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 Post subject: Batman Court of Owls Talon recipe?
PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 1:58 pm 
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I have been watching clips of various DC Universe Animated shows/movies and have noticed some characters I thought were interesting.

One happened to be the Talon, from the Court of Owls.
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I looked at the design and was trying to visualize a suitable 1:18th scale base figure to use as a starting point. What out there could be useful or close enough in design?

After walking through a toy aisle recently, I was dozing at home when inspiration hit.

Marvel's Ronin.
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With added claws (interchangable hands from another toyline?), some other modifications, and then coming up with a suitable head, I think this might be a possible recipe for someone planning on making a Talon figure of there own.

I realize the skirt might have to go, but it could be left and reworked a bit to just be a minor costume variation (for more formal occasions) or something that the Talon would rip off for combat situations.

What do you think? Doable?

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 Post subject: Re: Batman Court of Owls Talon recipe?
PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 2:36 pm 
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a cobra commander head with slight mods would work. I like the larger new sculpt cc heads.

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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 4:01 pm 
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I think some of the JvC era CC heads might work too. Basically whichever head has the most neck/shoulder drape you can find. Styrene pipe cut in to thin rings for the goggles will probably be easier than tracking down and ready made goggle accessories that would match.

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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:30 pm 
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ooh, I just thought about swamp rat!
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got the goggles and ear tuffs, just add cowl or stick on a cowl-ed head.
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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 7:24 pm 
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That's a really good idea. That spliced with a CC head would be pretty close!

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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 8:37 pm 
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lots of great artwork.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Ta ... ORM=IRBPRS

DarkJedi- if you are going to make the court of owls I might have some masks from when I tried making a push mold of that chap mei hockey mask. they will need work, but they are yours if you want :)

also here is a 7" figure I saw
http://www.figurerealm.com/customfigure ... w&id=40349

ETA that site keeps killin my pic, er their pic...

looks alot like that base figure you posted.

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 Post subject: Re: Batman Court of Owls Talon recipe?
PostPosted: Tue May 21, 2019 1:11 am 
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cleaning up a bit I found my figure I got off ebay one of the "sino dolls" type sellers. I honestly got it as an add on to my order because it was $5. I never messed with it after it arrived. posing it and trying to get pics I realize it kind of sucks. everything is soft and rubbery, won't hold a dynamic pose. the feet are grossly too large, waist and midriff too small. kind of thunder thighs.i got it to make a mortal kombat custom, but probably won't now.i'll need to bash in so many joe parts might as well start with one of the ME ninjas.

since I had it in hand, I found the swamp rat helmet. I don't have a hooded CC head at hand, but I found a starwars hooded head. had to Dremel it out a bit and it is backwards under the helmet.
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court of owls. who. court of..
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PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2019 9:48 pm 
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I used that base, only the white ninja version, for a Moon Knight LBC a few years ago. I agree with all the issues you pointed out. Still it's not a bad start especially with that head.

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