Marathon LOTR/TH WIP Custom Builds..Reaper/Rider Wraith Redone & Finished.

Ronin, Ronin, Ronin, keep those wraithies Ronin.....

The game is afoot!

CHEERS!

Stryker2011 wrote:This should be another amazing build. Your off to a good start.

Cheers! I'm just lucky to have the parts I need!

GubernatorFan wrote:I second Stryker. What did the original custom figure do to deserve this sort of treatment?

Never liked him or the build really, it was sort of an idea after watching the 2nd Wolverine movie I think, or maybe it was before can't remember but he never fitted in with any of my displays including my large samurai display...he just looked naff!

Rogerbee wrote:Ronin, Ronin, Ronin, keep those wraithies Ronin.....

The game is afoot!

CHEERS!

Dude, he looks killer (literally).

Damn fine work.

dadrab wrote:Dude, he looks killer (literally).

Damn fine work.

Cheers dadrab! I know your avatar but can't place it, is it from a band?

shovelchop81 wrote:

dadrab wrote:Dude, he looks killer (literally).

Damn fine work.

Cheers dadrab! I know your avatar but can't place it, is it from a band?

It is. That symbol has appeared on every single Blue Oyster Cult album somewhere. Most of the time, it's pretty easy to find, but not always. It's the creation of the artist who drew their premier album cover, but closely resembles the Egyptian hieroglyph for lead.

I've always liked it and will "procure" it for use from time to time.

dadrab wrote:

shovelchop81 wrote:

dadrab wrote:Dude, he looks killer (literally).

Damn fine work.

Cheers dadrab! I know your avatar but can't place it, is it from a band?

It is. That symbol has appeared on every single Blue Oyster Cult album somewhere. Most of the time, it's pretty easy to find, but not always. It's the creation of the artist who drew their premier album cover, but closely resembles the Egyptian hieroglyph for lead.

I've always liked it and will "procure" it for use from time to time.

Aha! Nice facts to know, thanks!

How appropriate the two of you discussing Blue Oyster Cult, when your avatar, shovelchop, is something of a "Reaper"...

Stryker2011 wrote:How appropriate the two of you discussing Blue Oyster Cult, when your avatar, shovelchop, is something of a "Reaper"...

Too true! Talking of Reapers, just finished the photoshoot of my Reaper Wraith battling Gandalf (he was unconscious in this scene but I don't have an Elrond, I should make one...) but he's on the White Council. I'm uploading them now to imgur.

Reminds me of the symbol the Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs would use as his signature. Looking forward to seeing the Gandalf dio.

CHEERS!

Rogerbee wrote:Reminds me of the symbol the Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs would use as his signature. Looking forward to seeing the Gandalf dio.

CHEERS!

That must be it, always been a die-hard Iron Maiden fan and grew up copying Derek Riggs' cover art!

Took me years to realise what that symbol actually was. Maiden covers were best on vinyl, especially Somewhere In Time, packed with little Maiden easter eggs just waiting to be discovered.

CHEERS!

Done paint mostly, touching up the 'chrome' silver then drenching it all in black ink, drying now but will do the mail silver drybrushing later. Livened up the chest plate a lot with two random bits for decoration (one came from a small Narnia minotaur figure ). As you can or rather can't see he's swimming in those 1/4 scale trousers! Obviously some tailoring to be done there but need the wide trouser legs for the pleated Hakama look. Just started faffing with the kabuto and menpo but nothing special done yet.

Going well, slight touch of MC Hammer though.

STOP! Shovel time!

CHEERS!

Looking good so far. Once you have all nine, this is going to be epic.

Rogerbee wrote:Going well, slight touch of MC Hammer though.

STOP! Shovel time!

CHEERS!

You bastard.. got that bloody awful song in my head now!! I won't be adding giant shoulder pads on top of the armour though! Or a square flat topped helmet!

Stryker2011 wrote:Looking good so far. Once you have all nine, this is going to be epic.

Nearly there, got that giant Sauron to build as well though...

LOL! Glad to be of service!



CHEERS!

Those are remarkably uncharacteristic MC Hammer pants... where's the pizzazz? Anyway, shovelchop, your guy isn't just swimming, he's drowning in those 1/4 scale pants. But I have no doubt you will rescue him as you complete your build and everything will be perfect.

LOL! It was the best I could find at the time!

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Not in the mood for sewing loads of parallel lines etc.. so decided to paint the blue hakama black since dying them didn't work in the past, done the mail silver paint on the armour too. I need to replace and recolour all the leg and forearm guards' straps with black and do some body mods for the new tabi feet and armoured hands.

All looking good so far.

CHEERS!

Coming along nicely.

Thanks guys! Done a second coat on the hakama and it's looking good touch wood!

I also like the makeshift acrobatics (waiting for paint to dry?) during the build.

Damn, this is all looking great. The Reaper Wraith looks so intense, and I love seeing the way the Ronin Wraith is coming together. That armor looks awesome.

And that found bit of branch is freakin perfect! What a lucky find. Can't get over how spot on it looks as a big creepy dead tree, like something out of a classic horror movie or illustration. I love it.

I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

dadrab wrote:I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

That's how I feel. Not to mention his constant drive; in the time I manage to get one custom figure made, he's made like 50!! All of them far more complex than anything I could have done.

dadrab wrote:I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

Stryker2011 wrote:

dadrab wrote:I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

That's how I feel. Not to mention his constant drive; in the time I manage to get one custom figure made, he's made like 50!! All of them far more complex than anything I could have done.

Damn guys, that's really sad to hear! I want to encourage people to make things not give up!!
I struggle too, right now I'm having trouble attaching his feet! I'm trying to use hot glue but the ball joints are so big (feet are from one of the old Cy Girls ninja cyborgs) and the ankles so thin on the Dalek Sec body that tr4ying to keep the full articulation is becoming a mess! . I'm lucky in the sense that I probably have far more time at my disposal to work on my builds than you guys that's all .

Stryker2011 wrote:

dadrab wrote:I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

That's how I feel. Not to mention his constant drive; in the time I manage to get one custom figure made, he's made like 50!! All of them far more complex than anything I could have done.

THIS. Shovelchop's sheer volume of complex and beautiful work is somehow both intimidating and inspiring. Like, its baffling how he ever acomplishes it, and yet it really makes me want to work harder.

ReverendSpooky wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:

dadrab wrote:I'm seriously impressed, Chop.

I look at all this glorious work and just want to throw my shit in the trash. HA.

That's how I feel. Not to mention his constant drive; in the time I manage to get one custom figure made, he's made like 50!! All of them far more complex than anything I could have done.

THIS. Shovelchop's sheer volume of complex and beautiful work is somehow both intimidating and inspiring.  Like, its baffling how he ever acomplishes it, and yet it really makes me want to work harder.  

I've super respect for your work! Just saw your amazing St. Crow thread for the first time! Really sorry I missed it on OSW, that's the drawback of working so much on your own stuff, you don't get time to appreciate other peoiple's hard and excellent work!