tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80617050487537873852024-03-12T19:28:58.114-04:00TMNT & OTHER STRANGENESSCustom Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action figures by Vaughn Michael.Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-84878917706889096662014-10-14T11:19:00.003-04:002014-10-14T11:22:31.457-04:00New Weed In Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-73847029974901034482014-05-04T07:12:00.000-04:002014-05-04T07:12:53.217-04:00GIMME DANGER!Here he is folks! Bellybomb, one character I've wanted an action figure of since I was a kid!<br />
I spent quite a bit of time on this one and made sure he was just right.<br />
I opted not to give him eyelashes as I thought it made the figure look odd.<br />
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Bellybomb is from the TMNT Adventures series by Archie Comics.<br />
He can be seen in Issues #23, #24, & #25.<br />
I based the look and sculpt on a number or drawings I had of him from all the different artists that drew him.<br />
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<br />Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-86273182836800007222014-03-19T14:37:00.000-04:002014-03-19T14:37:24.064-04:00RAW POWER!<div style="text-align: center;">
Belly Bomb is my newest Archie TMNT Adventures custom figure and I couldn't be more excited!</div>
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I've wanted a toy of this guy ever since he graced the pages of the comics!</div>
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What you see here is the unpainted sculpt of the figure I've been working on.</div>
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The painted version will be posted very soon.</div>
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He was made using a Marvel Legends Unleashed Doctor Octopus figure and lots of Super Sculpey.</div>
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I started out by sanding him down and hallowing out his gut and sculpting his boots.</div>
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Next I sculpted the inside of his mouth, tongue, & belt buckle.</div>
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Then I sculpted his bottom set of teeth.</div>
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Next I made his upper mouth and part of his eye-stalk that I hoped could be articulated.</div>
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Next the upper set of teeth are added.</div>
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Sadly the eye-stalk could not be articulated so I had to go back and sand down what I had sculpted and remove the neck peg and re-sculpt everything.</div>
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Back to sculpting the eye-stalk here, realizing I had to do it in parts.</div>
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Next came the eye and eye socket and lots and lots of detail.</div>
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Next I sculpt the bumps on the top of his head and the eyes in the palms of his hands.</div>
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Now I add the horns.</div>
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I did a lot for this last bit as I added the cuffs to his jacket, his jacket, and collar.</div>
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Here a front view of this last step.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed this step by step look at Belly Bomb as much as I did making him!</div>
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I've not done this sort of thing before so please do let me know if you enjoyed it and would to see me do this with more figures.</div>
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Next week the fully painted figure!</div>
Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-82615027928499901042013-12-04T11:41:00.001-05:002013-12-04T11:48:17.803-05:00Things At Chanel 6 Get A Bit Fishy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Mutated Fish Woman April O'Neil based on the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Episode "Rebel Without A Fin."<br /> April gets captured by a mad scientist and he turns her into a mutant.<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvFqCROi9Y" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>watch?v=hyvFqCROi9Y</a><br /> This figure was made from Playmates Toys April No. 2 figure from 1992.<br /> <a href="http://mutantooze.org/wiki/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/april-oneil.jpg" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://mutantooze.org/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>wiki/wp-content/uploads/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>2012/05/april-oneil.jpg</a><br /> The figure has newly sculpted parted and is painted from head to the bottom of her feet.</span></span><br />
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Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-84730984851645308222012-02-18T15:56:00.003-05:002012-02-18T16:00:14.307-05:00Complete Carnage Again<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing new really just edited and made the images into one image for easier viewing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5RhqnUx90meHPOp2NkZ5Usi1LE9NHFemUVAsteHmMPBL9dh2s0Ug2uCWNHaYEreaCNyiT2TptzXJZPxcveP5JctjwpPILbSuXglDsy-Qc05K_H9bAFiuIfFj-v9IdP8Mm9GXFigWu9eb/s1600/CompleteCarnage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5RhqnUx90meHPOp2NkZ5Usi1LE9NHFemUVAsteHmMPBL9dh2s0Ug2uCWNHaYEreaCNyiT2TptzXJZPxcveP5JctjwpPILbSuXglDsy-Qc05K_H9bAFiuIfFj-v9IdP8Mm9GXFigWu9eb/s400/CompleteCarnage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710583265931545922" border="0" /></a></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-59873391270823651322011-12-10T03:21:00.010-05:002011-12-10T05:13:57.936-05:00The Unknown Ninja<div style="text-align: center;">Well here are are again and what's this? An old school cartoon custom!<br />I've not done very many as I was trying to focus on the Mirage cast first but when the latest old toon dvd was released I got inspired.<br />So here we have one of the most hated characters in the history of TMNT, Carter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPYltpamLCufSKkaqcyltykPJbNSS_SrC4E8wp9MspX9d7j07zfNNvKIJlrqh18Uq1qa27yxOv1zmb2ZQMNG-fV8T14v9QqbVLfK0aunYta2cyGrp2x7Z5KxJ0K3m0spVFeIhHug8X5dw/s1600/CarterTogether2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPYltpamLCufSKkaqcyltykPJbNSS_SrC4E8wp9MspX9d7j07zfNNvKIJlrqh18Uq1qa27yxOv1zmb2ZQMNG-fV8T14v9QqbVLfK0aunYta2cyGrp2x7Z5KxJ0K3m0spVFeIhHug8X5dw/s400/CarterTogether2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684440787793056098" border="0" /></a>I'm not quite sure why he was/ is so hated but it seems as years pass and new fans come across the later episodes, the hate for Carter seems to fade just a bit.<br />While he's not one of my favorite characters, I always felt he needed to be represented in toy form.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijVWjlM0rwAtkf8lVMdekpX9Kfws5dLi78dxGri-gesT1OaF2rFm_potN1lAAn6j8UxMiJs7_LvLcx-OyihAlvBMA4_tWJFhfds2n19DjtQhJ-b4BM7HlcPvVjk3AYpXIug8xQJpHrP_K/s1600/carter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijVWjlM0rwAtkf8lVMdekpX9Kfws5dLi78dxGri-gesT1OaF2rFm_potN1lAAn6j8UxMiJs7_LvLcx-OyihAlvBMA4_tWJFhfds2n19DjtQhJ-b4BM7HlcPvVjk3AYpXIug8xQJpHrP_K/s400/carter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684426603102897938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He stars in seasons <a href="http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/1995.htm">9</a> & <a href="http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/1996.htm">10</a> which you can read about by clicking the numbers.<br />Season 9 is available for purchase <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Complete/dp/B005335K7W/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1323507640&sr=1-2">HERE</a><br />To make this figure a reality I took 2 figures.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwBWdamsBoUWdZ5xZ-WkequbU-CHpUT2USAxRzEnqcRDmAYEi62A8Rdg5iuXK8RacjrD-G8odbK4dM-aKU9kCMDvwzfKqyfUFgBV1HlfMicdEbHked7-HryeSaZuFf_ZEv3fzWHnZIGUX/s1600/02-008-8315A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwBWdamsBoUWdZ5xZ-WkequbU-CHpUT2USAxRzEnqcRDmAYEi62A8Rdg5iuXK8RacjrD-G8odbK4dM-aKU9kCMDvwzfKqyfUFgBV1HlfMicdEbHked7-HryeSaZuFf_ZEv3fzWHnZIGUX/s400/02-008-8315A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684426921564192770" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first being Modern Starman from the DC Universe Classics line, I use his body as it's pretty much exactly like Carters.(A bit of sanding was done on the coat, sculpted the shirt to a longer length, and lots of paint.)<br />I had the idea the moment the toy was shown at toyfair some time ago, I sadly couldn't think of a head though until recently.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5FPPAMELpyjU6ky5gP9-SFJ7FNAxVUMh5TrsziMTZvQE2NzifhxoX84rqkGCsfCfiimLTCL8ivQ0cwr-7NVKhY_4hKnsoqaiFegh6NFe9JuHsfk3cb8wPkmKAvTfR5_S64uWSIXsnYI/s1600/5463761321_5d89985701_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5FPPAMELpyjU6ky5gP9-SFJ7FNAxVUMh5TrsziMTZvQE2NzifhxoX84rqkGCsfCfiimLTCL8ivQ0cwr-7NVKhY_4hKnsoqaiFegh6NFe9JuHsfk3cb8wPkmKAvTfR5_S64uWSIXsnYI/s400/5463761321_5d89985701_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684432064122168226" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dc Direct released the new Aqualad action figure from the Brightest Day series.<br />When I saw the prototype of this figure I just knew it would be the closest I'd ever get to a match for Carter without me sculpting a new head myself.<br />Mind you I did have to re-sculpt the hair which turned out to be quite a challenge.<br />So here he is and I hope you like him even if you hate him. ;)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrhV9rKWuzSBzNSfYJDXaNuYAFsQpnnqWtxpUn3wFKm4w7bIg3Z7Ee4DyBccBsqeGUhlVlf0sqT4KsCVHFjIKNFJ4lZTvNcJX3fq9W-1kmkcpA6FhRb3ZEqDtNScPSRuNNcQDpMu2NHb3/s1600/100_7722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrhV9rKWuzSBzNSfYJDXaNuYAFsQpnnqWtxpUn3wFKm4w7bIg3Z7Ee4DyBccBsqeGUhlVlf0sqT4KsCVHFjIKNFJ4lZTvNcJX3fq9W-1kmkcpA6FhRb3ZEqDtNScPSRuNNcQDpMu2NHb3/s400/100_7722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684433108401943426" border="0" /></a></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-30851877254694927492011-11-03T20:34:00.002-04:002011-11-03T20:39:34.711-04:00Carter a work in progressI thought I'd do some more old toon characters.<br />I know not many people like Carter but he's someone I've always wanted a toy of.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadTQwChYZIB99tD-PS8LsBBuxbU7Cd5NbwsXWmwkl29HgS0YyP-5GwJXjeKJLPa_SdR400pmfQ3bwJdNqC5a_KFoocTveRRHs7Bz_sDyoEVXNcRff1YoBYgxV0bjHKqcOJf2jDBKLscVy/s1600/100_7668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadTQwChYZIB99tD-PS8LsBBuxbU7Cd5NbwsXWmwkl29HgS0YyP-5GwJXjeKJLPa_SdR400pmfQ3bwJdNqC5a_KFoocTveRRHs7Bz_sDyoEVXNcRff1YoBYgxV0bjHKqcOJf2jDBKLscVy/s400/100_7668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670933632033069714" border="0" /></a>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-61735809033740502562011-07-29T13:09:00.007-04:002011-07-29T13:40:43.198-04:00Pestilence<div style="text-align: center;">Hey everyone! A new custom finally!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUl6tjOCkhADVOQ-ZfJs31i7FFgsfCp9T3BmSYPAC4_1RZcY0hzJVM-8pOQobUoLZa-CUSsu9HcO1X8kgrsVFSf_sP62sNu0VEoJ36NgLeO5TYKczqhPmVSBgqHFd4cFvk2-t9N1dEnM/s1600/PestilenceTogetherLarge.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUl6tjOCkhADVOQ-ZfJs31i7FFgsfCp9T3BmSYPAC4_1RZcY0hzJVM-8pOQobUoLZa-CUSsu9HcO1X8kgrsVFSf_sP62sNu0VEoJ36NgLeO5TYKczqhPmVSBgqHFd4cFvk2-t9N1dEnM/s400/PestilenceTogetherLarge.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634828112572010610" border="0" /></a>This time round it's Pestilence of the four horsemen from the Archie TMNT Adventures series.<br />As you may recall I did a figure of Death a few years back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEASD49cyAQeQ28DeGp7YlS-4bQ7y3T_d7ySmD2nHx2jJKK-B7olWBvenHGETdfzhIzBhWQes0hjQ8CmBT8wFYqcDLL_0tS9o8RNNgTXFyTRLyhKZ6RqoVeHsYQA7Z0GLbyNSY0XfQbN3/s1600/PestilenceAndDeath.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEASD49cyAQeQ28DeGp7YlS-4bQ7y3T_d7ySmD2nHx2jJKK-B7olWBvenHGETdfzhIzBhWQes0hjQ8CmBT8wFYqcDLL_0tS9o8RNNgTXFyTRLyhKZ6RqoVeHsYQA7Z0GLbyNSY0XfQbN3/s400/PestilenceAndDeath.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634828531625542018" border="0" /></a>Pestilence has always been my favorite of the bunch as his design is just so cool!(We can thank Peter Laird for that)<br />I do plan to make the other two horsemen in time, but I'm sad to say I'm going to be taking a bit of a break as of this post.<br />I won't be gone for to long though you can count on that. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72gpvyhA_UAtPl99LN4QG8IC6P-6lE9Ldai5sTTDdeE9-M2ucJzsT6Sg-j6N_q6pJ0Sh3NDFbO5D66lkOb3d6nnaPMvGbGLsiNgzH3zt76KfypF_qS9eLIE5LNvQw8hZbS1vRSWZzb3AY/s1600/tc2_quartz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72gpvyhA_UAtPl99LN4QG8IC6P-6lE9Ldai5sTTDdeE9-M2ucJzsT6Sg-j6N_q6pJ0Sh3NDFbO5D66lkOb3d6nnaPMvGbGLsiNgzH3zt76KfypF_qS9eLIE5LNvQw8hZbS1vRSWZzb3AY/s400/tc2_quartz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634828763936139410" border="0" /></a>I made Pestilence by completely sanding down a McFarlane Toys Total Chaos Quartz figure and sculpting over the entire body.<br />I got the idea for the texture of the figure from an old Toy Biz Spider-Man Swarm figure.<br />Though I did all of the texturing for this by hand.<br />I did try to leave as much articulation as possible but it wasn't easy with this one.<br />And while he isn't my largest custom he is by far the heaviest of the bunch.<br /><br />I'm really happy with how he turned out and I hope you are as well.<br /><br />You can catch Pestilence in TMNT Adventures issues #38, #39, & Mighty Mutanimals #6<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMKFkVPzyebIR-6p4mFdkVo5jplgn3i9VmshZpXjhYrOgTN7rRptGon3xblFZsJZ1YwhiLI_ga4KjL0t_rTAW9YfYnlWpDPugcG_7j2z665Sy_Cm_oFZMmGOj1H-TB6kaWexPWsuA-T48/s1600/Pestilence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMKFkVPzyebIR-6p4mFdkVo5jplgn3i9VmshZpXjhYrOgTN7rRptGon3xblFZsJZ1YwhiLI_ga4KjL0t_rTAW9YfYnlWpDPugcG_7j2z665Sy_Cm_oFZMmGOj1H-TB6kaWexPWsuA-T48/s400/Pestilence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634828377158865890" border="0" /></a></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-71212628245685969142011-05-24T20:35:00.001-04:002011-05-24T20:38:01.950-04:00"Bloodsucker is hungry for Turtles!"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yjOWNNPpJxg__2oksRiTEOz1TCzC1HClh7Lv9-3cg0q8iwql0i1KuoHtRNUQ2n4EoQR70Pa5ueo0_EmaMGnErpV7ABakpOM7t6aAcjbZGW8MjkJCR4RALEI_gn4dNtVNiz8Mk1HOeKzW/s1600/BloodSucker.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yjOWNNPpJxg__2oksRiTEOz1TCzC1HClh7Lv9-3cg0q8iwql0i1KuoHtRNUQ2n4EoQR70Pa5ueo0_EmaMGnErpV7ABakpOM7t6aAcjbZGW8MjkJCR4RALEI_gn4dNtVNiz8Mk1HOeKzW/s400/BloodSucker.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610446469511036482" border="0" /></a>This one took a bit to paint as I had to do more research than usual.<br /></div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Bloodsucker is from Volume 1 of the Mirage Black & White comic books.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdXoxVrup2bNwFfLtr9cqrpYvQWgOQJTCDhiE2RoZVNGEN12ouiVcGedSOM-6I9t5mxubk2Lk3xW1K95U8rETyEbM11X8QRz9UUo0jyEpWYBgdqlqM8MDC7tq8tWRLy9-746lfnVdH1I_/s1600/Bloodsuckercollaggaaee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdXoxVrup2bNwFfLtr9cqrpYvQWgOQJTCDhiE2RoZVNGEN12ouiVcGedSOM-6I9t5mxubk2Lk3xW1K95U8rETyEbM11X8QRz9UUo0jyEpWYBgdqlqM8MDC7tq8tWRLy9-746lfnVdH1I_/s400/Bloodsuckercollaggaaee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610446287984106642" border="0" /></a>He never even got a cover from the issues he was in so figuring out how to color him was a bit of a challenge.</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYm_4kyDY2KPac7sMYCTk_fIQwHChOZpqpdaexEWXQJQZXedT_zKl8VDBYFsNYm2xmC4b8a_TVO96BolJfa5YT6xENfCQEbH8AoZpU9E4uqYoNGwOJfZu069nZVXa6pdEVRpwwWTcC1k/s1600/scan0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 346px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443961834919554" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYm_4kyDY2KPac7sMYCTk_fIQwHChOZpqpdaexEWXQJQZXedT_zKl8VDBYFsNYm2xmC4b8a_TVO96BolJfa5YT6xENfCQEbH8AoZpU9E4uqYoNGwOJfZu069nZVXa6pdEVRpwwWTcC1k/s400/scan0007.jpg" border="0" /></a>I decided to go with the color of a real leach instead of the wild yellow color given to the Archie TMNT series character Wyrm.</div><div align="center">I went in this direction because most if not all Mirage characters use real life or earth tone colors for the characters.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 259px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443399390108034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HSBb62OhMuPvDkpjiEMkn8Ru2wg7c_LyvuTVOVZDBhkvJy4Q1KfyvAMw3uWPgJ7flJHGKWwWnTP1nRb6YlCg1dwRc3O7AE7gG7iEcvwKoROiRHN57N6oPhL399KHvW1Ang9vCV-09qrH/s400/41dx86gMvrL.jpg" border="0" />The figure was made using a Marvel Legends Venom figure that I sanded down.</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv185fqHWtmZ0oC_i7P3PMYAtGWI9F1EZihdUvlKt2tWz1sRQwNbp9QM1JErDMGyrkoEVuCIGfIV-4uaSg6yGfy5nsR5__zdAUB8Mcp4dPKcEsyz6DE3fvv5xqKhywBBXX0dyFGZlUmWt/s1600/parasite.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 262px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610443722611626754" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv185fqHWtmZ0oC_i7P3PMYAtGWI9F1EZihdUvlKt2tWz1sRQwNbp9QM1JErDMGyrkoEVuCIGfIV-4uaSg6yGfy5nsR5__zdAUB8Mcp4dPKcEsyz6DE3fvv5xqKhywBBXX0dyFGZlUmWt/s400/parasite.JPG" border="0" /></a>I replaced his hands and the front of the feet with those from DC Universe Classics Parasite.</div><div align="center">The head is completely sculpted besides the mouth tendrils, those are made using little fishing lures.</div><div align="center">Thanks for checking this out and up next is Pestilence!</div></div></div></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-63703757270285949792011-03-19T20:59:00.010-04:002011-03-19T21:25:18.497-04:00Cha Ocho<div align="center">Well It's been awhile again..work and life get in the way of fun stuff like TMNT customs.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3fTtlUCU6ZRjlXXcRt4U21tffb4wzcOzeulouxx30zjIv4bcEva2P1_EQkb0Nu0DO8Q8N1_tmaM3dQ5rl0uGG9_-Flp3CLw7BLJHujnoewMVfqqvuIv-TgfiDtTG40eB5MN7n7gqRIte/s1600/ChaOchoTogether.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585963175917349714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3fTtlUCU6ZRjlXXcRt4U21tffb4wzcOzeulouxx30zjIv4bcEva2P1_EQkb0Nu0DO8Q8N1_tmaM3dQ5rl0uGG9_-Flp3CLw7BLJHujnoewMVfqqvuIv-TgfiDtTG40eB5MN7n7gqRIte/s400/ChaOchoTogether.jpg" /></a>But here is Cha Ocho of Mirage TMNT Volume 4 & Tales of the TMNT Volume 2.<br /><br />This was a character that I thought would be easy to make at first but ran into many road blocks when working on it.<br /><br />The biggest problem was consistency which tends to be a problem when basing a toy off of a character that has been drawn by quite a few people.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lzfZmRTIa4VtY7zRBULIVRS1JX6iEGE2qEWt2J0dsoUPPdoCnr8pIakelfYo__9zq6AmD9qyRjoS-2rOyPCTRkOVaRynvl1GmP4oEVJnjMlZiDs9aifg2Rw-PYM9TO9YfMXbOljVGqyD/s1600/ChaOcho.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585963572044820050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lzfZmRTIa4VtY7zRBULIVRS1JX6iEGE2qEWt2J0dsoUPPdoCnr8pIakelfYo__9zq6AmD9qyRjoS-2rOyPCTRkOVaRynvl1GmP4oEVJnjMlZiDs9aifg2Rw-PYM9TO9YfMXbOljVGqyD/s400/ChaOcho.jpg" /></a>Not to mention we don't see him in color very often, as the Mirage comics are black & white (besides the covers).<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585965727342356402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHE8T1Madh_QFDYgNcYejxzwWk8V_1Fn5aMsQsDur7t2rxfh7vxdQAAdJalbaRaYU_9oAGVDU5FEDRkr8Wi-boLAYXFdFcynCeDTzUzrkTbxMGLKKfIViYSG8_rpiEpCgDQYo7saCAwtE/s400/ChaOchoCover.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585966133221881442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-Lc05g-X7Aozl8TcQYuXbwbBay4YtG3Jv3Mpt7dR8cyD2_9HAyL1vzWG1POTsoJQU8XeKXxpDiuYBLsSSWHX0307rI0HUS00u_NH-ANKN51CgT4xLaH8o808o-giuz4axCdFe4awMr7W/s400/karaicover.jpg" /> I had to take a bit from other images of volume 4 Foot Soldiers to bring it all together into something I was happy with.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX-Gr1ubJa50VfrxcUplVnsEolpXGk9vuQVrKpd6xgOCTg-JNY2TfFNIqvQWk6OI1Ge76ecTnwXy24IZqscqZSsyhJTSRetH5PLYxHvD4dp6yrDXWF86JjsmvSa2bt49AQfPvTEpuu8G_/s1600/johnstewart.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585965300698127762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX-Gr1ubJa50VfrxcUplVnsEolpXGk9vuQVrKpd6xgOCTg-JNY2TfFNIqvQWk6OI1Ge76ecTnwXy24IZqscqZSsyhJTSRetH5PLYxHvD4dp6yrDXWF86JjsmvSa2bt49AQfPvTEpuu8G_/s400/johnstewart.jpg" /></a><br />This figure was made using a DC Universe Classics John Stewart figure and lost os sculpting (New hair, straps, katana sheath, leg armor, Arm armor, shoulder armor, foot and hand armor)<br /><br />I hope you folks out there enjoy him as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TGkWZQnB2CUXjwqolX8Ku6_5ntG4EX4p7MGpi1j4o93TaFWS7_fVTY1eFf7cVEAAGJh_HmzY6dpFtwu9XwKLZC-cO8J2anmfR1Lcm_itmbNeapgX_ZcKFG6p_1NNuh3IEtUviDre8a2F/s1600/ChaOchoCoverTales6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585966705117299346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TGkWZQnB2CUXjwqolX8Ku6_5ntG4EX4p7MGpi1j4o93TaFWS7_fVTY1eFf7cVEAAGJh_HmzY6dpFtwu9XwKLZC-cO8J2anmfR1Lcm_itmbNeapgX_ZcKFG6p_1NNuh3IEtUviDre8a2F/s400/ChaOchoCoverTales6.jpg" /></a> More to come soon and I hope this time it won't be another 4 months.Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-74092326504075972322010-12-21T15:14:00.003-05:002010-12-21T15:24:10.500-05:00Stump Wrestling Donatello<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fDEhzdjexOQVTuDipEwwZdeq7mb7L2G1qCvQ97csloONVj3feHzXIdavkqpX0DCaO_oKgFFCgZBs2oQQ71cb1R60Mog1xuB1TDukPPQsduRtspBAmW6hmil8fPiV6uncD4fSRpW_sZCe/s1600/StumpWrestlingDonatelloTogether.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 194px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553233285004541490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fDEhzdjexOQVTuDipEwwZdeq7mb7L2G1qCvQ97csloONVj3feHzXIdavkqpX0DCaO_oKgFFCgZBs2oQQ71cb1R60Mog1xuB1TDukPPQsduRtspBAmW6hmil8fPiV6uncD4fSRpW_sZCe/s400/StumpWrestlingDonatelloTogether.png" /></a> This custom was made for Technodrome forum member Spitfire and is based on Donatello's outfit as seen in Archie Adventures #7, #8, & #37.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qiudhc_KqTv4LGKedJ6FgqXEty2tNfKdIV4-acqap49_gsf8BoNbvAq0Ch9c2_I3dIRn58loAWxke-EvwYjkj3HQgtclN7HOazn0gahACaKDYHJYGweFFsJDBYhD20KNYdMUg55cewFe/s1600/StumpWrestlingDonatello.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553233551829500834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qiudhc_KqTv4LGKedJ6FgqXEty2tNfKdIV4-acqap49_gsf8BoNbvAq0Ch9c2_I3dIRn58loAWxke-EvwYjkj3HQgtclN7HOazn0gahACaKDYHJYGweFFsJDBYhD20KNYdMUg55cewFe/s400/StumpWrestlingDonatello.jpg" /></a>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-50534637222793395882010-11-13T22:49:00.011-05:002010-11-13T23:36:05.580-05:00Nobody's Fool<div align="center">Hey folks! It's been quite some time since my last custom figure.<br />Life sort of gets in the way of doing fun things like this some times.<br />I'm going to try and do these more often again though.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Ik-tE0mXYdWyBNAGYIbMYvTx42kU_LKddA_wBJHga__yXWTy2LydPQ2T_5jvtYcKK7J1Vt2SwIQWaw706V-P3jqoeVKQatLJ6lsJ0rz3xzNjO-SW_122Du2Cz40P83S4aKOAgdcBrNL/s1600/NobodyTogether.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539252229435187474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Ik-tE0mXYdWyBNAGYIbMYvTx42kU_LKddA_wBJHga__yXWTy2LydPQ2T_5jvtYcKK7J1Vt2SwIQWaw706V-P3jqoeVKQatLJ6lsJ0rz3xzNjO-SW_122Du2Cz40P83S4aKOAgdcBrNL/s400/NobodyTogether.jpg" /></a>Todays custom is Nobody from the Mirage Comics series Tales of the TMNT.<br />This custom is based mostly on Nobodys first apearance inside Tales of the TMNT Vol. 1 #2.<br />Check it out <a href="http://www.miragelicensing.com/comics/mirage/tales/02/02.html">here</a> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539256948585137186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScymPTe3gG-ullHVoYDEmGpLoS8_2Q3CM9cnglwRZh4uqxJktnyOJFC6AkpMS9dlARZ0jf9qeQDbg7_TGiReySYOKtJuCR2K1wzoV5bZ9JWuoVKWuEbSPbETyPZ8XTrVZ5_LztlDh7O1T/s400/nobody.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">I used a few figures to make this figure.<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 205px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539258391896593634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxqOCm71ipEALTPActWASpQvz2J59ukB5BItBuIXOWbQmD0QuKxA7eUAnVGlF5N5o5xCpbf8ZHbS3ks25cl5oDH9-EA3wuLoV9LsXVTfonKIjvmu9RaAGeH3nmzXrTfk4s3eSDqOrr9AD/s400/majorforce.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">The body is that of DCUC Batman & Superman Public Enemies "Major Force" figure. </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539258576955587618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfJuDVZ5AH17BMF1uMYV8A3n1IeENyVZXWoAcdRFeuYwo3As1p9B18fbFeHddKaUcFfegeaRVsRWuCY4iq1n1kgUMsn4aFOeRqgqwhAawNVLQSq_k53CFXAX60488hAQEXwd73Twu4n5j/s400/MoonKnightLoose.jpg" /> <p align="center"> The Head is that of Marvel Legends Moon Knight figure.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7phGdmJPzBOvmGxZtGlB4G_XxdDc3qvc99C-kgGSEcKKeZa4GLMmbXdsxKH2F-W4IGKmEmyrt6_kG5vKqN1HOF4XR3Hu7qZHWctjj5qPWAOZXJo2Q-Y8qY-MzEz_-5VZl3Rtehyphenhyphen66RtCM/s1600/other_burntspawn-case_photo_02_dp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539259185647963986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7phGdmJPzBOvmGxZtGlB4G_XxdDc3qvc99C-kgGSEcKKeZa4GLMmbXdsxKH2F-W4IGKmEmyrt6_kG5vKqN1HOF4XR3Hu7qZHWctjj5qPWAOZXJo2Q-Y8qY-MzEz_-5VZl3Rtehyphenhyphen66RtCM/s400/other_burntspawn-case_photo_02_dp.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>The cape comes from a McFarlene Toys Deluxe Burnt Spawn figure.<br />I hope you enjoy this figure as much as I enjoyed making it! </p>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-10958705396193876792010-05-22T04:44:00.008-04:002010-05-22T04:54:04.166-04:00Warrior Dragon Part 2<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HryxGs0AMwHrCYLrhntQ6UIsRbc4lEo4nxdTmgOzkay889dbYOO8qsOxp39kDusCz98VfnbF-XtRIj_WlyEoxnnEJSY9llREQaPfESTERilb8qtXJ8cNPncL2NIwtOr7rN98_DC8Ngg8/s1600/WarriorDragonTogether.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474014470930989746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HryxGs0AMwHrCYLrhntQ6UIsRbc4lEo4nxdTmgOzkay889dbYOO8qsOxp39kDusCz98VfnbF-XtRIj_WlyEoxnnEJSY9llREQaPfESTERilb8qtXJ8cNPncL2NIwtOr7rN98_DC8Ngg8/s400/WarriorDragonTogether.png" /></a> Well here it is the final painted sculpt of my Archie TMNT Adventures Warrior Dragon custom action figure!</div><div align="center">This guy took me about a month to do from start to finish and is by far the largest custom I've done thus far.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFlnKRrFl87HW2dohTFK9NrunHtgqIql4rg-ovfGxBU1U0zC_8WB8uOsppNEqTRIQlMulxSYCaD59pJtU8-iNA5J4wxKdak6phEFceFYDyP713G7d6wLRdemd7rPuKPTgaHLwK0FvV5Qp/s1600/review_foom2_10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474013668867107842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFlnKRrFl87HW2dohTFK9NrunHtgqIql4rg-ovfGxBU1U0zC_8WB8uOsppNEqTRIQlMulxSYCaD59pJtU8-iNA5J4wxKdak6phEFceFYDyP713G7d6wLRdemd7rPuKPTgaHLwK0FvV5Qp/s400/review_foom2_10.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>The base is a marvel legends Fin Fang Foom figure.<br /></p><div align="center">I sanded down the entire body, sculpted over the entire body (nails, armor, hair, nose, face hair, back fins, chest, wraps, & collar), & painted the body from head to tail.</div><div align="center">This character was rather difficult to pin down design wise, as he was drawn a number of ways over the span of the comics.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNDBYobyYDGCoTLSHcRHwdQFWcQx2SObwjh0d3poHpBqUv5SWnC5fYt6gIVE8STKWZ39n8zq5ZlmNl-72DkcT5zJhFKZdzRmMiNP83f-t_XHWt6GfG5JWaNVpjwddIxN23HH9KuPGUoqz/s1600/warriordragon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474013937063263538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNDBYobyYDGCoTLSHcRHwdQFWcQx2SObwjh0d3poHpBqUv5SWnC5fYt6gIVE8STKWZ39n8zq5ZlmNl-72DkcT5zJhFKZdzRmMiNP83f-t_XHWt6GfG5JWaNVpjwddIxN23HH9KuPGUoqz/s400/warriordragon.jpg" /></a>I'm dedicating this figure to 2 of my biggest inspirations from my teenage years Ryan Brown & Steve Murphy aka Dean Clarrain.<br /><div align="center">I hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed making it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6V9VuJddyP5UERHccl2IbegwFK0MefDaljbIaFhw6-08PmBcXShDhyphenhyphenXYPE5wV2ZbrCR-xSHL3edg-4IJQ7z3-PcKF1x7-mKIFkkd0yP7qcpI74Apoon9CJ2rSf6TbyXZ_WFVOxQZnans/s1600/WarriorDragonWithTurtles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474014187191374466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6V9VuJddyP5UERHccl2IbegwFK0MefDaljbIaFhw6-08PmBcXShDhyphenhyphenXYPE5wV2ZbrCR-xSHL3edg-4IJQ7z3-PcKF1x7-mKIFkkd0yP7qcpI74Apoon9CJ2rSf6TbyXZ_WFVOxQZnans/s400/WarriorDragonWithTurtles.jpg" /></a> </div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-59270922223558543592010-05-21T00:01:00.008-04:002010-05-21T00:31:39.668-04:00Bishop's Gambit<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEmATEbK_vI9mxbLhNO_iPSxTqyf-RP6WQxDsmgt-91KOd7bplAuyAhA9SOK7r8-yNzQTzSCfexG2H93QZKd8OYhMjILsaYVZmQHgI_RsYue3JQa23Q5QmCMPALpHAfKQWIujTyVX6jIm/s1600/BishopTogether.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473573018213247762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEmATEbK_vI9mxbLhNO_iPSxTqyf-RP6WQxDsmgt-91KOd7bplAuyAhA9SOK7r8-yNzQTzSCfexG2H93QZKd8OYhMjILsaYVZmQHgI_RsYue3JQa23Q5QmCMPALpHAfKQWIujTyVX6jIm/s400/BishopTogether.png" /></a> I wasn't very happy with Playmates Toys Bishop figure so I've decided to make my own.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL63oUTaYDe7bGrqJgAR0wP_FxwjlVrBctN88jLgOJeZGUOTsWwUBSwjrl__Gt_XAgP5feCfrQf4-g-t4NhbB5WdYXTu0y0HUUhpUlpomKCwSKZUDm4LDIB0BBBTVbDt9l1p5UCO5jjj0/s1600/Bishop6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473573699329915442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL63oUTaYDe7bGrqJgAR0wP_FxwjlVrBctN88jLgOJeZGUOTsWwUBSwjrl__Gt_XAgP5feCfrQf4-g-t4NhbB5WdYXTu0y0HUUhpUlpomKCwSKZUDm4LDIB0BBBTVbDt9l1p5UCO5jjj0/s400/Bishop6.jpg" /></a> I used a Dc Universe Classics The Question & an Agent Smith head from the Matrix toy line.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkeMH5_sjtBAnnvlrUaFOk6gK2gQdznq_vkZ2wYjQNwt-ayjpVXLpqm-61tnOhyphenhyphencTPabghTs8gxokH9-9TBtsd-Vdihnm68g_pIUBRnkseemlYZ-aTR7MrU0Hj_Vs1W4To9zWZ0sPsPbn/s1600/thequestion.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473575038596339362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkeMH5_sjtBAnnvlrUaFOk6gK2gQdznq_vkZ2wYjQNwt-ayjpVXLpqm-61tnOhyphenhyphencTPabghTs8gxokH9-9TBtsd-Vdihnm68g_pIUBRnkseemlYZ-aTR7MrU0Hj_Vs1W4To9zWZ0sPsPbn/s400/thequestion.jpg" /></a> I sanded down The Questions neck and placed the Agent Smith head in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjzS_6a7a-sDATOGXP_PE-gBxekuZv4xMGJ2Vp60OQfUk_KJuzggyH_h9ExV_ZupbEQyjAvW7fq3XgtX9Nu1e8Km6Ac56X4L6LKPEOsnQfc3W8EqiF7RUqhO3rOq_5wCk8UCedKxCLt6x/s1600/N2T10002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473575985524449522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjzS_6a7a-sDATOGXP_PE-gBxekuZv4xMGJ2Vp60OQfUk_KJuzggyH_h9ExV_ZupbEQyjAvW7fq3XgtX9Nu1e8Km6Ac56X4L6LKPEOsnQfc3W8EqiF7RUqhO3rOq_5wCk8UCedKxCLt6x/s400/N2T10002.jpg" /></a> I also sanded down the collar on The Questions coat, sander back Agent Smiths hairline, & sideburns.<br />I repainted The Questions shirt, coat, pants, & hands.<br />On Agent Smiths head I repainted the entire head, eyebrows and all.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473574065282824290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBhjbDOweYrgR6FlhW30ReAT7oIgYSXDmuv1km12_AW1EpCQH3QbL9ht8JTl9YkFeLutI0vd1lEallOOQdqaXv7YDg-7VMy8TvFXq1PY8EnppVKDJd5FH3syI8yrcCgP9APStQelt8bl_/s400/BishopImage.jpg" />Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-44617998840188431552010-05-07T05:28:00.011-04:002010-05-07T07:21:34.794-04:00The Making Of A Warrior<div align="center">This is the first look at a custom I've been working on for quite some time.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvowidN2JLkjCFjxBy6ooF60IHoMe0irtEY_2zrWmirXPIBYeZ4kv8BAffh_-h9Yq6AQS10NjTM4LUpkO5UT1_Ec8a8Q56B0wmhdjlGQapWLwwRyr1Xb1mYkiWDh9VY9CeEgXxL_irDZyo/s1600/mlhulk_foom1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468481121721129154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvowidN2JLkjCFjxBy6ooF60IHoMe0irtEY_2zrWmirXPIBYeZ4kv8BAffh_-h9Yq6AQS10NjTM4LUpkO5UT1_Ec8a8Q56B0wmhdjlGQapWLwwRyr1Xb1mYkiWDh9VY9CeEgXxL_irDZyo/s400/mlhulk_foom1.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">I used a Marvel Legends Fin Fang Foom build a figure to create this custom.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HdGvqTa-Nh3ZOyRmg-SRq6C9XKV4WT0b8JCX2eGdbYdETT5-e5aJEZRKYOqxhAHv-EisUodfWXYcpNDU3WoVP7xRkv2v8GZ5xquQZO2qzCKUNlSUruFkIOvb2V8sAt7t6NiSvpG7o2ip/s1600/100_4474.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468486573934533538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HdGvqTa-Nh3ZOyRmg-SRq6C9XKV4WT0b8JCX2eGdbYdETT5-e5aJEZRKYOqxhAHv-EisUodfWXYcpNDU3WoVP7xRkv2v8GZ5xquQZO2qzCKUNlSUruFkIOvb2V8sAt7t6NiSvpG7o2ip/s400/100_4474.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a> I sanded down the entire body, cut the fins off his face and tail, and sculpted a lot of parts from head to toe!<br /></p><div align="center">This is my largest custom to date dwarfing even my Titanus custom.</div><div align="center">So without further waiting here are the prepainted Warrior Dragon photos.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IngOIttR__-XsTWpp4nJmextV_c026osNBwFn1BSn50muetKfe7O-33zpYRzzKtCEHTX5Zx5KUI3fW2jlfcZHrRibv2ZhSNcs9Xqj8BhZzjQwM44ADiRshxsA19IkN-hpuDaTsoXVhT9/s1600/100_4481.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468485731942164034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IngOIttR__-XsTWpp4nJmextV_c026osNBwFn1BSn50muetKfe7O-33zpYRzzKtCEHTX5Zx5KUI3fW2jlfcZHrRibv2ZhSNcs9Xqj8BhZzjQwM44ADiRshxsA19IkN-hpuDaTsoXVhT9/s400/100_4481.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ayJw2i78nCaWqVjEtG6gYX8-cRxhZBoCpv4M34sK3EgnfrYwz9S4KjyLMJK486J88GewhZxH-XtZrk7YYTALCsR4iSIDbaRYQKXx7iMCNSqHPd1iZJry0reSxEUrqhShf_lSeQrpoldw/s1600/100_4486.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468484512844485378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ayJw2i78nCaWqVjEtG6gYX8-cRxhZBoCpv4M34sK3EgnfrYwz9S4KjyLMJK486J88GewhZxH-XtZrk7YYTALCsR4iSIDbaRYQKXx7iMCNSqHPd1iZJry0reSxEUrqhShf_lSeQrpoldw/s400/100_4486.JPG" /></a>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-45220768495905036262010-05-07T05:19:00.004-04:002010-05-07T05:26:27.355-04:00Go! Lani! Go!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTambySvTxQYL0y6FMPQ1peCpsAzOnxDscYwkBowtrdbtmQGKaOXbkgXG4u4DoQFfOj9ZjsHgzQ_MBywic4TDHOPs_bdJioK1Z-jnnmFJugu1GpPDCknQOK8y8zvdHQrVaa_MikoScBY9F/s1600/ArchieGolani.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468456571269461810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTambySvTxQYL0y6FMPQ1peCpsAzOnxDscYwkBowtrdbtmQGKaOXbkgXG4u4DoQFfOj9ZjsHgzQ_MBywic4TDHOPs_bdJioK1Z-jnnmFJugu1GpPDCknQOK8y8zvdHQrVaa_MikoScBY9F/s400/ArchieGolani.png" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZj3fQlx8CKQIvXTyLIec2-ijVUWyb3E1hW8LBsgzeEnjthmLIE2qRc9zpAGOCawKpvy726kDBjzQGSafr2ti_hZKBp7-tbdgtVma85PqqDElHxWpUqnA9CmirGZxDFpgxlJ4bUJmSMjR/s1600/Golanipage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468456382440682994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZj3fQlx8CKQIvXTyLIec2-ijVUWyb3E1hW8LBsgzeEnjthmLIE2qRc9zpAGOCawKpvy726kDBjzQGSafr2ti_hZKBp7-tbdgtVma85PqqDElHxWpUqnA9CmirGZxDFpgxlJ4bUJmSMjR/s400/Golanipage.jpg" /></a>This custom was made for myself and is of Golani from the Archie TMNT Adventure comics #53 - #54.</div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-16008899782212465402010-05-07T05:13:00.004-04:002010-05-07T05:18:43.628-04:00Stump Wrestling Leonardo<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mRP9QVBZgbniwlLW7dt3_ba07e3JuKKp8yq7ZxLJ9-wB6oBCciZw7oXDTV_WwLnFwkKEwgf2AkXvpadMSoSvikTJiZdRNsyjh5LhmDvavKfQ7e7Y_iEOhZEMXo9b4-sa1qiyihi3dkqC/s1600/ArchieWrestlerLeonardo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468454784189286786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mRP9QVBZgbniwlLW7dt3_ba07e3JuKKp8yq7ZxLJ9-wB6oBCciZw7oXDTV_WwLnFwkKEwgf2AkXvpadMSoSvikTJiZdRNsyjh5LhmDvavKfQ7e7Y_iEOhZEMXo9b4-sa1qiyihi3dkqC/s400/ArchieWrestlerLeonardo.png" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cn7h1eJLXwxgGvSzpo6bPdX9AjT1714GGFUHFK8M5ISrH4AtFqoGflgQEy-5r66FsU-QUsrHP12LMnogsjkqs-iapUvh-zIZVgDyWpuyWRXaWOEyhokoDyZElyZvkFCSMSaNi5RwmVvz/s1600/stumpleo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468454675595519010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cn7h1eJLXwxgGvSzpo6bPdX9AjT1714GGFUHFK8M5ISrH4AtFqoGflgQEy-5r66FsU-QUsrHP12LMnogsjkqs-iapUvh-zIZVgDyWpuyWRXaWOEyhokoDyZElyZvkFCSMSaNi5RwmVvz/s400/stumpleo.jpg" /></a>This custom was made for Technodrome forum member Spitfire and is based on Archie TMNT Adventures #7, #8, & #37.<br /></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-86797045232276602852010-05-07T04:50:00.004-04:002010-05-07T05:12:11.361-04:00Stump Wreslting Michelangelo<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ETQh8fTRgd8oeymS0c-saft4NwSJeONzpuyTZ_WqZHNxFGY4WkL_f67fkUUaHxO0rvmxfi-Fo7NzfEZz9AOvPikN99njyjLVTK1XCWaKGFRfEbCCWZF7lu1KypMs77krbBAeOtVSqaPE/s1600/ArchieWrestlerMikey.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 189px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468453119299955058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ETQh8fTRgd8oeymS0c-saft4NwSJeONzpuyTZ_WqZHNxFGY4WkL_f67fkUUaHxO0rvmxfi-Fo7NzfEZz9AOvPikN99njyjLVTK1XCWaKGFRfEbCCWZF7lu1KypMs77krbBAeOtVSqaPE/s400/ArchieWrestlerMikey.png" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLEVlxJfk3JyJjD1Sgi3WhlOjDfdDEjRM0TY3tgrTvC4IYXafCfDsrNcY_DhuQGVVT0T9H4WMzwx5UsWaWZeX2BgKq-8fP0ppj1RcoIGiyXaisLfDHJmpIODI9NyT3qEhmqauHIDhlv2h/s1600/mikeystump.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468452982888466706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLEVlxJfk3JyJjD1Sgi3WhlOjDfdDEjRM0TY3tgrTvC4IYXafCfDsrNcY_DhuQGVVT0T9H4WMzwx5UsWaWZeX2BgKq-8fP0ppj1RcoIGiyXaisLfDHJmpIODI9NyT3qEhmqauHIDhlv2h/s400/mikeystump.jpg" /></a>This custom was made for Technodrome member Spitfire and is based on the Archie Comics TMNT Adventures issues #7, #8, & #37.<br /></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-7745071461983781712010-05-07T04:01:00.008-04:002010-05-07T04:48:35.552-04:00A Raph Of A Different Color!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_MnYPjoftxvf0kArSUX6mkCwvN8k6m8sEdXlqXBW1PTRNqY3zmwbzITmXVnnrwdwGhE4w7Zt9MOGnt-uf57dzU09RrO9va2ZWRGmTLQjQSCJd4VeVIT7mto4zyqckCvY_87lTYgjSOVK/s1600/ArchieWrestlerRaphPurple.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468441231741102098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_MnYPjoftxvf0kArSUX6mkCwvN8k6m8sEdXlqXBW1PTRNqY3zmwbzITmXVnnrwdwGhE4w7Zt9MOGnt-uf57dzU09RrO9va2ZWRGmTLQjQSCJd4VeVIT7mto4zyqckCvY_87lTYgjSOVK/s400/ArchieWrestlerRaphPurple.png" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoPG6cvfHQtteDv3FXRU-yNnlc0N06rtLek-svWnCzNTRS1YQ90urGZ86CZJSKN31xlBA3b9POb6A0uMtyzXDN2m8lvzs0-cW3kkkDA0HaKsHcygcGk3HvGb28SdPkz2NdFmkzPCqFeYt/s1600/11cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468440956476886770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoPG6cvfHQtteDv3FXRU-yNnlc0N06rtLek-svWnCzNTRS1YQ90urGZ86CZJSKN31xlBA3b9POb6A0uMtyzXDN2m8lvzs0-cW3kkkDA0HaKsHcygcGk3HvGb28SdPkz2NdFmkzPCqFeYt/s400/11cover.jpg" /></a> This custom was recently done for Technodrome member Master Splinter and is based on the Archie TMNT Adventures Covers #7, #8, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, & #37 <div>For whatever reason the covers always had him with purple highlights instead of blue that we saw inside the comics.</div></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-46879575133827628012009-08-01T19:33:00.004-04:002009-08-01T19:40:01.513-04:00Progress<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHVnKXyPwfXu5aO_sIELq4BVpfDhwRTt3tiwUBrXuQac8Cgj-gmxf7DR47wUUOFBuVcXwT6BwAi7CrnZ6rqu4yxDuDzRJfTi1G6_qt3LKISS496_f7jd8SXBBiqhO28zq2kK5YGCOukk/s1600-h/RaphaelsProgress.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365144096128110994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHVnKXyPwfXu5aO_sIELq4BVpfDhwRTt3tiwUBrXuQac8Cgj-gmxf7DR47wUUOFBuVcXwT6BwAi7CrnZ6rqu4yxDuDzRJfTi1G6_qt3LKISS496_f7jd8SXBBiqhO28zq2kK5YGCOukk/s400/RaphaelsProgress.png" /></a>What you see is the prepainted Black Costume Raphael's I'm making for the great folks @ Mirage and select TMNT fans who paid for these commissions.<br />I'll be posting more progress shots as I go along.<br />Thanks everyone!<br />-Vaughn M.<br />P.S. if anyone is interested in having one of these made please contact me @ <a href="mailto:suicidegodpill@aol.com">suicidegodpill@aol.com</a> </div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-39009578422299871002009-06-27T06:25:00.004-04:002009-06-27T07:12:06.040-04:00This Aint No Spider Man!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LG_WYHX9_ccawSC7UjjlOEn59xWd9kTIkxsQ_liqZuRibjdvUVLiDwK06S1UScL9cKX9pB0oCZR5_dE-Vhz4YAL_M0y8M1f5mu9HJrMB_USB3PlMJTCpOZ4J1HQ2C2ILwzrfk7MEHSXh/s1600-h/TMNTAdventuresBlackOutfitRaphaelTogether.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351954400414696882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LG_WYHX9_ccawSC7UjjlOEn59xWd9kTIkxsQ_liqZuRibjdvUVLiDwK06S1UScL9cKX9pB0oCZR5_dE-Vhz4YAL_M0y8M1f5mu9HJrMB_USB3PlMJTCpOZ4J1HQ2C2ILwzrfk7MEHSXh/s400/TMNTAdventuresBlackOutfitRaphaelTogether.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLaoP6UYi4uh7lMeRAvxPq4gagNj56FqW1Da9zNCGQyvQPW0WS2hxXTm3pMnXCJkjGGKsQAfrGGx79AAY6UhC_WON7RYDOAKr1xZW8k9VTIgp41S2AIsNYdbT58DriQOFLFxAHhymLKYo/s1600-h/WrestlerRaphTubeTogether.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351963139114051394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLaoP6UYi4uh7lMeRAvxPq4gagNj56FqW1Da9zNCGQyvQPW0WS2hxXTm3pMnXCJkjGGKsQAfrGGx79AAY6UhC_WON7RYDOAKr1xZW8k9VTIgp41S2AIsNYdbT58DriQOFLFxAHhymLKYo/s400/WrestlerRaphTubeTogether.png" /></a>This is my last post before I pack up my computer and ready myself for my big move back to California.<br />The last 3 years have been crazy, fun, full of learning, and growing.<br />I spent allot of time in pain which has taken a serious toll on my life let alone making customs.<br />This and what will be the other 3 Wrestling TMNT are commissioned by great TMNT fan Spitfire.<br />I must appologise for taking so long with this all but I hope you can understand.<br />I'll post the other Turtles as a finish them.<br />And if anyone else orderd one of these from me expect to get them at San Diego Comic-Con.<br />This has been a long time coming baby!<br />Thanks So Much for everything guys.<br />-Vaughn</div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-20137591822465452042009-04-28T02:23:00.015-04:002009-04-28T07:16:26.043-04:00"(DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER"<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNb0IAFxicZ6HEbIQ1RZnsHCd78omvmc3oBLohnNPz9zffnoQ-SL9giEia3mqeZchz5ki6UKIejDSKqDjTWP6rVQZyitTxWxZvD4VgvVyk9Zwep1UVdqthBVJnSnlhbnMBvKZThk4MZ0S/s1600-h/DeathCloakTogether.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329697200336240242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNb0IAFxicZ6HEbIQ1RZnsHCd78omvmc3oBLohnNPz9zffnoQ-SL9giEia3mqeZchz5ki6UKIejDSKqDjTWP6rVQZyitTxWxZvD4VgvVyk9Zwep1UVdqthBVJnSnlhbnMBvKZThk4MZ0S/s400/DeathCloakTogether.png" border="0" /></a>This custom took me awhile because I wanted to have a cloak for him before I showed the final piece.<br />I looked for a long time to see if I could just buy one or use one from another action figure line like star Wars.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruUUHKJXrtBtAfPcFEk84h5hjg8UC4_5ZODyafJKiWLujDtODInbMkxuW_4bLMlggqXWwElHk9bLR0scIuUyCCv1-vu8s27XEMvPRTlSLBaLli3YJHS7vmLqfZxMvlJuMn5DLulT3EijC/s1600-h/DeathTogether.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329697419375971234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruUUHKJXrtBtAfPcFEk84h5hjg8UC4_5ZODyafJKiWLujDtODInbMkxuW_4bLMlggqXWwElHk9bLR0scIuUyCCv1-vu8s27XEMvPRTlSLBaLli3YJHS7vmLqfZxMvlJuMn5DLulT3EijC/s400/DeathTogether.png" border="0" /></a>I then got the idea to have one made via my good friend Heather but as she was making one for me I came across a used toy shop that had the perfect cloak already made on a 12 inch size Star Wars Jawa figure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYwGMAI1L4qP2ypjmdVClPICOVSYi3kriZ2h8t-It-0h6KMPArSTS8RYsmXd-pw9docy7wN5DImGy37CFmGT8EyYnYbnnzLgNNoo4Wu-tV7aI6DDjkweYRzls42IrddhunyNcp_utvtCn/s1600-h/neo_cs_jawa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329697803841133090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYwGMAI1L4qP2ypjmdVClPICOVSYi3kriZ2h8t-It-0h6KMPArSTS8RYsmXd-pw9docy7wN5DImGy37CFmGT8EyYnYbnnzLgNNoo4Wu-tV7aI6DDjkweYRzls42IrddhunyNcp_utvtCn/s320/neo_cs_jawa.jpg" border="0" /></a>I was also looking for the perfect Scythe for Death also and that came from a NECA Resident Evil 4 - Monk figure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bjKLqJvrP-Am54JKMVNLs_NBeQ4_0iDHqnDW3PYbypVrb14Dm6AKy3d9SE_RsV0csGl5WGoTdxkc2-MdWPiMKTcJEoWQumQxgXgCo_Jx3LFuB1qL8qjyaD-c3_PzK2cbGGbD7PEsw9hD/s1600-h/39314_blowup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329698081103033874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bjKLqJvrP-Am54JKMVNLs_NBeQ4_0iDHqnDW3PYbypVrb14Dm6AKy3d9SE_RsV0csGl5WGoTdxkc2-MdWPiMKTcJEoWQumQxgXgCo_Jx3LFuB1qL8qjyaD-c3_PzK2cbGGbD7PEsw9hD/s200/39314_blowup.jpg" border="0" /></a>The base figure is a Playmates Skeleton Warriors Shriek, and what I did to change it into Death was:<br />Break off her crown, pull out the hair, fill in the holes left by pulling both out, sculpt new details into the skull, take out the gold eyes, cut off Arm bracelets, cut off her cape, cut off plastic dress around waist, broke off knife holder, sanded down bands around legs, sanded down breasts, & sculpted a new rib cage on the chest area.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEK7OSyNyXl6dVyHHhtd6UYXaD1mhzsUAguUoHh3hm2r4NX2gAm4wTecYynD2wmOjjWrBVwQ_teEW6nAdF2uChk3PCGrKYKXG8gvJynbMI-mNr3C5FzZVMajIDBxkir6gdilhBwcZcXIJ/s1600-h/195397579_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329698275484948402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEK7OSyNyXl6dVyHHhtd6UYXaD1mhzsUAguUoHh3hm2r4NX2gAm4wTecYynD2wmOjjWrBVwQ_teEW6nAdF2uChk3PCGrKYKXG8gvJynbMI-mNr3C5FzZVMajIDBxkir6gdilhBwcZcXIJ/s320/195397579_o.jpg" border="0" /></a>For painting I first painted the entire figure white then second I did a yellow draw wash coat on the figure, then I repeated the process with black paint detailing the sculpting from the original figure more along with my new additions to the toy, I also went over the figure a few times touching up the black lines in the skulls cracks, face, eye holes, and around the ribs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE_6R4A3eu-QuGd1HPoAPljkfht7kzp-g552ulDdMx9KjdA7E8wKeY6OP3hN2geOO7XZbOYW33zIGGM1WnZ9mAVONBrzl331etpqDmgWwwCM94TxWkhKUsG18qufcS8E_vNLmuPnQcV9u/s1600-h/deathcomic2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329698637234274258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE_6R4A3eu-QuGd1HPoAPljkfht7kzp-g552ulDdMx9KjdA7E8wKeY6OP3hN2geOO7XZbOYW33zIGGM1WnZ9mAVONBrzl331etpqDmgWwwCM94TxWkhKUsG18qufcS8E_vNLmuPnQcV9u/s400/deathcomic2.jpg" border="0" /></a>I based the look of the figure on his appearances in both the Archie TMNT Adventures & Mutanimals series trying to mix the 2 the best I could.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSyiwtuGXYZMOcMOtVBnt2g6VUt7H1G1LGq3t98prXSNIUd0IH4j9BLE7eVomqiu5VwpLavYuKceJw2EjSfEGKazwvy8dBekQ-YfljnzXDvgjR-eWTcouz9fUsMVgdqiQN-3cvMUpWgjz/s1600-h/deathcomic3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329698844295825138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSyiwtuGXYZMOcMOtVBnt2g6VUt7H1G1LGq3t98prXSNIUd0IH4j9BLE7eVomqiu5VwpLavYuKceJw2EjSfEGKazwvy8dBekQ-YfljnzXDvgjR-eWTcouz9fUsMVgdqiQN-3cvMUpWgjz/s400/deathcomic3.jpg" border="0" /></a>This was a very fun figure to make as it was an idea I've had for a very long time and did one back in my teenage years but it doesn't even come close to this version.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi1oEWv2ibeP49-UZkiAyDmA4xiJpJTIZ1tKBBcdGImPIjHgIdHYxXjU7gOUWpHJOeCi_Yls_2cID46YvsuVn-6nMjHZxeg2XwwQ6mRJ2t9VhNCytBADXcHSpq4rQIkOApOOza9guh2V_/s1600-h/deathcomic1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329699147823637170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi1oEWv2ibeP49-UZkiAyDmA4xiJpJTIZ1tKBBcdGImPIjHgIdHYxXjU7gOUWpHJOeCi_Yls_2cID46YvsuVn-6nMjHZxeg2XwwQ6mRJ2t9VhNCytBADXcHSpq4rQIkOApOOza9guh2V_/s400/deathcomic1.png" border="0" /></a>It's always fun to see how far you've grown as an artist by looking back at your past work and comparing it to the things you're currently doing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmkVltmLy-jj3KPFVjlb_kmL5dM_buQ7i_ZeKY_5XaD2FK1ZKT5Nug_vbXla8Zix7XQru4IXlh9fqeLiuZlKRCdyraInIPuga0sabSp0Bad3hKWRjiDYACNZa-9jbtQoGsCcckNPpumyN/s1600-h/deathProfile.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329699354863177954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmkVltmLy-jj3KPFVjlb_kmL5dM_buQ7i_ZeKY_5XaD2FK1ZKT5Nug_vbXla8Zix7XQru4IXlh9fqeLiuZlKRCdyraInIPuga0sabSp0Bad3hKWRjiDYACNZa-9jbtQoGsCcckNPpumyN/s400/deathProfile.png" border="0" /></a>I do have more planned for Death so keep an eye out for some customs that will go along with him.</div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-14196053144095833152009-04-23T18:45:00.008-04:002009-04-23T19:28:09.209-04:00THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNq1vrEDnhFq-WM0MOcmIwNNITbeav-v9I0K-a2hcjFAAaa2pJ5ZSpSFJZB45IriimVTLCOs3VVB8pxx7wZhZq-Yu5AQzphzitYknYKKb9jhvjIzmZkIj4w_fHRp3ktUsTSzPpA2ZKIqq/s1600-h/MrNullTogether.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328026420940428498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNq1vrEDnhFq-WM0MOcmIwNNITbeav-v9I0K-a2hcjFAAaa2pJ5ZSpSFJZB45IriimVTLCOs3VVB8pxx7wZhZq-Yu5AQzphzitYknYKKb9jhvjIzmZkIj4w_fHRp3ktUsTSzPpA2ZKIqq/s400/MrNullTogether.png" border="0" /></a>This I think is one of my best customs, mostly because I've put allot of time into it as it's not for myself.<br />This figure is for my friend and creator of this character Steve Murphy so I wanted to make sure everything was to exact detail for him.<br />Sadly this shouldn't have taken me as long as it did but I had a few paint problems along the way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8SEr7mys7RQ3JyolOqSVWb_S8knvgMPcypFYg8ehCeXXKpBW2w_DkekcAH_fDUWJNTwL9rCV_ZKsRcgwZgQyZNq3rF7rILNHSoli6RI__t-e-3-StgdqgVIpZtMRbNr3nfdvEc_RFDqi/s1600-h/Armondo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328026705754155394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8SEr7mys7RQ3JyolOqSVWb_S8knvgMPcypFYg8ehCeXXKpBW2w_DkekcAH_fDUWJNTwL9rCV_ZKsRcgwZgQyZNq3rF7rILNHSoli6RI__t-e-3-StgdqgVIpZtMRbNr3nfdvEc_RFDqi/s200/Armondo.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndsq5DesCEoQwc45ng1mOlg8IDwn3U24Ji-fu2nPRtbSM7fXCmOy7Fc_x00AbY55WoxnM8AOzgxVY5deaCCWqh63NbIaqpIf6BLxpSa5dN5HVhWYRv59njysGyzgVivjgSvAADEBPeSgh/s1600-h/mez_51000_da.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328026891892644578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndsq5DesCEoQwc45ng1mOlg8IDwn3U24Ji-fu2nPRtbSM7fXCmOy7Fc_x00AbY55WoxnM8AOzgxVY5deaCCWqh63NbIaqpIf6BLxpSa5dN5HVhWYRv59njysGyzgVivjgSvAADEBPeSgh/s200/mez_51000_da.jpg" border="0" /></a>I used a WWE Armando Estrada figure as the base incase anyone wanted to know.<br />The Gun comes from a Movie Spawn figure & The Cigar comes from a Don Moncinni Gangsters Inc figure which will be used for another upcoming custom.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cSnbDpILgfg9xfZPgs0mRIQLkjTqv5iL9muSUELMfOHHBAMc89avJ3u4RmibNZ42T9Ph8VJJL9Pkux7CzPu-ohkloUhKuwEISMZfpaxb-t_TB4mITekOux3NW8XcMg0SJtByr1d9p6u0/s1600-h/NullComic.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328027149712993778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cSnbDpILgfg9xfZPgs0mRIQLkjTqv5iL9muSUELMfOHHBAMc89avJ3u4RmibNZ42T9Ph8VJJL9Pkux7CzPu-ohkloUhKuwEISMZfpaxb-t_TB4mITekOux3NW8XcMg0SJtByr1d9p6u0/s320/NullComic.png" border="0" /></a>I based his look on various appearances through the comics but his outfit is based on the United We Stand Divided We Fall storyline from TMNT Adventures & Mighty Mutanimals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6ohY5h-tiSkP0IcJQyu0DiEMdTu92_TyL13yUxiiDamCwi85FLcwZTMYCx2s0Idbz6Jn8SO03lOayZNKYTDHHdbTE2TNIo9N5qvvkIxEDwJpKGX_AOydK9ON4E-obSjDLR-UxHP_h8GK/s1600-h/NullComic2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328032537220070594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6ohY5h-tiSkP0IcJQyu0DiEMdTu92_TyL13yUxiiDamCwi85FLcwZTMYCx2s0Idbz6Jn8SO03lOayZNKYTDHHdbTE2TNIo9N5qvvkIxEDwJpKGX_AOydK9ON4E-obSjDLR-UxHP_h8GK/s400/NullComic2.png" border="0" /></a>If you're not familiar with these comics you should be so check them out over at<br /><a href="http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/archie/archie.htm">http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/archie/archie.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/archie/mutanimals.htm">http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/archie/mutanimals.htm</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX666pZPMW1d6RMJu2QQMXm5ktSKFf8FOsqw0XKP72sI305FSiue0KbqLL0KE5p-D9O-WN2ZGhcSswE_h0mgAv2CE7cvyGfS5U7Og5ny7PTf5UbRr1SCFHIytkPs4unVBkKCibMs4V32FV/s1600-h/NullUniverse.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328031236942234610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX666pZPMW1d6RMJu2QQMXm5ktSKFf8FOsqw0XKP72sI305FSiue0KbqLL0KE5p-D9O-WN2ZGhcSswE_h0mgAv2CE7cvyGfS5U7Og5ny7PTf5UbRr1SCFHIytkPs4unVBkKCibMs4V32FV/s400/NullUniverse.png" border="0" /></a></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-52941562950407560842009-04-03T08:01:00.004-04:002009-04-03T08:07:14.336-04:00VACUUM-METALIZED FUGITOID!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaY_A4Wg0jFQMO015w02v7k6d6WPJytz1OAxZsnw-04yAQQq0ImlOHG_Qoax80_beUOxjjUZzDJ7wRUzQ5phlYa_gWnM3rs9sWyXPqpZnC3QrwnNutLSljrDOqP36HpnH1V249YAI_9Z-/s1600-h/shiny_Fugitoid5_sma.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320434660628341874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaY_A4Wg0jFQMO015w02v7k6d6WPJytz1OAxZsnw-04yAQQq0ImlOHG_Qoax80_beUOxjjUZzDJ7wRUzQ5phlYa_gWnM3rs9sWyXPqpZnC3QrwnNutLSljrDOqP36HpnH1V249YAI_9Z-/s400/shiny_Fugitoid5_sma.jpg" border="0" /></a>Today Peter Laird shared some images on his blog of a Vac-Metal Fugitoid that Playmates may be producing.Just Like Peter I've been waiting years for this to happen.So please if you feel the same way share your excitement on his blog about just how cool this is.Sadly it's not articulated but perhaps we can change their minds to give the figure just a little bit.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320434812888407954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0CtoIsSMlwXprmm0QmlCtLeHR81wGNNyATpHz37I7da-W72QnwWYRv6WMe7I804s623-mlVYHQKnu-nzTyGyuQUe6QyVOmbnyxPnaW-1nT-0lD0PaaL-EEd0sHNGhK0YurxPkKx2_IPX/s400/shiny_Fugitoid4_sma.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320435024161201058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0SUUVg3TV9VsUyJLQ1JglcT6gfrVdM21Mo0nCLSn8udvzHmP2YTBEHKcpGk-97SvJJSY0LjbyklG6TVceBfHQsHwhAAzvLAHvyRdEffILFCp3Shq7nSzsgPapvqKElmUQI31TKMouwbE/s400/shiny_Fugitoid_sma.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://plairdblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/all-things-come-to-he-who-waits-maybe.html">Please check out Peters Blog HERE and let him know what you think. </a></div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061705048753787385.post-49147763557206609592008-12-03T10:29:00.018-05:002008-12-03T10:48:08.020-05:00Complete Carnage<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvacM_G9x5xqrxdcSRVH_OV1Uof8Q-liBncnnHvG7IpZLd_bkIjMbRT53FomOAQT5RnG_oLAR8txS0KZPBwtdUS-zhmPKfk385LqGD_ixi3bqHH2XB9iCRfTT970-EFK6xk5BpO3Mizn/s1600-h/CompleteCarnage5.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275587388017458946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvacM_G9x5xqrxdcSRVH_OV1Uof8Q-liBncnnHvG7IpZLd_bkIjMbRT53FomOAQT5RnG_oLAR8txS0KZPBwtdUS-zhmPKfk385LqGD_ixi3bqHH2XB9iCRfTT970-EFK6xk5BpO3Mizn/s320/CompleteCarnage5.png" border="0" /></a>So this one I worked on for about 2 weeks as my schedule is very busy right now.<br />I used a DC Universe Etrigan the Demon figure for the base as it's been made known to me that this is the character Kevin Eastman was inspired by when creating Complete Carnage.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEJM1btwRUNAa1bCfrcx0jq8HP5YcZwtWZ3vujwstaTxJl7lA4EboLutef5hwjH7nXPh5tzBhkjya6zJSAQD8qY2JCB0dsrxVuD7jiLFmIM8Tuph4ew5DxGD4dqxhiTyoCrzytQGeofvH/s1600-h/mattdcucs1etrigan1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275587021711960754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEJM1btwRUNAa1bCfrcx0jq8HP5YcZwtWZ3vujwstaTxJl7lA4EboLutef5hwjH7nXPh5tzBhkjya6zJSAQD8qY2JCB0dsrxVuD7jiLFmIM8Tuph4ew5DxGD4dqxhiTyoCrzytQGeofvH/s320/mattdcucs1etrigan1.jpg" border="0" /></a>What I did to the figure was: sanded it down from head to toe, took off his bracelets, then went at the head sanding down the horns and nose, I pretty much sculpted a new face over the head extending the jaw so it hangs more like Carnage's does, added the little blocks on top of his head as advised by Ryan Brown (The Spiked head look came later and is sacrilegious according to him), I sliced part of the fin ear things off the side of his head as well to match the number Carnage had on his design, & I also added nipples to his chest as every time we see the character he's had them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt4gh0czrDcDqkAqHP7Gq-DGPDyJA4rP_5eAy4iV6d-i02E-5XQ-aHoUysgUp1MJc-EkQWjx_5ber5N85oGfpqUuLfhmyZ0f-7-P1sbH-bMD_6qbtP1IY9ySgnWBVssIff38S3TCmwjGg/s1600-h/CarnageProto1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275587712526113778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt4gh0czrDcDqkAqHP7Gq-DGPDyJA4rP_5eAy4iV6d-i02E-5XQ-aHoUysgUp1MJc-EkQWjx_5ber5N85oGfpqUuLfhmyZ0f-7-P1sbH-bMD_6qbtP1IY9ySgnWBVssIff38S3TCmwjGg/s320/CarnageProto1.png" border="0" /></a>The paint was done using both glossy and flat acrylic paints and several washes of different shades of gray.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiRkAIpyRBLZcl_GpcFIsr-6BR3MbOjzJRiHDNVelftX_H-hJhWa0brqrs7z_XT9DzGGBLLl3QIDrRCOUhPYh8ygi9UliDHVV0gLR_-EP9Bpx9dfpJG-7Uukfx8qWezLHhBGcCVMXs9pK/s1600-h/100_1052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275588125471558690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiRkAIpyRBLZcl_GpcFIsr-6BR3MbOjzJRiHDNVelftX_H-hJhWa0brqrs7z_XT9DzGGBLLl3QIDrRCOUhPYh8ygi9UliDHVV0gLR_-EP9Bpx9dfpJG-7Uukfx8qWezLHhBGcCVMXs9pK/s320/100_1052.jpg" border="0" /></a>This was a very fun character to make and I hope I can make Radical some point down the road as well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Hqr9Suk1FGRN8AdNnWGUM737bJDDrtN-lFnUMWl_hyqUSun0N78QlE8ZFdGZqASHzB5JCWuViQkYrmoQ41SUZgdg-5EVSUz1kE_4_wIt0S2-n7muzYazqlBIxsutPBeBervkQl5ihj87/s1600-h/CompleteCarnage1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275588463104573138" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o3RMwrj68lLVchD6PFJqw93QKoo1hMn_kj4udWsTaQJ_KVJVRPH0DJAFJ4qi5iUOdKONUIGjdhUd6wm3vxVv7zUqLGrzy2iumQ9vq27XVChJkE6xiCY-B5P7eBLSYkMATvWJVdV6oeen/s200/CompleteCarnage8.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJP3pjHpFoTd5xG6dPLyrKlvZWkDNZXOZY7JcUJE-lzQyKdL7FigZ1Rb-4HtVlzBm7-9tjyVpUHhYJAQsPoMx2KceVCK0gIiHHN-I76afAVkjlYHdfh5TD6uvHjqSZcg2DSfHdVKp5r8bq/s1600-h/CompleteCarnage7.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275590095719306418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJP3pjHpFoTd5xG6dPLyrKlvZWkDNZXOZY7JcUJE-lzQyKdL7FigZ1Rb-4HtVlzBm7-9tjyVpUHhYJAQsPoMx2KceVCK0gIiHHN-I76afAVkjlYHdfh5TD6uvHjqSZcg2DSfHdVKp5r8bq/s200/CompleteCarnage7.png" border="0" /></a>If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiwPfw2PNVidOmqW-uUc66W0cpNbPHn9dI1MzGJsE1XbA1Yl2vGcll3iyH6vdHG3XAbs_36aJ5LlCFB5wMQMv4zRQh-X2RCyF8__Kb-EdKLRBFgkgx9OXqa70o4iMthkdH6-BY8YbcSTU/s1600-h/CompleteCarnage10.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275590516917200898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiwPfw2PNVidOmqW-uUc66W0cpNbPHn9dI1MzGJsE1XbA1Yl2vGcll3iyH6vdHG3XAbs_36aJ5LlCFB5wMQMv4zRQh-X2RCyF8__Kb-EdKLRBFgkgx9OXqa70o4iMthkdH6-BY8YbcSTU/s320/CompleteCarnage10.png" border="0" /></a>Oh and if you want to view the images in full size just click them.</div>Vaughn Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com6