L/C.BerPhan Art

Pulp Fiction - Jules Winnfield & Vincent Vega

2012-01-02T17:16:00.012+01:00

New project but not that hard to do, the two hitmen from one of the best movie of all time. I just love that movie and it is an old dream to add these guys in my collection.

Not hard to built because the headsculpt are the best ou there with the HotToys Octopus and Headplay Travolta. Just add some real hair for one and sculpt them for the other one.
The trick is the suit, once you got them, it almost become way too easy. The suit of Jules is a TTL but I can't remember the suit of Vincent.

Maximus - Gladiator

2011-12-15T15:29:00.003+01:00

Finally finish my Maximus with the helmet. My 3rd attempt on this character and I learned a lot through this project since the 1rst one. How to sculpt an armor, the details on the chest and the rest of the armor. It was fun but I'm definitely not ready to do another one, it is the last and I'm pretty sure about it.

Han Solo - Star Wars ep IV

2011-08-28T21:41:00.006+02:00

I wasn't very satisfied with all the releases of the Sideshow Han Solo, each and every headsculpt had a problem somehow. The best Ford headsculpt come from the Sideshow Indiana Jones and a good friend had some recast of it. I picked one and resculpt the hair and put it on a Soldier Story body. Now I'm happy with it ! Of course a couple of details like the pants of his gun (from the Hasbro one) could be upgrade but it's fairly enough now.

As I said, the best Ford heasculpt is the Indiana Jones :

Luke Skywalker - Star Wars ep VI

2011-08-28T21:34:00.013+02:00

Except the headsculpt and the lightsaber, nothing comes from the Sideshow. The black suit is pretty easy to find from a regular figure so are the leather boots. The cape and the leather belt are handmade and the body is probably a Dragon (I think) and much shorter too respect the size of Mark Hamill.
I had to resculpt the eyelids to erase this stupide "surprise" expression (especially with the open mouth) he had and gave him a huge eyes. Also had to repaint the hair. Since when Luke is a red head ?

Here what the headscultpt looks like without any mods, bewildered face and ginger hamster hair. But trough the years and all the new Lukes, this one is still the best Mark Hamill headsculpt. :

John Locke - Lost

2011-08-28T21:08:00.002+02:00

Punisher - Warzone

2011-08-28T20:32:00.011+02:00

Art-Figures release a wonderful figure, it was a great surprise with this Punisher/Stevenson from Warzone. Not many things to do except erase is depressive expression and add the nose hole on his skull.
Just resculpt the eyebrows area and repaint the hair in black and it was done.

Here's the original release and look how depressed his face really is :

Red Skull

2011-08-28T20:30:00.002+02:00

Karl Ruprecht Kroenen - Hellboy

2011-08-28T20:27:00.010+02:00

Once again based on the Sideshow, they did there best with what they had but the size and the shape was horrible for Kroenen. Too tall, too big, the boots was cheap and give not any possibility to pose this guy.
1rst of all change the body. He's on a TTL body, much shorter. The head is a bit oversize with the helmet on.
Switch the boots with a DID leather boots. I repainted the headsculpt and the rest of the helmet. I also change every straps of his leg and arm sheath.
Repaint his chest armor and use a better lace on the side of his armor.

Here what this guy looks like straight out the box :

Trinity - Matrix

2011-08-28T19:43:00.011+02:00

This time, I tried to base this one to the Gentle Giant statue and it was pretty tough but in the end the result is pretty much what I expected.

What I used is the Medicom gear and the glasses, she's on a Sideshow body, tall enough to fit on the bike. The headsculpt is from the Gentle Giant bust recasted by MPL from eBay and it is a great headsculpt, just had to work a bit on the hair. The bike is a Ducati jst repainted in dark green. Still have to find some decals for each and every logo on the bike :

Neo - Matrix

2011-08-28T16:44:00.003+02:00

Not a huge fan of the trilogy but it was sooo cool to see a man flying again since Christopher Reeve. Not very difficult to do but the hardest part was to find the good parts.

The headsculpt is a resin recast from the Gentle Giant and it is probably the best Keanu Reeves HS, much better than the Headplay. The suit is made by Triad Toys. They made a good work and the wire give a lot of possibilities to make some great shot.
The only thing left is a good pair of sunglasses.

T800 - Terminator 2 : Judgement Day

2011-08-28T16:40:00.003+02:00

Achilles - Troy

2011-08-28T14:26:00.004+02:00

Gimli - The Lord of the Ring

2011-08-28T14:12:00.005+02:00

Samwise Gamgee - The Lord of the Ring

2011-08-28T02:27:00.011+02:00

Same here than Frodo, Sam is a great figure, Sideshow didn't fool us with the hobbits. The facesculpt is simply brilliant, I have to admit it, it is Sean Astin, the only issue, the paint.
I used the same technique with Frodo (remove the plastic wig) and repainted it.
Other problem, Sam is not fat enough, the body is the same than Frodo. Just add a belly to bulk him up and weather the clothes and his cooking accessories.

Here you got the original release and you can see how good ths little guy already is :

Frodo Baggins - The Lord of the Ring

2011-08-28T02:10:00.010+02:00

Just received the Sideshow Frodo and pretty impressed by this one since Aragorn and Legolas. Much better in many points, especially the sculpt. Only one disapointment, the multiple layer of clothes. He looked like a turtle with the coat and the cloak.
So I had to open the body and elevate the neck plug. He's a little bit too tall now for a hobbit but much better.
The next step was to weather the clothes and repaint the face. Pretty easy to separate the plastic hair to repaint the head correctly.
Finally do the real gold ring with a better necklace and it was done !

But here what he looks like straight out the box and without any tweaks :

Asajj Ventress - Star Wars : The Clone Wars

2011-08-28T01:13:00.014+02:00

Nothing's come from the Sideshow here except the head and the lightsaber. I resculpted the eyebrows area and the eyelids to make her look more angry. I used a ZC Girl body with some gigantic boobs but it gave her the athletic and thin shape she has in the TV show.
The rest of her outfit is handmade except the cloak made by Art-Studio.

She already looks good but not evil enough :

Mace Windu - Star Wars ep II

2009-09-11T20:47:00.001+02:00

Hermione Granger - Harry Potter

2009-07-17T18:15:00.022+02:00

Obiwan Kenobi - Star Wars ep III

2009-02-18T21:31:00.002+01:00

Mandalorian Squad - Bounty Hunter

2009-01-01T15:33:00.002+01:00

Mandalorian Squad - Jungle Commando

2009-01-01T15:31:00.002+01:00

Mandalorian Squad - Night Ops

2009-01-01T15:26:00.004+01:00

Mandalorian Squad - Strike Force

2009-01-01T15:22:00.002+01:00

Ki Adi Mundi - "Star Wars ep III"

2008-07-20T21:54:00.002+02:00

Saesee Tiin - "Star Wars ep III"

2008-06-08T22:10:00.006+02:00

Coleman Trebor - "Star Wars ep II"

2008-05-24T17:25:00.003+02:00

Darth Maul tattoo version

2008-05-20T14:54:00.005+02:00

Qui Gon Jin - Star Wars ep I

2008-02-03T13:27:00.003+01:00

Darth Maul - Star Wars ep I

2007-12-08T17:41:00.003+01:00

Plo Koon - "Star Wars ep III"

2007-11-27T16:00:00.000+01:00

Kit Fisto - "Star Wars ep III"

2007-11-27T15:56:00.000+01:00

Legolas - The Lord of the Rings

2007-06-13T14:21:00.009+02:00

God I hated the result of this one. Once opened the box it was a catastrophe from the buck body to the face sculpt. He looked more like James "Spike" Marsters than Orlando Bloom.
First of all, swap the Buck to a 301 Medicom and respect the size and shape of Legolas. Of course now, every element of his clothes has to be sew correctly to fit on the new body.
2nd part (the hardest) resculpt the head and at some point when you got a character with long hair, plastic hair is too cheap so you have to change that too.
Other small improvement like the armbraces with real laces and I add the elven cape from the DID, not long enough but I like it.
I've tried many time to upgrade him this is maybe the fourth attempt but honestly at this point, I don't think I can do better.

Here what this dude looks like once the box opened :

General Grievous "Star Wars ep III"

2007-02-19T11:35:00.006+01:00

2007-01-19T01:38:00.023+01:00