My Custom Characters

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:42 pm

In perverse mockery of Moko's wonderful figs, I've decided to display a week's worth of figs one day at a time - for a week or until my attention span runs short.

Today's installment is the son of a rich noble armed for war - but his mail-sleeves are too long and his sword too heavy!

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/EofAl ... lesson.jpg

EDIT: almost forgot, that's TwoTonic's decal work there.

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:26 pm

hehe, awesome. I love the sleeves dude! I can see this little guy trotting off to war behind his da' until a swift whack on the tail with the flat of a sword sends him scurrying homeward.

can't wait to see more.

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:34 pm

He looks like the son of a rich guy, too.

Good work, can't wait to see the rest!

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:02 pm

Looks very malfoy like wich is perfect!Hope your stuff is as good as his can`t wait till tommorow

Moroder · Post by **Moroder** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:27 pm

, looks really great! Nice hair work; the sleeves also are good, really looks bigger than his costume. can't wait to see your next creation!

Rubberchickenknight · Post by **Rubberchickenknight** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:16 am

Looks very malfoy like

I agree, and I like the mail sleeves. This reminds of a scene from a book or movie that I can't remember, where a kid follows his dad, but gets beaten up. I think it's from the Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis.

Do I espy those cool dwarf legs? (Dwarf-o-vision at work again)

What's the hair made of, Sculpey?

Lamanda2 · Post by **Lamanda2** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:59 am

Nice work!
Love the customized hair.
and I'm pretty sure its just made of some long lego hair cut to size.
You don't mind if I steal that idea do you?

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:04 am

I like it, except for the hair. His mail sleeves are too long, but so are his arms! The sticker is cool.

Rubberchickenknight wrote:I think it's from the Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis.

I don't think so. The Horse and His Boy doesn't have a kid following his dad (IIRC). It's about Shasta escaping from Calormen.

Rubberchickenknight wrote:What's the hair made of, Sculpey?

No, it's a female hair piece cut down (that particular color is from an Episode Two [Star Wars] Obi-Wan).

~smcginnis

Azaghal · Post by **Azaghal** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:09 pm

smcginnis wrote:
Rubberchickenknight wrote:I think it's from the Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis.
I don't think so. The Horse and His Boy doesn't have a kid following his dad (IIRC). It's about Shasta escaping from Calormen.

Yeah, but there's a part near the end where his long-lost twin brother convinces him to sneak off to the climactic battle with him . . .

Either way, you did a nice job on the fig, especially the hair - it looks like it could be used for a boot-camp soldier fig.

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:38 pm

Azaghal wrote:Yeah, but there's a part near the end where his long-lost twin brother convinces him to sneak off to the climactic battle with him . . .

Yeah, I know, but he's not really following his father. Oh well, let's stop talking about it (don't want to start a debate

).

~smcginnis

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:44 pm

smcginnis wrote:No, it's a female hair piece cut down.

Correct! Glad everyone liked the little tyke.

Next up, a villianous viking:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/EofAl ... viking.jpg

What's that? I'm just using stuff that's already been done? Hush, you.

Lord Mikal · Post by **Lord Mikal** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:40 pm

Great job on the hair, I'd do that if I had more of those. The sleeves do a great job of making the coat look too big.

I hate to say it, but that face realy messed up the viking fig. Try painting him a real right eye, perhaps. Interesting Castle use of Han Solo's gun belt, though. I rather like it.

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:48 pm

Lord Mikal wrote:I hate to say it, but that face realy messed up the viking fig.

Hmm... that's the only fig i've ever made with the face that I liked. His eye matches the armor and gauntlets very well.

EDIT: On the kid, I actually didn't cut the hair for that reason. I cut off the bottom part to stick on a helmet - it'll be on tomorrow's fig.

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:35 pm

Like the new viking! I like that head on there, and Han's belt.

E of Alshire wrote:On the kid, I actually didn't cut the hair for that reason. I cut off the bottom part to stick on a helmet - it'll be on tomorrow's fig.

Oh, good. I just didn't like that hair because it would leave him bald in the back. It also looks like it wouldn't stay on that well. However, I like it a lot when long hair is attached to a helmet.

~smcginnis

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:42 pm

smcginnis wrote: Oh, good. I just didn't like that hair because it would leave him bald in the back. It also looks like it wouldn't stay on that well. However, I like it a lot when long hair is attached to a helmet.

~smcginnis

I've used this method before and had the top part left over. It really does give him a bowl cut, and looks perfect for a kid or a scribe. It stays on just fine.

OT - I like the villainous viking! the eye looks great, and that helmet is pretty nifty dude.