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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 9:39am | IP Logged | 1
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Here's an eBay/statue-bust sales site I use now and again. No action figures, though.
http://www.toytracker.net/bowen/
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Pat Ditton
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 12:56pm | IP Logged | 2
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Thanks Ryan -- cool site. It did TWO things -- it confirmed I own too many mini-busts AND that I've lost about 50% of my retail investment - so I should just not buy retail any more and buy 2nd hand on eBay....
I can't believe that Vindicator/Guardian is selling in the $100 range (ugh!) I might have to unload mine to help finance the Guardian commission.....(hehehe)
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 1:01pm | IP Logged | 3
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If we get Guardian done, my bust is history.
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Pat Ditton
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 1:06pm | IP Logged | 4
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I've been crunching the numbers -- I'd like to do it - even with lesser people than for Superman. I'm thinking of getting a mold/casting kit from a hobby store, pumping out a cast of the current Guardian and practicing painting (with an air-brush and hand brush) -- Guardian shouldn't bee too hard -- and it would keep costs WAY down.
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 1:08pm | IP Logged | 5
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And just round off the nose piece?
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Pat Ditton
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 1:22pm | IP Logged | 6
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Nahhh -- get a nice new bust from JIM - fix the helmet, better pose, etc.
Edited by Pat Ditton on 21 November 2007 at 8:56pm
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Steve Lyons
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| Posted: 21 November 2007 at 11:13pm | IP Logged | 7
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No. But it's as close as I would ever honestly expect to see.
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So, for someone like myself that customizes action figures, how is the bust different from what you envisioned? I'd like to do my Guardian up right.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 22 November 2007 at 1:03am | IP Logged | 8
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Altho I sometimes "cheated" to allow a greater range of "expression", I
intended that Guardian's mask/helmet be smooth across his face, not
contoured to his features. As if it was the top half of Iron Man's mask,
rather than Batman's.
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Flavio Sapha
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| Posted: 22 November 2007 at 5:14am | IP Logged | 9
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The helmet curve of the mask was always Guardian´s most distinctive trait.
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Greg Kirkman
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| Posted: 24 November 2007 at 5:38pm | IP Logged | 10
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Altho I sometimes "cheated" to allow a greater range of "expression", I
intended that Guardian's mask/helmet be smooth across his face, not
contoured to his features. As if it was the top half of Iron Man's mask,
rather than Batman's.
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Yep. And that's why the mini-bust doesn't look quite right, since the mask wraps around his nose.
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Garett Stehle
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| Posted: 24 November 2007 at 6:19pm | IP Logged | 11
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Close enough for me too
Edited by Garett Stehle on 24 November 2007 at 6:24pm
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Nathan Greno
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| Posted: 25 November 2007 at 12:34pm | IP Logged | 12
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JB:
Altho I sometimes "cheated" to allow a greater range of "expression", I
intended that Guardian's mask/helmet be smooth across his face, not
contoured to his features. As if it was the top half of Iron Man's mask,
rather than Batman's.
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A good example of that...
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