UPDATED 31/01/09 NEW BELT

[TheXtremisT]

UPDATE 31/01/09
Here is the latest one, the spinner WWE Championship
this time the leather is closer to the plates, and hstill has room for the stitching











UPDATE 26/01/09

i've just finished the ECW one in similar fashion, even if the leather is slightly too large I DONT CARE - it was necessary to put the stitching on












19/01/09
This is my first attempt at leathering a belt
I tried to make it look like a 1/500, so i included stitching around the border of the leather (vinyl)

i painted gold studs on to make it more authentic
As the real WHC only has rubies mounted on studs, i only painted the rubies, not the studs

i apologise for the bad photos, i couldn't find a place where the light shone well on it
the close ups are crap, dunno why since my camera is normally good

i decided to not paint the actual plates gold, as i think it makes the belt more dull colour, and i like how it is shiny

i think it came out really well, with velcro to attach it around figures














i really think the photos don't do it justice, it looks really nice up close
i wish i coul sqhow you better up close images, but my camera wouldn't have it

please tell me what you think
thanks for looking

[PhoeniX™: Valoween]

I think it looks pretty good, but why does your Cena have elbowpads on?

[wrestlingfigure]

Very nice indeed!I would suggest rounding off the top and bottom of the leather strap to make it look more realistic.Maybe even make the strap a little closer to the plates but nice detail adding the stiching.I cant wait to see more of your work.

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 19, 2009 16:04:02 GMT -5 PhoeniX™: Valoween said:

I think it looks pretty good, but why does your Cena have elbowpads on?

1. he has elbow pads in real life
2. the figure came that way

thanks for your comment

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 19, 2009 16:04:32 GMT -5 @wrestlingfigure said:

Very nice indeed!I would suggest rounding off the top and bottom of the leather strap to make it look more realistic.Maybe even make the strap a little closer to the plates but nice detail adding the stiching.I cant wait to see more of your work.

thanks
nah i think it looks fine the way it is
i have just finished making the ECW championship in a similar way
and i will upload soon

[PhoeniX™: Valoween]

Jan 20, 2009 13:02:49 GMT -5 TheXtremisT said:

Jan 19, 2009 16:04:02 GMT -5 PhoeniX™: Valoween said:

I think it looks pretty good, but why does your Cena have elbowpads on?

1. he has elbow pads in real life
2. the figure came that way

thanks for your comment

1. No he doesn't.
2. Take them off.

[raz2005uk]

excellent work mate - nelly may finally have some competition lool

[King Silva]

I think that there is too much leather around the edges.

The plates could be a little farther apart but I think it is nice that you can make something hard like that.

[jfinnomore]

the leather should be much more rounded. Should also be much closer to the plates. Also Cena does not wear elbow pads.

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 23, 2009 6:51:08 GMT -5 jfinnomore said:

the leather should be much more rounded. Should also be much closer to the plates. Also Cena does not wear elbow pads.

i'm not bothered about the edges, i think they are round enough
i followed the size of the WHC toy belt, so it's not my fault it is too large, and it doesn't even matter

as for cena, well i have seen him wear elbow pads, i have pictures in wwe magazine with him wearing them
also it doesn't bother me
plus loads of da's come with elbow pads too, even those people who dont wear them

i find it funny how 1. you guys find all the faults, without commenting on the good things
and 2. comment on obsolete things

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 21, 2009 19:44:34 GMT -5 raz2005uk said:

excellent work mate - nelly may finally have some competition lool

thanks
lol
well i respect what he does, but i won't do this on a grand scale, just for my collection

[jfinnomore]

Jan 23, 2009 11:39:55 GMT -5 TheXtremisT said:

Jan 23, 2009 6:51:08 GMT -5 jfinnomore said:

the leather should be much more rounded. Should also be much closer to the plates. Also Cena does not wear elbow pads.

i'm not bothered about the edges, i think they are round enough
i followed the size of the WHC toy belt, so it's not my fault it is too large, and it doesn't even matter

as for cena, well i have seen him wear elbow pads, i have pictures in wwe magazine with him wearing them
also it doesn't bother me
plus loads of da's come with elbow pads too, even those people who dont wear them

i find it funny how 1. you guys find all the faults, without commenting on the good things
and 2. comment on obsolete things

1. i'd have to find something good about the belt to comment on the good things. not a fan of it due to it not being accurate.
2. we're simply telling you you're wrong when you said that cena wears elbow pads when he doesn't.

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 24, 2009 18:52:00 GMT -5 jfinnomore said:

Jan 23, 2009 11:39:55 GMT -5 TheXtremisT said:

i'm not bothered about the edges, i think they are round enough
i followed the size of the WHC toy belt, so it's not my fault it is too large, and it doesn't even matter

as for cena, well i have seen him wear elbow pads, i have pictures in wwe magazine with him wearing them
also it doesn't bother me
plus loads of da's come with elbow pads too, even those people who dont wear them

i find it funny how 1. you guys find all the faults, without commenting on the good things
and 2. comment on obsolete things

1. i'd have to find something good about the belt to comment on the good things. not a fan of it due to it not being accurate.
2. we're simply telling you you're wrong when you said that cena wears elbow pads when he doesn't.

ok forget about the cena thing IT DOESN'T MATTER (i have seen him wear elbow pads, even if he doesn't wear them now)

how about the fact i painted it correctly, without messing anything up, painting only the jewels, and not the studs, how about the fact i put stitching in without messing it up, how about i did everything perfectly

and even if you say that the leather is too large at the top and bottom, well did you think at all that it may be because i put the stitching in?
honestly, i've seen so many worse ones on here and you guys have praised them up like there are no faults, but when someone like me puts in even more effort, you all focus on one tiny little fault

[Jaz]

Jan 23, 2009 6:51:08 GMT -5 jfinnomore said:

the leather should be much more rounded. Should also be much closer to the plates. Also Cena does not wear elbow pads.

okay dude I don't remeber him posting about his fig or why cena has elbow pads its about his belt that he made which I think is brilliant but since your jelious you can't make a better one you act like is horrible. last time I checked I don't remember you posting a belt that's better. and btw his figure came with elbow pads. so please quit being a jerk.

[● kaneisdaman ●]

Not too bad at all. Its good for what it is. The stitching is a very unique idea! Props to you on that one! As for the leather it does need to be closer to the plate and there are a few pointny buts but otherwise a lovely belt. I know you mentioned you dont want to paint it gold, but if you have a second belt i say try it, personally it looks a trillion times better painted gold. Sure its not overly shiny like that is but you see the detail and it just looks nicer. Jakks ones are ridiculously shiny. Have a try once mate, but otherwise the belt currently is pretty cool with only a few flaws.

[TheXtremisT]

Jan 26, 2009 6:12:19 GMT -5 ● kaneisdaman ● said:

Not too bad at all. Its good for what it is. The stitching is a very unique idea! Props to you on that one! As for the leather it does need to be closer to the plate and there are a few pointny buts but otherwise a lovely belt. I know you mentioned you dont want to paint it gold, but if you have a second belt i say try it, personally it looks a trillion times better painted gold. Sure its not overly shiny like that is but you see the detail and it just looks nicer. Jakks ones are ridiculously shiny. Have a try once mate, but otherwise the belt currently is pretty cool with only a few flaws.

i probably will do that in the future
thanks!

[lucasjmazzle]

the belts are awesome and i know how u feel when the guys focus on somethig thats in the pic thats has nothing to do with your custom(s)

[Deep Shadows]

They're decent, but could be much better.

I can't say anything that hasn't already been said.

[jfinnomore]

Jan 25, 2009 11:25:34 GMT -5 Jaz said:

Jan 23, 2009 6:51:08 GMT -5 jfinnomore said:

the leather should be much more rounded. Should also be much closer to the plates. Also Cena does not wear elbow pads.

okay dude I don't remeber him posting about his fig or why cena has elbow pads its about his belt that he made which I think is brilliant but since your jelious you can't make a better one you act like is horrible. last time I checked I don't remember you posting a belt that's better. and btw his figure came with elbow pads. so please quit being a jerk.

actually i do believe my ECW belt was better but you can search for that since i posted it a few months back. I wasn't trying to be a jerk i was trying to help him out and show him what the belt is suppose to look like but he was just a prick about us giving him pointers.

to the OP your ECW belt is nice. the ONLY thing i can bitch about is i think the purple is a tad to dark but thats just being picky. the leather is a tad large but we're not gonna get into this again.

[Deleted]

Why do you stitch your belts?