Topic: The Spectreverse: The Spectre's Custom Universe!

[Tamer]

Very nice Dan. Great use of parts. Off to share on the front pages.

[Darth More]

Hey those recent customs look awesome! Nice use of parts and smart head-swaps there!
Thanks for sharing, Dan!

[Starchaser]

I like the Imzig - good job with parts on this figure.

[The Spectre]

Retro Styled Spaceport Visitors

Spaceports across the galaxy play host to billions of sentients of all shapes and sizes every day. Multitudes of travelers including humans, near human species, reptilians, aquatic beings, insectoids and those with body plans that are almost inconceivable arrive and depart constantly. You never know what you will see on any given day.

Note: This was an exeriment in using some of my wife's holographic nail polish to paint the figures' robes.

I wanted them to look like something out of old low budget sci-fi movies and television shows which often used "sparkly" material such as lame` for futuristic or alien costumes.

[Starchaser]

Well that experiment turned out really well! Those aliens totally look like 1950's aliens.

[Tamer]

I agree. that is one successful experiment. Off to the front pages.

[(SID)]

Haha wow these are really great. Kinda look like they stepped outta MIB III

Curious how you applied the polish to the figures since I've been experimenting with it on some BS 6" figures.

[The Spectre]

Haha wow these are really great. Kinda look like they stepped outta MIB III

Curious how you applied the polish to the figures since I've been experimenting with it on some BS 6" figures.

Thanks, I was shooting for something like you would have seen in the old "Buck Rogers" or "Doctor Who" era of low budget sci-fi.

I just used the brush that was in the nail polish bottle to apply the polish to the figures. I didn't want to ruin any of my good brushes, especially if the experiment didn't work.

[Moronarama]

Like everyone else said, those space visitors are awesome.  I think they look like something for the old school Tom Baker Dr. Who episodes.  The holographic nail polish worked like a charm.

[Darth More]

I agree! They look awesome! The figures themselves remind me just a little of those statues that came with cereals back in the days. And the holographic effect turned out excellently! Strongly reminds me of all the shiny Pokémon cards I traded with friends on the school yard. Thanks for bringing back those good memories, Dan!
Now, I'm afraid you own your wife a bottle of nail polish. And I need a good reason to justify why I buy one of those bottles in the drug store next time! lol
Thanks for sharing. Definitely made my day!

[Don]

Crazy idea trying the nail polish, but what a cool result!
Did you put the nail polish directly on the plastic of the figure, or did you lay down a clear-coat or something first? The polish dried correctly?

[The Spectre]

Crazy idea trying the nail polish, but what a cool result!
Did you put the nail polish directly on the plastic of the figure, or did you lay down a clear-coat or something first? The polish dried correctly?

I Dullcoted the figures first, then applied the nail polish.

[The Spectre]

Swoop Rider Mercenary (Human)

Mercenaries can be hired in just about any seedy spaceport in the galaxy. Whatever your needs, from basic vibroblade wielding brutes to professionally trained ex-soldiers, if you have cold hard credits, you can hire as many mercenaries as you need (or can afford) to do the desired jobs.

This was a simple exercise to try and remove some of the cartoonier aspects of the "Fortnite" figures to make them better fit into the "Spectreverse". The "Fortnite" figures' larger, chunkier designs make finding appropriately scaled replacement parts difficult.

[The Spectre]

Hooded Mercenary (Human)

Mercenaries can be hired in just about any seedy spaceport in the galaxy. Whatever your needs, from basic vibroblade wielding brutes to professionally trained ex-soldiers, if you have cold hard credits, you can hire as many mercenaries as you need (or can afford) to do the desired jobs.

This was a simple exercise to try and remove some of the cartoonier aspects of the "Fortnite" figures to make them better fit into the "Spectreverse". The "Fortnite" figures' larger, chunkier designs make finding appropriately scaled replacement parts difficult.

[The Spectre]

Heavy Weapons Mercenary (Human)

Mercenaries can be hired in just about any seedy spaceport in the galaxy. Whatever your needs, from basic vibroblade wielding brutes to professionally trained ex-soldiers, if you have cold hard credits, you can hire as many mercenaries as you need (or can afford) to do the desired jobs.

This was a simple exercise to try and remove some of the cartoonier aspects of the "Fortnite" figures to make them better fit into the "Spectreverse". The "Fortnite" figures' larger, chunkier designs make finding appropriately scaled replacement parts difficult.