luke314pi Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Wasnt the original mask a painted kirk mask? If it was the hairpiece seems quite appropriate. Wow, I just checked on Wikipedia, and you are correct sir. That is a really cool coincidence. From the article: Tommy Lee Wallace, writer/director of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, was the production designer/co-editor on Halloween, and it was up to him to find "the perfect mask" for the Michael Myers character. The mask was intended to have a "blank face", and the William Shatner Halloween mask he found was exactly what he needed, "It didn't really look like anybody." Wallace cut the eyeholes larger and rounder, removed the eyebrows and sideburns, poofed up the hair so it looked "demented and strange" and finally spray-painted the mask white. Wallace explains, "It created a shiver right in the room, and we knew we had something special." John Carpenter claims that the mask looked nothing like William Shatner whatsoever, but joked, "I guess I owe the success of Halloween to William Shatner." According to Jamie Lee Curtis, the mask needed to be a "human image", and the only thing in stores at the time that matched what they needed on set was the Shatner mask. Edited December 17, 2008 by luke314pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hellfire Club Yo Luke, these are seriously some of the best mates ever done! They look so F'N good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murderofcrows Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 oh luke WELL DONE SIR.. wow now that HellFire Club...is what a box set should be!!! Matt Chuck you looking at this???? moc847 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The Hellfire Club is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Wasnt the original mask a painted kirk mask? If it was the hairpiece seems quite appropriate. Wow, I just checked on Wikipedia, and you are correct sir. That is a really cool coincidence. From the article: Tommy Lee Wallace, writer/director of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, was the production designer/co-editor on Halloween, and it was up to him to find "the perfect mask" for the Michael Myers character. The mask was intended to have a "blank face", and the William Shatner Halloween mask he found was exactly what he needed, "It didn't really look like anybody." Wallace cut the eyeholes larger and rounder, removed the eyebrows and sideburns, poofed up the hair so it looked "demented and strange" and finally spray-painted the mask white. Wallace explains, "It created a shiver right in the room, and we knew we had something special." John Carpenter claims that the mask looked nothing like William Shatner whatsoever, but joked, "I guess I owe the success of Halloween to William Shatner." According to Jamie Lee Curtis, the mask needed to be a "human image", and the only thing in stores at the time that matched what they needed on set was the Shatner mask. i always thought it would be great if he made mens underwear............SHATNER PANTS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'm not that much into X-Men, so I must admit that I'm not aware who the Hellfire Club really is - I do know that Mrs. Frost once belonged to these fellows -, but those four do look amazing! Really! I love the the guy on the right's hairpiece and face expression! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luke314pi Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Here are some Hellfire goons to go with the Hellfire Club: Face and chest are decals (coming soon to the Factory), and the guns are from BrickArms. Snake Plissken (Escape From New York) More decals and another BrickArms gun. And in case you missed this one in the secret santa thread, Union Jack: I will post more as I finish them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatta Pake Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Luke - You may have mentioned this before, but what kind of paints are you using? You've matched the decal colors perfectly. Are you mixing paint or are you trial-and-erroring the decal print colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 That Union Jack is just so beautiful......stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Luke - You may have mentioned this before, but what kind of paints are you using? You've matched the decal colors perfectly. Are you mixing paint or are you trial-and-erroring the decal print colors. Thanks! I mix the paint (Model Masters by Testors) to match the decal colors. Doing it the other way makes sense too though, I might have to try that. Edit: The Hellfire Goons use the BSG blue military uniforms as a base, and I matched the decal color to the dark blue minimate color. Edited January 6, 2009 by luke314pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murderofcrows Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Luke That Union Jack looks like it came straight from AA. Just simply amazing. Your decals make all the difference, these look great!!! Good Job man, Good Job!!!! moc847 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 As always Luke awesome stuff... you're starting to make the rest of us look bad T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 As always Luke awesome stuff... you're starting to make the rest of us look bad Ditto. :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Being a fan of "trooper types" im really digging the Hellfire Goons Union Jack is all win as well. Clean , simple and effective on all fronts . Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 ... I'm at a loss for words. All compliments have been handed out, and I don't want to risk making your head too big, it might explode, then we wouldn't get to behold your little works of art By the way, have you ever used Liquitex paints? I bought some Soft Body Acrylics over the weekend and was wondering if you have any opinions. BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 By the way, have you ever used Liquitex paints? I bought some Soft Body Acrylics over the weekend and was wondering if you have any opinions. No, I have never tried them. Let me know what you think. I am always interested in trying new paints. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'm not so much into Escape from New York and I personally think that Kurt Russel plays in the same league of bad action actors as Steven Seagal does ( ), but your Snake Plissken is an awesome custom! I like the way he's realy simple in some way. And in fact I was looking for a way to put decals effectivly on a black mate. The grey shade you used looks exactly like what I was looking for. I'm trying to use that idea... Say, how do you create your decals? You draw them by hand I guess, and I see you're pretty gifted in that case, but what kind of examples and references do you use to draw face expressions that look minimatish? Do you take a pic of the real Russel/Pissken and do a freehand sketch, or do you arrange them by using other face samples, like Nick Fury's patch, Cpt. Kirk's mouth, etc. that might fit? Or are these the secrets you'd never reveal? Oh, and by the way, the goons and the union jack are pretty adorable as well. Of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Say, how do you create your decals? You draw them by hand I guess, and I see you're pretty gifted in that case, but what kind of examples and references do you use to draw face expressions that look minimatish? Do you take a pic of the real Russel/Pissken and do a freehand sketch, or do you arrange them by using other face samples, like Nick Fury's patch, Cpt. Kirk's mouth, etc. that might fit? Or are these the secrets you'd never reveal? I actually make all of the decals in Adobe Illustrator. I do use some facial features from some of my decals with other ones, although modified to be a different size or shape. You can download a 30 day trial of Illustrator at adobe.com, but you might want to wait a few weeks. I am working on a tutorial right now on how to make decals using that software, and you wouldn't want it to expire before the tutorial comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymini30 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Say, how do you create your decals? You draw them by hand I guess, and I see you're pretty gifted in that case, but what kind of examples and references do you use to draw face expressions that look minimatish? Do you take a pic of the real Russel/Pissken and do a freehand sketch, or do you arrange them by using other face samples, like Nick Fury's patch, Cpt. Kirk's mouth, etc. that might fit? Or are these the secrets you'd never reveal? I actually make all of the decals in Adobe Illustrator. I do use some facial features from some of my decals with other ones, although modified to be a different size or shape. You can download a 30 day trial of Illustrator at adobe.com, but you might want to wait a few weeks. I am working on a tutorial right now on how to make decals using that software, and you wouldn't want it to expire before the tutorial comes out. luke your decals are always amazing and thanks for the heads up on illustrator, thay have it at work so i might 'commendeer' it later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 nice new customs. I await he Adobe Illustrator tutorial with breath abated. Xmas is now passed and I'm aquiring mates for customs just need to get some decal paper next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hellfire Club My camera was out of batteries, but I was able to snap one picture of this set before it died. Normally I would take dozens of pictures while moving the light source, so I wouldn't get that glare on the minimates, but it was unavoidable here. From left to right they are Donald Pierce, Sebastian Shaw, Jean Grey as the Black Queen, and Jason Wyngarde (Mastermind). There have been many other members of the Hellfire Club, but I wanted to focus on these four. I will also be making some goons. I am just waiting for more parts to arrive in the mail. The men's coats are modified from New X-Men Jean Grey coats. The Black Queen is a repainted Emma Frost with repainted Pepper Pots hair. Shaw's hair is a modified Wolverine hairpiece to give him his trademark sideburns. I can't recall where the other hairpieces came from. WOW - All of your customs are brilliant, but those Hellfire Club Inner Circle figures are pretty close to PERFECT! The Hellfire goons are excellent too. Really impressive work. I just don't even know what to say to adequately compliment your work . . . AA - if you're reading, give this guy a job NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 hellfire goons = AWESOME! very nice work luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks for the response, Luke. I've never worked with a vector software, I usually use Photoshop or the Gimp for my needs. But nevertheless I'm really looking forward to see your tutorial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Wow man! Just wow! Your skills are beyond words. You truely are a jedi minimate customizer. I was just floored by your Hellfire Club goons ( hell, even the Hellfire Club memebrs). Don't stop Luke, keep pumping out those sweet customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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