emperorshotz Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 So awesome-- congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Big congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Precious, good job man. And congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaqualizer Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Wow! Amazing custom! What parts did you use? Errrrrrrrr..nevermind, don't answer that. Congratulations! I hope all is well with the new baby and mother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Big Ups to you and your wife, B! He's a handsome little fella! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) congrat Edited September 1, 2013 by Hawkeye's Junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Awwwwwwww. What a little sweetie. Congratulations man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbertice Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Congarts!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Aww, congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Congrads, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Congrats Lobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereasonsy Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I started this thread from page 1 again for s's & g's and man do I wish these were available on shelves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) So, yeah, having a baby definitely cuts down on your customizing time! I managed to scrape out the three remaining Watchmen characters for Custom Con 36, though. I have to say, after waiting 20 years for toys from my favorite graphic novel, it was extremely gratifying to be able to take this picture: Edited December 12, 2013 by Lobsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Jesus Christ, those look factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperorshotz Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Holy Crap, Brian... That Silk Spectre is so beautiful I wanna throw something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Fantastic work , B ! I'd love to have this set, not a bad one in the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Damn - Ozy is AMAZING. Will we see the Minute Men anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 They look incredible Silk and Ozy are my faves. How hard was that Ozy to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Beautiful customs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk13 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Those are absolutely incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Simply amazing. I'd buy that boxset in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks for the kind words, everyone. This year-long project was really fun to work on, and I got to experiment with a few new painting and sculpting techniques I think came out well. I'm actually very happy with how all of them came out except Nite Owl, my favorite character. He just seems… I don't know, underdone next to the others. I thought I had found the perfect solution for his goggles with the Tomb Raider Scavenger piece, but I had to do several coats of yellow on them and it seems to have filled in the "glass" lines around the lenses, so they just look a little sloppy and painted on. I'm not super happy with how the masking on his boots and gloves came out, either. I think that's because I got lazy and masked and painted right onto a gray body rather than priming and painting the whole thing. Maybe he needs some muscle definition on his legs, too, so they're not so plain? I don't know, I may end up redoing him. His cape and cowl came out pretty well, I guess. I didn't think I'd like Comedian as much as I do. He was originally going to be a quick kitbash, using X-23's legs (which he does), a black tank top, and the harness piece like NOW Hawkeye has. The harness ended up being pretty far off model once I really reviewed it – his gear is more like a holster belt and suspenders – so I scratch sculpted that setup, modifying and adding T-Cats Jackalman's shoulder armor for his. Ozymandias was fun to work on, too, and one of the most sculpt-intensive. I've never thought that gold shoulder collar thing he has looked anatomically practical, like it would have to be much bigger and bulkier than it's drawn in the book to work in 3 dimensions. The Mattel figure sculpt supported my theory, as it seems gigantic and makes his shoulders look bizarrely wide. I'm not sure how I made it work for the blocky torso and very short neck of a Minimate body, but I think it does. The belt/tunic is mostly scratch-sculpted, and the cloak is made from what I believe to be one of the rarest (and based on aftermarket prices for the two sets you can get it in, most expensive) pieces – the duster trenchcoat. BSG Cavil generously donated his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Beautiful just beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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