ML Deadpool, everyone's (including MY) favorite Merc with a Mouth

So, here is my take on everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth - Deadpool!

Recipe:

ML6 Unmasked Deadpool Head

ML6 Punishers guns, bazooka, bazooka shells

ML9 Bullseye upper & lower torso, fingers, belt.

ML14 Moonknight Head

GM wave Havok Arms & Legs

Sin CIty Miho sword & scabbard

Rambo removable bandolier and ankle holster

If you have read my past works, I tend to tell stories when detailing all that went into my custom.....I'll try not to ramble on here.

I was first going just to straight up use a Moonkight for everything, but, well, I didn't like A LOT of what I saw, and what I've seen other customizers overlook for the sake of convienence or laziness. So I not-so-quickly figured out,(eh, at least I live up to my motto: "Little Hustle, Lots O' Muscle",) what parts I wanted to use to achieve my vision of what Deadpool should look like. (I'll need to touch up the bits of paint on his chest, and maybe the black on 'his' left thigh, other than than he's perfect!)

I've been a HUGE fan, and faithful reader of Deadpool since Civil War. When undertaking this character, I looked at A LOT of art to see just what I'd need to do to get this guy right. He's had a number of different costume variations over the years and it was hard to nail down one specific look to go for. I instead, being the fan that I am, went with my own take on the costume.



I sculpted the glove & boot cuffs, boot-tip stripes, and collar with Kneadatite. "Sculpted" the belt buckle by pressing Kneadatite onto ML6 Deadpools'.



Painted everything up with Tamiya Flat Black & Flat Red, with a bit of white and brown touches here and there. Sealed it all with Armory Clear Matte Sealer.

As much as this guy sounds simple and straight forward, all the painting was pretty intensive.



Decided to show mine up against the original, as well as the Rulk wave Union Jack, (since that WOULD be the base that Hasbro intends to use IF they make a Deadpool in the near future - they showed a prototype @ SDCC 09.)

I made this guy with the sole intent of selling him. I need to scrape up some coin for other causes - good ones - TATTOOS! Decided to include ML6 Punisher & ML Xmen BS Gambit coats in the last pic - when I put this on eBay, if bidding should exceed a certain price, the buyer can choose which trenchcoat he'd like Deadpool to have as an extra.

Comments & Critiques are always warmly welcomed,

Word'em

Green Lantern Stel of Sector 3009, Honnu, and Sinestro Corps Amon Sur

So, I know I'm a little late to the party ..... the party of people showing off their Custom Contest figures, from Fwoosh's 1st Customs Contest. But, life keeps me busy, well, busy enough to keep me away from taking pictures that I could post here right away.......so, I finally got around to picture taking last night, and here are they are, one of my favorite Corps members:

Stel

This bad@ss 'bot from Sector 3009 probably wouldn't be made anytime soon, but after seeing his possessed teammate throw him to the anti-matter wolves, and to see him re-appear later on to defend his good old buddy Mogo, I knew he HAD to be made by me.



(Here he is with Brainiac from DCD)


(and here he is with a couple fellow GL's)



He kinda made himself from the fodder I had recently acquired. I came across some Cyber Units (McF's) and knew they'd come in handy somewhere in time. I used parts from 4 different figs. I cut the upper torso of one in half, melded it to a transforming part I ripped out of the Brute one. Some kneadtite to fill the gaps, and some detailed wiring pieces to cover seams later, the upper half was done.

I lucked out with some of the most posable stuff McF has put out as the fodder. The ab-crunch joint got inserted into the dremeled out inner of the upper half , and the crotch area I dremeled out some to recess the joint into there. I did all I could to cut down on his height - he started out much taller. I even had to ditch the more poseable neck joint I had.

I sculpted a chest piece to paint a GL symbol onto, but I noticed soon after that I had a GL ring kicking around. I spread some kneadatite onto a piece of plastic cardback, oiled up the ring, and pressed it into it - and whallah - GL symbol! It's a tad large, but works for my original take on Stel.

I had a lot of fun getting lost in the painting of this guy. SOOOO much sculpted detail begging to be brough out! I used a base of Tamiya silver, and drybrushed a bunch of gunmetal over areas. I went back and painted some individual wires white, others got a bit of clear green to give them a shiny look.

Now this is where I had the most fun: the accessories!



I happened to have an inter-changeable gun arm from one of the McF's CU's, and it looked pretty darn close to what Stel had to create for himself when he was missing half his body, and had to defend Mogo from the Sinestro Corps. He also had constructs that resembled targeting optics, (IIRC).

Well, this fodder would have it that I had a few places to place these construct wires!

Oh yeah, did I mention this was my first scratch head sculpt? I used a cap for a spray bottle to form the bucket-head, and sculpted on the face plate. I wanted to go as detailed as the ML10 Sentinel - but I kept it simple, so simple I did not bother to add the disc-ears. (here are a few WIP's):



I know one arm, err, rather, one hand is longer/larger than the other, but felt a robot was allowed to be tall and un-evenly lanky if he was constantly fighting evil across the universe, and having to re-build himself.

Oh yeah, those target thingies? Cut right from the package of DCUC8 Vigilante!

So, yeah, late to the party, but I hope y'all like him. Here are pictures of a few quickie - customs: Honnu of the Green Lanterns & Amon Sur of the Sinestro Corps. Honnu was just a re-paint of the Fantasic Four Movie Thing. I used some kneadatite to imprint the ring shape from a DCD Kilowog's ring, cut & painted it - whallah! - a ring for Honnu. I know he could use some paint touch up, and a symbol on his belt, but I'll go back to it at a later time.



Amon Sur was a simple headswap and paint. I used a ML8 Iceman head, opened up the socket a little, popped it onto the DCUC3 Sinestro body and painted it with Warlock purple from Citadel.

A Moment of Silence for a Great Man .......

.... I learned yesterday that Conway Mason passed away on Canada Day from his battle with cancer.

Conway was THE tattoo artist that I had finally found to bring my arm to life with a tonne of Green Lantern artwork. His portfolio spoke volumes and I knew he was the one I wanted. I managed to get into a chair and get an hours worth of work done one Saturday afternoon this March of '09. He and I had a vision of what was to be, and he let me know that he was to be taking some personal leave to deal with his illness, but not to fret - he said he'd be back to finish what he started.



Well, it didn't work out as planned, and I KNOW that my arm will never look the way that it was supposed to. I can't imagine the pain that your friends and family must be going through right now.

RIP Conway