Valiant Comics Custom Action Figures Picture Thread

Malev_Emperor · Post by **Malev_Emperor** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:48 am

Valiant Ones,

I scour the internets far too often for my obsure, crappy interests. I'm guilty of it and I think, if you're reading this, you might be, too. However, the fact that I never can find enough people who are into the same things I am, shall never staunch my search for my lost and unknown brethren!

One of my interests is action figures. I believe it all started in the late 70's with a little picture called Star Wars. I'm not sure if any of you have ever heard of it before? Well, that started a new generation collecting lil plastic people on a mass scale. Sorta like what GI Joe did in the 60's for boys with GI Joe. And then in the early 80's GI Joe came back and that was it. I was hooked for life.

Now, many people are into collecting figures and the internet has allowed them to meet and greet! And then a funnier thing happened... people started customizing, painting, sculpting, molding to make their favorite characters in multiple scales and sizes!

Popular Scales:
25mm - lil lead miniatures (Warhammer sized)
1/18th - Star Wars/GI Joe 3.75 - 4" figures
1/12th - Marvel Legends/DC Universe 6" figures
1/6th - GI Joe/Sideshow/Hot Toys 12" figures

So, these two factors (internet searching/Figure Customizing) combined with a third obsession (Valiant Comics), leads me to create this thread that I hope we'll all use to showcase any and all Valiant Custom Figures! *Special shoutout to loose collector, who has a seperate thread here devoted to his amazing work! Check it out!!!

I'll start us off with a few pics from the web (Translation: NOT MINE)!

Solar - Animated Style

Magnus - Animated Style

Rai - Animated Style

Scroll Down for Rai - Turok:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... 767#908767

Scroll Down for Whole Harby Team - Harada:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... &start=120

Scroll Down for Solar - XO - Mothergod - Spider Alien:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... &start=105

Scroll Down for Shadowman - Darque - Solar - XO - Archer - Armstrong - Bloodshot - Destroyer:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... =9&t=32543

Scroll Down for Dr. Eclipse - Solar - Geoff McHenry - Shadowman - Darque - Sandria Darque:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... &start=135

Scroll Down for Archer - Armstrong - Valiant Universe Pic:
http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopi ... &start=150

Here's a link on how this awesome customizer made his Magnus (with WIP/Work in Progress pics!):
http://rateegcreations.8.forumer.com/vi ... f41c06283d

Thanks,
Malev Emperor

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:46 am

Awesome find Dino!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:54 am

I would definitely buy Valiant action figures. Hopefully they do it right and avoid the campy stuff like that first pic of Solar.

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:23 pm

Not in that style.

The dc style is okay, but I'm not sure they'd fit Valiant.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:10 pm

it would depend on the price at 10 or more for small figures no but for marvel legends style yep

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:44 pm

http://www.angolz.com/store/1-6-rah-492 ... r-555.html

I'd go for 1/6 with full articulation & detail like the above link. Of course to a lesser degree and for about $50-75 a pop.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:43 pm

ian_house wrote:Awesome find Dino!

What the hell did I miss now?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:58 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:
ian_house wrote:Awesome find Dino!
What the hell did I miss now?

If you're talking about the Dino part, he's referring to Malev.

viewtopic.php?t=31726&start=0

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:30 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
X-O HoboJoe wrote:
ian_house wrote:Awesome find Dino!
What the hell did I miss now?
If you're talking about the Dino part, he's referring to Malev.

viewtopic.php?t=31726&start=0

The only Dino around here.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:32 pm

Thanks DJ.

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm

Where's the emoticon slamming his hand down on the desk laughing?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:11 pm

While I think it would be cool, I would not buy any myself. I am not a toy/action-figure kind of guy.

?

-slym

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:59 pm

I voted for I would only buy my favorite character, but depending on quality, rarity, price, and other factors I could collect more.

I kinda like the return of the 3.35” format...

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:23 am

They look great, I'd buy em just cause they are Valiant

Malev_Emperor · Post by **Malev_Emperor** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:11 am

Omenspirits,

I agree with you on the 1/6 scale figures. Wait until you see what I have cooking for this thread in the coming weeks! I'm sure you will be pleased!

Malev

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:32 am

I haven't answered the poll, because that would really depend on quality and price. While I would *want* to buy them all to support Valiant products, I'm not going to spend good money on crap. And I can't shell out a ton of money for super duper high quality 12" Sideshow like figures either.

I love action figures, but what I look for in an action figure these days is different than what I looked for when I was 12. I'm not worried about articulation as I don't "play" with them. A good looking figure that can be posed and set on a display shelf without costing an arm and leg is of more interest. I don't know what McFarlane Toys is doing lately, but his figures pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. They look awesome, they are articulated enough so you can pose them, and they look great on a display shelf.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:25 am

Heath wrote:I haven't answered the poll, because that would really depend on quality and price. While I would *want* to buy them all to support Valiant products, I'm not going to spend good money on crap. And I can't shell out a ton of money for super duper high quality 12" Sideshow like figures either.

I love action figures, but what I look for in an action figure these days is different than what I looked for when I was 12. I'm not worried about articulation as I don't "play" with them. A good looking figure that can be posed and set on a display shelf without costing an arm and leg is of more interest. I don't know what McFarlane Toys is doing lately, but his figures pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. They look awesome, they are articulated enough so you can pose them, and they look great on a display shelf.

I wouldn't advise articulating them... most of them fell apart.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:25 am

Heath wrote:I haven't answered the poll, because that would really depend on quality and price. While I would *want* to buy them all to support Valiant products, I'm not going to spend good money on crap. And I can't shell out a ton of money for super duper high quality 12" Sideshow like figures either.

I love action figures, but what I look for in an action figure these days is different than what I looked for when I was 12. I'm not worried about articulation as I don't "play" with them. A good looking figure that can be posed and set on a display shelf without costing an arm and leg is of more interest. I don't know what McFarlane Toys is doing lately, but his figures pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. They look awesome, they are articulated enough so you can pose them, and they look great on a display shelf.

Todd does an awesome job with action figures, I would love to see his take on the Valiant characters.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:12 pm

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Mego Valiant custom, but I hope to make my classic Shadowman soon.

<a href="http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn14 ... group1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn14 ... group1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

My plan is make one of every character pictured on the cover of Unity #0.

otma · Post by **otma** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:49 pm

See, I was a kid in the 80s, so I was never really big on the really small size Star Wars or GIJoe style (3 1/4" I think?). Nor was I into that huge cloth and plastic head/arms-whatever 70s look. My sweetspot is the 5"-8" range, where the original He-Man and TMNT landed. Factor in the ThunderCats (which were actually slightly bigger, iirc) and you have the holy triumvirate of 80s action figures. Heck, even Transformers G1s weren't much bigger than that, maybe 8"-9" for most, and 10.5"/11" for the bigger ones.
Fast forward to the early 90s and you had the Spawn line come out from Todd Toys (which was of course quickly renamed McFarlane Toys), which just completely took over the action figure design title; they were the same size basically. Then the big hitters of the past years ended up in that same 6"-8" range, DC Selects/Marvel Legends/Simpsons: World of Springfield/etc.

I actually found this site when I was searching for custom figures of Valiant characters, a month or so ago (I think maybe 4-5 weeks really). What a nifty turn of events this thread pops up!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:41 pm

sanman wrote:It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Mego Valiant custom, but I hope to make my classic Shadowman soon.

<a href="http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn14 ... group1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn14 ... group1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

My plan is make one of every character pictured on the cover of Unity #0.

Can't wait to see more.

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:17 pm

Malev_Emperor wrote:Omenspirits,

I agree with you on the 1/6 scale figures. Wait until you see what I have cooking for this thread in the coming weeks! I'm sure you will be pleased!

Malev

Nice!

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:24 pm

Omen, you really need to do something about your avatar. I keep trying to catch it so that it will stop swinging.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:24 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
sanman wrote:It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Mego Valiant custom, but I hope to make my classic Shadowman soon.

My plan is make one of every character pictured on the cover of Unity #0.
Can't wait to see more.

Thanks.

Malev_Emperor · Post by **Malev_Emperor** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:30 am

Sanman,

Your Valiant Megos are tremendous! PLEASE tell me what kind of fabric you used for that Magnus "Battle Tunic" (I won't call it a skirt)!! I have been worrying about what type of fabric to use and it appears as if yours has that chain-mail/armored look! Quite inspiring!

Otma,

Well, no matter how you found us, we're glad you're here! We seem to be in the minority here, as far as toy collecting goes, but most of the guys are cool about it. Hey, we all have our interests. The customs I'm working on are mainly 1/6 scale 12" figures and since I am a big fan of Valiant's future universe (Magnus/Rai) that's where I'll start.

I'm glad to see that there are so many talented people here. I am so glad I found this place since Valiant Comics has always been one of my obsessions!

MALEV

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