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MarkEl wrote:@PitViper, there is a smiliar one for sale on eBay from Hong Kong.  It looks potentially like a recast because it's missing the slight widow's peak and the beard is shaped differently among other things.  I thought I'd pass it along anyway.  Good luck on your search.  Finding a grail head sculpt can be a long lasting challenge.  I know the feeling.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-cmtoys-cm-toys-H007-pmc-head-sculpt-kitbash-medal-honor-dusty-pmc-devgru-/263602221783

Pontiacivan wrote:Hey everyone!
Thatsmyface.com shows this female body suit for their custom action figures.
I know I should be able to place it, but I just can't seem to find the original source. I thinks it's from back in the day.
Hoping someone remembers .
Thanks!

Stryker2011 wrote:I've been searching and searching and I can't seem to find a ladies' pre-1900 pith helmet. Any ideas:

Stryker2011 wrote:That one on the right looks perfect. Are you interested in selling it? Or if not, do you know who made it? Maybe I can find one. Thanks.

Stryker2011 wrote:Thanks. That’s awesome. By the way, I started collecting gear (ordering really) for my attempt at a Post-Apocalyptic character (holy cow, this could get expensive fast).

Stryker2011 wrote:I know it's not the same, but this guy might be a comparable HS option:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Scale-VTS-The-Axeman-Francisco-NIB/273196689362?hash=item3f9bcaa7d2:g:zZ4AAOSw5EBa4MhR

DeltaForceChung wrote:The post above.

OSF post of the day.

PitViper wrote:


For years CM Toys' "big beard" PMC head has been one of my Holy Grails. I couldn't buy one when they first sold and have scoured e-retailers & eBay forever trying to find one.

At this point I'm convinced finding an original one will be impossible, but it may be possible to locate a recast.  Now I realize the whole issue of recasting can be upsetting for many members of the board because of the way recasters are looked upon - some in the hobby think of them as people who steal what can be construed as proprietary/copyrighted material that they then copy and sell for profit.  Personally, I think that may be true if you recast a head made by a 1:6 customizer/artist who makes an original head, but I don't see it as such if you're copying a commercially made head that has not been copyrighted by the company that made it.  A fine distinction I know, but one nonetheless.

Though I personally haven't bought from recasters in the past, I don't think there's any other option for this head now.  So if you know of any for sale out there or you have one for sale/trade LMK.  

Thanks for looking.

PitViper wrote:Now, can anyone suggest a body that I could put this head on without modifications?  Please advise.

Stryker2011 wrote:

Pontiacivan wrote:Hey everyone!
Thatsmyface.com shows this female body suit for their custom action figures.
I know I should be able to place it, but I just can't seem to find the original source. I thinks it's from back in the day.
Hoping someone remembers .
Thanks!

If you're still having trouble finding this one, here's an alternative I found on eBay (there's a couple of them):
I have placed it on my watch list, Thanks!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Female-Body-White-Leather-Jumpsuit-Bodusuit-for-12-Kumik-Action-Figure/312083960593?hash=item48a9a75311:g:2z0AAOSwEHhaooYF

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Tight-Suit-Jumpsuit-w-Belt-Vest-for-12inch-Hot-Catwoman-Kumik-Toy-White/273109821918?hash=item3f969d29de:g:i-IAAOSwoYdaqQfb

ReverendSpooky wrote:I'm going to throw this out there, in the hopes someone even has some ideas or suggestions.  I've been wanting to find a 1/6 classic car to customize.  The ideal would be like a 57 Chevy, but if anyone wants to suggest any other big boats from that era, I'm down.  I picked up the Barbie one in hopes of making it work, but at around 2/3 the size it would need to be, it just looks far too tiny with a figure. As far as I know New Bright never did anything classic.

Probably close to 15-20 years ago, I had seen something at Love Saves the Day, a vintage store (I can't remember if it was their NYC or New Hope, PA location).  It must have been close to 3 feet long, and it was remote control.  Not radio controlled, but the remote was actually connected with a long cord.  It was around $200, and I was a broke college kid who could not afford to just drop that money at the time.  But I've never seen anything similar since, and have no idea who even made it, to help my search.

I'm admittedly far from being a car guy (so please be gentle calling me out on my lack of car knowledge!), but have always loved the look of those big retro cars.  So it doesn't have to be the 57 Chevy, but fins, bullet tail lights, and that big grill in the front are all pluses.    

This one is kinda my white whale.  Having never found anything remotely similar, I kick myself for missing out on the one from way back.  Hell, it might not even look as good as I remember.  But if anyone has any suggestions, links, things they've seen, brands I should search for, they'd be really appreciated.

Stryker2011 wrote:

PitViper wrote:Now, can anyone suggest a body that I could put this head on without modifications?  Please advise.

Have you seen this:

https://www.timewalkertoys.com/Durable-Soldier-Body-World-Box-1-6-Body-p/wb-at025.htm

Pontiacivan wrote:I have begun my annual thrift store scouting. I go to some pretty obscure locations, I will keep my eyes open. Stranger things have been found on my visits.

GubernatorFan wrote:Regarding the classic car question, I think Moonbase Alpha Male is one who has had experience doing that (or something close to it).

PitViper wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:

PitViper wrote:Now, can anyone suggest a body that I could put this head on without modifications?  Please advise.

Have you seen this:

https://www.timewalkertoys.com/Durable-Soldier-Body-World-Box-1-6-Body-p/wb-at025.htm

Thanks for the intel bud.  I'll definitely look into it, will try contacting Timewalker to see if they have more information.

At that price I wouldn't want to order the body without knowing for sure because I don't have any other heads that could fit it, and it will then sit in my spare box...  Just a matter of buying wisely.

dadrab wrote:I had hoped I had you covered, Rev. Many years ago (pre-kids) I built what I remembered to be a 1:6 scale Jaguar XKE. It was beautiful.

Alas, it sat upon a mantel in my older son's bedroom for years until one of his little buddies came over and decided it'd be fun to take it down and roll it around. The silly little dipstick dropped it and it fell to pieces. Nothing broken, per se, but it was trashed. I put it all in a box and stashed it.

Well, I thought I'd remembered where it was, but upon looking for it last weekend, it was not there. Then a little on-line research revealed my memory to be absolutely good for nothing as it was 1:8 instead of 1:6.

All that said, there was the Max Steele sports car which very much resembled a Porsche in the front, but went terribly sideways (design wise) down the sides and in the rear.




Of course, as with most Max Steele accessories and such, true scale is always suspect.

Don't forget about good old going-out-of-business sales at Toys IS Us. In years gone by, New Bright and a couple of other companies have done sixth scale cars and trucks. They have cheap RC systems in them, but they're easily taken out and replaced with real systems, or just left as static models. Someone did a Mercedes G55 some years ago and I actually saw one and walked on thinking, "I'll probably come back and get one." Now it's unobtainium.

ReverendSpooky wrote:I'm going to throw this out there, in the hopes someone even has some ideas or suggestions.  I've been wanting to find a 1/6 classic car to customize.  The ideal would be like a 57 Chevy, but if anyone wants to suggest any other big boats from that era, I'm down.  I picked up the Barbie one in hopes of making it work, but at around 2/3 the size it would need to be, it just looks far too tiny with a figure. As far as I know New Bright never did anything classic.

Probably close to 15-20 years ago, I had seen something at Love Saves the Day, a vintage store (I can't remember if it was their NYC or New Hope, PA location).  It must have been close to 3 feet long, and it was remote control.  Not radio controlled, but the remote was actually connected with a long cord.  It was around $200, and I was a broke college kid who could not afford to just drop that money at the time.  But I've never seen anything similar since, and have no idea who even made it, to help my search.

I'm admittedly far from being a car guy (so please be gentle calling me out on my lack of car knowledge!), but have always loved the look of those big retro cars.  So it doesn't have to be the 57 Chevy, but fins, bullet tail lights, and that big grill in the front are all pluses.    

This one is kinda my white whale.  Having never found anything remotely similar, I kick myself for missing out on the one from way back.  Hell, it might not even look as good as I remember.  But if anyone has any suggestions, links, things they've seen, brands I should search for, they'd be really appreciated.

Pontiacivan wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:I'm going to throw this out there, in the hopes someone even has some ideas or suggestions.  I've been wanting to find a 1/6 classic car to customize.  The ideal would be like a 57 Chevy, but if anyone wants to suggest any other big boats from that era, I'm down.  I picked up the Barbie one in hopes of making it work, but at around 2/3 the size it would need to be, it just looks far too tiny with a figure. As far as I know New Bright never did anything classic.

Probably close to 15-20 years ago, I had seen something at Love Saves the Day, a vintage store (I can't remember if it was their NYC or New Hope, PA location).  It must have been close to 3 feet long, and it was remote control.  Not radio controlled, but the remote was actually connected with a long cord.  It was around $200, and I was a broke college kid who could not afford to just drop that money at the time.  But I've never seen anything similar since, and have no idea who even made it, to help my search.

I'm admittedly far from being a car guy (so please be gentle calling me out on my lack of car knowledge!), but have always loved the look of those big retro cars.  So it doesn't have to be the 57 Chevy, but fins, bullet tail lights, and that big grill in the front are all pluses.    

This one is kinda my white whale.  Having never found anything remotely similar, I kick myself for missing out on the one from way back.  Hell, it might not even look as good as I remember.  But if anyone has any suggestions, links, things they've seen, brands I should search for, they'd be really appreciated.

Just wanted you to know that there are a couple Barbie '57 Chevys on eBay that are under $60 shipped.
Not sure if the scale is good for you, or if you were set on an RC, but I have not seen any locally yet. Just giving some FYI.