I'm tempted to buy a pile of Titan vinyls and make some customs but I've never seen one after they're shrunk. Anyone have some they can share?
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What's a Titan vinyl?You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks -
I think Pal is referring to the 12" Marvel & DC figures. But in my experience, the heads aren't vinyl.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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aHah, ok, wasn't sure. And no they aren't soft vinyl. So it'd have to go the hydrospan route. I used a Cap head for the helmet for Captain America once I dremeled it out. They are more like the plastic that is used for the softer parts of action figures, like vintage star wars arms and legs.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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I suspect he means the Titan figures are little (mostly head) figurines.
They have a ton of franchises. And a lot of them have pretty decent Mego-esque rotocast vinyl sculpts (although sometimes they veer too far into caricature).
Unfortunately, from my experience, the one I tried did not work with the acetone or naphtha shrink method... and they were way too big to use unshrunk... which sort of defeated the allure of using a vinyl head.Comment
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^Aha, thanks for the link. I did not know of these and jumped to conclusions.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Thanks for the intel, some of the Doctor Who sculpts are gorgeous but if they don't take to an acetone shrink then I've saved myself some money.Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions
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I think most of the head shrinkers are making a mold of the large head and shrinking the mold. Smooth on had an article about it... That means it doesn't matter what material the original head is made from...Comment
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