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Hi, Everyone!
Several years back, I made a Jim Rockford figure
and had planned to quickly follow him up with Bret Maverick. Well....that didn't happen. *laughs* Instead, time went by and I made other custom figures but thought about Maverick. I may still do him at some point, but I *so* love James Garner's portrayal of Tank Sullivan in Space Cowboys that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a figure of him. Tank had, in my opinion, the best lines in the film. The "bench press scene" in the gym is priceless when Tank says "I'm going to go back to my room now and cry." LOL!
I wanted Tank to wear his Team Dadealus jacket and hat and Hawaiian shirt combo, but also really liked the astronaut suit also. I decided to do a two-pack carded figure (THANK YOU Figures Toy Company for selling the two pack clamshells!) with two dressed bodies and one head that could pop from figure to figure (MUCH easier than changing clothing). I used one Type S figure and one EMCE swivel bicep figure for each set. I made two sets of figures: one for myself and one as a gift. I'm not sure yet whether to use the tray inserts in both sets of figures; one right now has the insert and the others have LaserMego stands. I included Tank's little Hawaiian girl dashboard figure (I have a smaller one on order which I may substitute if I prefer it) and his sunglasses. I made the card using screenshots from the DVD of the film and made patches for Tank's jacket also. The head sculpts are from the same mold but I think I did a better job on one relative to the other when painting. The eyebrows are a bit more subtle on one of them.
Thanks for looking!
Several years back, I made a Jim Rockford figure
and had planned to quickly follow him up with Bret Maverick. Well....that didn't happen. *laughs* Instead, time went by and I made other custom figures but thought about Maverick. I may still do him at some point, but I *so* love James Garner's portrayal of Tank Sullivan in Space Cowboys that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a figure of him. Tank had, in my opinion, the best lines in the film. The "bench press scene" in the gym is priceless when Tank says "I'm going to go back to my room now and cry." LOL!
I wanted Tank to wear his Team Dadealus jacket and hat and Hawaiian shirt combo, but also really liked the astronaut suit also. I decided to do a two-pack carded figure (THANK YOU Figures Toy Company for selling the two pack clamshells!) with two dressed bodies and one head that could pop from figure to figure (MUCH easier than changing clothing). I used one Type S figure and one EMCE swivel bicep figure for each set. I made two sets of figures: one for myself and one as a gift. I'm not sure yet whether to use the tray inserts in both sets of figures; one right now has the insert and the others have LaserMego stands. I included Tank's little Hawaiian girl dashboard figure (I have a smaller one on order which I may substitute if I prefer it) and his sunglasses. I made the card using screenshots from the DVD of the film and made patches for Tank's jacket also. The head sculpts are from the same mold but I think I did a better job on one relative to the other when painting. The eyebrows are a bit more subtle on one of them.
Thanks for looking!
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