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Post by attacktixman on Oct 18, 2007 10:13:06 GMT -5
Definetly go for it! It will even fire straight and true in a vertical postion. And I almost forgot how deceptively good the knock down power is.
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Post by imvader3 on Oct 20, 2007 9:28:48 GMT -5
Wow,never thought of using Captain America's shield for goofy...great job!But how does Malificent attack?
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 20, 2007 9:46:20 GMT -5
Thanks, glad you like Goofy's shield. I can't believe how straight and true it flies out. I thought for sure it would dip and curve being mounted vertically. Someone at Hasbro did a great job on this.
Maleficent's attack uses one of those super strong clear rubber bands attached to the top of her staff and a Bionicle Zamor ball that was drilled through. (This is where knot tying skills come in handy). You essentially use it as a slingshot. What the picture doesn't show is a rubber grommet cut in half and glued to the side or her wrist. Line up the band in the groove of the grommet, pull back, release and whack! With some practice, you can get real good at it. Need to be in about the same striking range as a striker Tix, maybe a little further out if you do it well. I don't know if I like the sound of the impact though, its almost too vicious! Might try a small lightweight rubber ball. When not in actual use, the ball fits snugly on the top of her staff.
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Post by imvader3 on Oct 20, 2007 9:51:36 GMT -5
Well,great job on them! +1 karma for you!
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Post by Whiz Kid on Oct 20, 2007 10:39:30 GMT -5
Can we see more of the O-13 guy? I'd like to see/hear what you did to the sword... Is Maleficent one of the dollar store Disney figures? I saw some the other day and thought they'd be perfect, but I myself have little to no interest in making/owning Disney/KH 'tix. They look great, just not my bag.
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Post by greyelephant on Oct 20, 2007 12:25:26 GMT -5
That video is the bomb! The b.a.t. is great with that band attack. Now if you could make a good looking Asajj Ventress, you would have me willing to pay some cash. Hint, hint.......
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 21, 2007 11:15:56 GMT -5
The O 13 guy aka ?-?-? and The Man with No Name (as I'm finding out from resident"expert" KH players), I'd like to wait until individual pics are released. I can say that I made him to have modular weapons so they can be swapped out, just need more weapons probably from the dollar store. That's where Maleficent came from along with Goofy and some more.
Okay, you convinced me, its time to get busy on Assajj Ventress again. She'll definetly be dual saber wielding although in a pose probably not expected. Thanks, everyone for your great comments.
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 26, 2007 16:33:34 GMT -5
Boush just a little "filler" before some sneak previews...
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Post by YodaBreaker on Oct 26, 2007 21:15:17 GMT -5
...because she's holding a thermal detonator!?!
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 27, 2007 7:49:39 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the general idea. One could even stretch their imagination and suppose this is a fraction of a second after the detonator is set off and her hand has already been consumed. (Or more like I didn't get around to mounting a hand in place and couldn't think of a better attack mechanism that would fit and work with the fig ).
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Post by jackpunch on Oct 28, 2007 9:04:00 GMT -5
I like it...is the helmet from the 3 3/4 line?
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 28, 2007 10:47:09 GMT -5
Interesting little story behind this. The figure is from the latest 3 3/4" line. Leia was considerably smaller in height and proportion than most of the others. So with her knees bent (and glued) she's actually shorter than some TIX.
Now the helmet came from another earlier Leia as Boussh fig (out of a loose fig discount bin) that was larger, however the helmet was smaller, so I swapped them.
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Post by Whiz Kid on Oct 28, 2007 11:22:38 GMT -5
So what exactly did you mount there in place of the force blast? I'm a bit curious to see how this looks unloaded.
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Post by Leumas on Oct 28, 2007 13:55:28 GMT -5
Nice KH and Boush customs! I'm also curious about the bomb missile...is it a marble or something? 900th post!!!
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Post by attacktixman on Oct 28, 2007 19:12:01 GMT -5
Hi guys, Okay, time for another video, cause this "thermal detonator" really knocks down figures. Although its about the same size as a ping pong ball, its one of those kiddie hollow plastic balls that was yellow & painted with some silver & grafted onto a clear force blast shaft. Someone else has shown this before. Something about the ball really knocks down figures and the range is the same, if not farther.
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