SINCE 2011 Skif Marvel Customs, SKIF_MC
Courtesy of The Boys Fandom
Jetstreak is a minor antagonist in Season Five of the Amazon series The Boys. He is the leader of Teenage Kix.
Designed with MeshyAi, refined with SculptGl, printed with Anycubic Photon Mono 7, painted with Vallejo/Italeri/Citadel.
The Decals have been printed by me on a classic A4 white paper on 1/21 scale, and then pasted with Pattex transparent glue on the figure.
A bit of extra work this weekend... but A-Train is here!
Dear followers,
here we have Little Nina, custom number 15/39 of the latest weave started: The Boys.
Have a nice weekend!
Gentlemen, ladies, here we have Mesmer.
Number 14 of 39 from the new Wave 1 of The Boys.
Supersonic, also known as Alex, is a supporting character in Season Three of The Boys.
Model created by me using Meshy Ai and corrected with SculptGL; printed with Anycubic Photon Mono 7 and painted with itadel/Italeri/Vallejo.
This is my 1/21 figure number 13 out of 39 planned for The Boys wave 1.
Well he won the pool so he must go first... like in the serie...
Here the picturese....
Thanks to those brave that relied the pool. The pool is now over and the next character will be Translucent. I expected some vote more for A-Train but maybe the largest part of you is curious to see how it will be interpreted Translucent. I was wondering if a empty base would be enough but not... that's too easy and far from my style.... Even the classic crystal clear resin figure is a bit devalued.... Maybe I'll be able to show Translucent this weekend.
The pool result:
This model was created by Nachocg, you can easily search and find his webpage on cults3D.
I only painted the model and added my base, there was no need fo modification, the figure was already perfect that way and perfectly matches our beloved 1/21 scale.
Number 11/39 is one of the 8 or 9 really main characters of the serie: Billy Butcher.
Hope you like as much as I enjoy paitning this guy!
The video tutorial:
After so many years, I'd like to talk about my unique choices and explain why.
Three choices make me a blogger (or creator) who lives in a niche within a niche that is within another niche... basically, a huge "nichesibility"!
Let me explain these three bullets:
1- Do characters not esy to find on the market: I don't have to replace the industrial market. If I want a Spider-Man statue, I buy it directly from an original Marvel Disney store. I make what I can't find, what I can't buy. No remakes, no alternative versions. Only minor characters; I'm not saying unknown, but rather forgotten.
2-First and only choice 1/21: I only make in 1/21 scale, or our old so called beloved Eaglemoss scale. Today, there are billions of creators who work in 1:12 or 1:4 scale, which are much larger scales.
3-Adherence to the comics, not the MCU.
Let's dig a little bit deeper into those three topics.
1-The forgotten characters.
Many years ago, I started creating Marvel characters for my collection that Eaglemoss wouldn't have made. I couldn't imagine my collection with Spider-Man but without Tarantula. And Tarantula was the first one I made. I haven't stopped since.
But I've kept some clear rules: I don't sell. Because I don't work on commission; I make characters that others don't make, I don't work on something that big companies already produce and that you can buy right now, and above all, I only work on what I like because it's my hobby.
This is how over 700 Marvel characters were born: with perseverance, archaeological study of old comics, heroes' outfits, exhuming from my memories the meteor characters that had appeared only a couple of times but had left a mark on my childhood dreams.
The same logic, of preserving memory, also drove me to publish the 1/21 Xcom statues.
I made them 1/21 because I wanted them to look "in conformity" even when displayed next to the Marvel figures, so I always stuck with the same scale.
I had hoped for years that Firaxis would reach an agreement with some industrial company to produce those figures, but it didn't happen.
After so many years, very little is still said and discussed about X-Com, which for me was the best game ever made for both PPC and PlayStation.
So I decided to make them myself. Because I wanted them on my shelves and because in my romantic vision I imagined that perhaps Firaxis, seeing these little useless statues made by a fan, would one day say, "Oh yeah? You really want X-Com 3? We'll make it happen." Too bad it didn't happen.
And then The Boys. Everyone's chasing Homelander and Butcher, and yet... there's a whole world there too. I watched every season of The Boys and was fascinated.
I wanted all the characters, but I could only find Homelander and a few of the 7. So I built them myself. Always in 1/21 format, because Victoria Neuman also deserved a place on my shelf.
These choices (avoiding famous characters, avoiding what's already available for purchase, focusing on historically significant video games that others have forgotten) place me in a truly small niche, and I'm comfortably right there.
2-The 1/21 scale.
Eaglemoss did something special, something no one had dared to do. A display scale at a "popular" price. After the collapse of Eaglemoss, it wasn't right to suddenly discontinue CMFC. So I continued it myself, and when I also equipped myself with the STL format, I thought that the other Eaglemoss orphans would also be pleased to have forgotten, obscure, and unknown characters.
Today, no one makes in 1/21 scale except a few romantic customizers who sell a few pieces on eBay for a few euros. There are very few of us left.
Today, the public seeks effect: the "WOW!", something big, aggressive, technological, and realistic. Today, 1/12 and up to 1/4 scales are highly sought after. However... These scales, although much easier to handle and paint, cost a fortune and, above all, take up a lot of space.
The wonder of Eaglemoss's 1/21 scale was precisely that: you could keep so many characters, teams, heroes, and villains on a shelf, all consistent in scale with each other and with the base speaking a common language.
Today, you buy a few 1/4 statues and say "WOW!" Half of the statue is made of the base, which contains smoke, lightning, rocks, and more... the statue is imposing and beautifully painted. But everything is so big that after a few statues, you run out of space. And all the authorized Companies and customizers have their own scale. I often see collectors showing photos of rooms full of Marvel figures, but all of them are inconsistent in scale. A single piece is wonderful, fetching up to thousands of euros, but these figures put together look like the inventory of an old toy store that's about to close and has started a huge sale off. There's no visual coherence between the various figures. There's no order, no recognizability.
The 1/21 scale gave me the opportunity to have hundreds and hundreds of figures that were all consistent with each other, displayable, recognizable, and above all, without having to sell a kidney. But it's a niche, and since these are figures that no one else makes and no one's looking for, since I'm making in 1/21 scale, that puts me in a niche within a niche. Nicher...
3-Adherence to the comics.
Another though choice.
For the next few months, everyone will want the next Spider-Man, the MCU n-version. Some want him metallic, some want him red, and some want him blue.
In a year, a new Marvel movie will be released, and that kind of Spider-Man will be out of fashion. Everyone wants at least 1/12 scale so the character's face can truly resemble the actor. But then the actor changes, gets older, does something else, and that face will go out of fashion.
Today, the MCU has devoured the comic book world. I can't find the new Thor or Defenders issues at the newsstands anymore. I haven't had anything to flip through for years.
This is unfair. Stan Lee would be very pissed off today, I guess.
Many films are based on short stories, books by famous authors. But we shouldn't just celebrate the film, we must remember that behind it all is a book.
So let's honor and show love to the pencilers, inkers, and scriptwriters of comics.
Comics may go out of fashion one day, but for 70 years, Marvel Comics has inspired generations, who have collected them, read them over and over again, until they tore the pages.
Eaglemoss called it the "Classic" Marvel figurine collection for a reason. It was based on the figures and costumes from the characters' classic comics. This was a tribute to the history of Marvel comics, and after Eaglemoss's demise, this tribute was interrupted. And that's why I believed it was right to continue, free for all comic fans, for years and years, just out of passion.
But today, 99% of the audience wants figures from the MCU. These plastic toys, which they call action figures (but they're just toys), are appreciated only if they have the actor's face, the costume from the latest film; they don't connect with the comics, they don't embody their legacy; they're stand-alone, commercial, without a comic book soul.
And... as you know... I've decided to stay in this niche also, which is within a niche as said, that was carved out within a smaller niche.
That's all.
As a fan for you fans.
Skif
Literally one of the most successful characters in the TV series The Boys.
Always torn between fame, glory, and good, and her own private life. She reaches the pinnacle of repentance, embodying the true heroine at the moment of her end.
here some pictures, visit the 4D gallery to see the entire figure from all angles and the video below to see the making of Queen Maeve.
Created the base with MeshyAI, corrected with SculptGL by me. Rendering and setup by me with 3DBuilder, Printed with Anycubic Photon Mono 7 using Water Wash 2.0 Resin Anycubic.
Painted by me with Citadel, Italeri and Vallejo mainly.
Base by me, created by modelling with 3DBuilder and printed Anycubic P.M.7.
Hope you love her,
Stay tuned... next character is ongoing. Who? Up to you to discover on my channels. Enjoy!
"Ezekiel is a supporting antagonist in the Amazon series The Boys. He was a Christian Supe and a former organizer of Capes for Christ".
Statue 1/21 number 9/39. Collection goes forward, hope you like.
Everything about "How to" and Tutorial... is visible in the video below
Have fun, have Skif!
Termite is a recurring antagonist in Season Three of the Amazon series The Boys. He is a Supe with the power to shrink down in size. For this reason it was the perfect candidate to shrink to 1/21 scale....
Dear followers,
time for number 5, Sister Sage, I have to admit I love this character in the TV serie, She's intelligent, smart, sel ironic, no needs violent powers to reach her targets, often walking on a thiny blade.
And the actress Susan Heyward is absolutely an astonishing beauty, her smile makes you fall in love immediately, what a woman/actress/person!
Here we go with the new 1/21 statue:
This is the number four, Kimiko.
The gallery starts to have a nice lot to begin...
Give a look at the video for the Tutorial.
I've never made a character twice, neither as a variant nor as a crossover. So I won't print this Tundra for myself, because I already made it for my collection many years ago, from a resin copy of Eaglemoss CMFC She Hulk.
But if I have to choose today, with the introduction of AI and 3D printers in our hobby, I would made it as I published it today on Cults3D.
Because the pose is very dynamic and the movement of the chain is really beautiful.
If you haven't yet your own Thundra in your CMFC... and if you own a 3D printer... I recommend this one from my website Cults3D (100% free):
Here is the number 3!
Painting tutorial in the link to the video!
Have a look, have a Skif!
Number 3/39 of The Boys already painted and filmed, just need the time for the editing and it will be shown as sooner as possible... guess who??
In the meantime I was wondering about numbers in this blog since the beginning.
Let's share some numbers.
Skif_MC CMFC: 507 customs published by me in Marvel Comics waves 1-6
Skif_MC XCFC: 82 customs published by me in X-Com waves 1-2
Skif_MC The Boys: 2 customs made by me in The Boys wave 1
Skif_MC CMFC: 132 customs made and printed by me for Marvel Comics wave 6 waiting for paints
Skif_MC XCFC: 60 customs made and printed by me for X-Com wave 3 waiting for paints
Skif_MC The Boys: 37 customs made and printed by me for The Boys wave 1 waiting for paints
Skif_MC CMFC: 125 e-customs made by me waiting for printing for Marvel Comics wave 7
Skif_MC XCFC: 68 e-customs made by me waiting for printing for X-Com wave 4
Skif_MC The Boys: 5 e-customs made by me waiting for printing for The Boys wave 1
Total of customs only:
figure CMFC:
507 already published + 132 waiting paints +125 waiting prints = 764 Marvel Comics
figure X-Com:
82 already published + 60 waiting paints + 68 waiting prints = 210 X-Com
figure The Boys:
2 already published + 37 waiting for paints + 5 waiting for prints = 44 The Boys
So, that considering only the customs I made the count arrives at 1018 customs.
All of these characters are unique, no replicas, no variants, no characters others do. Its'a sort of physical archive...
The amount of figures already printed and waiting for paints suggest at least 3 years of work ahead, and adding the ones that I'm still waiting to print I can assume that I still have a total of at least 6 years of work in front of me.
A little bit too Titanic even for me! Specially if I continue to produce e-customs on Cults3D that I pretend to print and paint. Some how I shall to stop e-sculpting and take more time for painting if I want to survive all this waves. Let's see in the next months how it will go....
Waiting forward to meet you here for The Boys figure #3/39.... guess who...? Suggestion are welcome.
Your
Skif
It's very difficult to translate the effect of The Deep's scaled suit into a 90mm scale. I had to play with four shades of green, two of which were metallic green, as well as a dark green wash. I hope you get the idea...
The original sculpt was produced from a MeshyAI base, which I then corrected with SculptGL and made printable with 3DBuilder.
The print was done with the Anycubic Photon Mono 7, which... after printing the thirty-ninth figure of The Boys... died! And Anycubic isn't going to give me another one... no! So for now, I'll stop at 39 issues of The Boys. In the meantime, enjoy the second one (and maybe the third... which is already running around the house after coming to life...)
Have a lovely day, stay happy stay Skif!
