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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: Serenity on October 29, 2005, 15:28:59
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This is Zoe, Mal, and Inara from Serenity (the movie), or Firefly (the television series). I'm not happy with Mal's undershirt, it should be red with suspenders, but I'm working on that. I'm working on the rest of the crew as well. Jayne should be ready the soonest.
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Wow! Those are fantastic! Are you sure Mal's shirt is red? The last epidsode I saw it was a rust color so the one you have looks authentic to me. Zoe is perfect and obviously I'm partial to Inara! ;) Love how you've done her hair but maybe the new princess hair will be nice too?
Excellent customs Serenity & a fitting tribute to a fun show! :D
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And may I assume that Zoe is your chosen avatar.
After all I need to get crackin' on my new avatar collection ;) 8}
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And may I assume that Zoe is your chosen avatar.
Looks like it to me too Meg...and the quote under her photo is from Season one, Epidsode one (heck what do I mean, there was only a Season 1 :'( )...well and now the movie.
After all I need to get crackin' on my new avatar collection ;) 8}
You need one for YOU first love! :lol:
P.S. I forgot to say, excelent graphics Serenity! You or Krystal need to teach me how to do those someday!
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Yes, Zoe is my chosen avatar (for now ;) ) ... I'll get a better pic when I can.
In the meantime, I think I've figured out how to do your Tarot cards ... I'll get back to you on that when I know for sure ;D
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Inara,
What happened to your crystal ball?
It was there yesterday.
Now, you need a fortune teller stand or tent. Will she become an attraction in the Midway of your circus?
Meg,
My new avatar, huh
I guess I should start thinking
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I finished the next two in the Serenity crew series ... here's the new group shot
River Tam, Jayne, Zoe, Mal, and Inara. River will be getting a new dress, but until my DS order comes in, it will have to wait. I was pretty happy that I found a butcher knife in my parts collection for her, though.
In other customs, I'll try to take a pic of the tarot cards before I ship them off to Inara/Psyche, but I don't know if my camera will do them justice.
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These are excellent Serenity! You've got quite the touch! (I've not seen the River and the butcher knife episode yet...were just up to episode 5? Where the doc get's nabbed and they think River is a witch. :D)
In other customs, I'll try to take a pic of the tarot cards before I ship them off to Inara/Psyche, but I don't know if my camera will do them justice.
Inara,
What happened to your crystal ball?
It was there yesterday.
Now, you need a fortune teller stand or tent. Will she become an attraction in the Midway of your circus?
I liked the crystal ball but it made the avatar a bit harder to see and was a bit cut off. Tarot cards are going to be cool. And yes, I'll have to get a tent figured out.
My new avatar, huh
I guess I should start thinking
Yup! Don't keep us in suspense. (Though you do make a cute rodent! ;) )
Which reminds me, when I was writing up FAQs and describing the ready made option...how you could select male, female or "other"...I though..."My aren't we progressive...we have an "intersexual category!" :D
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This are excellent Serenity! You've got quite the touch! (I've not seen the River and the butcher knife episode yet...were just up to episode 5? Where the doc get's nabbed and they think River is a witch. :D)
Ah! The "big damned heroes" episode ... one of my favorites
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Love the customs, Serenity! And the pic looks great, makes a very eye-catching avatar. 8)
Can't comment a great deal on how they compare to the characters you've based them on, since we don't have the show here yet - not on terrestrial stations, anyway (we don't have Sky, cable or anything like that in our house). Could you post a pic of the real people from the show/movie so we can compare them? ;)
My husband tells me it's another of Joss Whedon's creations. He's a big fan of both the "Buffy" and "Angel" series, so he knows more about these things than me. :)
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I posted a link over one my Welcome thread but here you go as it's still onscreen. This may not show their clothes as well as possible.
http://www.gateworld.net/firefly/characters/index.shtml
"Senerity" is a movie based on (and having the same cast) as a short-lived Joss Whedon series called "Firefly" that only ran for one year (2002) but is a clut favorit. It's a mix of science-fiction and western genres and very "Joss Whedon-ish". I'm a big "Buffy" fan and am just getting caught up on the series Firefly.
"Firefly" is the type of ship they zoom around in and "Serentity" is it's name.
Mal is the Captain
Zoe his right hand #1 partner
"Wash" the pilot and Zoe's husband
Inara is a paid Companion (legal and revered in this universe) who is also
called the Ambassador (she's sort of a mother figure to the crew, not
a companion there)
Jayne's a big lug henchman with a heart of...lead?
Shepard Book is the roving minister/monk with a past
Kaylee is the "sweetheart" master engineer/mechanic
Simon is a talented doctor who is now their medic and on the run with
River, his sister, a genious pyschizo he broke out of a militrary research lab
Together they do "jobs" (mostly illegal") and try to avoid capture by the alliance (sort of "The Empire") ...see, it's simple...and very quirky.
Edit: Ah, here we go...(this was the only photo I could find of the entire cast that I could bootleg):
Left to right: Jayne, River, Simon, Mal, Inara, Zoe, Wash (back), Kaylee (front), Shepherd Book
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Kryssie ~ You can probably get Firefly on DVD these days ... it's been off the air for some time now. And yes, any Joss Whedon fan would at least know of Firefly. DH LOVED the show, but I never really got into it (mostly because it never appeared at a consistent time). I got into it after seeing the Serenity movie that just came out.
Psyche ~ Thanks for the synopsis ;D I like to call River the Psychic Psychotic ("I can kill you with my brain" :o ). Wait'll you see the movie ... she kicks butt! Serenity is also the last battle in the war against the Alliance, and 'Mal' named his ship after that battle.
Oh, and MY Jayne is wearing a yellow t-shirt with the 'Blue Sun' logo ... Blue Sun is a bad guy company associated with the Alliance, and River REALLY doesn't like them. The t-shirt is one Jayne wore in an episode Psyche hasn't seen yet :P Jayne's gun's name is Vera, but I haven't done that custom yet.
Here's the pic I want to pose all of my customs in front of when I get to that point. Left to right, it's Jayne, Kaylee, Wash, Zoe, Mal, Simon, and River. It's important to note that while you don't see 'Mal' in a coat in this picture, he and Zoe were on the side of the Independents (aka Browncoats) in the war against the Alliance (who wanted to 'civilize' the outer planets by telling them how to live). So, my 'Mal' is wearing his brown coat. ;D
Kaylee is the one I'm working on right now, in this outfit.
She's one of the ones I want the new fairytale hair for, and she'll probably end up being my avatar when I get there. Doing the flowery top is going to be tricky.
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Psyche ~ I forgot to ask you, what graphics program do you have? I can't help much with Photoshop, but if you have Paint Shop Pro, I can walk you through some of those effects. Layers are my friend, as is Gaussian Blur ;)
Edit: Oops I modified your post but fixed it back. Sorry. I need to be careful where I click. :-[
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I have the education edition of photoshop (it costs about half of the open market edition as it is sold only to educators). I've not been able to figure it out hardly at all! I've got a book but not the patience (or time) to just read and play as I'd like.
Is paint shop pro expensive?
BTW, your new Zoe avatar looks fabulous!
For Kaylee what about the maid from 4254? Though I can't tell if the pattern on her dress is on the top as well as the skirt.
found here (http://www.playmobil.de/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/de/-/DEM/PM_DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=Yx0sf9k9UzcsfZpY1TTv8IXoE7ezAih3pXk=?CategoryName=Maerchen_de&ProductID=me7Dj1zHQwUAAAEBHsaT9vyJ&PLS=0)
I like to call River the Psychic Psychotic ("I can kill you with my brain" :o ). Wait'll you see the movie ... she kicks butt!
Ooh Really!...then maybe I should go by "River"? (Mystic River? ) That seems the best fit for me! And she's a dancer...so we have both psychosis and dance (and the occasional butt-kicking) in common! I likey. ;D 8}
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The last time I checked, Paint Shop Pro was $89 for the download version. I forgot that you get that educator's discount! You might get the same for PSP. It's put out by Corel now http://www.corel.com There's also a 30 day free trial version on the site.
I checked out the maid, she's pretty close! I'm halfway through painting her, so we'll see how that turns out.
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First Serenity 1001 pardon´s for not commenting on your fabulous customs. To tell the truth, I´m not sure what you´ve customed and what is original (that´s meant as a compliment).
We didn´t get a sniff of this show, so I can´t say much except it looks as if we missed something.
Guarrenzino
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Thanks, G ;D Serenity (the movie) should just be coming out over there. I think the opening in LOondon wasn't that long ago.
You might be able to rent the television shows on DVD.
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I have no idea what kind of movie Serenity is, but the klickies are very good ;D
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Serenity is like a space/sci fi western.
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Hello Serenity
Thank you for sharing your custom's with us, they are amazing. I still cannot beleive these are your first attempts, you must be a natural customiser. I am looking forward to seeing some more in the future, i will have to do a bit more research on the TV series.
Regards Tim
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Hey Serenity,
I am going through the backlog of unread threads since I joined, and I came across this. I must say: "Bravo!" :wow:
These are terrific. My wife and I love the show and were very bummed when they cancelled it. The movie made it better, except for the fate of one of my two favorite characters - Wash :( - the other, of course, is Mal (who could easily pass for a space pirate! :arrr:
Can't wait to see Kaylee!
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I'm glad you like the customs, I'm particularly pleased with Jayne and his Blue Sun t-shirt (although my husband thinks there should be a red slash across the front where River slashed him ;D ).
I've since made River a little better, with the new black hair that's more appropriate to her. When I get Kaylee and Simon done, I'll post more pics (waiting on my order from DS).
Some creative soul needs to come up with a Reaver or two :lol:
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Some creative soul needs to come up with a Reaver or two :lol:
Too gruesome for me I fear! Skeletal and ghost pirates are about the extent of my horror work.
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I've only just picked up on this thread and know nothing about the shows concerned (thoughI h=recognise the refs to Buffy and have sometimes watched it, though Diane is the fan).
Having said that, I like the customs, very nicely done and as David says difficult to say where custom starts and the original Playmobil finishes.
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The "Firefly" series was only one one season Gordon but is out on DVD and a lot of fun! Your basic Space-Western-Comedy-Adventure story. ;)
A fun thing that happened was that the fans were so upset when it was cancelled that they lobbied long and hard and last fall a feature length film "Serenity" with is also a lot of fun and rather raps up the loose ends. (Except for Inara and Mal. :hmm: )
What would be super awesome would be a cusom of the Firefly class ship. And Beth, are we to see your updated River...she was awesome in the movie! "I ate a bug!" :D
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Hello, Mal ...
I just finished watching Serenity the movie on DVD! WOW!
Surely, Joss Whedon is not going to let it end ... ???
I once again looked at (actually studied) your beautiful figures with a whole new appreciation. Now I can fully admire your brilliant customs, Mal! Well done!
I know that Captain Henry is a real Firefly fan. And, it seems that Diana and Meg are as well.
Mal, Are there any other PF members who are also Firefly/Serenity fans? I think that I have just become one after watching the movie.
Now I need to order the Firefly TV series from Amazon. However, the $35.00 price tag slowed me down just a bit (But, probably not for long) ... ;)
Thanks, Mal, for introducing me to a whole new world of scifi through your magnificent customized Klickys.
All the best,
Richard
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However, the $35.00 price tag slowed me down just a bit (But, probably not for long) ... ;)
I hope you overcome your reluctance and order the series - it is fantastic (and IMO much better than the movie). The writing is terrific and the sense of humor of the characters, as well as the portrayals by the actors, is wonderful.
Oh, and Serenity, we're still waiting to see the new and improved River! :)
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Hi Richard ~ Glad you liked the movie, Cap'n Henry is right, the series is better (although the movie answered a lot of questions). I think I got our set of DVDs off of ebay for $20. I just checked, you MIGHT be able to get it off of ebay for $25 (includes shipping), any more than that, I'd just order it from Amazon with the free shipping.
Cap'n ~ I'm waiting on a couple of items from DS so I can finish Kaylee and Wash (I need to make a little toy dinosaur for him, eh ;) ). I need to make Simon as well, but I think I can actually make him by switching parts, no painting needed).