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  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19445

    Muhammad Ali--what the!?

    I was disassembling an Ali figure for a custom, and I discovered that the entire figure has been painted a darker brown. It was originally a caramel color, perhaps the same as Tootie?
    Last edited by PNGwynne; Oct 2, '19, 10:10 PM. Reason: clarification
    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.
  • thunderbolt
    Hi Ernie!!!
    • Feb 15, 2004
    • 34211

    #2
    wow, that will not be good for joint wear.
    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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    • PNGwynne
      Master of Fowl Play
      • Jun 5, 2008
      • 19445

      #3
      Oh, it's noticeable immediately when posed.
      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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      • LonnieFisher
        Eloquent Member
        • Jan 19, 2008
        • 10814

        #4
        I took apart an Ali figure, and I don't think mine was painted.

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        • rche
          channeling Bob Wills
          • Mar 26, 2008
          • 7383

          #5
          Originally posted by LonnieFisher
          I took apart an Ali figure, and I don't think mine was painted.
          Weren't you making a 4-arm fighter at megomeet? You would have noticed any additional paint layer there.

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          • EMCE Hammer
            Moderation Engineer
            • Aug 14, 2003
            • 25679

            #6
            Originally posted by PNGwynne
            I was disassembling an Ali figure for a custom, and I discovered that the entire figure and head have been painted a darker brown. It was originally a caramel color, perhaps the same as Tootie?
            I'm calling an Austin Hough - this thread is useless without pictures! I know you never post pics of your customs, but this is like parts man. I'll post it for you if it helps. I bought a bazillion of those Ali figures on clearance for customs, and I didn't think any were painted. I'm afraid to look now.

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            • PNGwynne
              Master of Fowl Play
              • Jun 5, 2008
              • 19445

              #7
              Ok, Emce just for you I will ask my better half to take pix and I will mail them to you. (All I have is my old crappy phone, I couldn't take decent pix even if I knew what I was doing.)

              The whole figure is sprayed a matte milk chocolate brown and underneath it's shiny caramel vinyl. It's a Twix Ali.

              EDIT: The head is a darker brown, but has a dusting of the brown paint on it. Overspray? I wonder if the head was molded in a darker brown and then the factory realized the body color didn't match and was corrected with a paint job? The paint seems durable.
              Last edited by PNGwynne; Oct 2, '19, 8:54 PM.
              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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              • phil
                Persistent Member
                • May 11, 2007
                • 2078

                #8
                I recently dressed my Ali figure as a Starfleet Security Guard and didn't notice anything unusual with the figure.

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                • TRDouble
                  Permanent Member
                  • Jul 10, 2012
                  • 2525

                  #9
                  I am looking at one of my Ali's right now and the body isn't painted. Odd.

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                  • LonnieFisher
                    Eloquent Member
                    • Jan 19, 2008
                    • 10814

                    #10
                    Now I want your Ali figure!

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                    • PNGwynne
                      Master of Fowl Play
                      • Jun 5, 2008
                      • 19445

                      #11
                      ^lol I'm sure we can work something out.
                      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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                      • scott metzger
                        Persistent Member
                        • Jul 9, 2007
                        • 2091

                        #12
                        I made a OMBC figure out of one of the Ali's, as well as disassembled one of the bodies to add Trek legs. I'm sure mine weren't painted. An interesting variant here; wonder how many were made like this?

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