Project - Asami Yamazaki (from Audition)

I’ve seen some people use a mix of watered down super glue with red paint to creat a dripping effect; that might be cool.

Stryker2011 wrote:I’ve seen some people use a mix of watered down super glue with red paint to creat a dripping effect; that might be cool.

I might have to experiment with that idea.
Or i might simply have dark red to given the impression of blood from a previous older kill

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Small update. I figured it wouldn't be right not to add underwear. Problem was, 99% of the time,
the 1/6th scale underwear available appears to focus on pin-up babe super sexy.
All i wanted was plain white. These showed up. They do the job.

Other news just in. The black hands, which i have been waiting for forever, might ship in 3 weeks
time. Once they arrive, the end of this kitbash will be in sight.

Provided it doesn't impede articulation or cause inaccurate bulging, I'm all for this. Once again, your attention to detail is commendable. Of course, do you know what kind she was wearing during the filming of this scene? Just kidding. But it's an impressively detailed bash anyway.

GubernatorFan wrote:Provided it doesn't impede articulation or cause inaccurate bulging, I'm all for this. Once again, your attention to detail is commendable. Of course, do you know what kind she was wearing during the filming of this scene? Just kidding. But it's an impressively detailed bash anyway.

Based on another scene. She wears basic white underwear. Possibly slightly more figure hugging than those pictured above. As far as articulation is concerned, i doubt it will be restricted. Other than the arms, there are no plans to make use of much articulation

ukshaun wrote:Based on another scene. She wears basic white underwear. Possibly slightly more figure hugging than those pictured above. As far as articulation is concerned, i doubt it will be restricted. Other than the arms, there are no plans to make use of much articulation

I should have known you based this on research! And no, I didn't imagine these would restrict articulation. In principle, I'd strive to preserve articulation whether it is "needed" for a particular look or not. For example, let's say we recreate a background character who is only seen onscreen just standing there, never sitting or anything requiring articulation -- I'd still make him or her a fully-poseable figure. So I was speaking generally. Hot Toys, in particular, has been stuffing padded undergarments (admittedly much more extensive than a pair of panties) on many of their figures, ostensibly to have them look more natural with the clothes on. There is a point to this (for example, the pants of Sideshow's otherwise very nice Vader creased oddly at the hips), though in most instances it seems to be pretty unnecessary, while often severely hampering the range of motion. I've noticed that in some recent releases they have modified the padded undergarments to reduce this effect.

GubernatorFan wrote:

ukshaun wrote:Based on another scene. She wears basic white underwear. Possibly slightly more figure hugging than those pictured above. As far as articulation is concerned, i doubt it will be restricted. Other than the arms, there are no plans to make use of much articulation

I should have known you based this on research! And no, I didn't imagine these would restrict articulation. In principle, I'd strive to preserve articulation whether it is "needed" for a particular look or not. For example, let's say we recreate a background character who is only seen onscreen just standing there, never sitting or anything requiring articulation -- I'd still make him or her a fully-poseable figure. So I was speaking generally. Hot Toys, in particular, has been stuffing padded undergarments (admittedly much more extensive than a pair of panties) on many of their figures, ostensibly to have them look more natural with the clothes on. There is a point to this (for example, the pants of Sideshow's otherwise very nice Vader creased oddly at the hips), though in most instances it seems to be pretty unnecessary, while often severely hampering the range of motion. I've noticed that in some recent releases they have modified the padded undergarments to reduce this effect.

Hot Toys articulation is dire when it comes to some characters. While they are sold as figures, i think many collect them for their amazing-ness to 'look at' 'not play with' ;D
I own 12 Hot Toys figures, and they are all in museum poses

Just read through this thread. Looks like an amazing build/custom so far. Can't wait to see the final product. It's been a long time since I watched this movie!

csyeung wrote:Just read through this thread. Looks like an amazing build/custom so far. Can't wait to see the final product. It's been a long time since I watched this movie!

Thanks. The big hold up centers around the hands. I have been waiting what feels like forever for the product to ship from China. The hands amount to a pre_order situation.

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After nearly 1 year of waiting, a bag of 1/6 black gloved hands dropped through the letter box this morning  
Project - Asami Yamazaki is back on

The material used on the hands is plastic that has some give, but not a lot.
They are on the small side of 1/6 which is perfect. The quality is high.
I hope Asami's piano-wire weapon can be inserted into each hand.


Discovered a new poster

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Glad to hear you finally received the hands. That’s an interesting poster — very Soviet style.

quite a bit to catch up here - looks like an interesting character with very intricate, detailed planning and meticulous execution... I applaud your effort and patience.

Funny enough I ordered these gloves too (in September 2020) and they have just arrived these days... fortunately I did not need them for a particular project. Just wanted them for the storage

Stryker2011 wrote:Glad to hear you finally received the hands. That’s an interesting poster — very Soviet style.

There were times i thought i might have been scammed. A Chinese seller taking many pre_orders on a small item they had no intention of delivering.

Illusion wrote:quite a bit to catch up here - looks like an interesting character with very intricate, detailed planning and meticulous execution... I applaud your effort and patience.

Funny enough I ordered these gloves too (in September 2020) and they have just arrived these days... fortunately I did not need them for a particular project. Just wanted them for the storage

I only need two hands. I might use the middle finger glove for a bit of fun. The others, i might list on ebay along with all the other 1/6 scale stuff purchased and destroyed during the making of Asami :laugh:

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Found some time and motivation today. Decided to crack on..

The black gloves popped onto the metal ball joints hassle free. Phew!.
To my relief, i managed to insert the Asami homemade weapon handles into each hand.
The black arm sleeves were cut down and glued in around the ends of each arm.

Almost there!

Next job..
To position/pose the arms so that the correct length of piano wire (i've used cotton) can be determined.

They work great. I think the hands must specifically have been designed for TBL bodies — I had zero issues putting them on my Zatanna figure — they fit like a glove (pun intended).

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Close up of hand holding homemade weapon handle with piano wire (i've used cotton) attached.
..and the tan wrist straps were added. Nearly forgot about those.


Blood stage 1

What is this you are (possibly) wondering?
It is my solution to blood.
I pondered on and off weather to add blood to the wire. In the end it makes sense to add blood to add to the horror theme.

My approach (so far) is to glue 3x bristles (taken from a new sink cleaning brush) to the (cotton) wire.
Gravity ensured all 3 bristles pointed 100% downwards. Now i have to wait 24hrs for the glue to set 100%

Once the glue has set, the plan is to trim each bristle to different lengths. The next experiment will be to mix up some blood colored paint and allow it to run down each bristle. I hope the paint does not dissolved the glue.

Stryker2011 wrote:They work great. I think the hands must specifically have been designed for TBL bodies — I had zero issues putting them on my Zatanna figure — they fit like a glove (pun intended).

Probably, given their popularity. Super smooth to attach, unlike Hot Toys hands, which can be brutal to attach/detach.

Nice, welcome to the club of gloved VS hand owners! They did deliver after all and yes they are great for the little metal joints.

I am sure your blood effect will turn out great. Someone used a similar technique for a werewolf here once, if I remember correctly.

Btw, do you know Kairo/Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa?

Ovy wrote:Nice, welcome to the club of gloved VS hand owners! They did deliver after all and yes they are great for the little metal joints.

I am sure your blood effect will turn out great. Someone used a similar technique for a werewolf here once, if I remember correctly.

Btw, do you know Kairo/Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa?

I have seen Kairo/Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
I have not managed to sit through it a second time.

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Blood stage 2

Blood stage 3

The blood is slowly getting there. It is a slow process.
The movie poster provided the source of inspiration for the blood pattern.

The middle drip requires a slope section at the top right where it meets the wire. Paint has resisted my attempts so far.

I was not sure how this whole blood drip thing was going to work out, but I have got to say I am impressed. I know it did not work quite as you wanted, but still pretty good.

GubernatorFan wrote:I was not sure how this whole blood drip thing was going to work out, but I have got to say I am impressed. I know it did not work quite as you wanted, but still pretty good.

Thanks. The plan is to add a few more layers. I have to wait 24hr between layers to allow for the paint to dry. The next layer will be thinned out semi transparent red paint.

The blood effect looks pretty good already.

Stryker2011 wrote:The blood effect looks pretty good already.

Thans. I might add one more super thin layer and call it a day.

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I think i am done with the blood drips.

Been working on the hair some more. There is no way i can straighten the wave.
Using hairspray i have managed to flatten it lots.

I picked up and oval shaped plastic base which should arrive this week.
The plan is to add some beige colored felt to it along with some blood splatter

That looks really good. Great effect.

Stryker2011 wrote:That looks really good. Great effect.

Thanks. It's about the best i can do.
One small problem, the left and right drips point out left and right respectively rather than 100% downwards. No big deal

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Took some photo's today.

Added the blue effect, as a similar filter effect appears during the movie.

I spent a while messing around with Asami's hairstyle. Tucking the hair behind the left ear was not an option, so i combed the hair back over the left ear. I did have a crack at attempting the long section that hangs downwards on right side. It is narrower than it should be, but it works

I am still not happy with the way the 3 beige straps fail to pull the black apron in at the front. The 1mm black rubber used on the apron is too thick.

I would consider using thin vinyl (if you can find some that is not shiny) for the apron, as it will scrunch better at the straps -- or cinch in.