I'll look that up. I've noticed that with many action figure lines, even Playmates, sometimes scale is "messed around with" for price or aesthetics. Depending on what you read, the dropship was to be a foot long or so, I wonder what happened to that prototype.
 
I believe, though this is only the basics, the idea was Hudson, Vasquez, and O'Malley where to be a second wave, but none of the stores wanted any of the marines, so around 20 of the cases they made where destroyed, with the rest sent to the UK, Austraila, and Japan I believe, though I may have missed some countries. They where, of course, repainted later and released in the two packs in the US. Vasquez seems to be the most popular because, she's a good figure, a popular character, and she's the only one who comes with a pulse rifle. However, there are a few repainted Vasquez's available in the US, so you never know. It's the postage to my country that puts the price up.
 
Great find with Drake! Strange, in the UK, Bishop, Ripley, Hicks, and Drake are common, while Apone is pretty rare. (may I ask, what was your white wale?)
 
Thanks on the equipment links, while I love the stuff they come with, It'd be great to get of few of both.
 
Thanks on Drake's HUD! You and me both, Apone's one of the last official marines I need, along with O'Malley and Vasquez now (I managed to get a Hudson for a good price in between our posts). I never understood why they never included his scar in the first place, to me it was one of his distinguishing features among the marines (I do like the tattoo Kenner added on his arm though) 
 
Guess what arrived yesterday?
 
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He does a good job of looking like the Darmok alien in my opinion. And while we're on the subject:
 
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My troops awaiting Hudson and paints in my fridge in the Sulaco's cargo bay.
 
The Vasquez, Hudson, and O'Malley wave where supposed to be itself another marine wave, retailers were convinced though that the marines weren't popular hence the whole human factor getting canned afterwards. I never heard specifics, just "more marines were planned" or something a long those lines.
 
Thanks for that info, you've given me a lot to think about. I've really enjoyed making and designing the changes to the figures so far, so at the moment I'm thinking, what the hell, might as well go all the way and make all the named marines for my Starfleet marine platoon! In addition to your ideas of  Weirbowski and Dietrich, and my original Frost, Ferro, and Gorman idea, I believe there are only two marines left we haven't named, Spunkmeyer, the dropship crewman, and Crowe, the guy who get's killed by the ammunition bag's explosion. Now to find some suitable base figures...
 
Thanks, I got Muldoon along with most of the marines yesterday and he does indeed look very much like Gorman. I'd like to have his cap, but unless I can find/make a removable one, I'll leave it at the moment. My plan is to paint his shirt and shorts camouflage green, and his jacket black with a red command stripe across the front.
 
Thanks for the idea on Ferro and Frost, as always it's very much appreciated. Glad I could find something new for you in regards to Sarah!
 
I think you did mention it awhile back, I just saw that picture and knew I had to post it!
 
A few ideas on Dietrich and Ferro. I was browsing through Flickr, looking for ideas when I found this. Due to all the various lot's I've bought, I've ended up with two spare Ripley's. My plan, originally, was to get one, paint her shirt and boots white, add the leather jacket from Will Scarlet I got awhile back, and make a movie accurate Ripley.
 
However, after seeing that custom Dietrich, I'm seriously considering using both Ripley's as bases for a Ferro and a Dietrich. For Ferro, I'm looking at cutting the front off a Skydiving Kirk helmet and add that to a Ripley, add some custom glasses perhaps, and make a few paint changes to the face. With Dietrich, I was going to make a helmet and slightly widen Ripley's jaw, and add a Starfleet med kit. On both, if I go ahead with this, I'll change the bodies around a bit, Deitrich may get a spare Starfleet rescue Worf backpack, Ferro maybe the leather jacket as a flying jacket or something, with of course Starfleet colouring on both to match my repaints.

 

I'll keep you all up to date!

 

Edit: A few ideas on marines in Kenner style, maybe Jurrassic Park's Jaws Jackson as Crowe and Dennis Nedry as Wierbowski?

 

Edit 2: A little update on Ferro and Dietrich:

 

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(Sorry about the quality, I took this quickly). I cut the strap and breathing apparatus out of a Kirk helmet, and it looks pretty fantastic for Ferro. The glasses are from a cadet Picard, I'll paint them silver and black once I get the paint set, while the Will Scarlet jacket is in the background. On the left is the backpack (and I may add the belt) from a Worf for Dietrich, and some body armour from a Marvel Legends sized Reed Richards. I tried it on my original Ripley, and it looks pretty good, it makes the figure look different at least, and it is marine-ish. I'll keep the updates coming. 



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Posted 28 January 2015 - 06:20 AM

If I had to guess about what happened to the Dropship prototype, it's more than likely in some toy collector's collection (there's been a few prototypes of various different lines that have been rescued and are in private collections).

 

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if O'Malley, Hudson and Vasquez were second wave.  Honestly, if they had been released along with the others for the first wave, there'd probably be more of them now.  But yeah, Drake was a lucky find due to the fact I found him at a Flea Market (there was an action figure guy that had a regular booth at the flea market I would frequent, and even swung by and bought a few figures from him.  Alas, he closed up his booth a couple of years ago).  But what you've described about what may have happened is something I've heard happening with other lines (like some of the later action figures for the Masters of the Universe line).

 

I don't mind answering what my White Whale is.  It's a 1983 Kenner Knight Rider KITT vehicle with Michael Knight action figure.  I referred to it as my White Whale because I was obsessed with trying to find it.  I've got the story of my search here, along with the picture of my White Whale shortly after I found it.  I hope you find it enjoyable.  :D

 

You're welcome.  Like I said, those weapons are scaled for G.I. Joes, and are smaller than the 4.5 inch size, but are still better than leaving the Marines without weaponry.  :D

 

As for why Drake's scar wasn't included, maybe it was the difficulty of sculpting it and it not look like a wrinkle?  I don't know.  All I know is that the figures' designs in the Aliens line were based off a failed cartoon adaptation, so I assume that the design in the cartoon also doesn't include the scar.  I could be wrong, of course.

 

Nice photos on the figure that arrived (certainly a freaky looking figure for sure) and nice backlight on the Marines picture.  If you're going the full crew ideas, I wish you the best of luck and can't wait to see what the end results will look like.  And you definitely surprised me with the Sarah figure info.  :D

 

That custom Ferro using a Ripley base definitely sounds like an awesome one, and even doing a movie accurate paint job (with jacket) also sounds awesome.  Using both of them for Ferro and Dietrich, I say look at other heads to use, so that Ferro and Dietrich do look different from Ripley (of course, this is just a suggestion.  Widening Ripley's chin for Dietrich may work as well).  The helmet you suggested for Ferro definitely can work (it looks enough like it with the headset attached to it), same with the jacket.  :D

 

For Jaws Jackson as Crowe and Nedry as Wiersbowski, they'll definitely work.  And you're right, those pieces do look marine-ish.  Seriously, can't wait to check out the end result.  :D



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Posted 30 January 2015 - 04:29 PM

True, unfortunately. Their is a few prototypes on eBay from Kenner's Aliens stuff, Vasquez and a green alien warrior from the same seller I believe.
 
Great find on Drake! It's something I've found with many toy lines, even Playmates to a degree. Anybody who had these figures know what they have, hence high prices.
 
Knight Rider! I never knew they made an action figure line till I saw your picture, a great story and thanks for the link. 
 
Based on the pictures in the auction for the flame thrower, there seems enough clearance on the handle to make it viable for a 4.5 incher. Indeed, they've got to fight the hoards of xenomorphs somehow!
 
Good point. And your right: http://2.bp.blogspot...ationAliens.jpg

 

Perhaps they didn't want him to look too threatening, though the hoards of killer aliens, while pretty damn cool, would've been a bit more of a worry for a Saturday morning cartoon in my opinion.
 
Thanks on all points, the backlight is the light inside my fridge. It seemed somewhat appropriate for them, awakening in a freezer after all.
 
I'm glad you like the idea. I've more or less completed both Ferro and Dietrich, Dietrich has a ridiculously large helmet but I'm going with it at the moment. With Dietrich, I squared the jaw, repainted the hair, and cut the curl from Ripley's hair. With Ferro, I followed the plan, and I didn't change the head, because the base Ripley had her skin discoloured and the glasses cover her face enough to make her seem different.
 
As for Ferro's helmet, I did something I was told was ridiculously crazy by my friends:
 
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The graffiti on her helmet, I think it turned out OK.
 
Excellent! I've got a few ideas for Spunkmeyer, I'll see what I can find at the end of the month.
 
Their all painted, tooled up, and mostly photographed, just some "location shooting" on my landing. Either tonight, or tomorrow morning will be the big reveal. Stay tuned!



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Posted 01 February 2015 - 06:35 AM

Yeah, some prototype turn up on eBay I've seen for a few other figure lines.  And yeah, they're certainly not cheap.

 

Thanks again.  I'm glad to have him in my collection. In fact, I'm about to add a loose Apone via eBay to the figures on my shelf.  :)

 

For Knight Rider, they did the Michael Knight action figure by himself, they did the KITT vehicle that came with a Michael Knight action figure (it was basically the same figure).  Other than that, there were no other characters from the show that were done (I've honestly thought about doing customs of Devon, Bonnie and RC3 in the same scale to go with Michael and KIT), and the other items in the Knight Rider line from Kenner were stuff like Knight 2000 Crash Set, Knight 2000 Turbo Booster and the Knight 2000 Whip Shifter.  Of course, those are mainly KR products from Kenner.  There were other companies that made other KR related toys, which you can see here on this website: http://toyworth.com/.../Rider/100.html

 

Yeah, the flame thrower and the pulse rifle from what I've listed are both smaller than the figures, so they're able to hold them (since I bought two sets of pulse rifles and flame throwers, I was thinking of taking one of the pulse rifles and one of the flame throwers and patching them together for Ripley's weaponry from the film).  But, I'm still keeping my eyes open for anything that looks like the actual accessories for the figures, just in case.  :)

 

Yep.  Operation: Aliens.  I agree, it's odd that the cartoon never got picked up for at least a season.  I mean, Ghostbusters was an R-Rated movie, and it became a hit cartoon series. True on the idea that it may have been designed to appear less threatening.  But then again, since the figure was based off of the cartoon, the less threatening design may have come from there and got translated to the figure.

 

LOL.  Hey, whatever helps make the shot possible (and I agree, very fitting too).  :)

 

I've seen the pictures in the other thread.  The Dietrich figure looks promising.  Love that you decided to include the graffiti on Ferro's helmet (wouldn't be the same without it).  I'm sure you'll figure out what to do about Dietrich's helmet in time.  I wish you luck on your ideas with Spunkmeyer.  :)

 

Saw those pictures.  You've done a very excellent job on them.  :D



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Posted 10 February 2015 - 05:02 AM

From my breif experience with seeing auctions for them, I whole heartedly agree.

 

Excellent to hear your getting Apone! You'll have to tell me about him when you get him, he's pretty high up on the "to get" list.

 

It's a damn shame they didn't make any other characters, but I like your idea of some customs! Thanks for the link as well, apart from a few high end collectables I had no idea any Knight Rider merchandise existed, so it was a very informative read!

 

You know, that's a fantastic idea! I've got some black pipe tape, if I cut it thin, I could use that to stick them together. I might just get those weapons...

 

Good point, but Ghostbusters was, essentially, scientists vs ghosts, pretty scary ones I'll concede, whereas Aliens is more trained soldiers with nukes, knives, and sharp sticks vs face eating, face hugging, chestbursting aliens. Good points on Drake.

 

Thanks!

 

I'm glad you like Dietrich, and thanks about the helmet graffiti. My plan is to go to my local pound store and see if I can get a "Super metal man" or some "super space soldiers" that I could steal the equipment from, including some weapons for my Terminator's, a tactical vest for my Dutch custom, parts to upgrade a few Borg, and of course a better helmet for Dietrich.

 

Thanks for the high praise! I'm glad your impressed with them. 



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Posted 11 February 2015 - 04:43 PM

Yeah, too rich for my blood.

 

Like I said, I already had him on the card, but I figured I'd get him loose to go with the others I have on the shelf.  And when it comes to him, I've seen him listed on eBay over here in the U.S. for anything as low as $.99 or $3.99 loose.

 

Yeah, it sucks that there weren't any other characters, but I think they didn't do them because of likeness rights.  But then again, it could have been because the show's main focus was Michael and KITT.  It's challenging trying to find the right type of figures in the same scale and style (I've come across a lot of figures in the same scale as the Michael Knight figure, but the styles are drastically different from the figure or they're too detailed in comparison).  Yeah, there's quite a lot of KR related merchandise that's out there, not just what I had linked. I myself have a couple of model kits, a board game, a lunch box, some trading cards, a novelization of one of the episodes, a 1:18th scale diecast KITT as well.  And there's even some recent KR items out there (such as reprints of the model kits and even a 1:15 scale KITT that comes by itself and one that comes with a Michael Knight action figure, made by Diamond Select).  I think they also still make T-shirt as well.

 

If you decide to do the Ripley flamethrower/M41A pulse rifle combo, you may also want to consider making a strap to allow for the combo to hang off her shoulder, like how she had by using the strap from one of the weapons in the film.  Just an idea, of course.   :)

 

Yeah.  TBH, I think I would have watched the Operation: Aliens cartoon because I grew up watching Aliens on VHS (I was in my teens when I finally got a chance to watch the first film, and I saw Alien3 in the theater).  There are some movies that worked well as cartoons, and quite a few that haven't.

 

You're welcome.  If you ever need some ideas for lighting, there's a lot of DIY methods that you can use, such as using foamcore board as a bounce board (I myself bought a foamcore board from a dollar store).  Here's a website I know that you can find a many different tips, tricks and tutorials for anything photography related if you're interested: http://diyphotography.net

 

You're welcome. Those accessories sound awesome. I love the Dollar Stores here.  In some of them, action figure accessories are often better than the toys they're packaged with (and in some cases, the accessories are oversized for those figures).  They also often have some minor 1:18th (G.I. Joe) scale motorcycles that would be good for custom figures, as well as various stuff that can be used for a diorama/playset (including stuff you can repurpose for scratch building something).  Most recently, I picked up an LED book light that looks like a desk lamp, like this, which would go with 12-inch action figures: http://aws.bettymill...DL423MB_1_1.JPG

 

You're welcome.  You definitely deserve the praise. As long as you keep up the good work, I'll always be impressed.   :)

 

BTW, I'm not sure if its been mentioned, but there's a 5 inch Doctor Who action figure line currently out that can be used with the Playmates figures (I came across an eBay auction where someone actually took the Matt Smith Doctor Who figure and put it on what appears to be the Chakotay body to make a Starfleet Officer The Doctor figure).






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