Polarboy Posted October 28 Another fine piece of work. Are you still enjoying doing these? I imagine it it quite a lot of work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted October 28 6 hours ago, Polarboy said: Another fine piece of work. Are you still enjoying doing these? I imagine it it quite a lot of work. Thanks for asking! Making customs is relaxing for me. I spending most of my working hours doing very fast paced video production and social media marketing. On Saturday, after doing that type of work all week (which I absolutely love doing), I was able to sit in my garage, put on some Tom Petty, and air brush all of the Quicksand parts. It was nice just to be able to sit there, relax, tune out everything else, and focus on customs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted October 28 And Paladin is now sold out - thanks guys! I will keep you posted on my progress. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFMcGill Posted November 6 Missed another I really wanted. Maybe this is all karma for not wanting Mahkizmo (he's a rubbish character - not because of the custom!). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CortherX Posted November 8 I'm seeing Quicksand pop up in FB but I havent received notification she's been sent. Anyone else get her yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted November 8 1 hour ago, CortherX said: I'm seeing Quicksand pop up in FB but I havent received notification she's been sent. Anyone else get her yet? The rest of them are shipping tomorrow morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CortherX Posted November 13 Who's everyone thinking the x-men villain omega level mutant is?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nessex Posted November 14 7 hours ago, CortherX said: Who's everyone thinking the x-men villain omega level mutant is?? I think I missed a clue - where'd we find out it would be an Omega level mutant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elhonez Posted November 14 Where are you getting Omega level as a hint? Omega plus 70s equals Proteus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted November 14 The clue that I sent with Quicksand is that the next custom is an omega-level X-Men villain, although possibly not in the form you expect. I first saw this character in X-Men The Animated Series as a kid, and after that I really got into X-Men comics and eventually read this character's other appearances. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nessex Posted November 14 Ah - I didn't get Quicksand. That's where I missed it. Yeah - As soon as you said the Animated series, my mind went straight to Proteus. That was the first place I saw him too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CortherX Posted November 14 I thought Proteus, too... but then thought, maybe Shadow King? Would be fairly easy to make him out of Kingpin, and we could get another large character cutout of his astral form. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerdyTrev Posted November 14 (edited) Shadow King may make more sense. He was more prominent in the books by time Luke may have gotten into them than Proteus and had a number of appearances on the animated series. EDIT: Never mind, Shadow King hasn't been classified as an Omega Level mutant. Edited November 14 by NerdyTrev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elhonez Posted November 15 (edited) 23 hours ago, luke314pi said: The clue that I sent with Quicksand is that the next custom is an omega-level X-Men villain, although possibly not in the form you expect. I first saw this character in X-Men The Animated Series as a kid, and after that I really got into X-Men comics and eventually read this character's other appearances. I wonder (if it's Proteus) if that means it will be the animated version, or the glowing pink version? Or even the possessed-dead-human version? Edited November 15 by elhonez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloDelorean Posted November 15 It might not be the most exciting design, but the Moira's-dead-ex-husband look is what I always think of as Proteus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elhonez Posted November 20 My preference, if given the choice, would be the ethereal energy version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nessex Posted November 20 On 11/14/2019 at 5:20 PM, CortherX said: I thought Proteus, too... but then thought, maybe Shadow King? Would be fairly easy to make him out of Kingpin, and we could get another large character cutout of his astral form. Ooooh - I hadn't thought of that. I could totally go a Kingpin style Shadow King with an astral form monster cutout! TO be honest - that formula would work just as well for Proteus. Might not be a bad idea for an Armor custom, either.... just sayin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted November 30 Some of you guys nailed it - my next custom after Paladin is The Shadow King in his monster form, along with a spirit form backdrop. He will come with a head that you can use to make his human form on a Kingpin body (of which I had no extras). I expect him to go up for preorder on December 8th. This does mean that there is no custom Marvel release in November - it has been a crazy month and I couldn't make it happen. So the subscription will get pushed back one month so that all 12 customs are still included. Tracking numbers for Stingray are coming right after I submit this post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilbofett Posted November 30 2 hours ago, luke314pi said: Some of you guys nailed it - my next custom after Paladin is The Shadow King in his monster form, along with a spirit form backdrop. He will come with a head that you can use to make his human form on a Kingpin body (of which I had no extras). I expect him to go up for preorder on December 8th. This does mean that there is no custom Marvel release in November - it has been a crazy month and I couldn't make it happen. So the subscription will get pushed back one month so that all 12 customs are still included. Tracking numbers for Stingray are coming right after I submit this post. If I may ask, which Kingpin would be better(original or bulked up)? Thanks😊 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CortherX Posted December 1 wow first time I ever guessed right, and the first to guess Shadow King 🥇 lol time to order an extra King Pin... Bilbo, def go with the 2nd Kinging Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted December 1 4 hours ago, bilbofett said: If I may ask, which Kingpin would be better(original or bulked up)? Thanks😊 Bulked up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nessex Posted December 2 YAASSSS! Very excited to see this one. And very glad I held onto the TRU King Pin figure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elhonez Posted December 2 Farouk had a full white suit. I'm thinking zombie kingpin, but he's raggedy. Luke, do you know of an easy way to remove a MM tampo without damaging the paint? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freaqualizer Posted December 2 I was thinking bulked up kingpin top and arms and zombie kingpin lower portion. Only from the knee down would be a bit dodgy looking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke314pi Posted December 2 3 hours ago, elhonez said: Farouk had a full white suit. I'm thinking zombie kingpin, but he's raggedy. Luke, do you know of an easy way to remove a MM tampo without damaging the paint? Most modern Minimate parts are painted completely, which means you can't just remove one color with something like Goof-Off. In this case, I would recommend painting 3 coats of white on top the zombie Kingpin legs. You could remove all the paint with Goof-Off, and it would be white plastic underneath, but some types of Minimate plastic get permanently sticky after using that, so I wouldn't risk it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
