The Spectreverse

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

wow that last pic really shows off the effect! be cool to paint a predator with that!

The Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:39 am

Rescuer wrote:

What is the round style helmet on the white figure from?

It is an old Chap Mei "Space Quest" helmet from the late '90s.

The Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:41 am

2DARK2C wrote:

wow that last pic really shows off the effect! be cool to paint a predator with that!

The nail polish is REALLY impressive looking in person, but is very difficult to capture the effect with a camera.

It is very thick though and will obscure fine details which is why I chose a rather plainly sculpted figure for this experiment.

sgcaper · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:37 am

Great work. Love the retro feel

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pluv · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:51 am

I like these. I could have seen these doing a random image search on the internet and instantly known who made them and what their purpose was. Nailed it.

The Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:40 am

Mercenaries can be hired in just about any seedy spaceport in the galaxy. Whatever your needs, from basic vibroblade wielding brutes to professionally trained ex-soldiers, if you have cold hard credits, you can hire as many mercenaries as you need (or can afford) to do the desired jobs.

This was a simple exercise to try and remove some of the cartoonier aspects of the "Fortnite" figures to make them better fit into the "Spectreverse". The "Fortnite" figures' larger, chunkier designs make finding appropriately scaled replacement parts difficult.

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

they look good!

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:28 am

let me be frank.

Quote:

FRANK

They're too clean to be in the SpectreVerse. I know that most of your custom work isn't 'dirty' (like bindy's stuff is :shifty:

) but even your 'normal' denizens have had the sheen taken off. I think you need to take the sheen off to have them fit. Other than that, you still have your eye for parts, and that makes me jealous that you do them before I do.

Redmao · **Posted:** Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:11 pm

Great cast of characters, but those visitors, man, they are fantastic!
They look like they could be characters out of Doctor Who or Blake 7.

The Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:18 pm

joemichaels70 wrote:

let me be frank.

Quote:

FRANK

They're too clean to be in the SpectreVerse. I know that most of your custom work isn't 'dirty' (like bindy's stuff is :shifty:

) but even your 'normal' denizens have had the sheen taken off. I think you need to take the sheen off to have them fit. Other than that, you still have your eye for parts, and that makes me jealous that you do them before I do.

Yeah, they are a bit cleaner than my usual stuff.

The reasoning is twofold: this was just an experiment to see if I could reduce the more cartoony aspects of the "Fortnite" line to make them better fit into my collection and I can not really do more elaborate paint jobs right now due to a severe back injury that occurred on 12/1. it is very painful and difficult to hunch over for long periods to paint so these guys just got some slight repainting and small spot applications of color. I have many spare "Fortnite" figures that will get more elaborate paint jobs now that I know they can be successfully integrated into my collection once my back heals.

The Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:54 pm

Spaceport Visitors (Grey Alien and Vampire Bat)

Spaceports across the galaxy play host to billions of sentients of all shapes and sizes every day. Multitudes of travelers including humans, near human species, reptilians, aquatic beings, insectoids and those with body plans that are almost inconceivable arrive and depart constantly. You never know what you will see on any given day.

Note:
I wanted to evoke a classic "Universal" Vampire with the color palette of the Vampire Bat's outfit.