Amazing.JL Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Sweet, I've been waiting to see an invisible MM. Very nice Huntress and Zantana. Great work all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 man, I am really digging those new frontier mates! excellent work, those designs really do transfer well into mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antacost Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Graham, Graham, Graham... I absolutely love those New Frontier figures... They're a great idea that's beautifully executed. Bravo. Also, Darkseid... He's kinda the shit! I love the way that figure looks. Kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks for the comments everyone, I'm glad you like them. I know the DCNF pic is a bit blurry so I'll try to post up some better quality pics sometime. I'm currently working on adding Wonder Woman, Green Arrow and Aquaman to the team. Any other suggestions for characters from the comic to include? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antacost Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Definately, do a John Henry... I'm hoping that DCD will do a third wave of NF figures and include him... Maybe a Black Canary too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Sorry it's been a while, but I seem to have a load of projects on the go for ages, then finish them all off at once. First up my third or fourth version of Martian Manhunter. I re-used the head from my original, along with an Ocean Master cloak, Deathstroke boots and a lot more neatly painted body and legs. Here he is with his Justice League buddies. I've been working on these customs for a while now, but my take on the Outsiders is finally complete. In the first picture we have Captain Boomerang (with sculpted coat and modified hair) and Katana (with sculpted mask, skirt and swords modified from LEGO ninja swords; the arms are painted over Firestar's). Next along Metamorpho, who has no extra parts, and Grace Choi and Nightwing, already seen earlier. Just for fun, a pic of the Outsiders as they appeared in Countdown (almost, I know Manhunter isn't in his OYL appearance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Beautiful work Graham. Absolutely stunning. I love the re-use of OM's cloak and DS's boots on J'onn. And those Outsiders would make an awesome boxed set. Hey DCD... you guys listening. We want a Grace MM.. ah hell, we want all the Outsiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearsom Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 man those are awsome how long did it take you to make ultimate iron man??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 man those are awsome how long did it take you to make ultimate iron man??? Thanks, it took probably 2-3 hours to paint in all, about 20 mins to sculpt the mask. Red takes longer to paint because you have to do more layers to get a brighter colour. Speaking of which, here's another Iron Man I forgot to post yesterday. It's based on the existing Iron Man, with armour from a BSG Cylon cut down, with the little ring on the front sculpted on. The gauntlets are from Wonder Woman and the boots from Steel. The mask isn't sculpted this time, just painted on. Also note Cap in the background, looking a lot cooler thanks to Sentry's face and Flash's boots. I've also had it pointed out that I forgot Thunder from the Outsiders so that's who I'm on with next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Beautiful paint jobs on Katana, Metamorpho, and Iron Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 nice ironman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Well, here's Thunder, probably one of the fastest paintings of a Minimate I've ever done. I started off using Kitty Pryde's chest, then the arm pin snapped off so it's practically all painted from scratch. The only exception is the face, which I painted around the eyes and mouth of New X-men Jean Grey. The hair is from that Thing hairpiece that everyone (me included) seems to hate. Next up I decided to really push my painting (and Photoshopping for the background) abilities. There's a thread in the DC forum about the pros and cons of Smallville 'mates, so I decided to see if the look would translate. This is what I came up with... First up, Boy Scout (or Clark Kent to the rest of us) uses Luke Cage's jacket and fully sculpted hair. He originally had Power Girl's hair painted black but it didn't quite work. His belt and pants are from Flash, althugh they were quite heavily painted over. The team leader, Green Arrow. He has the pistol from Punisher (as his grappling gun). The bow is made from a Lego lightsabre with two Lego battle droid arms and a bit of string, with a Minimate hand stuck to it. The quiver is 2 Lego quivers stuck together. The glasses are from Blade, with the hood sculpted over the top. Impulse, the team's speedster, has entirely sculpted hood (folded down at the back), hair and glasses. Finally Cyborg has a sculpted hood similar to Impulse's and the belt from Bullseye. His eye doesn't really glow, that's just computer trickery Aquaman has hair modified from Sandman's and Punisher's knife. Other than that, they're all standard Minimate bodies, entirely painted over. I'm quite pleased with the balance between realistic look and Minimate styling, but comments and criticism are welcome as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerg Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Cool pictures, and great customs. Could we have some shots of the Smallville Justice League from the back (especially for Cyborg and Impulse), or just some plain ol' photos without backgrounds and odd angles? Otherwise, great stuff. What do you use to paint with (ie. both paints and brushes)? Also, are the hoods/hair pieces detachable? If so, how do you sculpt them (and what with)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 amazing work once again, can we please see a close up shot of green arrows bow? i cant even express how cool i think that green arrow is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddmann Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 just wanted to say... im really impressed graham... yer customs are mucho excellent!!! keep up the good work man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Cool pictures, and great customs. Could we have some shots of the Smallville Justice League from the back (especially for Cyborg and Impulse), or just some plain ol' photos without backgrounds and odd angles? Otherwise, great stuff. What do you use to paint with (ie. both paints and brushes)? Also, are the hoods/hair pieces detachable? If so, how do you sculpt them (and what with)? I use paints from Games Workshop, I think they're called Citadel Paints. For brushes I use artists brushes, very fine down to 10/0 size. Green Arrow's and Aquaman's hair are detachable, the rest aren't. When I want to do sculpted detachable hair I either do it on top of an existing hairpiece or use a trickier method. Put cling film over the head of the Minimate you're working on, then sculpt all over the top of that(I use green stuff for sculpting). After it's dry the cling film should peel off leaving you with a separate hairpiece. Okay guys, here's your close-ups, and you'd better enjoy them because I nearly killed my computer playing around with image files that big on Publisher Green Arrow first, the hood is removable (with a little difficulty) as he has a full face painted underneath. Until I can find something better I'm using Deathstroke's hair painted yellow. Here's the rest of the gang, complete with hoods on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 im in love with that green arrow! great bow too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwise Gamgee Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 .... How?...They're soo well done. You really did a fantastic job translating these guys down to 'mates! You payed attention to every detail and even have Impulse's sleeves rolled up. Ha! I really love the photoshop images also. Thank you for sharing these great pieces with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 awesome as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerg Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Cool pictures, and great customs. Could we have some shots of the Smallville Justice League from the back (especially for Cyborg and Impulse), or just some plain ol' photos without backgrounds and odd angles? Otherwise, great stuff. What do you use to paint with (ie. both paints and brushes)? Also, are the hoods/hair pieces detachable? If so, how do you sculpt them (and what with)? I use paints from Games Workshop, I think they're called Citadel Paints. For brushes I use artists brushes, very fine down to 10/0 size. Green Arrow's and Aquaman's hair are detachable, the rest aren't. When I want to do sculpted detachable hair I either do it on top of an existing hairpiece or use a trickier method. Put cling film over the head of the Minimate you're working on, then sculpt all over the top of that(I use green stuff for sculpting). After it's dry the cling film should peel off leaving you with a separate hairpiece. Ah. See, I'm stuck with acrylics and non-firing clay, so it's not wonder your paints dry thinner (and smoother) than mine. Generally I try and create a "mask" out of paper for the heads when sculpting hair pieces, but I'll try cling film next time. Alas, and alack, I guess my customs shall never be that great until I get proper customising stuff... I just don't want to fire things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 God, those Smallville guys are awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Next up I decided to really push my painting (and Photoshopping for the background) abilities. There's a thread in the DC forum about the pros and cons of Smallville 'mates, so I decided to see if the look would translate. This is what I came up with... Excellent, I mean Excellent paint aps, and sculpting. I love the group shot, very nice style. I will probably steal the idea for your green arrow bow I think Clark, and Green Arrow are my favorites of the newest bunch 'o mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrobotC Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 graham you should make bizzarro kent and martian manhunter and lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 :biggrin: those are fraken awsome and im talking about the smallville minis do a lexluther and braniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 OK... the Smallville mates are absolutly sick. The group shot is now my background, that was one of the coolest moments in that show ever, and you did an amazing job recreating it. Awesome work. BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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