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These pics are kind of crappy since they were snapped with my old iPhone X. But shows how it looks on the figure. I like it.
Got shipping notice for reg. Skeletor
@he-dad Thank you. I was happy with how it came out. I haven't even dropped it on the figure yet! LOL The gloss hits on the eyes and teeth were drying last night. I snagged it on my way out the door and brought it to work to photograph.
Even though it looks awesome bro do you ever think it kind of hurts its value by modifying it?
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@he-dad I’ve thought about it. But that possibility doesn’t bother me. I do things like this for my benefit. And to practice my craft. To make the things I buy more to my liking. Were I to ever sell this my target audience would be a buyer that wants something unique and executed in a fashion that adds to the overall aesthetic of the piece. Someone who sees the modification as added value and not a detraction. To me, modifications that are done in a style that blends with the entire piece (in a way that makes them virtually indistinguishable from the production piece) are where it’s at.
I think every artist should aspire to do what they love. Those that are attracted to it and see the benefit will be of a like mind. Those people are an artist’s target audience.
@firmpulse That makes sense bro. Good deal. So it sounds like this what you normally do. Do you have any other customized Mondos that you think totally rock?
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@he-dad No, the Skeletor head was first one. But I’ve done a ton of other stuff. The biggest of which was a total repaint of McFarlane’s Gold Label Batwing. It was featured on ToyArk about 8 months back. I painted it for one of the site owners. Before that I painted the McFarlane Flash/89 Batmobile. Recently, I did some paint mods to my Classified HISS. Minor stuff really. I do a lot of figure repaints and paint mods. I’m seriously kicking around totally repainting New Eternia Trap Jaw. That figure is amazing. So it would be really fun.
Got shipping notice for reg. Skeletor
how much $ did you save buying the regular version. Was it a lot?
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@he-dad No, the Skeletor head was first one. But I’ve done a ton of other stuff. The biggest of which was a total repaint of McFarlane’s Gold Label Batwing. It was featured on ToyArk about 8 months back. I painted it for one of the site owners. Before that I painted the McFarlane Flash/89 Batmobile. Recently, I did some paint mods to my Classified HISS. Minor stuff really. I do a lot of figure repaints and paint mods. I’m seriously kicking around totally repainting New Eternia Trap Jaw. That figure is amazing. So it would be really fun.
I remember seeing something about that Batmobile bro. People had to fix them and then McFarlane said here everybody we are selling a fixed one. 😂
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Got my 2 regular boneheads yesterday.
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I love how, Panthor, Adam, Deluxe Skeletor shipped from China and boxes mint.
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These 2 Skeketors shipped from Texas looks like they’ve been in a war. Holes in shipping box, a few made through to inner box. One has a rip. Filthy. I’ll take the trade off of slow overseas shipping, than this crap.
@banthafett OOF! Sorry to hear that. My Skeletor that shipped from China came with a big ole hole punched in the shipper. Lucked out and didn't get the actual product box dinged. Those shipper boxes are some pretty weak corrugated cardboard. Very easy to puncture.
@depp76 I was thinking 140 MAX. Prices have gotten crazy as a whole. It sucks but, it is what it is. With that in mind 260 for Deluxe Skeletor was acceptable imo. I'm beyond happy with that figure. I think it's the greatest Skeletor figure ever created. TONS of useful accessories. Then there's Orko. He's BARELY a 6" figure which isn't even fully articulated (legs only articulate at the hips. No idea about the POA of the arms), 6 sets of hands and a couple of mini-figures and a few other small accoutrements. They are drinking absurdity and pissing ridiculousness.
@depp76 I was thinking 140 MAX. Prices have gotten crazy as a whole. It sucks but, it is what it is. With that in mind 260 for Deluxe Skeletor was acceptable imo. I'm beyond happy with that figure. I think it's the greatest Skeletor figure ever created. TONS of useful accessories. Then there's Orko. He's BARELY a 6" figure which isn't even fully articulated (legs only articulate at the hips. No idea about the POA of the arms), 6 sets of hands and a couple of mini-figures and a few other small accoutrements. They are drinking absurdity and pissing ridiculousness.
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You're living in a dream world if you thought it would only be $140. I was personally thinking it would be in the price range of $185-$200. I wasn't necessarily shocked that it was $235, but I wasn't particularly happy about it. Still picking him up regardless since I don't think Orko will ever look any better than this (just like all the other Mondo renditions). I'm digging how his second head is similar to the Revelation/Sideshow statue design as well.
I've personally tapered down all of my collecting to be exclusively Mondo MOTU and Tweeterhead MOTU. I'd rather pay more to get super high quality stuff than pay less and get the terrible paintjobs from the Masterverse line. I can definitely see why the price of these items is a turn-off though, especially if you're getting other MOTU product or collecting other lines.Â
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