body by boss

[Megospidey]

Looks great! Visually has some similarities to the new ZICAtoys (Type Z) body protos we've seen, but with even more muscle.

Hmmm....they look nothing alike to me.

[60'schild]

They definitely look like they're on a continuum to me ... both really nice designs but with some key differences!

Anyway ...

[boss]

I think the main difference is that I tried to make these as "mego-y" as possible. After assembling bodies for the past year with parts from various sources, I was looking to simplify the process.

I also felt some of the parts I'd used before were over-sculpted (i.e. too much definition). I've tried to give my parts a more natural look. I really looked at Black Kryptonite's legs for inspiration (not his real legs, but the ones he sells). He seemed to get the less is more approach I was going for. So with several months of work I was able to create a similar leg to his. From there I just kept going. Black Knight has a tremendous torso (again, not his but the one he sells) that I've used for several customs. I found a similar torso on a wrestling figure and modified it to accept mego neck plugs and shoulder joints.

All of my parts are made to be swappable with a t2 mego (i.e.. any individual part can be swapped with it's mego counterpart and work).

Once my "skinny body" is done it will work the same way. I could see some customs (like Flash) that would want bulkier legs but a leaner torso.

the big test will be how it strings together. my plan is to use t2 rubberbands to attach the limbs. If I've measured correctly, it will be a nice tight posable figure.

[60'schild]

All of my parts are made to be swappable with a t2 mego (i.e.. any individual part can be swapped with it's mego counterpart and work).

Definitely a key difference (I was mainly referring to appearance, not construction).

Looking forward to seeing/hearing the progress on these!!

[Megospidey]

They definitely look like they're on a continuum to me ... both really nice designs but with some key differences!

Anyway ...

Not trying to start an argument with ya brother...you are certainly entitled to your opinion

They just look like two entirely different bodies to me. The chests, pelvis, legs, the body shapes.

Now if by similar you mean they are both 8 inches, then I agree with you there

[boss]

I think the biggest difference is that the zica body will be factory produced... mine will be churned out one at a time.

[Jerry68]

Again, Great job and can't wait!

[Blackkryptonite]

That's tight Boss! Will he be available in that gold color?

[sprytel]

I painted it in gold to check for some detail imperfections.

For my own personal edification, how does painting it gold help with this?

Body looks fantastic, BTW. Killer job!

[boss]

the gold happened to be the only spray paint I had available (I started with yellow, but ran out). In the unpainted state, it's not easy to see imperfections in the sculpting material. and since this body is made up of different parts blended together, the seams were getting harder to detect. When I painted the parts it gave me a good idea of where fingerprints, edge lines, etc were. It basically shows me what a cast part will look like.

And Fred, I do not plan to cast in gold. Probably just flesh tone and white.