Custom and kitbashed 12″ 1:6-scale action figure projects
George Clooney’s first major Hollywood film was also one of his best: 1996’s From Dusk Till Dawn co-starring Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodrigues (Desperado, Sin City). I’ve wanted a 1:6 scale action figure from it ever since I saw it – over 15 years ago! My skills and the availability of civvie parts … Continue reading From Dusk Til Dawn Seth Gecko (George Clooney) 12″ Custom Action Figure 1:6 Scale
Kung Fu Cinema Madness! Here’s my tribute to kung fu superstar Donnie Yen in his darkest and maybe best film, SPL (殺破狼, 2005) – Known as Kill Zone in North America. BACKGROUND: American-born Donnie Yen has been a martial arts actor & choreographer in the Hong Kong film industry since the late 1980’s. Though he … Continue reading Donnie Yen in Kill Zone SPL 殺破狼 [ REAL HAIR ] – Custom 12″ Action Figure 1:6
Finally found some time to work on figures. I wanted to practice my blonde hair painting technique as I find that hair colour very hard to capture. Both of these happen to be Feng headsculpts released commercially with terrible paint jobs. I stripped the paint off and repainted with Liquitex acrylics (truly loads better than … Continue reading 12″ Head Sculpt Repaints – Quantum of Solace 007 Daniel Craig & Blood Diamond DiCaprio
Here’s my kitbash/custom 12″ action figure of Michael Man Tak Wong as “Stone Wong” from the best Hong Kong SDU film, First Option (1996). SDU stands for Special Duties Unit – The Hong Kong police’s SWAT team. During the 1990’s, Hong Kong cinema had a small crazy over the SDU and produced several movies of … Continue reading First Option Hong Kong SDU Stone Wong (Michael Wong) Custom 12″ Figure
I kind of love the 2003 film, Bad Boys 2. Director Michael Bay (Transformers) was able to secure a $130 million budget and Will Smith – the biggest movie star on the planet at the time – to make a foul, outrageous, and wildly un-PC videogame come to life. Bay has gone on record saying … Continue reading Bad Boys 2 Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Custom 12″ Action Figures
John Woo’s “Hard Boiled” is one of my favourite flicks ever. The gunplay is insanely over-the-top stuff and still hasn’t been topped despite countless imitators from around the world. Just the INTRO action scene, a shootout in a Hong Kong teahouse, is better than the climaxes of most other action movies. So, here is a … Continue reading Hard Boiled Chow Yun-Fat 12″ Custom Action Figure 1/6th Scale
