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KamenRiderOOO
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September Interview- ZeltraxMillenium
1. When did you first get into the Toku Community?
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Well, that is a good question. First off, thanks for having me here. Second to answer question, It of course all started when I was 3 years old when MMPR first came onto the airwaves and it has just hooked me ever since. Upon growing up with Power Rangers/Along with getting internet & using some Youtube-Fu, I then learned about all the other toku stuff at about 2007 & 2008. Kabuto & Boukenger were my first Rider & Sentai show thanks to me finding the very earliest clips of them. I guess after that, the rest is history.
2. How long have you been customizing?
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For that, we go back to 2009 when I saw a video from Thew AKA Barutazaru AKA ToyGrind as he's now rebranded himself. He took a Classics StarScream & painted him up into ThunderCracker/Long before the Generations one came out BTW. I was just so enamored by that custom that I wanted to do it myself so I got a bunch of paints & brushes & the rest is history. I MAY do that as a drinking game at this point.
3. What was the first custom you did and was it for yourself or for a customer?
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We're gonna go back to Transformers to answer this one. This was around 2011, and I had gotten my hands on both *At the time* copies of the 2 Allspark Almanacs. Quick History - The Allspark Almanacs are detailed books going into the character designs & various other things from the cartoon Transformers Animated/Highly recommended BTW. Anyway, right when I got the 2nd Allspark Almanac at the time/Because I didn't know about about the newer Complete Edition of the Allspark Almanac which combines the 2 original books & adds new material until it was announced & released on March 4th 2015, I looked at the stuff they had planned for Season 4 which had HotShot from the beginning of Season 3 get a toy/Along with a uncolored prototype that was sadly never released. I took it upon myself to make this character's toy, and since HotShot was supposed to be the kid-appeal character in Animated before the Michael Bay movies showed up & made BumbleBee a household name again, I went straight for another TFA Deluxe BumbleBee to use in the custom. To make a long story short, I was in over my head a couple times/Trying to make everything work plus it was my first time using a dremel. But I was able to make it work. Heck, I brought my TFA Hotshot custom to Botcon 2011/My first convention where I met a bunch of people including Optibotimus. I actually showed him my HotShot custom & he was FLOORED with how good it looked. I thought my face would shatter from the smile I had. I told Paul/Optibotimus that I could make one for him if I can find another TFA BumbleBee. Sadly, I never could find another BumbleBee.
4. What materials and methods do you use when customizing?
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Let's go down the list: Toothpicks/Yes seriously because I've found those useful when I need to paint on small as heck details. Multiple brushes/Never know what you might need. Multiple paint types like Citadel, Testors Acrylics, & Tamiya. I also use a dremel with SEVERAL different bits for it, different kinds of sand-paper & even sanding blocks. Bondo/If I ever get to work on a helmet kit again. a water-based clay/Can't recall the name but it's hard as a rock once dried. I also use Alumilite Resin & Mold Rubber in case I have to replicate something & I don't want to tear apart the base figure. And of course, LOTS of different spray-paint. I've mainly switched to RustOleum but I have used Dupli-Color/Automotive paints, Krylon, & Tamiya spray-paint cans as well. I'm always looking for better materials & methods to use in customs.
5. How much do you enjoy customizing?
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Customizing, for me, is a great stress reliever. Alongside working on Gundam model kits, customizing figures gives me a place to relax & flex my creative muscles. Trying to think of the best way to go at a custom piece is probably the best part of my work. I kinda wish I could explain this better for you guys.
6. What is your favorite piece you've made?
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My favorite piece? OH, now THAT'S a tough one to call. My favorite piece/Which also ties for biggest customizing job would have to be SH Figuarts FamiKamen Rider. FamiKamen Rider was JewWario's Kamen Rider persona and during the livestream for a FamiKamen Rider movie MarzGurl & JoshKnightThe1st produced, I got commissioned by a friend to make FamiKamen Rider and I accepted. The base for the figure was the Red Buster figuart because I figured that the GoBusters SHFs would be perfect for FamiKamen Rider's aesthetic.
7. What is your least favorite piece you made?
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Least favorite? Haven't had that happen on me in a long while so, can't really answer that one.
8. Biggest customizing job you've had/most tedious to make custom?
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The biggest one? That would have to be another custom figuart - Dark ToQ-1. The commissioner sent me a ToQ-1 Line-Change figure & a ShinkenRed figuart to use as a base for the custom. The commissioner let me keep the ToQ-1 Line-Change figure to make molds of the helmet, morpher, & weapons for the figure. Makind the molds was easy enough, but pouring the resin for the weapons was a bit difficult the first 7 times, but on the 8th try, I was able to get it right. The runner-up for biggest customizing job would DEFINITELY be the MMPR Red helmet kit I made from Eric0101-Cosplay. It was my first time working with Bondo, and it was a surprising experience.
9. Do you have any custom plans that are coming up/in progress?
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I do have one project I'm in the planning stages for - The Dark Seiza-Blaster. While I have a love-hate relationship with KyuRanger, I can't deny some things in the show look pretty bad-ass, including RyuuCommander, maybe HouOu Soldier & the Dark Seiza-Blaster. My plan for that is to trace out the design onto EVA floor-mat foam, glue it together with contact cement, & color it appropriately. I also plan to use PVC pipe for the handle & some silver leather-like material for the bigger forearm strap. It'll be my first BIG foam-prop replica so, I'm really excited for it.
10. Any advice for fellow Customizers?
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Much like other customizers you've interviewed, this is gonna sound like a broken record. Plan out what you want to do, gather the right materials, get some dang good brushes, good paint & thinners, and whatever else you'll need to complete the project you want to work on. Most importantly? JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT.
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