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Post by Adrenaline on Oct 27, 2014 12:09:13 GMT -6
Thanks sexydbz, juanjorman, I definitely put a lot of effort into it, so the result is pleasing. Definitely in my top 5 best customs I think. timone317, I wanted to make sure I mentioned you in the description. You definitely saved me a good 30 mins-1 hour of work by getting the original head out from the Goku hair. |
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Post by Branjita on Oct 29, 2014 16:27:23 GMT -6
Wowowowowow! He was worth me looking at during this time period of pathetically slow internet connectivity I'm having!
He looks so cool. Even better than the other one!
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 5, 2014 8:19:46 GMT -6
Thanks! Definitely look on a computer once you get back.  A lot of hours went into this one. Probably in my top 6 most time-consuming projects I think. (Wheelo, Yemma, North Supreme Kai, Beerus, Olibu) My old Yamcha is now officially in my Frieza Saga section with a halo attached. |
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Post by Branjita on Nov 9, 2014 15:50:10 GMT -6
I'm finally on my computer to see this and wowowowowowow!!!! How has this figure not had more comments?!?!?!  If Irwin or Jakks made one that look like that, I would have bought like 10 of them, and I don't even know why! So cool!!!!! |
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 10, 2014 8:37:13 GMT -6
Hey thanks Bran, but when will you top my Yamcha? Haha He'll be the best one ever until you do. There's very few comments probably because I pissed a few people off while you were gone and they don't want to comment out of spite. Oh well! Their loss.  |
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Post by Branjita on Nov 10, 2014 8:42:34 GMT -6
I dunno, I am so far behind on everything right now from being out of town that I don't even know when I can start customizing again.
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 10, 2014 9:24:34 GMT -6
True. I'll take the reigns for now.
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Post by wiizardii01 on Nov 11, 2014 8:18:38 GMT -6
AMazing!
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 13, 2014 12:24:29 GMT -6
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 17, 2014 10:01:06 GMT -6
Captain Ginyu (Frieza Saga)Date: November 2014 Creation Time: 8 HoursDifficulty: 4/10Head: Chara Puchi Ginyu Body: Jakks SZF Ginyu Fists: Deagostini SS4Vegeta Scouter: Irwin Burter Modifications: A lot of work went into this despite there being very little sculpting. I decided I needed a Goku in Ginyu's body custom and the Banpresto Sofvi Ginyu that I had in place of just Ginyu, was the best option as he was in a pose better suited for Goku's version than Ginyu himself. Plus I'd rather limit the amount of permanently posed figures in my collection and especially Ginyu Force (only Guldo is now). So I had an extra Jakks Ginyu sitting in my fodder that I had no current use for (was thinking of using him for a bigger Frieza henchman) Instead, I decided to fix him up and use the body for my actual Captain Ginyu for my collection. To start, the original Jakks head on this body had to go. It's terrible. I had two Chara Puchi Ginyu heads, both different sculpts and different sizes. This was the bigger one which was still smaller than Jakks.' I think it looks perfect. The neck on the Jakks body snapped in pieces while trying to boil and pop the original head out (must have been one of those brittle factory leftover figures) so I had to sculpt a new neck to fit the Chara Puchi head. The armor, as we all know, was placed too high by Jakks, and lowering it isn't as easy as it sounds. Not only does it require moving, but the upper pecs that now show needed a little apoxie over it and sanding because it was originally used to connect the armor on. Once mended, I painted over and then glued the armor into place. So much better! I highly recommend anyone do this that has the Jakks Ginyu. Even with that ugly head, lowering the armor makes such a difference. As for the waist armor, Jakks also made this too high as they left out the white band that goes across the bottom of the armor. I sorta half-assed this  and just painted the top layer white. Looks good. Slicing that off would require a whole new sculpting of that lower band and then stupid gluing of the waist armor against (probably another 2 hours of work. No thanks. Then moving to his hands, I didn't like their open form. I like fists on the majority of my figures, so I had to search far and wide among my custom fodder for one. Didn't find any that matched his size and then went through some of my 'pre-set' custom fodder (figures for customs that are planned) and found some Deagostini SS4Vegeta fists that weren't necessary and almost already the right shade of purple. Another improvement. From here, I gave him a 100% repaint (head, horns, the armor on the chest, stomach, arms, and boots went from navy blue to black, skin from darker lavender to a lighter shade, and armor pads from orange to a lighter bronze brown) For the final touches, I gave him an extra Irwin scouter, painted the details on it (red button, black stripe, and gray pad lining) and then added one of Branjita's Ginyu logo stickers. I will admit that he is a little too buff IMO, but he appeared to be as thick as Recoome in some scenes so it's okay to me. As for height, he is still shorter than my custom Recoome thankfully, though to keep a precise difference between him and Recoome as I have between Burter and Recoome, I had to sorta lower the head on the neck. I think it still looks fine. I really like this new one. My first Captain Ginyu that isn't posed!   
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Post by Branjita on Nov 17, 2014 10:58:39 GMT -6
I like everything you did, all improvements. I don't like the head, but that's because the Chara Puchi Ginyu heads were poorly sculpted in my opinion. The DWC head is much better, but it's hard as hell to find now. I'm lucky to have one for my custom. Here's what Adrenaline is describing regarding how much of a difference relocating the shoulder armor makes. I did that a long time ago. You will have to repaint the chest a bit, and it would be good to touch up the dark blue, but I skipped that. I also relocated the hip flaps to the proper place, but that modification did not glue well, even with using automotive silicone gasket maker (rubbery glue). Rubbery plastic is not easy to glue. I rather liked the head, but it was a bit large. I no longer have this figure though, because I used parts of him for my Nappa, Burter, and Frieza form 2 I never finished.  |
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 17, 2014 11:07:34 GMT -6
Yeah and after I saw you had a tough time with the waist flap, I just skipped it and painted it. lol
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 13:23:21 GMT -6
Really like cap ginyu
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Post by Adrenaline on Nov 18, 2014 14:36:50 GMT -6
Thanks, 1andonly. I like him too lol
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Post by poposbrother on Nov 25, 2014 16:36:04 GMT -6
Nice work on Ginyu. Looking forward to seeing your Ginyu Goku.
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and just painted the top layer white. Looks good. Slicing that off would require a whole new sculpting of that lower band and then stupid gluing of the waist armor against (probably another 2 hours of work. No thanks. Then moving to his hands, I didn't like their open form. I like fists on the majority of my figures, so I had to search far and wide among my custom fodder for one. Didn't find any that matched his size and then went through some of my 'pre-set' custom fodder (figures for customs that are planned) and found some Deagostini SS4Vegeta fists that weren't necessary and almost already the right shade of purple. Another improvement. From here, I gave him a 100% repaint (head, horns, the armor on the chest, stomach, arms, and boots went from navy blue to black, skin from darker lavender to a lighter shade, and armor pads from orange to a lighter bronze brown) For the final touches, I gave him an extra Irwin scouter, painted the details on it (red button, black stripe, and gray pad lining) and then added one of 
