delta chameleon Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Delta you should join forces with DST to create the official hot sauce of minimates A limited run of bottles of sauce every year, and it comes with a different translucent orange mate (preferably one with wings). Haha, I would love that. Have a nice little label with a minimate blank on fire or something. Maybe I'll make something up for a contest or something like that later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Delta you should join forces with DST to create the official hot sauce of minimates A limited run of bottles of sauce every year, and it comes with a different translucent orange mate (preferably one with wings). Haha, I would love that. Have a nice little label with a minimate blank on fire or something. Maybe I'll make something up for a contest or something like that later this year. Do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hey guys, Here are two customs that I made with some bits I got this year at C2E2. Since I already painted up a Rattle Snake and made a desert jumping spider, I decided to continue my desert/western theme that I have going. First off, I made a beast that's an homage to Clint Eastwood in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in the form of a desert lizard. I chose this specific breed as the spikes on his face mirror Clint's five o'clock shadow in the movie. I also used the oversized gator feet to represent western cowboy boots. The second figure is a Merk/falcon repaint where I tried to give him more of a southern Arizona desert feel to him, with a little bit more of a native american flair to him. So I have a desert lizard, falcon, rattle snake and jumping spider. Next, I plan on doing my own paint jobs on the tarantula and scorpion. Let me know what you guys think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Wow! Very nice! Where did the lizard head come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Holy Freakin' A! Awesome stuff there. Sure would be cool if DST could wander away from the comic books and release some inspired colorways like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Katz Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Whoa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Your painting is phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm 1:08 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 What do I think, you ask? Doesn't matter, you are incredibly talented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 oh for the love of cheese. I can't stop drooling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I love the lizard. He's like a badass Rango. Or even better, a Rango and Django mash up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Stunning work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I love the lizard. He's like a badass Rango. Or even better, a Rango and Django mash up. "Rango Unchained"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I prefer 'DrJango Unchained' myself. Oh, and amazing work on those customs. I think they really set the bar high for future BB customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks for all the kind words everybody! I really appreciate it. It's always motivating to me to keep going when I see that people like the work that I am doing. YB, the lizard is a combination of two parts. The hat is from the Man in Black minimate from the "For a Few Dollars More" boxed set. The lizard head itself is just a rubber head from a lizard toy I think I got at the zoo sometime ago. I then drilled in a female peg hole to fit the round ball joint for a minimate head, and sculpted the back portion of the head to remove the harsh cuts and flat spots from cutting the head off of the lizard body. UK C, Rango was definitely an inspiration to me. I love that movie. For me, I made him as a combination between Clint Eastwood in the dollars trilogy mixed with Rango. But this lizard is completely confident in is capabilities. Again, thanks for the compliments everyone. Also, tomorrow is the night that the Hot Wings Merk will be handed out at the restaraunt I believe? If anyone is able to pick up an extra, please let me know. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 That latest batch of customs is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Thanks Luke! They posted pics of the series 2 Battle Beasts on their facebook page. Edited July 18, 2013 by delta chameleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 My favorite from series 2 is definately the shark! He looks phenomenal. The rest are magnificent as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Now that I have seen the bear, it's gotta be between the bear and the shark for my favorite. After seeing the control art for several of these, I have to say that I am very happy with how they turned out in figure form. The cow looks great. I am glad to see that the pitchfork accessory stayed in. I love that little bit of humor to him. The cheetah also looks really nice. Looks sleek and fast. Anubis really surprised me. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about him, but he came out looking really nice. I still plan to have two of him, one in full armor. A sort of battle mode Anubis if you will. I love the repaint of the bat. Really great color choices on him, and pretty spot on to how I would have painted him if I repainted a bat. I am not sure about the bird on the right, however it's not a very clear photo yet. I'll reserve any judgement of him until I get to see a pic up close. Do we know if this is a Specialty Store series or TRU, or even if there's going to be a difference between LCS and TRU for series 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I like the bear & the shark but the cow turned out butter . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I believe this is specialty and that things haven't been planned out for TRU yet. However, I could be wrong and I expect more info to come from the panel. There was control art at C2E2 for a Giraffe, but I doubt that would be exclusive to TRU... Edited July 18, 2013 by groundhog7s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I believe this is specialty and that things haven't been planned out for TRU yet. However, I could be wrong and I expect more info to come from the panel. Can't wait to hear what comes of the panel. Hopefully some people there are taking good notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Minimate collectors are the best panel-note-takers in the collecting community. And if we can see a bat guy with a robin guy, I'm going to start pushing for a squirrel girl Battle Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta chameleon Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Glad to hear it! It will be killing me that I won't see anything from the panel regarding Battle Beasts, but I'll love to hear about what you guys see. And if we get any sort of Squirrel minimate, I'm making Ch'p as quickly as I can! I'd also love to see a raccoon battle beast for another custom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The Robin and the Bat look great, Zach! Much better than the control art from C2E2. Any chance the Robin will be displayed without his armor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The bear! C'mon, white repaint...c'mon, white repaint...c'mon, white repaint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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