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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: tahra on June 29, 2013, 16:25:24

Title: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 29, 2013, 16:25:24
My big achievement. FINALLY. This is one of the custom "lines" that's been in the works for months...

After surgery, paint layers and varnish, here he is...

(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/romanspeedo001.jpg)
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/romanspeedo002.jpg)

Yes, I know the paint job is lousy. However, trust me... for me, it's GREAT. Amazing. I am stupidly happy with him.

Anyways, is spite of the (many) shortcomings, this does prove my hope - the speedos CAN be converted in awesome klickys. So, many more to follow, with some general plans for several, and VERY SPECIFIC plans for one ;)

As you can see, a success with the ladies:

(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/romanspeedo003.jpg)


And another one.... with plenty of success with the ladies as well..

(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/romanspeedo004.jpg)
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/romanspeedo005.jpg)

Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Wesley Myers on June 29, 2013, 16:32:38
The paint looks good. You shouldn't be so head on yourself.

The figures look good too. (Not historically accurate with the shorts, mind you - but they do look good.)

What kind of paint did you use?
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 29, 2013, 16:35:47
The paint looks good. You shouldn't be so head on yourself.

The figures look good too. (Not historically accurate with the shorts, mind you - but they do look good.)

What kind of paint did you use?

Thanks... It doesn't look that great on close inspection - I'm REALLY not good at this, and I know it... Still, I like them, so does my sister, which, in the end, is what really matters ;)

I know they're not historically accurate, but I don't much care for that (good, right? ;) )..

I used some acrylic paint my sister has for YEARS  :-[
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Wesley Myers on June 29, 2013, 16:38:28
The colour matching is excellent. That's why I wanted to know the type of paint. Did you mix the colours or are they straight from the bottle?
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 29, 2013, 16:40:25
The colour matching is excellent. That's why I wanted to know the type of paint. Did you mix the colours or are they straight from the bottle?

:-[ Mixing colors is WAYYYYYY over my skill level. The only painted parts are the boots.

(well, the gold female one has the trimmings on top in gold, with a marker... )
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Birdie on June 29, 2013, 16:46:56
Wow, okay, these look amazing!!  :wow: :wow:

They look way better than the Romans with torso's from before Speedo-dad showed up

 :inlove:

Great project  :)  Keep this up and you'll be mixing paints like a pro in a few weeks.
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Wesley Myers on June 29, 2013, 16:54:56
:-[ Mixing colors is WAYYYYYY over my skill level. The only painted parts are the boots.

(well, the gold female one has the trimmings on top in gold, with a marker... )

What about the chest straps?
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 29, 2013, 17:03:05
Great project  :)  Keep this up and you'll be mixing paints like a pro in a few weeks.

Thanks... you just forget these have months in the making (especially the first one - the blue)

What about the chest straps?

Tape... Masking tape for brown, and the other is cheap one from a "chinese store"  :-[   But I figured the color matched the darker red speedos, so...
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: el jefe on June 29, 2013, 18:57:05
Hey nice figures Tahra.  They look great. 
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: conniefrere on June 29, 2013, 20:07:14
Brilliant! Really love these ones......
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Erik on June 29, 2013, 21:35:54
Nice!!!Been watching a lot of "Spartacus", have you, lol??? ;) :lol:
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Salamander on June 30, 2013, 04:07:36
They all look great!  :D  If I remember correctly from a picture you posted, don't you have 100+ Speedo Dads?  Are they all destined for the Roman Army?
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 30, 2013, 07:20:04
Nice!!!Been watching a lot of "Spartacus", have you, lol??? ;) :lol:

Gannicus, most likely ;)

They all look great!  :D  If I remember correctly from a picture you posted, don't you have 100+ Speedo Dads?  Are they all destined for the Roman Army?

Well, not ALL... but many. Now I need speedo moms. You know my armies usually have both genders!
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 30, 2013, 12:12:49
And a speedo Gladiator:
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/speedogladiator01.jpg)

LOVE that hair. Is there a blonde version coming? Gods, I could REALLY use some quality time with the playmomachines :P

That tape is.. inferior. I'll have to see how it holds..
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Ismene on June 30, 2013, 12:16:13
That tape is.. inferior. I'll have to see how it holds..

Sometimes office supply stores have similar tape. They might have a better quality one?
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on June 30, 2013, 12:20:36
Sometimes office supply stores have similar tape. They might have a better quality one?

Maybe... The others turned out better, same package (except the brown)...
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Ismene on June 30, 2013, 12:26:12
Maybe... The others turned out better, same package (except the brown)...

Weird.
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Hallensis on July 08, 2013, 08:40:31
Very cool Romans Tahra !
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: gaspodfreud on July 10, 2013, 19:02:54
Hello Tahra , i really like your two female in gold and grey , very pleasant to watch theses colors !! your last gladiator is really cool , i like minimalism , just a fews details for a personnality , very good finish with the stickers (even i still find theses legs are really to slim for playmobil ...)  Jeremy
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: tahra on August 18, 2013, 19:11:40
And here's a friend for that last gladiator, and a god....

(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/customs053.jpg)

(wish we had those wings in white. Cupid has white wings)
Title: Re: Speedo Romans
Post by: Georgeag1972 on August 19, 2013, 10:41:00
They look great!!! Excellent job tahra, very well done!!!

George. :)