Customizing: Chakotay is finished

[dieastra]

He's done! I feel very accomplished today. I think I have outdone myself, even if I say so myself. What do you think? Does that look like Chakotay or what? *beams*

I had quite a struggle trying to mix the right skin tone, it always came out too brown and dark. And don't ask me about the tattoo! The black pen I wanted to use for it had dried up but I did not fancy waiting another day and buy a new one... then I realized, the pens for labeling CDs are waterproof as well.

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[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Sorry for never answering your question but I wasn't quite sure how it was meant. Yes, I did paint the figure in new colors, the first picture shows the changes. And I cut away a bit of the robe. It is made from some kind of rubber so it was easy to cut. And then I added other bits like the rolled up sleeves swith Milliput. All that is white is Milliput.
But yes, there are no real clothes here. It's all only plastic and rubber. And paint ;)

[niviene.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure if they were painted on or if those were clothes so I thought I'd ask.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Ah, now I get you. With these small 5" or 7" figures they are never real clothes. Sometimes they are made to look very well with folds and everything. But usually when you can see the knee joints or elbow joints it means no clothes.

Those are only in the 9" and 12" ones. With one exception: The Mezco line. They have made a business of small figures but coming with several heads and hands like the big ones, and having real cloth. Figures like Batman or Superman looking so much more real that way when the joints are covered by the costume.

And they also started a Star Trek line but sadly we never got the full team. Also even though they are small figures they do cost about 80 Dollars while "normal" figures in this size are about 25 Dollars.

Here is the Mezco Kirk I have, plus Mirror Spock and normal Spock. Not even Bones!

https://dieastra.livejournal.com/237465.html

[niviene.livejournal.com]

Cool. I couldn't tell the height of the figure from the photos. Now I'll be able to tell by the elbow and knee joints. Thanks for the insight. Whoa O_O at the price!!! Too bad about Bones.