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  • Obi
    Member
    • Feb 1, 2010
    • 69

    In search of bald head for Mr. Miracle

    I am working on a custom Mr. Miracle figure and require a clean bald head to custom paint, preferably rotocast, not resin. I purchased the Lex Luthor head from FTC but it's visibly oversized and I'd like to find a better scale option. Anyone aware of a rotocast bald head out there that's more in scale?
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  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19444

    #2
    Perhaps a Mattel Luthor?
    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.

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    • Obi
      Member
      • Feb 1, 2010
      • 69

      #3
      I'm surprised I didn't think of that. Thanks!

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      • thunderbolt
        Hi Ernie!!!
        • Feb 15, 2004
        • 34211

        #4
        Man that FTC head is as big as the torso. Ridiculous. I'll throw another idea out there what about the generic masked head at FTC and buff out the mask lines?
        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

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        • Obi
          Member
          • Feb 1, 2010
          • 69

          #5
          Thanks, I think I have a few of those in my stash of parts. Any recommendations on how to buff the mask lines?

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          • Obi
            Member
            • Feb 1, 2010
            • 69

            #6
            I may try to shrink the head. I'll never use it otherwise.

            I know FTC has QC issues but the size of this is beyond
            crazy. Almost like it was supposed to be a 12" figure.

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            • PNGwynne
              Master of Fowl Play
              • Jun 5, 2008
              • 19444

              #7
              Yeah, sometimes their heads are a "huge" disappointment. They reused the Luthor head for SF Brainiac.
              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.

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              • PNGwynne
                Master of Fowl Play
                • Jun 5, 2008
                • 19444

                #8
                Originally posted by Obi
                I'm surprised I didn't think of that. Thanks!
                I like that sculpt, you're welcome.
                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.

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                • thunderbolt
                  Hi Ernie!!!
                  • Feb 15, 2004
                  • 34211

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Obi
                  Thanks, I think I have a few of those in my stash of parts. Any recommendations on how to buff the mask lines?
                  use the soft buffing head on a dremel carefully.
                  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

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                  • Nostalgiabuff
                    Muddling through
                    • Oct 4, 2008
                    • 11290

                    #10
                    Originally posted by thunderbolt
                    use the soft buffing head on a dremel carefully.
                    i have also used a fine grain sand paper

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                    • danadoll
                      Micronaut Nut!
                      • Apr 11, 2005
                      • 1840

                      #11
                      I recently bought the FTC Lex head too, boy!...What a huge noggin! Yeah, I'm going to have to shrink him, before I can use him too.

                      Dana
                      "Do you want a doll?" Kurt

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                      • scott metzger
                        Persistent Member
                        • Jul 9, 2007
                        • 2088

                        #12
                        A good bald head in proper scale is Daddy Warbucks from the 80's Annie line of dolls/figures. Body is a waste, and you need to futz with giving him a proper Mego neck joint, but I used him for both Luthor and Prof. X. Sculpt is surprisingly sharp.

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                        • Jmass
                          Museum Patron
                          • Jan 19, 2006
                          • 135

                          #13
                          I’ve used a Brian L. half mask head with ears in the past. As someone else said, a little fine grit sanding where the mask meets the face and you’re ready to paint. I recommend it if you’re going for an old school Mego look.

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