Rachel Grey Summers Action Figure

It feels like it's been ages since I've updated this blog.  I'm glad to finally be back and settled for the most part so I can work on some more action figures.  I've been a big of Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-men title.  I also really like Rachel Summers' new costume design.  Rachel was made using a Madame Hydra body, an X-men 3 movie Jean Grey arms, and a Rachel Summers Marvel Girl head (head cast from CamkoKid Castings). 

 

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Michelangelo Action Figure

The last of the 4 of my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles repaints, Michelangelo!  This was pretty much a repaint on the actual figure.  I also put real chains on the nunchucks. 

Check out the other turtles I've worked on.

Leonardo

Donatello

Raphael

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Raphael Action Figure

Number 3 of 4 of my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles repaints, Raphael!  There were no modifications.  It was strictly a repaint. 

Check out the other turtles I've worked on.

Leonardo

Donatello

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Donatello Action Figure

Number 2 of my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles repaints is my favorite of the 4, Donatello!  There were no modifications.  It was strictly a repaint. 

Check out the other turtles I've worked on.

Leonardo

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Leonardo Action Figure

I've been on a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle kick.  I've read the first trade of the new comic book and just watched the first episodes of the new cartoon.  On top of that the new action figures are fantastic. The sculpts are fantastic and every turtle has their own unique look to it. The only thing it could really use is a better paint job.  First up, the fearless leader, Leonardo.  More of the figures to come later. 

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Tribe One Action Figure

For the folks that don't know Niles Gray aka Tribe One is an incredibly awesome rapper as well as a very good friend of mine.  He even wrote the theme song to Earth's Mightiest Podcast.  So earlier in the year his girlfriend contacted me about making a Tribe One action figure for his birthday.  She wanted a super hero version of him. She wanted to make sure he had a mic with something Devil Dinosaur-ish (that's his favorite comic book character ever). 

Niles in his Super-Flybrarian form.

So I talked to my fellow Earth's Mightiest Podcast co-host Alex to do the super hero design and this is the awesomeness that he came up with.  Notice the T and O logo design from Rusty Shackles.

So on to the action figure.  I ordered a Fisher Price T-rex with a poorly places trigger for chomping action.  The funny thing is that I ordered it from Ebay only to find out it's missing an arm!  So of course the only thing to do is to replace the arm with a gun!  The actual Tribe One action figure was made using a Marvel Legends Drax figure with a combination of a Black Panther collar and Dr. Doom cape.  I really didn't have the time to make the cape exactly how Alex drew it, but I think I got the point across.

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She-Hulk Action Figure

For all the folks that know me I'm a huge She-Hulk fan.  The Marvel Legends She-Hulk that came out had a decent sculpt, but I didn't care for the hairstyle.  I decided to go with the big 80's haircut style.  On top of that both of her hands are open.  She punches things!

So here's my modified version of Marvel Legends She-Hulk.  I took the existing She-Hulk action figure, swapped the hair out with a Marvel Legends Phoenix hair, and swapped out the hands with DC Universe fists.

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