Peaches wrote:Well, my hubby got me painting those game miniatures, so I figure I'll have to use those techniques. I'm so nearsighted, things have to be right at my face to see, so it's only my shaking hands I have to contend with
And aww, yeah, I feel you. I need to get one of those LED-lighted magnifying glasses -- would probably help immensely, I just always keep
getting distracted by 1/6 shinies forgetting to order one.
Regarding the 1/12th Marvel heads... just wanted to mention that not all '1/12' figures are always exactly the same scale. For instance, a little while ago I made the mistake of thinking that Marvel Legends would be compatible with the Black Series (Hasbro's 6 inch SW line) and maybe even Figuarts. I had found (what I thought was) the PERFECT body to use for a custom version of a character. But when I had it in-hand, my heart immediately sunk as I suspected it might be too tall. And indeed, it was both too tall to stand next to my Black Series male figure (let alone the Figuarts who are a tad smaller still), and it's head was MASSIVE compared to the heads on those other figures as well, so that when I tried the head I'd planned to use on it, it looked like a pinhead (and thus I presume the opposite would be true of trying the Marvel Legends head onto one of the Black Series or Figuarts bodies, and it would turn out as a bobble head). Very frustrating, but... lesson learned. ;p
Anyhoo, not trying to be a downer, but just wanted to caution you that not all of the 1/12 figures are necessarily compatible with other brands or even with other *lines* of figures put out by the same company, so temper your expectations on that score.
Carrying on from that, these might not be the style you are looking for, but if you are wanting to customize 1/12th figures, S.H. Figuarts have a customizable jointed body. The headsculpt that comes with it is of the more stylized variety, but with the right paint job it might look ok (it is also bald, so would more easily be able to affix the mohair, or you could just swap the head with something else that was compatible).
Figma 2.0 S.H.Figuarts Body Chan Pale Kun DX SET (4 Color Ver.) Action Figure
Thought I'd mention these just in case ^.^