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  • yokaijohn
    Keep it coolin', baby
    • Oct 1, 2008
    • 1439

    Ichigen-issoku("one eye and one leg")

    Ichigen-issoku
    一眼一足
    ("one eye and one leg")
    There is a legend that after the high priest Jinin (慈忍) of the Mount Hiei Temple(home of the Souhei,warrior monks) in Kyoto died, his spirit became a one-eyed, one-legged creature. He always carried a ringing bell around his neck and a red cane in his hand. He once walked around the mountain at midnight, angering some young priests who were "cutting the twicer or admonish training". Only his red cane and an old illustration of his appearance remain today.
    Here's my Ichigen-issoku action figure.I used some Emce(Torso ,leg,and biceps)and some Castaway parts(the forearms including the hands) that I got in a recent trade.I sculpted over the foot with clay to give him a new foot and sculpted his buttocks from clay as well.For the head I used a resin captain America head(I got in a trade from a while back),which I sculpted a new face(except I kept the mouth and I kept the ears but I extended the earlobes with the clay to give him Buddha-like ears)and forehead with clay.I sculpted his bell from clay around a piece of elastic cord.I made him his red walking-stick/cane or more like walking-staff (from the one image I could find of him)from a wooden chopstick.I painted the staff red and all sculpted parts with acrylics and sealed with the Mod-podge.My Wife Tomoko sewd his priests robes, cap,and vest.









    You can see more pics of my Yokai here:
    Pictures by yokaijohn001 - Photobucket
    Last edited by yokaijohn; Feb 10, '11, 9:42 PM.
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  • Type3Toys
    Home Of The Type3 Body
    • Jan 18, 2005
    • 629

    #2
    Nice work John. Very cool looking head and paint job.
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    • yokaijohn
      Keep it coolin', baby
      • Oct 1, 2008
      • 1439

      #3
      Thanks John!I used three shades of blue on his head and foot.
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      • piecemaker
        There's no need to fear..
        • Jan 26, 2009
        • 4634

        #4
        He looks Great,very nice job on everything!

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        • yokaijohn
          Keep it coolin', baby
          • Oct 1, 2008
          • 1439

          #5
          Thanks PM!
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          • Meule
            Verbose Member
            • Nov 14, 2004
            • 28720

            #6
            Excellent job on the robes.
            And sweet sculpt too, John.
            "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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            • yokaijohn
              Keep it coolin', baby
              • Oct 1, 2008
              • 1439

              #7
              Thanks Thomas!
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