Doc's Custom Angels (and some questions...)
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Here's some full shots of Doctor Roan and Captain Violet. Hopefully will have more info about alla these characters soon...
DOCTOR ROAN
CAPTAIN VIOLET
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You are really inventive, and your 'face style' is a lot better than the proper NCS action figures. Not to mention the natural skin tones you have given them. The Destiny doll is bright pink!
Also, strikes me as odd that there are only a few darker-skinned people in NCS. A couple of techies, Lt. Green and Cpt. Indigo.
I'm glad you added a black Angel, Verity.
Well done again!!!!
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I know the NCS folks were deliberate in portraying a more diverse ethnic mix, so I thought I'd keep it going. Verity was the first idea I had for a 'new' Angel (at least after robbing that Seaquest head for Serenity..!)
I am missing a fifth for the full reserve contingent. I wanted to keep it 3 syllables, excepting Serenity. Charity's pretty good, but it's also very real-namey. Any suggestions?
Ta for the feedback, much appreciated,
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Her voice sounds a lot more 'standard American' than it does in 'Swarm' - she sounds really New Yoik in that...!
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1.Honesty
2.Modesty
3.Liberty
4.Equity
5.Trinity
6.Vanity
7.Rarity
8.Unity
Just suggestions...
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Liberty is my current favourite I think (though Almony would strike fear into the hearts of all those who dared cross her..) - may even use that instead of Serenity. Hum... maybe I'll work out the look then decide what name to use.
Serena, in terms of doing Ochre/Green, I've been toying with the idea since Destiny came out. My main concern is them looking out of place as I'd have to mold the armour/boots/maybe even hats, and I'm not sure I'm up to the job. Certainly working in Milliput has made it more likely. Don't hold your breath though!
Thanks for the comments and ideas - all are gratefully received!
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Assuming that the male and female bodies are a similar size, i would suggest using the male legs, and female upper bodies, arms and crotch pieces. Trim the stripe off the arms and repaint the whole upper body. My advice would be to take the body apart to do this and use a black permanent marker on the shoulder and elbow joints to prevent paint flaking. Easier and cheaper than Rit Dye. You should be able to interchange the heads without too much trouble, or just epoxy the inside of the neck a little.
For the top, one of three ways. All have pros and cons.
1) Sculpt it. Lay down clay on the oblique muscles and crosshatch it to match the pattern. Then lay the body armour over the top sculpting the pattern into the clay.
2) Oversculpt the body armour. Never an easy thing to do and it sometimes doesn't look right. Just sculpt bresats over the top of the armour adding the uniform pattern onto the clay. With the size of the armour, it would not fit right on the female torso and would look just plain wrong.
3) Heat and remold. Don't try this one at home, kids. Seriously. It can be dangerous. Use either a hot air gun or boil. The latter being safer. Heat the plastic until it is soft and then press over the torso to get the required shape. Unless you are very good at this technique, I wouldn't really recommend it for this. Just an option. The problem is that it can burn or warp the plastic very easily.
If you want further information about technique, I suggest you go here:
http://www.joecustoms.com/board/forumdisplay.php?fid=9
A repository of knowledge contributed by a myriad of customisers.
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Think the heating/remolding is out of my range (I have a tendency to melt stuff...) but working with the existing armour might be possible. I can maybe even cut it down at the sides a little.
Anyway, this is now seeming much more possible and exciting. Once I've finished Captain Emerald (thank God (well, Chris Bishop) for that colour chart!) I might have a stab at this.
Thanks again for all your help
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I've bought Destiny figures for Ochre and Green - let's see how it goes...!
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Captain Lime...Sounds a bit naff though...
Go with jade...or lime...
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Serena Lewis wrote:Looks more like lime to me.
Captain Lime...Sounds a bit naff though...
Yeah I know, but I wanted it to look different from a) Lt Green and b) all my other Captains! He is, as you rightly point out, as lime as a lime-flavoured Fruit Gum. But Captain Lime sounds even lamer than Captain Rose, and no-one's taken that crown from him...
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