Binaryan Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) Ever since I started collecting Minimates, I've toyed with the idea of trying a custom figure. I used to make larger customs waaay back in the day and it was fun. So after months of staring at that extra Johnny Storm figure, I decided to try my hand at it. MAGMA (Old School New Mutants version w/ mini-volcano accessory) I also decided to do a simpler custom first to get over my nervousness and try my hand at using the ultra-fine Sharpee I've seen recommended around here. This is a quickee of a female Skrull using the standard Skrull body and one of the extra heads from the Secret Invasion set. So... what do you think? (Be gentle... it's my first time!) Edited September 21, 2010 by Binaryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Im a magma fan myself and I like yours the colors are loud good work.I started the same way with bigger toys 12 inch to 3.75 and 3.75 were my favrite untill my friend introduced me to minimates with a blade minimate and its been a blast ever sinse,you probley have 50 diffrent customs running through your head right know just stay grounded or your going to have 50 unfinnshed customs laying around.you will be posting more soon im sure of it again great work on Magma your off to a great start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Good work. I really like what you did with the Skrull female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabait1020 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 not bad for a first! congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Good work. I really like what you did with the Skrull female. Not as much as Henry Pym did Seriously.....yet another customiser with amazing talent. I would perhaps comment on yours Monkeyporn but currently all I get is I love that..... I always wanted to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Very nice! We need more female characters! Your Lady-Skrull is awesome! I love they way you've treated the flight base too . . . it looks very Magma-esque. Keep up the great work buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nicely done!! For your first attempts those turned out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj87 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 that Magma is great, good work... I have fond X:Men Legends related memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Very good work for a first timer. Keep it up cause your stuff's only gonna get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have to chime in with everyone else and say that is some nice work, especially on Magma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binaryan Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have to chime in with everyone else and say that is some nice work, especially on Magma! Thanks everyone! They were fun to work on and I have to say, I drew a lot of inspiration from the great work I've seen posted here! Not to mention a TON of helpful hints on how to approach customizing these little guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binaryan Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) And now for my next trick : FORGE This was made from a Heroes Set Wolverine body, a modified CEO Tony Stark head, a repainted Old Man Hawkeye hairpiece, a hand from Cyborg, a holster and pistol from Spymaster along with a repainted bandolier from Terminator and some painted buccaneer boots! Thanks to groundhog7s for his help with the final parts I needed! As well as to all those who've done their own Forge and provided some direction and inspiration. Edited August 21, 2010 by Binaryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini nugget Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 dude all i can say is that the gun is AM-AZ-ING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Great idea with the buccaneer boots, I'm actually surprised we haven't seen that done officially yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Very cool Forge! I especially like your use of that hair-piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I like it! Great idea using the Old Man Hawkeye hairpiece - may have to borrow that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binaryan Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 I like it! Great idea using the Old Man Hawkeye hairpiece - may have to borrow that Thanks for the feedback, gang! The gun is actually from an old ToyBiz figure. I recently sold a bunch of old figures at a garage sale.. but I wisely nabbed all the accessories that could possibly work for 'Mates! This gun was actually a handgun for a larger figure and I whittled down the grip to fit Forge. Working on this custom (and looking at others) got me thinking about some basic pieces that are lacking for certain customs I'd like to attempt. I could really use a "Magneto/Quicksilverish" hair piece with the wisps at the widow's peak... or a top-knot ponytail piece for characters like Namorita. And while I'm mostly okay with the "fringed" buccaneer boots on this custom... actual fringed boots on a Mirage or Forge or X-Force Warpath would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Very nifty Forge custom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 love your Forge very cool parts you chose to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intot Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 nice! love the hair piece! he's like a Filipino action star who's a senator now! hehehe! nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binaryan Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) Glad you all liked Forge. He was a lot of fun without getting too far out of my capabilities. Here are a couple of recent quickee customs. First up is a character of my own creation - The Cyber-Ninja!!! He was the result of a happy accident. While experimenting with Goof-Off for my Forge custom, I wiped away half of Tony Stark's mouth. Rather than waste the face, I created an armored half-mask, added an extra Daken mohawk and slapped it on an extra techsuit from an Iron Man figure, which I thought was waaay too cool to be stuck under all that armor. Add movie Deadpool's swords and you have... The Cyber-Ninja! I just won a couple of extra 'Mates (Noh-varr and Kree Soldier) with the specific goal of doing a quick custom First Appearance Mar-Vell. Once I cobbled him together and compared with some online pics, I noticed some of the shortcomings of the original Kree Soldier figure. I did a light coat of metallic green paint and added some additional details around the neck and shoulder. I included a pic of the original for comparison. Makes a world of difference IMHO. I switched Noh-varr's face for a Yellowjacket head and VOILA! Edited September 19, 2010 by Binaryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Nice! And, crap! Now I need an extra Old Man Hawkeye!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binaryan Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the feedback guys! This week we saw the release of the Atlantean Warrior, so I thought I'd take a stab at an Asgardian Warrior. Here's what I came up with --- This fellow was made using a spare Wolverine head (with some added facial hair), a modified Hawkman helm, chest block and arms with Menace's gauntlets, legs and loincloth. I also repainted Hawkman's shield and borrowed Ares' axe to complete the look. I'd like to find a tiny ruby-like jewel for the centerpiece of his harness to add some dimension... any suggestions? Edited September 19, 2010 by Binaryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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