1/6 Hot Toys BvS: Dawn of Justice-Wonder Woman
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Version A is a good color match. I think version B would be too pale.
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Reminds me of how you could photograph your face and have it mapped onto your Rainbow Six Vegas character
Woah blast from the past! I loved rainbow 6 Vegas-your right tho [emoji23]
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Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2 were great, so many good times playing them!
I have a Hot Toys Wonder Woman BVS and the Top skin coating has rubbed/peeled off in areas, mainly the upper chest and right leg.
Is there a suitable body to replace it with ?
I've searched eBay for Hot toys body's but they ask approx. $340aud which is the cost of the figure new at the time of release, I think.
The other option I thought of was getting it painted? Do you need special paints for these kind of bodies? Does anybody know of reasonably priced painters?
I've also sent an email to Hot Toys.
Is there a suitable body to replace it with ?
I've searched eBay for Hot toys body's but they ask approx. $340aud which is the cost of the figure new at the time of release, I think.
The other option I thought of was getting it painted? Do you need special paints for these kind of bodies? Does anybody know of reasonably priced painters?
I've also sent an email to Hot Toys.
I'm sorry to hear about your issue. I would just wait when the next WW84 figure gets released so you can get a brand new body when it gets parted out from eBay sellers. All those bodies on there are just as old as yours and have been exposed to air, etc so there's no telling if/when you get it, how long they will last. It will more than likely not be as expensive as what you're seeing now once the new figure get's released. Right now those bodies are so expensive b/c of scarcity.
And looking for "reasonably priced" painters will get you a reasonably ok result. To get a good paint job that will hopefully stick and not peel like this, you'd need a skilled painted who actually knows how to paint these rubber type bodies and won't just apply some some acrylic that looks nice until you try to pose it and it starts cracking and peeling all over again. Not to mention, a skilled painter for this type of application will probably cost you the same as the figure if not more. Jacob Rahmier I believe knows how to paint rubber type bodies but I'm not sure how much he charges these days.
All that said, the other option would be to replace with a Phicen/TBLeague body. That's probably the most cost effective way as they will run you around $60-$70USD. The skintone might not match exactly but they also won't peel like the HT body. Just be careful when taking off the HT armor so you can replace it on the new body.
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here's the suntan version in all it's Anna Paquin-looking, slightly too small but still okay glory ---
*edit: this is the JL WW
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Sometimes the prices for individual parts can go for so high, I'd say just buy the whole figure
I recall watching a video series of someone that chronicled their process of swapping to a P/TBL body, and come to think of it I think some other folks did do the switch as well.
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Sounds like a good plan.
Sometimes the prices for individual parts can go for so high, I'd say just buy the whole figure
I recall watching a video series of someone that chronicled their process of swapping to a P/TBL body, and come to think of it I think some other folks did do the switch as well.
edit - found the video
haha yea I paid stupid money for some Vader ANH/Rogue One hands and chestbox.
and oooo great find on the video
Sometimes the prices for individual parts can go for so high, I'd say just buy the whole figure
I recall watching a video series of someone that chronicled their process of swapping to a P/TBL body, and come to think of it I think some other folks did do the switch as well.
edit - found the video
IMO, needs a taller/larger TBleague Phicen body to match the size of the Hot Toys body and a skin colour that matches the headsculpt.
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Too true
There are some pieces you just "have to have" and end up coughing up the amount for it.and oooo great find on the video
Yep! Plus the person on the channel has some more videos giving great customizing tips!
Yeah for sure, a body of identical stature would be best but I think the body swap in the above video works well enough. Yeah as you mention TBL's skin tones don't really match skin tones with some HT figures (and some even paint them with pastels to match the HT).
Here is my update with new head replacement (NRToys version)
It's not Gal Gadot yet, but looks better than original head.
WW_NewHeadcustom01 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom02 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom04 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom05 by kyewans, on Flickr
It's not Gal Gadot yet, but looks better than original head.
WW_NewHeadcustom01 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom02 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom04 by kyewans, on Flickr
WW_NewHeadcustom05 by kyewans, on Flickr
I think that looks great! How well does it fit the neck?
It fits the Phicen great. Didn't need to modify anything on connector parts. Only thing I did was cutting out forehead for the Tiara to fit in.
You have the armour on a Phicen body? How hard was that?
That was already 5 years ago....
It was mostly trim and glue, but I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. I think I spent more time color-matching phichen body to the head back then.
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