Hellboy, boxed and carded...as if.

Due to the lack of storage space for my ever growing collection, as you can see from the pic on the right, I decided to put Hellboy in one of the empty ML ICons box. This is to:
1) Prevent dust.
2) Prevent accidental damages to the delicate paint work.
3) Lastly, also to 'show-off'!
Can you believe it, after putting it in to the box, I just can't take my eyes of it! Looks like I just bought it from some toys store! hahha...guess I'm just trying to kid myself.
One look and you'll know that it's done by a novice customizer...

"Can't take my eyes off you, you feel like heaven to touch. I want to hold you so much...." hahahaa...some old classic corny song..but it best describes my feelings right now. Did I ever write why I wanted to make Hellboy?
Reasons:
1) 12 inch ones are TOO EXPENSIVE!
2) The original Hellboy not that articulated, even if so, VERY EXPENSIVE!
3) I wanted to own one, but find them TOO EXPENSIVE!
There you have my 3 main reasons why I wanted to make a Hellboy figurine..

Finally, Project 'Hellboy, Customized' completed!

Hope you'll enjoy the pose....feel free to comment/compliment/critise but no vulgarities....thanks..hehe..

More sewing....sew..sew...

This had got to be my toughest time making Hellboy! I have to crack my brain to think of a solution to fit the right sleeve onto his 'Hand of Doom'. Luckily, not ONE single pinky was injured in the process...PHEW!
After completing the right sleeve, I decided to add a collar and a leather belt plus buckle. Looks pretty authentic though...
Reason why I'm rushing this project is that I'll be going on holiday next week! YEH!!!! Guess where I'm going? HONG KONG! The land of toys! I've done some checking and snooping arnd and found several shopping malls specializes in selling all sorts of toys. I tell myself that this had got to be it...I'm gonna get myself some fantastic toys( much be cheap too..) before coming back to SG. No toys, no SG. Serious. Unless, my money runs out before I even get my hands on them. But then again, I can still take pictures. I'll try to capture 'strategic shots' of shops selling toys so that whoever visit this blog of mine can use it as a reference guide. Anyway, that 's all I'm gonna write for today, got to pack and prepare for the 1 week trip...ciao and adios-amigoes! Enjoy the pic of Hellboy!

It's Sewing time!

Today, I managed to get myself a decent manual sewing machine from Yahoo Auction. Why do I need one? Why, I want to sew my own costume from Hellboy, that's why!


One your right is the WIP trench coat and leather pants, all sewn in ONE DAY! Can you believe it? Wow! Sometimes, I amazed myself....


Guess all those years of fiddling with my mon's sewing machine really pays off. The coat's made of cotton and it comes with a hood (see later pic). Actually, I wanted to make a leather coat, infact, I did made one but it's too stiff. Doesn't have that 'drop-down' effect.




Why I say WIP? Well, I'm still missing a sleeve and collar. That's a bit of a tricky part which I'll do it after a good nite sleep. VEry tiring, you know! I've never sewn such small items before. Need alot of 'eye-power'.

On the right is the antique sewing machine I bought online. Guess it still works! hehee..
This hobby is costing my $$...but loving it every minute of it! More pics to follow...

The Right Hand of Doom....

Well, this morning, the weather's fine and cooling. So I decided to carry on with my Hellboy mod. As I still have some epoxie left, I decided to proceed with making the 'Right hand of Doom' and finish the eyes. One thing I find hard to do are the eyes. Hellboy's eyes are very expressive..it got that kind of 'moody' stare. Making the hand was easy. But to achieve the effect, why, that have to wait till it's cured. After making the hand, I still have some spare epoxie, so I decided to bulk up his neck muscles. This is the tricky part. I must prevent the neck from sticking to the neck muscles or I'll have a Hellboy with stiff neck! haha...
SpideyWeb from SGcollect ask me these questions:
Q) What type of expoxies or putty I used?
A) 2 Part Epoxie, bought from Fix It shop. Cost arnd $7+. As for putty, I havn't tried one yet.

Q) Compressor model and airbrush accessories...
A) Got all of them at Artfren, Bras Basah.

Q) Type of paint..
A) Acrylic. The type normally used for airbrushing. Can also be bought from Artfren.
I'm not so much of an expert in such things. Just used them as I go along. Some experts are very particular about certain paint brands. Well, if I ever reached that stage, I'll let you know my preference..hehe..for now, anything goes.

The Rise of HellBoy!

Yoyo...wah! After completing my AVP look-alike, that's what one member of the SGcollect forum calls it, I've decided to embark on my next ambitious project; custom build Hellboy.

Why I say custom build? 'cos I took a completely simple 12 inch figure, those you can get it from the mama shop and transform it into Hellboy. Not possible? Me cazy? Well, I call it a challenge. Anyway, I still have some of the 2 Part Epoxie thingy lying arnd, so why not give it a try. I decided not to waste any time and proceeded to bisect my mama shop action fig.

You know what, I was lucky enough to discover Jinsaotome's site. He is a true Master and a selfless one. Got this tip from him about making movable joints. So I decided to take pics of my WIP and share with any bros interested in making his own joints movable. But first, you need a Dremel set. This bugger is really heaven sent. It's a customizers dream come true. Without it, I don't think I would have dared ventured this far.

After making all the limbs movable or shld I say more flexible/posable, I decided to work on the face. I downloaded some pics from the internet and started work straight away. I also got some tip from Harian from SGcollect. He uses tal powder to prevent epoxie from sticking to the fingers. Well, it works! Thanks man.

The face is still WIP. The eyes, I might some problem making them..you see, Hellboy's eyes are very expressive. They're also rather small. So I decided to make the face 1st, let it cure overnight and tomorrow then work on the eyes, neck, shoulder and chest.