Terminator Franchise Customs Thread

[mosaicsquare]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

was once upon a time... now i got cases of ruthless aggression figures in the basement ready to go out the door for a few bucks lol

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

Are you a fan of Jakks Pacific gatack? I have over 40 moc pieces from there "Rocky" line. Hell its the only 7" stuff I have

Which are cool because it's the only way to have Rocky figures, but it bummed me out the they were all recycled WWE bodies that really didn't match up with Stallone's build or any of the other fighters. Nice portraits though.

 

[Voorhees27]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

was once upon a time... now i got cases of ruthless aggression figures in the basement ready to go out the door for a few bucks lol

Yeah their WWE line was extensive and fun. Its hard to believe they lost the license.

Which are cool because it's the only way to have Rocky figures, but it bummed me out the they were all recycled WWE bodies that really didn't match up with Stallone's build or any of the other fighters. Nice portraits though.

Agreed. It did seem somewhat ridiculous that Stallone's build was similar to say a triple H figure but it was nice to finally have something. Those darn things are the reason I got into "action figure" collecting believe it or not.

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

Agreed. It did seem somewhat ridiculous that Stallone's build was similar to say a triple H figure but it was nice to finally have something. Those darn things are the reason I got into "action figure" collecting believe it or not.

For me, they were just another stop on the long road of collecting , but it was exciting to finally have Rocky figures, I believe they started before Hot Toys. Still love the Rocky Balboa Rocky, best portrait of them all I think.

 

[Voorhees27]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

For me, they were just another stop on the long road of collecting , but it was exciting to finally have Rocky figures, I believe they started before Hot Toys. Still love the Rocky Balboa Rocky, best portrait of them all I think.

Not too sure about that .............. they did present prototypes at I believe the New York toy show in April of 2006 but they were not released until October of the same year.

Didn't Hot Toys debut their MMS-01 sometime in early 2005? I could be wrong.

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

The original Rocky is listed on HT's website with a Q4 2006 release, so sounds like about the same time as JAKKS, but I want to say I heard of JAKKS first.

 

[Voorhees27]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

The original Rocky is listed on HT's website with a Q4 2006 release, so sounds like about the same time as JAKKS, but I want to say I heard of JAKKS first.

My bad, I was referring to the start of Hot Toys' first MMS release. Not their Rocky line in particular What I mean't to say was the Jakks Pacific Rocky line was the main reason I got into collecting what I collect today (Hot Toys)

I will agree with you though, their Rocky 6 portrait was their best piece of work. That and their Rocky IV training in russia figure. It was a damn fun line to collect.

 

[a-dev]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

it needs some tweaking... cause in those shots especially the show down between bauer and arnie.. it looks like it came out of a comic book

Well yes, in terms of the paintjob obviously its no match for the likes of Hot Toys and Enterbay. I'd love a professional repaint such as the one a couple of pages back but I don't need one.

But the sculpt is just incredible - I think it has his bone structure and hair down exactly right. The hair is something I often fixate on - no T2 figure has ever gotten it as close as NECA - particularly not the Sideshow figure with its slicked back Elvis quiff, innaccurate hairline and the way it creates a distinctly un-Arnie shape to the back of his head.

MaulFan is right, eye of the beholder obviously comes into play but I have trouble conceiving how the NECA figure would not get a majority vote in its favour, certainly as far as the sculpt goes.

 

[mosaicsquare]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

im going to send mine off to get painted we'll see how it looks when i get it back

 

[clarenced]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

Posted this in my own customs thread but I'd put it right here:

This one's in natural lighting.

 

[Reinhardt]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

Looks great. Only comment is to possibly darken the hair a bit (the lighter parts)

 

[Commtech]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

and get rid of the turtle neck shirt!

 

[mosaicsquare]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

i know this is the t-800 thread but wheres all the t-850 customs?

 

[Commtech]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

I guess most of us don't like the T-850 (at least me). Outfit was not as great looking as the T-800's. Plus T3 sucked and Arnold already looked too old to play the character.

I guess you could buy this one and put it on a true type, repaint the head or get a better head sculpt:

https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_040805b.htm

 

[mosaicsquare]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

yeah i have everything coming my way for a custom t-850.

I guess im a fan... I'll eat up everything with Arnold as a Terminator. Yeah he's older... but he's also a different model. t-3 didn't suck... the battle scenes in t-3 was really fun to watch and Dr. Silberman's scene was hilarious.

 

[a-dev]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

and Dr. Silberman's scene was hilarious.

That scene sums up everything I hated about T3. I don't think it was funny at all. He was a serious character in the first 2 films and they took the piss out of him in this one just like the whole film pretty much took the piss out of the franchise. Also it was a ridiculous coincidence that he happened to be around again when the T-800 (or 850 if you insist) appeared.

 

[mosaicsquare]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

yeah he was serious... a serious a prick. I found it rather entertaining hearing his character tell brewster that he went through years and years of trumatic rehab to get over the events of judgement day just to see the t-800 appear in front of his face. it really humbles that serious character

 

[Commtech]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

All right, so I made a change on my T1 Arnie. I bought a Darren Carnall head sculpt and painted it. Much better than the previous SSC Arnie head sculpt I had. So overall, a big improvement (at least for me). Opinions are welcome. I'm not really happy with the hair. I was thinking of going darker. And I also think I need more shading on the face.... what do you think? Here are a couple of pictures:

 

[snoop101]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

It looks good! But youre right it could use some shading, especially around arnies cheek bones.

EDIT: But I have to admitt im not a huge fan of darrens arnold sculpt like everybody else. The face just looks to stretched or elongated.

 

[JacktheRipper]

Re: Building the ultimate Terminator T-800 figure.

but my point was only a laser scanned potrait capturing the face exactly could ever be a true perfect likeness that is perfect regardless of viewer's opinion. Any hand sculpted portrait is perfect only in the eyes of the beholder.

Sadly, if allowed this would mean we'd get an old Arnie. Any cleaning up would again result in an interpretation.