Custom BoB action figure


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Custom BoB action figure

Posted By: Blayne Date: 6/26/05 5:45 p.m.

Hi everyone,
WMaiD still progress (however slowly due to my summer job) - I've found another hobby: making custom action figures.
After seeing the Ried Richards (Fantastic Four Movie) figure in a magazine, I was suprised by how similar the suit looks to a Marathon 2 BoB. Even the "Invisible Woman" (Jessica Alba, non translucent) figure could easily pass as a "BaB", given a marathon logo instead of the chest-"4", an eyepiece, and acrylic (Warhammer) paint. While the BaB-esk figure isn't released yet, I picked up a Ried Richards figure for a few bucks at Walmart today during my lunch break.
Interesting enough, the sculpt of the Mr. Fantastic fuigure also lends itsself to being turned into a Marathon Marine - a project I might undertake after I brush up my sculpting skills.
I've done all the painting on the BoB/Mr. Fantastic figure except the eye-piece. The sprite makes it look like Bobs wear metal ear-muffs, one of which is connected to their eyepiece.
The eyepiece in every chapter screen I've seen only looks like a grey metal something that covers the ear, and extends around to the right eye.
Does anyone know of a link to a detailed shot of a BoB's eyepiece?
So far I can't find a decent reference to sculpt the part from. I'd appreciate any help locating one. Photos of the finished product (before/after) will be posted once it's done.
On the Marathon T-shirts front: My T-shirt distributor in the United States ran into some issues sending his stuff through customs, so getting anything silkscreened suffered a time-setback. I'll let the Bungie.org community know once production moves forward.
Regards,
-Blayne

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: Hi everyone, : WMaiD still progress (however slowly due to my summer job) - I've found : another hobby: making custom action figures. : After seeing the Ried Richards (Fantastic Four Movie) figure in a magazine, I : was suprised by how similar the suit looks to a Marathon 2 BoB. Even the : "Invisible Woman" (Jessica Alba, non translucent) figure could : easily pass as a "BaB", given a marathon logo instead of the : chest-"4", an eyepiece, and acrylic (Warhammer) paint. While the : BaB-esk figure isn't released yet, I picked up a Ried Richards figure for : a few bucks at Walmart today during my lunch break. : Interesting enough, the sculpt of the Mr. Fantastic fuigure also lends : itsself to being turned into a Marathon Marine - a project I might : undertake after I brush up my sculpting skills. : I've done all the painting on the BoB/Mr. Fantastic figure except the : eye-piece. The sprite makes it look like Bobs wear metal ear-muffs, one of : which is connected to their eyepiece. : The eyepiece in every chapter screen I've seen only looks like a grey metal : something that covers the ear, and extends around to the right eye. : Does anyone know of a link to a detailed shot of a BoB's eyepiece? : So far I can't find a decent reference to sculpt the part from. I'd : appreciate any help locating one. Photos of the finished product : (before/after) will be posted once it's done. : On the Marathon T-shirts front: My T-shirt distributor in the United States : ran into some issues sending his stuff through customs, so getting : anything silkscreened suffered a time-setback. I'll let the Bungie.org : community know once production moves forward. : Regards, : -Blayne

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	Custom BoB action figure	Blayne	6/26/05 5:45 p.m.
	Re: Custom BoB action figure	blake37	6/27/05 3:48 a.m.



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	Message: : Hi everyone, : WMaiD still progress (however slowly due to my summer job) - I've found : another hobby: making custom action figures. : After seeing the Ried Richards (Fantastic Four Movie) figure in a magazine, I : was suprised by how similar the suit looks to a Marathon 2 BoB. Even the : "Invisible Woman" (Jessica Alba, non translucent) figure could : easily pass as a "BaB", given a marathon logo instead of the : chest-"4", an eyepiece, and acrylic (Warhammer) paint. While the : BaB-esk figure isn't released yet, I picked up a Ried Richards figure for : a few bucks at Walmart today during my lunch break. : Interesting enough, the sculpt of the Mr. Fantastic fuigure also lends : itsself to being turned into a Marathon Marine - a project I might : undertake after I brush up my sculpting skills. : I've done all the painting on the BoB/Mr. Fantastic figure except the : eye-piece. The sprite makes it look like Bobs wear metal ear-muffs, one of : which is connected to their eyepiece. : The eyepiece in every chapter screen I've seen only looks like a grey metal : something that covers the ear, and extends around to the right eye. : Does anyone know of a link to a detailed shot of a BoB's eyepiece? : So far I can't find a decent reference to sculpt the part from. I'd : appreciate any help locating one. Photos of the finished product : (before/after) will be posted once it's done. : On the Marathon T-shirts front: My T-shirt distributor in the United States : ran into some issues sending his stuff through customs, so getting : anything silkscreened suffered a time-setback. I'll let the Bungie.org : community know once production moves forward. : Regards, : -Blayne
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