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Post by figurator on Sept 18, 2007 20:14:38 GMT
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Post by figurator on Sept 18, 2007 23:32:30 GMT
welll, I took some photos of the kit., but, its all white resin, and you cant see the detail as good as you can the sculpt....sooo. the figure comes in 6 parts... the whole body , 2 arms ,2 holsters with guns molded in  and a resin recatangle base with wood plank detail..there is no rope or the frilly things on her arms.. see the above link for the details of the figure.. they look great..there is a seam on mine, which isnt bad except on the gun belt..which may be trouble considering all the detail. I did email Charlie about it though and he stated he received 2 copies with little to no seam at all on either figure.. so, he's going to look into it about my copy..(someone else is casting these). |
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Post by figurator on Sept 20, 2007 0:41:45 GMT
got word from Chralie today, he's going to send me another torso to replace the one I got.. this time with barely a seam.. great customer service!
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Post by 2bitsculptor on Oct 1, 2007 3:05:13 GMT
Hey... I'm glad you like her....
I'd recommend the medium size wired candle-wick. I think it comes in a package of at least 6 feet length. I don't think you will need all of it. Pull about 14 inches of the wire from the wick and carefully work a 14 inch long piece of thin stainless steel wire carefully into the wick to replace it. this would be for the overhead loop of the lasso. The right hand has a little more room under the fingers, so to secure the rope in her right hand you will need to apply just a little heat. enough to press the fingers tighter to grip the rope. When you form the loop, you need to over lap the ends about an inch, but leave at lest an inch of empty wick beyond the steel wire to tie a knot and leave a little hanging loose, the knot is a bit outside of her grip.
I wrapped a little of the zinc wire around where the steel wire in the wick overlapped, this is hidden under the fingers. you only need 3 or four good sized loops of rope to hang from her left hand. Just cut off the excess.
Refer to the posted picks on the Clubhouse or the Statue Forum.
The best material for the fringe on the sleeves and chaps is soda-can alluminum, cut to size to fit the length of the grooves provided. and about 1 inch in width. Then cut the fringe in at least 1 mm widths up to about 1mm from one edge. This will be your gluing edge to the chaps and sleeves.
I hope this has made sense.
Chuck
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Post by division6 on Oct 1, 2007 20:23:37 GMT
Thanks for the input Chuck.
If mine hasn't shipped yet it will be on it's way soon.
Here is a question for those that will be working on this figure.
Will you be painting her in Grey Scale or in full color?
I've found pix of her in color but none with the holsters and guns.
Anyone have pix they would like to share or know where they can be found?
I did find pix of the NECA Action figure and on that piece they are a light tan color, doesn't really go with the outfit.
Guess it work when filmed in B/W.
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Post by 2bitsculptor on Oct 1, 2007 20:50:34 GMT
The holsters are a dark brown, but old and worn looking. The stain is darker in the recesses of the embossed pattern.
Chuck
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Post by division6 on Oct 1, 2007 21:20:53 GMT
Thanks for the input. My Girl just arrived a couple minutes ago. WOO HOO!!! Beautiful work Chuck. Can hardly wait to get started on her. I have your UV fingure on the way as well. ;D Now if I could only get my hands on your Selene figure.  E... |
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Post by division6 on Oct 6, 2007 0:24:00 GMT
Thought I would post a couple pix of the kit. I've started cleaning up the pieces and any pencil marks you see are areas I will be smoothing out.   I only had a few small bubbles. One under the chin, one in the hair on the seam and the crotch had a bunch of tiny ones that where just under the surface so that area was filed out and refilled with Magic Sculpt. Eric... |
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Post by figurator on Oct 7, 2007 12:46:29 GMT
thanks for the tips Chuck, Im still waiting on the replacement torso to arrive..hopefully soon. Eric, how was the seams on yours? anything like I had on mine? just curious.
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Post by division6 on Oct 7, 2007 13:53:38 GMT
Seams aren't bad at all.
I will need to be carefull where they go over the belt detail but other than that it's pretty clean.
Eric...
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Post by 2bitsculptor on Oct 7, 2007 15:37:24 GMT
Be careful with the seams running through the wrist details (especially the right arm)... you can knock off a rivet or rhinestone real easy (  ).... Chuck |
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Post by chasd25 on Oct 9, 2007 20:39:12 GMT
Good to see a review posted! I'm glad everyone likes this one so far! Chuck did an outstanding job on the sculpt.
I do plan on sending out everyone some material to replicate the rope/lasso with. I'm about a month behind on that, but as Chuck mentioned, its easy enough to pick up at a craft store if you don't want to wait!
I'm doing a mass mailing later this week, so Tim, you're replacement torso will go out then!
Charlie
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Post by figurator on Oct 10, 2007 23:41:39 GMT
cool, thanks Charlie, I appreciate it..cant wait to get my gubbies on it
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and a resin recatangle base with wood plank detail..there is no rope or the frilly things on her arms.. see the above link for the details of the figure.. they look great..there is a seam on mine, which isnt bad except on the gun belt..which may be trouble considering all the detail. I did email Charlie about it though and he stated he received 2 copies with little to no seam at all on either figure.. so, he's going to look into it about my copy..(someone else is casting these). 
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