The title of this post has to be the un-coolest thing ever said about the coolest guy in Hollywood, Steve McQueen. This custom started out as a follow up to Kojak in my "World's Greatest Super Detectives" series. Bullitt, the 1968 thriller starting Steve McQueen as Frank Bullitt, a sullen San Francisco police detective with real cool car. The movie is best known for it's iconic car chase, still one of the best in Hollywood history after nearly 50 years. I saw the head on eBay and thought it would make an interesting custom(s).
Lt. Frank Bullitt
Head is from eBay with paints by me on a Zica Type S body
CTVT provided most of the clothes & gun
Holster & walkie talkie is from A.J.
Shoes are from the 8" Super Store
The box is from the Toyroom
Originally I planned to use a Mego Starsky turtleneck sweater but it was too bulky to fit underneath the jacket with the gun and holster. I actually ripped the arm of a jacket trying to get it on. I had to settle for a CTVT t-shirt dyed a darker blue. This allowed me to accommodate the accessories underneath a new jacket without doing any damage. But that didn't keep me from using the Starsky sweater for part of the photo shoot. The pants were originally grey, I dyed them black.
The shoes are from the 8" Super Store painted brown & black like the ones McQueen wore in the film. They are a hard plastic and take paint really well. They just snap in place at the ankle replacing the feet.
While the head was a nice enough likeness of McQueen, the casting was a bit rough and took a lot of clean up. I even had to rebuild part of his ear.
This head sculpt is one of the most versatile you will find. It can be used for many customs such as Josh Randall from Wanted Dead or Alive, Vin Tanner from The Magnificent Seven, Steve Andrews from The Blob, Henri 'Papillon' Charriere and Hilts, "The Cooler King" from The Great Escape to name a few. How many customs can you get out of a Potsie or Ralph Malph head?
The Cooler King
The clothes all came from CTVT. It was nice to be able to find a use for that baseball glove they offer. I wish I could weather the jacket a bit. The brown one McQueen wore in the film was nearly black. The black CTVT jacket I had fell apart in my hands, I'm not messing with this one.
I might paint up another head for The Great Escape version but for now he's Frank Bullitt.
Another cool box from The Toyroom. Thanks Anthony!
Thanks for looking!
Lt. Frank Bullitt
Head is from eBay with paints by me on a Zica Type S body
CTVT provided most of the clothes & gun
Holster & walkie talkie is from A.J.
Shoes are from the 8" Super Store
The box is from the Toyroom
Originally I planned to use a Mego Starsky turtleneck sweater but it was too bulky to fit underneath the jacket with the gun and holster. I actually ripped the arm of a jacket trying to get it on. I had to settle for a CTVT t-shirt dyed a darker blue. This allowed me to accommodate the accessories underneath a new jacket without doing any damage. But that didn't keep me from using the Starsky sweater for part of the photo shoot. The pants were originally grey, I dyed them black.
The shoes are from the 8" Super Store painted brown & black like the ones McQueen wore in the film. They are a hard plastic and take paint really well. They just snap in place at the ankle replacing the feet.
While the head was a nice enough likeness of McQueen, the casting was a bit rough and took a lot of clean up. I even had to rebuild part of his ear.
This head sculpt is one of the most versatile you will find. It can be used for many customs such as Josh Randall from Wanted Dead or Alive, Vin Tanner from The Magnificent Seven, Steve Andrews from The Blob, Henri 'Papillon' Charriere and Hilts, "The Cooler King" from The Great Escape to name a few. How many customs can you get out of a Potsie or Ralph Malph head?
The Cooler King
The clothes all came from CTVT. It was nice to be able to find a use for that baseball glove they offer. I wish I could weather the jacket a bit. The brown one McQueen wore in the film was nearly black. The black CTVT jacket I had fell apart in my hands, I'm not messing with this one.
I might paint up another head for The Great Escape version but for now he's Frank Bullitt.
Another cool box from The Toyroom. Thanks Anthony!
Thanks for looking!
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