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  • Cosmicman
    Permanent Member
    • Jul 12, 2005
    • 4794

    Lex Luthor in modern armor

    I did not want to post this because I know a certain member on here that announced he is working on the same Lex Luthor armor project but once I figured out that we are doing two different ideas of Lex's armor then I figured it would be cool to post my idea.

    For awhile I have been trying to find/design a "Megoesk" (Scott, you should coin that word) type of custom that would work in compatibility with all the other 8 inch sized figures.

    When Mattel designed the Lex Luthor figure naturally I put him on a Dr. Mego body (which about 30 percent of everybody who customizes figures probably did the same thing).

    Later on, working with an idea after sculpting armors for Ironman, War Machine, Whirlwind and Mr. Freeze I decided to see if I could design an armor for Lex Luthor.

    Originally I wanted to tackle the Super Powers precrisis idea but at the time Lex Luthor had made his return in the armor and in DC comics and it didn't look half bad.

    So, I took a hybrid of various ideas from the modern Lex Luthor (before the New 52 garbage) and I created an armor for him trying not to steal anyone's ideas which will probably be on the board here pretty soon and bump mine off into oblivion.

    Unfortunately one shots came out kind of dinjy (trying to capture the shine with a flash lol) but I have better shots on the OGME page if anyone wants to check it out.





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  • BATMAN89
    Mego obsessed!!!
    • Jul 20, 2010
    • 3401

    #2
    Looks really good!!!
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    • Grimjohn
      Persistent Member
      • Feb 28, 2011
      • 2266

      #3
      That looks really cool! Nice sculpting work!
      My Finished Custom Figures

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      • madmarva
        Talkative Member
        • Jul 7, 2007
        • 6445

        #4
        Great looking figure.

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        • stuart
          Hi-Yo Silver Away!
          • Jun 18, 2007
          • 517

          #5
          I really like what you did with the armor. How did you make it?

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          • SentientApe
            Career Member
            • May 1, 2014
            • 601

            #6
            I also have had serious plans on making a Mego-scale Lex Luthor armor, because after making the full-scale version, nothing seems impossible. So, you can pretty much expect yet another thread on this...

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            • boss
              Talkative Member
              • Jun 18, 2003
              • 7217

              #7
              That is cool.
              Fresh, not from concentrate.

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              • SentientApe
                Career Member
                • May 1, 2014
                • 601

                #8
                Originally posted by megoknight
                Full scale? Color me intrigued.
                Color me Orange. All that will be in another thread.

                By the way, EXCELLENT custom. Kudos.

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                • sprytel
                  Talkative Member
                  • Jun 26, 2009
                  • 6658

                  #9
                  Looks cool! Does he still have any articulation?

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                  • apes3978
                    Talkative Member
                    • Nov 19, 2005
                    • 5111

                    #10
                    Turned out cool...

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                    • megowgsh
                      Customego HoF Curator
                      • Nov 19, 2003
                      • 7420

                      #11
                      Your best custom to date! COTW!
                      Check out ALL my customs at https://www.facebook.com/megowgshcustoms

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                      • jimsmegos
                        Mego Dork
                        • Nov 9, 2008
                        • 4519

                        #12
                        Nice work!

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                        • ZombieJimC
                          Persistent Member
                          • Mar 12, 2014
                          • 1246

                          #13
                          Well done Sir!

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                          • plaztekman
                            Career Member
                            • Apr 27, 2008
                            • 550

                            #14
                            Great sculpt!
                            Check out my photoblog: http://megomuseum.com/community/blog...773-plaztekman

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                            • Cosmicman
                              Permanent Member
                              • Jul 12, 2005
                              • 4794

                              #15
                              Thank you everyone who responded with nice replies and questions. Someone asked the articulation of my armored Lex.

                              I created he armor by taking apart a 8 inch Ironman movie figure. The figure was way to skinny for Mego compatibility but by resculpting the chest and arms by using the Ironman figure as a guide. I was able to build up the armor, including the pain staking day putting the grooves on the arms and legs.
                              His arms and legs move but unfortunately there is no bend in the elbows and knees.

                              The finishing touch is the new metallic paints that have been turning up at hobby stores. When I found almost a whole rainbow of them a lot ideas came to my mind including Lex Luthor.


                              I may attempt another try at Luthor the way I did Mr. Freeze, Blizzard and my Whirlwind. I'm anxiously awaiting another member on here that is going to attempt making the Super Powers 80s Luthor armor by enlarging the Super Powers figures armor pieces with a silk screen suit. That figure will look cool
                              Last edited by Cosmicman; Sep 2, '14, 12:41 AM.
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