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The Scream Man Interview: ![]() 1. When did you first get into the Toku Community? - Around 2011. OOO's was in the middle of its run, but Fourze was the first Rider show I watched from Episode 1. 2. How long have you been customizing? - Extensively since the early 2000's, but it was only once KR Drive came out that I started on Tokusatsu customizing. I decided that having De-Henshined Riders was a must have for my collection, and started figuring out how to make it. 3. What was the first custom you did and was it for yourself or for a customer? - My first Tokusatsu custom was Shinnosuke Tomari from Kamen Rider Drive. It was for me, until very recently I had never done a custom for anyone but me. 4. What materials and methods do you use when customizing? - I use Figmas as the base figure. I paint using citadel paints, and seal with a mix of clear nail polish (Which gives a glossy coat), or Aqueous H20 for a dull coat. I use Citadel paints for the colours, and Green Stuff for sculpting. I like to keep things as simple as possible, so I try and take figures that are similar to what I want and combine them in different ways to make it work. The fewer changes i need to make, the less chance of paint rub or other problems. 5. How much do you enjoy customizing? - Well, I'd prefer it if they made real toys that wee the way I wanted them, but i dont mind tweaking things to make it work the way I'd like them too. It's fun to do my own work, but it's not cheap! 6. What is your favorite piece you've made? - Takeru Tenkuji and Makoto Fukami from Kamen Rider Ghost both came out extremely well. Chase is the one who seems to have gotten the most attention though. he was a pretty simple job, though i wish I could have gotten the chains across the front of his jacket a little finer. 7. What is your least favorite piece you made? - Ugh, Kagami Arata from Kamen Rider Kabuto. I don't know why, but no matter what I do the jacket is always tacky and sticky. I have tried different paints and layers and tricks; nothing works! I've added so many layers the colour on the jacket is now basically indistinct from the rest of it! At some stage I'll have to take another shot at the character. 8. Biggest customizing job you've had/most tedious to make custom? - Well other than the never ending battle to have Kagami not be tacky and sticky (Which is also a problem on the vest for Kouta Kazuraba from Gaim) Takeru from Ghost was pretty hard. It took ages to figure out how i was going to make his loose over shirt; eventually SH Figuarts helped me out by making Luke Skywalker from Star Wars! Thn i had to take out the head and neck jints, and then shave off a lot of the belt. I sculpted lower pants over Lukes boots, and added sculpt to the belt to look more like Takerus, then inserted a neck and head from a Figma figure into the socket, securing it with green stuff. Then the painting began, and Takeru has these super intricate patterns on his jacket. I picked one that seemed relatively simple to copy and went ahead, but it was about a day of VERY small work to get it to look right. 9. I've noticed your social media depicts several works in progress. Any that we're gonna see real soon? - I just finished Emu Hojo from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, because the recipe came to me very quickly. Ive ever beaten the Figuart of the Rider out! I won't show him off till his SHF is out though. Then there is a base Figma coming in March that I think will let me make Philip from kamen Rider W if I can figure out how to make his vest/jacket thing. I have loose plans for a Alain from Ghost, Hiiro and Taiga from Ex-Aid and I want to do Shouichi from Agito and Takumi from Faiz if the right parts come to me. 10. Any advice for fellow Customizers? - Pick your parts carefully, and decide what it is you want to achieve. Do you want to get the essence of a character, or a photo realistic portrait? If just the essence; what can you do to make the character identifiable at a glance? And how do you do it with as few changes to the base figure as possible; The more original parts and colours you can use, the less paint rub issues you'll have.
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#12 |
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Chilling with StarNinger, Kyoryu Gold, ToQ6, and Shinken Gold
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He does great work. Love seeing customizers getting a little spotlight
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![]() March Interview- Grimlockimus Check out the Gallery of the Custom Movie Megazord here! Quote:
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1. When did you first get into the Toku Community?
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10. Any advice for fellow Customizers?
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#14 |
TN's Resident Gunpla Nut
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Awe man, this is what the movie megazord should've been from the start.
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#15 |
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Wow. I have no attachment to Power Ranger, Daizyujin, or the movie. With that said:
That thing is wonderful. I saw the movie design, rolled my eyes, and moved on. I'm stunned that this has been turned into something so drastically cool. Beautiful work, I'm beyond impressed. |
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I'm an agile cat.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 6,020
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It still suffers from really pedestrian attempt at 'detail' but that's the design's fault not the artist. He did great gleaning as much personality and colour contrast from the figure as he could. I also like the classic-coloured rangers. |
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Chilling with StarNinger, Kyoryu Gold, ToQ6, and Shinken Gold
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Another great artist getting some spotlight. I dig it.
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#18 |
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: A Cave
Posts: 2,115
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I don't care for the head that much but for me the head mold would have to be tweaked some for it to look right for me. But otherwise I think this could be best described in one word . . .
DAMN!!! |
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#19 |
Ex-Weather Three leader
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 10,508
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How come we don't get nice things like this.
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Where echidnas play
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It really is stunning. It's almost as if the Japan and America collabed to make it; America designing the movie Zords and Japan coloring them. Either way, a vast improvement. The only thing I could ask for is more BEFORE/AFTER pics or comparison pics between the customized toy and the original zords from the 90's.
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