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Post by Bartman on Jul 14, 2008 20:13:00 GMT -5
Magnificent job to everybody involved. I'd like to thank Bartman for a good match. I'll post a full review tomorrow. No problem man. Same goes for you. Looks like I officially lost this one, but thanks for giving me yet another great match. I've been very fortunate on these compeitions to have my opponent turn in a superb custom each time around. Granted, I haven't won my match since October, and been on a 5-match losing streak, but hey, I guess I just have to start putting out stronger customs.
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Post by becca on Jul 14, 2008 20:29:05 GMT -5
Deen - This is definitely your best custom yet. The circumstances of your win are unfortunate, but this is a worthy custom of the title. I can't really point out that much to improve.. it's almost as good as Rozz'. I suppose I'd say that the arrows on the top of the mask could be centered slightly better.
Winner (obviously): Deen
Razor - Nice job with this custom. The end product looks really nice and clean. The head is a little small, and the logos could be a tad cleaner though. I think that this might have been a stronger custom had you modded an RA head, as it would've been better proportioned, and would've been more impressive than using an existing head.
Nydream - Ever improving, I would say this is your best custom yet. The skintone is really nice, and all of the painting looks a lot smoother than your previous customs. I would agree with Skribbel that the hair looks too dark. The tattoos look good from a distance, and I know they are hard to pull off, but they look like they're done in pen, and I would've liked to see them painted, since you can kind of see the multiple try lines. It's not bad at all, but just some slight improvements you could try next time.
Winner: Nydream989
Bartman - This looks good, but there are some issues. I like the attire a lot, but the silver on the top orange part doesn't work that well for me. I can't really suggest a better way to accomplish that part of his attire though. As others have mentioned, the head is only ok. But again, I can't think of a better one. The boot and belt sculpting look really nice, but it's a bit rough on the edge of the V in his top.
Gonzo - Great Kimbo. I think this might be one of the best customs you've come out with that I've seen. The painting is super smooth, and the tattoos are very impressive.. way to achieve that faded look. The logos all look really good as well. The ankles just cut off a little strangely. I didn't notice it at first, but when I did, it bugged me. Overall though, I really like this.
Winner: Gonzo
Guster - There's a lot I like about this custom, and then some things that are just kind of off. The skintone is good and the sculpting of the singlet/knee pads is good, and I like the face. But the head looks a little lopsided, and the logos need cleaned up.
Rozz - What an absolutely creative, well-executed custom. There are certain customs where creativity meshes with execution perfectly, and this is one of those. The sculpting is fabulous, the shoes, the mask and head.. I love it. The presentation with the backdrop you chose even helps it.
Winner: Rozz
Biohazard - Pegasus Kid is what we're judging on, right? This is pretty darn good. I would suggest sharpening up the edges of those stars by painting over it with the blue. Hair looks good too. As for the Liger, it's pretty good, but could use some work. The red looks like it could use another coat, or perhaps some primer beneath it. It's a tough custom though.
TitanTrap - My biggest issue with this is the skintone looks slightly purple. Other than that, the singlet is really clean and the kneepad sculpting is a nice, clean touch. The skintone is my only gripe -- I like the head choice as well.
Winner - TitanTrap
Oozing & Gore.. this is a fantastic match. I hate to have to decide on this one! You guys really brought everything here. And the winner won by a slim margin because they're both so good.
Oozing - The first thing that struck me was the realism in the face. You have a style that can be cartoony at times, which I really like, and this is a departure from that. The smoothness of the cape is remarkable. Accessories are spot on. My only problem is that the face is a little longer and not quite as round as the pics. I got this custom first, and I thought there was no way it could be beat.
Gore - And then I got this custom. The smoothness of the red paint is unbelievable. I actually really like the choice of using real fur and the size. From the refs, it's to scale with a human RA. The sculpting of the face and feet just push this even further. I don't see a flaw with this.
Winner - Gore (can anyone say "rematch please?")
FamousJ & Beyondo.. I don't know that I like the choice of person here. There's only so much you can do with an Andre, and I guess maybe that was the point. I'd like to see this match again with a different stip.
FamousJ - The sculpting is really good. I like how you modified the torso, and I actually like the smiling face. I think the hair looks a little flat though.
Beyondo - The painting on the face really does bring it to life. The nipples look really nice, as strange as that is to say. But I thought the sculpting of the boots really showed off your talents the best.
Winner, in another close one, Beyondo
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Post by becca on Jul 14, 2008 21:30:17 GMT -5
I just realized that I was the 5th judge. Winners are as follows:
nydream wins 4-1 gonzo wins 5-0 Rozz wins 5-0 TitanTrap wins 5-0 Oozing wins 3-2 Beyondo wins 3-2
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2008 21:34:26 GMT -5
I just realized that I was the 5th judge. Winners are as follows: nydream wins 4-1 gonzo wins 5-0 Rozz wins 5-0 TitanTrap wins 5-0 Oozing wins 3-2 Beyondo wins 3-2 What about SNME.
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Post by Gore on Jul 14, 2008 21:38:00 GMT -5
Congrats Oozing, good match. Let's do it again sometime.
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Post by NYdream™ on Jul 14, 2008 21:41:00 GMT -5
thanks to all involved especially becca. and thank you for a match razor. congrats to all winners.
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Post by becca on Jul 14, 2008 21:42:23 GMT -5
What about SNME. I've re-pmed some judges to see if we can get two more to cast votes, because both matches are up in the air still.
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Post by The Canadian Killer Deen on Jul 14, 2008 21:59:29 GMT -5
I just realized that I was the 5th judge. Winners are as follows: nydream wins 4-1 gonzo wins 5-0 Rozz wins 5-0 TitanTrap wins 5-0 Oozing wins 3-2 Beyondo wins 3-2 u forgot about me lol thanx for organizing these matches and everything else becca
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Post by tibbs1984 on Jul 14, 2008 22:16:46 GMT -5
Good job Titan!
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Post by Gonzo Customs on Jul 15, 2008 0:37:49 GMT -5
Congratulations to all the winners and again, great job to my opponent.
I haven't had time to write a review yet, but I'll get around to it.
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Post by Sandy on Jul 15, 2008 0:58:38 GMT -5
Damn close match between Beyondo and FamousJ. Good customs all around.
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Post by Titantrap: Gold Club Veteran on Jul 15, 2008 1:38:29 GMT -5
thanks buddy, you did a top rate job...everyone did
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Post by NYdream™ on Jul 15, 2008 14:58:57 GMT -5
I just tallied up SNME. becca can re-count later whe she is on but this is what i got
CW open- Chaos-2 Kenny-3 KO-0
IC Open- Pilko-3 PTTG-2 Dyamez-0
Tag match-(one judge declared no winner) NYdream & Brk-3 Tex & JPD-1
and obviously GCS won
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Post by thisisit13 on Jul 15, 2008 17:00:44 GMT -5
TCKDeen-Very good custom, like I said in your original post.
It was a tuff choice, but I went with Razor, because It just looks cleaner (if that's the right word)
Gonzo-Gets my pick. It looks just like Kimbo. Very nice custom.
I'll go with Guster, because I don't know who the other guy is, but overall look of the figure goes to Guster.
I'm going with Biohazard. Both men are talented, but the difficulty facture of Biohazard, gets my vote.
Gore-Gets my vote, because it looks harder to make and he pulled it off perfectly.
FamousJ's is great, but Beyondo's is just the best custom I've seen. So Beyondo gets my vote.
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Post by oozingmachismo on Jul 15, 2008 19:57:45 GMT -5
First of all, great showing from everyone. I honestly think everyone in these competitions is improving from the bottom to the top. Deen's Max Moon: Nice showing here. I like the head choice, and the mask looks nice. Great paint work, too. My only gripe here is that the sculpting on the silver parts looks like it could use a bit more sanding. Good luck with that belt, dude. You've got a pretty big bullseye on you now Razor's DDP: Interesting part choices. I think the head works to a certain extent, but it does look a little small. The hands look great, though. The black paint looks to be applied smoothly, but I wish you would've chosen an attire with a little more color. I don't think the logos look like decals, and they do look pretty good, but they can be cleaned up a bit. Nice job. Dream's Brock: Excellent showing. I like the skintone alot. The face and eyes look to be done very well, also. I do like the tats, but as a minor critique, they do look a little more like sketches than tats. Like I said, excellent work. Keep this up. Bartman's Flash Funk: As has been said, a better head could've been used. There's also something about the colors that doesn't sit right with me - probably just the shittiness that comes along with painting red and yellow. I love the other mods you've meda on this though. The belt looks great, the open shirt is very well done, and I love the boots. Gonzo's Kimbo:Very, very impressive. Head looks just like Kimbo, and skintone is fantastic all the way through. Excellent work on the tats and logos. This is the best we've seen of you lately, Gonzo. Great work. Guster's Owen: I'm iffy on the head - I definitely see what you were going for, but think a better choice could've been made, or a few more mods could've made this more effective. There is a resemblance to Owen, though. I like the singlet and kneepad sculpting, too. Painting could use a little cleaning up on the logos, though. Rozz's Masked Marvel: Hooo boy. Great idea, and even better execution. The mask is eerily lifelike, and making it take-off-able is genius. All the wrinkles are fantastic, and the lifts in the shoes look great. A+, man. Look out, Beyondo. Biohazard's Liger: A few critiques first - the lines, logos, and mask look like they could use a little cleaning up, and it looks like you could've used a few more coats of red. Despite that, I do like this fig. The final product hides the flaws well. I can't put my finger on it, but everything does come together nicely. Good work. Titan's Russ Haas: I have a unique respect for you, Titan. Despite holding the CW title for such a long time, your improvement is apparent with every new fig you put out. You keep making yourself better, even as a champ. This is a very clean fig - excellent skintone, great looking logo, and very, very nice sculpting on the singlet and kneepads. Great stuff, man. Gore, looking at your fig, I'm not so sure I deserved to win this one. I'd love to have a rematch with you as soon as the opportunity comes along. Your stip next time. Now let's kick some ass in the tag division. Keep one eye on Beyondo too, bud. FamousJ's Andre: I love the parts on this from the neck down. The arms look great for Andre with that torso, and the sculpting on the strap is flawless. Painting, as always, is picture perfect from you. The head, however, looks a little too misshapen for Andre for my tastes. Nonetheless, great figure. Beyondo's Andre: Great work on the head mods as well as the strap sculpt. Painting is top notch, and Andre's nipples and chest hair make him look like quite the strapping Giant. Great idea with the old man Flair hands too! Great work, champ
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Post by Jay on Jul 17, 2008 23:28:31 GMT -5
Well, better late than never!!
TCKDeen VS GTC:
I'm a little disappointed that gate didn't turn anything in, I tend to look forward to seeing what clever idea he puts up for whatever stipulation.. Maybe it's time to move up. i believe that he could more than hold his own in the heavyweight division.
TCKDeen, I'm not surprised that you put up such a great custom. I've watched you come a long way over the last year. You've made tremendous improvements in just about every category.
Sculpting/modding: very solid, the silver rings could use a little tightening up though. The head is top notch. You got that guys ugly mug pretty well! 8.5/10
Painting: Smooth as a baby's bottom. I love the use of the florescent pinks and yellows. There are a few rough spots around the rings but overall, very well done. 9/10
Parts choice: Looks to be pretty good overall. I might've used the new Batista lower legs instead of the short kick pads but solid nonetheless. 8/10
Innovation: I believe that I've only seen max moon one other time. Very good idea to take on and I believe you pulled it off well. The extra mods to the head are a huge plus. At one point, wrestle crap was of no interest to me but I may be turned on to it now... 9/10
Camera/presentation: This has been one of your greatest improvements. When you first started, your pictures were a bit too bright and washed out a lot of the details. Now, you've got a nice style going for you. 8/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Razor vs NYDream Two solid customs. Hope to see a lot more from both of these guys.
Razor
This custom is very simple, yet, I see a few places where you tried to be innovative. Those ideas may have been a double edged sword for you though. I'm expecting some big ideas from you, from here on out.
Sculpting/modding: I don't see much as far as modding goes. The wCw head and hands were a great idea but the execution came up a bit short. The head is a bit small and I'm not really a fan of the electrical tape around the wrists, makes the forearms look a little short. 5.5/10
Painting: I'll give you a little extra credit for hand painting the logos. The designs are a little off to my eyes but still done pretty well. I don't know if you were going for the shiny look but it might've looked a lot better if you hadn't made the shirt shiny too. Word of advice, never paint a bright color over black unless you plan to take the time to apply the extra layers(you first layer being white or gray). otherwise, your bright color becomes a little muddy. So, either paint the bright color first and apply black over it or take your time and build the bright color up. I'll have to knock you a little for the color difference between the head/hands and the body skin tones 6/10
Parts choice: Looks to be pretty good overall. Again,the head/hands were a great idea for what you were going for but you have to do a better job of making them work for your custom . 7/10
Innovation: I believe that you did a great job with a simple custom. You thought a little outside of the box and it is duly noted 8/10
Camera/presentation: Your presentation is ok. I would like to see you remove the hard edge lines from the background by using a sheet of paper or cloth. It takes away from the attention that you want focused on your custom. Your camera work is fine. I think that all the information needed to judge by was presented 7/10
Overall: 6.5/10
NYDream
I had my doubts when you showed me this custom at first but after looking at the finished product, I have no doubt that you'll be in the IC division sooner that expected.
Sculpting/modding: very solid, the subtle modding that you did was great. It was just enough to make it your own, yet, still able to fit in with the rest of a jakks collection. 7.5/10
Painting: There are a few rough spots and I think that you could've spent a little more time on those tattoos(not bad but I think you could've done better). The skin tone is smooth and the boots and pads were well done. Tattoos are a huge make or breaker for a custom. If you're gonna do them, take as much time as possible until you get a solid look. otherwise, avoid customs that require them. 7.75/10
Parts choice: Looks to be pretty good overall. I am pretty partial to DA's and really like the head choice(those are hard to come by these days) 8/10
Innovation: Brock Lesner has been done many times over, especially the IWGP version. Your sculpting and head choice kinda helped though. Try to step out a little farther on your next few customs 6.5/10
Camera/presentation: Your pictures give a great deal of information. Your background could be a little better. I'd try ironing the cloth for a much smoother appearance to match you smooth skin tone. 7/10
Overall: 8.25/10
Bartman vs Gonzo
Gonzo, I am blown away by how good that Kimbo is. Guess it'll fit right in with the UFC line next year. Bartman, this was a great take on one of my favorite wrestlers that WWE buried. Heres to the guy that was doing the 450 splash back in the 80's. Guess he was a man ahead of his time.... Anywho,
Bartman
I like your custom, however, I feel that you could've done a much better job on this one. I will take into account that this was a pretty hard custom though.
Sculpting/modding: I don't think that there is anything not modded on this custom. I love the torso, the belt is a great accent and great job on the boots. However, I'm not really a fan of the head. I can't really knock you for that because scorpio(I refuse to call him that other name) has a very unique look. This is the only major drawback as far as the overall custom 8.5/10
Painting: Everything seems smooth and I can see some of the techniques that you were going for. I think that the iridescent paint over the orange could've been done better and also the re design on the back. 7/10
Parts choice: I love every part chosen but the head. This could've been a breakout custom for you had the head choice been a little better. Scorpio has a very wide, round head. Kinda shaped like a lemon. I'd love to see you revisit this custom with a different head. 7/10
Innovation: I believe that you did a great job. This is one of the most aggressive customs on the card, when it comes to sculpting. I love it! 9/10
Camera/presentation: Your presentation is good. The picture gives enough to be able to judge off of. would've liked to have seen a pimp hat and kane... 7/10
Overall: 7.75/10
Gonzo
I know nothing of this kimbo slice character so I'll do my best to judge the custom on it's merits. It's friggin sweet though!!
Sculpting/modding: The hair and shorts sculpting is great, especially the texture of the hair. I like the foot and lower leg modding. Everything seems to be fairly smooth. I would've liked to have seen a little modding of the torso though, to make it look more realistic and the modding on the waistband is a little rough. great job though 8.5/10
Painting: Everything seems smooth and well thought out. The skin tone is great and the tattoos are blended very well. The logos are done so well, that I can't tell if they're hand painted or decals(very good thing). The gloves are a little rough but nothing major. the chest could also use a touch of dull cote 8.5/10
Parts choice: Again, I am very partial to DA's and the way you handled the the shorts and the lower legs. I was very impressed. great approach 8.5/10
Innovation: MMA is new to me and I have a lot of catching up to do on that. The feet and lower legs are a big step outside of the norm but I've seen like 20 kimbo's in the ladt few weeks. 6.5/10
Camera/presentation: Your presentation is good. The only issue I have with your picture is the wood table. It blends a little too much with the skin tone and takes away from the focal point. 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Guster vs Rozz
Tomorrow...
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Post by NYdream™ on Jul 17, 2008 23:53:13 GMT -5
Thanks for those comments Jay. Comming from you they mean alot i hope not to let you down now that im in the nWo
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Post by pimpmaster5000 on Jul 18, 2008 0:01:14 GMT -5
board..............so.....................dead..........need..............conversations......................
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Post by NYdream™ on Jul 18, 2008 0:04:06 GMT -5
board..............so.....................dead..........need..............conversations...................... go to GFC!
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Post by Mark on Jul 18, 2008 7:06:37 GMT -5
Razor: Simple custom, the parts choices are good but the skintone should have been painted since the Toybiz skin color doesn't match Jakks.
NYDream: The face doesnt really work and the tats seem like they are done in Ink. though they are drawn perfect.
Winner: razor
Guster vs. ROZZ:
Guster: The hair sculpt seems off but the attire is nice
Rozz: Captured the image and style perfect.
Winner: Rozz
Cruiserweight Title Match - Street Fight
Biohazard: The head brings it down, a little bit more detail wouldve gone a long way
Titantrap: Excellent, painting could use touch up but its great.
Winner: Titantrap
Tag Champ vs. Tag Champ
Oozing Machismo: Top Notch, but the other than the Assess, nothing does it 4 me.
Gore: Down pat, top notch.
Winner: Gore
Heavyweight Title Match
Famous J: Great body and sculpt and that era is my FAVORITE!, but Im sorry but that Andre looks like Harry from Harry and the Hendersons.
Beyondo: the singlet and hair looks about as much modding you could do.
Winner: Famous J
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