Pete

So -- Pete, Robail -- how much work is to get those Lego weapons into 'Mate fists?

I used a bluntish blade by itself and just scrapped it down the handle, pulling it towards me... i guess you could say i was shaving it really.

(the blade was virtually pointed straight down onto the handle not very far off 90 degrees)

It took about 5 minutes for each gun, with really thin shavings coming off each time but it was easy enough.

This way you can keep checking it with the minimate hand to make sure it fits snug.

If you're gonna try this method, be carefull and watch your fingers!!

You've got a screwed up bunch of minimates there!

I only want the Willem Dafoe mate so i can pose him like the picture below... the others aren't important to me.

(by the way, is it just me, or is the Willem Dafoe mate really ugly)

One thing i've thought of though...

With all these moviemates coming out, customizers are gonna have a field day making other movie characters played by the same actors.

The list for potentials is huge already!!

I am in awe of your photos & began to think that maybe I'd update my camera & go for your spec. I just got the price...& I'm now in awe of that. I guess the photos themselves speak volumes as to the capability of the camera & it's user. Pete what do you use? Ivan's Database photos are also sensational ,I wonder what gear he uses? Maybe I'll open a new thread?

I'm just using a little 7 megapixel point and shoot from Pentax.

I would say one thing though...

Whatever camera anybody uses, irrelevent of price/quality, make sure you light the subject with as much light as you can! I'm not going to go into a load of technical jargon to explain why... but this way you'll get the best results possible from the camera you are using.

So do not underestimate the importance of light... it's far more important than the quality of the camera!!

A crap camera with good lighting will wipe the floor with a brilliant camera with crap lighting.

(I must admit though, i just used my ceiling light for my photo's, but i'm sure i could make them look a hell of a lot better if i did it properly.)

It's probably been mentioned before, but i'm not looking through 15 pages of posts to see if it has... but i'm gonna say Quantum Leap!!

Nice He-Man!!

Hey Matt,

If you do want to take up Deadpools suggestion of using thumbnails... help is here.

I've replied to the question you asked in the support section about how to do it.

I've just changed all mine over to thumbnails, it was a bit of a pain to do, but it didn't take as long as i thought it would.

Cool Blue Devil by the way... even though i have no idea where it's from... or why it's blue!?

First of all be very careful rubbing round the ring-piece it is extremely delicate.

That is so wrong!!

Kind words... thanks guys!

Me and you are certainly thinking alike Deadpool, i will be using a drill on one or two of their zombie ass's!!

And before anyone says it... No, i'm not giving them arseholes!

the punisher=D and buttheadsmate: If you 2 say they're cool as they are, then that's good enough for me... but y'know when an idea enters your head and you have to act on it... well i've got a few ideas and i think i'm gonna roll with them, hopefully they'll look better afterwards!?

I'll try not to go too overboard though!

You know what... i'm really glad you brought up them needing to look a bit more zombie-ish.

I think i hadn't looked at them with a critical eye since i made my first one.

I've been thinking all day and i've got a few really good ideas of what i can do to them and it should be fun tio implement the changes too.

Check back every once in a while and hopefully soon, i'll have my changes posted.

The criteria for a Marvel Zombie IMO, is white eyes, shaded faces, black mouth, white pointy teeth and splashes of black. The reason for the black is because it reminds me of Sean Phillips art style and the look of the Marvel Zombies comic.

They are basic i admit, but so's my customising talent!!

But you are right, they do need something more and i do intend to rough them up a little bit over time... a bit off here, a hole here, a exposed bit of insides here, a flappy dead bit here... you get the picture.

Thanks for the comments anyway, you have definatley got me thinking of ways i can improve them.

Hmmmm...?

Thanks for stopping by everyone, i'll get all my images down to thumbnails very soon, hopefully the page will then load quicker then.

Rick is bad ass. any plans on doing the rest of the cast? Maybe Michonne and the Govenor?

Thanks, not sure i'll ever find hair suitable for Michonne, but i've got her katana on stand by if do.

The guvenor is more likely, just need to find a head with hair in a pony tail... any ideas anyone?

Apart from the more updated Rick i plan to do, my next TWD custom was just going to be random zombie to put with Rick.

I use Photobucket too, but i couldn't find a way to post thumbnails, which when clicked, open up into full size pictures.

I posted the IMG link from Photobucket and it did reduce the size, but only to about 60% of the original picture.

I've tried everything on Photobucket, but nothing there seems to work, so instead, i saved the pictures i have on Photobucket to my desktop and used the "attachments section" below where you type when posting.

I used the "browse" button to find each picture, "uploaded" it and in the position i wanted to paste it, i simply selected it in the "manage current attachment" bar and hit the "insert" icon.

That finally gave me thumbnails, which when clicked... open out to my full picture.

Wish i would have known about this when i first started, would have saved me loads of time!

Hope that helps and here's an example.

One thing i have just noticed though, if you don't paste the pictures link into your text at the position of your choosing, but you still have uploaded it into the attachments section, it displays the picture at the end text automatically.

Continued from my previous posts on page 2.

More information is there if you want to know more about where they came from or just post here if you have any questions.

All the weapons from Brick Arms except the chainsaw pieces which came from a seller on Brick Link.

If you want to see more pics, check out my customs by clicking here.

Rambo

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

A quick custom here based on... or blatently copied from ersatz Rambo custom.

Rocky’s head and body, Ryu’s hair painted black and Blades legs.

The guns came from Brick Arms but, I had to shave the handles down to make them fit.

James Bond

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Again, a quick custom i copied from other MMMV members.

I’d previously seen this made with a open jacket, but decided to go with a closed jacket here just to be some what different. I’ve posted 2 pictures, the only difference being the gun.

The jacket came from Patch, which i painted it black.

The guns came from Brick Arms but, I had to shave the handles down to make them fit.

Neo - The Matrix

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

This was made in about 30 minutes with spare parts from Blade.

I removed the stakes strapped to his Jacket, trimmed the point of hair above the glasses and cut a old Dare Devil mask up to use as the back of his hair, because Blade’s original hair only came half way down the back of his head.

The guns came from Brick Arms but, I had to shave the handles down to make them fit.

Arch Angel (Marvel Zombies)

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Another quick zombie to add to my pile.

Hawkeye (Marvel Zombies)

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Another quick zombie to add to my pile.

Rhino (Marvel Zombie)

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Another quick zombie to add to my pile.

Colossus (Marvel Zombies)

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Another quick zombie to add to my pile.

Black Panther (Marvel Zombies)

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

I’ve updated this custom.

I’ve now cut his face details from his mask so it can be carried or worn… as in the first picture.

I would rather DST had made it this way in the first place.

Ash – Army of Darkness

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Wanted to make this one for ages!

The main bulk of it came from the 24 2-pack, Andre Drazen’s legs, Jack’s feet and shirt (painted blue), with Bruce Wayne’s head and Superman’s hair.

The belt around his body is just black tape sliced thinly, with silver painted dots and I’ve also added a few cuts and scars.

The chainsaw is a Lego chainsaw I bought from a seller on Brick Link. I chopped the body in half added wire for the handle and a old wrist gauntlet so it can be changed easily with the metal hand which is just a hand and wrist gauntlet glued together

The gun came from Brick Arms but, I had to shave the handle down to make them fit.

Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead

(Also posted in this threads first post, so to keep them all my customs in one place)

Seein how DST will never be making any "The Walking Dead" mates… i’ll have to do it myself!

I’ll have to with till I get a cowboy hat before i’ll call this one completely finished, but it’ll do for now.

I’m really happy with this one, even got all the small details such as the bandaged right hand

The axe is a Lego chainsaw i bought from a seller on Brick Link and the guns came from Brick Arms but, i had to shave the handles down to make them fit.

Here’s a reference pic for anyone who’s never came across Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead”, from Image Comics.

Below is the head of my next Rick Grimes custom from later on in the comic after he’s had his hand chopped off and been roughed up a bit, but I’ll have to wait for the Silence of the Lambs set, so i can get a orange prison jump suit. I’m using the same head as i used for the Rick Grimes above, but on the one above i scrapped his stubble off so there’s more of a difference between how they look.

I always get 2!

Don't know how i've missed your customs untill now?

You have some mighty impressive skills my friend!!

Will there definatley be a convention exclusive this year... or is the Civil War boxset to be concidered a convention exclusive?

Just a thought, it'd be cool if they gave away Skrull heads to make our own Secret Invasion imposters.

If anyone wants to see most of the costumes listed above, you'll find most of them pictured here...

Hey, that's a cool pic, Pete. Any chance of finder a larger one somewhere? (Not that I want to encourage the release of endless variants...)

Sorry... can't even find the one i posted anymore?

I've made customs of the following Spiderman variants if anyone wants a look...

Spiderman: Reign

Spider-Hulk

6-arms Spiderman

Amazing Bagman

Pete's Customs

In this update, i've got 2 versions of Spiderman from the Spiderman: Reign comic!

(Also posted in the opening post of this thread, along with all my other customs)

Not too keen on these two, thought they'd look more interesting than they turned out... you can't win them all.

The head i used for 'old man' Spiderman belongs to Andre Drazen from the 24 set and i used the Things hand for the cast on half naked Spiderman.

If you haven't read this title... here's a few reference shots from the comic.

Nuff said!!

Given that the Daredevil and Giant Man pack last year (weren't they one of the exclusives?) tied into the Marvel Zombies boxed set, I wouldn't be suprised to see the exclusive this year be Civil War themed.

If thats the case, my guess would be that any of these people would have a shot:

-Herc (although I wanna see him in a 2 pack with Amadeus Cho at some point)

-Maria Hill

-Clor (although I don't really know how he would be different physically than Avengers wave Thor)

-Penance (I could see him and when he was Speed Ball in a 2 pack)

-Original Captain Marvel

-Bill Foster

-Cape Killers (as someone was mentioning in the Civil War boxed set thread)

-Atlantean Infantry (for a army builder pack with the Cape Killers)

-Daniel Rand Daredevil (although other than under the mask, I don't think it would be that different than a normal Daredevil)

Also a Hulk/Iron Man 2 pack would be too far fetched, because the films are both being made by Marvel Studios (the recently created Film/TV devision of Marvel).

I like your thinking...

If Nitro is in the Civil War set, we've gotta have a Speed Ball too!

If anyone wants to see most of the costumes listed above, you'll find most of them pictured here...

Here's a few more i don't think have been listed above.

SPIDERMAN:

Spiderman: The Other What If?

Spiderman Reign x2

Web Arm Pitts Spiderman

Kaine (Spiderman clone)

Spidercide (Spiderman clone)

Spider-Phoenix

Blood Spider

Spiders Man

Spider Boy

Doppleganger

Spider X

Cyber Spiderman

Deaths Head Spiderman

Flipside

Black Cat Mask Spiderman

WOLVERINE:

Wolverine Origin (bone claws)

WWII Wolverine

Wolverine The End

The Wolverine from the Mark Millars new issues starting #66 (old man Logan with shaven head)

ersatz posted a custom Rambo a while back.

You can see a picture of it here... ersatz's Custom Rambo

A weekend in Manchester

Not funny!!