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emperorshotz

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  1. Needs to be free of color--- looking for something more appropriate for my diamond-form New X-Men Emma
  2. Does anyone know which hairpieces (preferably long) can be stripped til clear? I think the Dark Phoenix/Kitty Pryde headpiece can but I'm looking for something preferably not as crazy looking.
  3. I think you should forgo the Sue Malice for the Lorna/Polaris Malice :X Either one will be pretty awesome, though. Can't wait!
  4. See, now that makes sense. Thanks, Zach. Can't wait for that Songbird... And the W49 lineup :X
  5. I was kind of leaning that way... Just need to figure out clear vs. white
  6. Because 50 was the fan-poll? No, I get that... Still seems backwards to settle that before 49.
  7. How is it we know W50's lineup before W49? Maybe I missed something...
  8. Just finished a few quick customs and a couple flightly more intricate... First up is First Class Beast: Pretty simple: A First Class Box Set Cyclops body with an X-Factor Beast's hands and alternate feet. The cowl/headpiece is a First Class Angel and the face is, I believe, an XM:FC Xavier since I felt the X-Factor Beast was WAY too angry for his portrayal in the comics in this iteration. Next, New X-Men Prof. X: Again, simple: Prof X head on top of a New X-Men Cyclops body plopped on Prof's wheelchair. And, for Xorn sponsored, nanobyte-friendly Prof? Just stand him up! Ta-dah! 90's Iceman: This is just First Class Box Set Iceman with the hairpiece removed and an X-Belt added from the X-Men 90's box set battle-ravaged Wolverine. He's a holdover until I get my official W11 Iceman, but I kind of like him just like this... I remember him being portrayed iced over with the belt sticking out like this from time to time. Not sure which one I'll keep displayed with the rest of my Gold team... Here's 80's work-out Rogue: It's a Captivity Six BSG head, legs, & pelvis with a XM:FC Sebastian Shaw torso and arms. XM:FC Xavier hands, a Hulk's spare feet and Captain Britain Brian Braddock's spare hair headpiece painted. The ripped shirt is grey stuff (2-part epoxy) painted. and finally 80's Phoenix, Rachel Summers: This one was a tough call. I really wanted the "charred extremities" look her costume had where there were heavy black lines coming from her hands and feet. That meant Mephisto or Invaders Human Torch. Luckily, I had a spare torch and plopped on the arms/legs from that onto an AOA Sabretooth torso and pelvis. The head, I forget, and the hair is the spare Rahne Sinclair hair from the New Mutants box set. --- As for the Rogue and the Phoenix: I'm preparing to either decal or sharpie the detail on for the torsos. I was wondering if anybody had any solid advice on what to use? Clear waterslide decals vs. white? And also, has anyone used sharpie to the effect of actually looking professional? Or should I just be patient and wait for my first shot at decals? Any help with the decal thing is REALLY appreciated. Next up: Sprite (Kitty Pryde), Nightcrawler, and Colossus!
  9. This is also my problem. And I mean to the point where it literally won't fit on her head. The peg won't come anywhere near where it should.
  10. Has anyone else had problems with Aurora's black hairpiece? It's WAY too small... I had to sand the inside for a good hour and even then, I shouldn't have had to do that at all Otherwise, I freakin' love these 'mates.
  11. What a loaded question... just so everyone gets a good idea of how serious I am into the whole collector/customizer thing, I've taken some photos so you can see my room/workstation. Enjoy the madness! Oh, and thanks for the warm welcomes!
  12. Hey there! I'm John. Mainly been into Heroclix for a veeeery long time (howdy to all my fellow HC Realmers here!) but the customization potential of minimates got me hooked about a year or so ago. Finally getting around to actually USING my account instead of just trolling around silently for customizing ideas. You'll probably see me most active in the Custom Creations board (possibly posting custom Heroclix again, as well as mates.) I was born and raised a Marvel boy but started on DC about 15 yrs ago. If I have to choose, though, I'm always gonna be a little X-Men nerd at heart... ...be gentle, I'm new and fragile. Happy to be on board!
  13. Wow. I had read an article somewhere a year or two back where he addressed these accusations (truths) and talked bout how he was really striving to learn anatomy, ho th body works, etc to prevent the need for tracing or referencing at all... I can't wait until he copies my favorite pose again: "Crazed girl, mouth open, head and arms back, laughing in the rain" as I like to call it. See ya, Pepper's integrity.
  14. I dropped ASM on principle because of that crap. The new stuff I check in on occasionally but the whole fact that the marriage was forced in the first place (due to the popularity of the newspaper comic strip) and then forced BACK out of continuity just really persuaded me to ease up on my wallet with one less title. I mean, it wasn't CHUCK AUSTEN UNCANNY X-MEN level offensive, but every man has his limits, I suppose. I wouldn't be opposed to picking it up again if the right storyline really struck me. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man has been enough for my Spider-fix, for now. Meanwhile, just preordered my Venom box set since they're popping up on eBay. Yay!
  15. Wow, I freakin love that cover shot recreation. I think you may be one of th only people on Earth to have Gambit and th X-Ternal minimates, as well. Awesomeness.
  16. Well, this is my first foray into Minimates customizing. I've been a HUGE Heroclix collector and customizer for over 10 years now. Customizing Minimates has been a bit more intimidating... I don't know why. I guess it's that extra inch of plastic that makes the task seem like the Everest of paintjobs and sculpting. But I've decided to give it a go when the overwhelming need to fix my FAVORITE super team of all time took over... THE NEW MUTANTS! Two minor tweaks and a repaint, here. Firstly, I took an old Logan headpiece from one of the Wolverines and did a quick repaint so that Wolfsbane had hair more closely resembling what she sported in the comics. Seen this a few places around the forums and it's such a quick, simple, and smart fix that I couldn't pass it up. Next up was Magma: what a missed opportunity that the Ghost Rider/Sunfire/Human Torch flame headpiece wasn't used. Big "D'OH!" moment on AA's part. So swapped her hair for one of those, popped on the Dark Phoenix/Firestar fire cuffs, and used Modok's flames and Terrax's stone base to jazz her up, as well. And finally was Sunspot. A Sebastian Shaw body from XM:FC and Xavier's hands from the same 2 pack. Could have very easily just painted a mate black, but they're 5 bucks each at my TRU right now, so figured I'd save the Sunspot that came with the set (collector purist at times). Painted an angry Magneto face and the extra headpiece from the Sunspot mate and then painted the XM:FC Azazel "bamf" base to try and recreate his "sunspot" aura. I'm pretty pleased with how he came out. I was struggling to think of how to represent his power. Didn't want just a bland black figure. --- And those are my first mates! Currently working on a few quick customs (non-movie First Class Beast, New X-Men Beast, Xorn and Prof X, Cypher) then some more labor intensive jobs such as Rogue (with torn up, 80's green tank-over-bodysuit), Rachel Summers Phoenix (first red/gold outfit which I've seen done on the forums) and red/white 80's Colossus to go with my mohawk Storm and trial of Magneto Mags. Possibly using the extra Azazel parts for a custom Nightcrawler. Stay tuned!
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