Chaz supplied a figure from the magic line for the base. She was some kind of elf.
Stripped down, and filled all holes. Dremeled all joints, knee pads, straps, and paint rub areas.
Sculpting!! This is where you start to see your work coming together. I knew sneakers would be tuff, so I jumped right on those first.
In this next pic, I like to do something that in all my research on action figure customizing, I've never seen or heard suggested. This technique I learned thru many trials & errors. Once im done sculpting, I use a base paint on all parts and reassemble the figure. This allows me to find areas of potential paint rub we all hate as customizers. I've found that even the initial dremeling and sanding of joints don't expose all paint rub areas.
Yes, this is a layer of paint, but its well worth the use. In the end I think of it as a primer for the good paint and definitely improves the overall custom work.
Here it is, with all joints sanded and primed.
Sneakers came out SWEET!!
Lets get some paint on this girl!
A lil dry brush on the jeans and gloves.
sneakers all done
Next, body paint, leather jacket, and face paint. This figure came with a cape and a skirt on the elf. I used the cape to make the jacket and sculpted the sleeves.
Shes almost complete. I sent this pic to Chaz and he was extremely happy. I try not to send pics of figures while in production to customers unless requested. I wish you guys could see the look on kids (and grown men lol) faces when i give them a product, having not seen any pics.
Here is original package
All done!! I really enjoyed working on this figure, I had a good learning experience in the shop and i feel the figure came out great. Chaz loved it, he now wants a variant costume!!
hhmmm...
Wilma O'Dell in a variant costume?
Exotic dancer....
Lets see what that brings us, thanks for reading,
come back soon to see whats next from the "Nothing" series,
from TOYBOX LANORATORY!!
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