I wonder how many CHUD-goers know of the 1/6th scale movie toy subculture that exists. Obviously, not many movies get official toys made in the more realistic, detailed 6th scale, so a lot of movie/toy fans make their own out of a combination of existing materials and their own hand-made stuff. I tried to get involved, but it's really not for me. It's still great fun to see pictures of these projects, though. Here are some examples taken from all over the 'net:
(This was taken from http://www.rebelscum.com/tonymain.asp which also features more pictures of Dekkard, Indiana Jones, John McClaine from Die Hard, and tons of Star Wars customs up to the same quality.)
(This was done by an Asian customizer, I believe. He even made the little pig oven mit.)
(These can be purchased and are reportedly of very high quality. Also available are a Batman Returns version and a more comic-stylized version. http://www.sovereignmodel.com/home.html)
(Wong Fei-Hung, if that's not evident. This guy's a very prolific customizer, whose work can be seen at http://dawgestyle.com)
(El Mariachi, same as above.)
Others I have in my folder include De Niro in The Deer Hunter and Taxi Driver, Beetlejuice, an excellent Rambo, a jaw-dropping Oh Dae-su from Oldboy (in battle-damaged and regular flavor) , and more, so it just goes to show that these can not only be very high quality with lots of work put into their fabrication, but also pretty diverse as far as the movies go (as opposed to just movies with huge geek fanbases like Star Wars).
(This was taken from http://www.rebelscum.com/tonymain.asp which also features more pictures of Dekkard, Indiana Jones, John McClaine from Die Hard, and tons of Star Wars customs up to the same quality.)
(This was done by an Asian customizer, I believe. He even made the little pig oven mit.)
(These can be purchased and are reportedly of very high quality. Also available are a Batman Returns version and a more comic-stylized version. http://www.sovereignmodel.com/home.html)
(Wong Fei-Hung, if that's not evident. This guy's a very prolific customizer, whose work can be seen at http://dawgestyle.com)
(El Mariachi, same as above.)
Others I have in my folder include De Niro in The Deer Hunter and Taxi Driver, Beetlejuice, an excellent Rambo, a jaw-dropping Oh Dae-su from Oldboy (in battle-damaged and regular flavor) , and more, so it just goes to show that these can not only be very high quality with lots of work put into their fabrication, but also pretty diverse as far as the movies go (as opposed to just movies with huge geek fanbases like Star Wars).
