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so a couple months back I approached Capt Cyan about a "secret project". I was very impressed with the work he had been doing involving the updated RGB packs that you all know about, as well as several other things I had seen him working on including his reworked/repainted versions of the Kenner Ecto-1 and the firehouse playset. I knew he was the "right man for the job".

my idea was to buy an extra Mattel figure, and have him convert it into a figure of "The Rookie" from the 360/PC/PS3 game. and Im not talking about making a new head and swapping out one of the Mattel heads. I wanted all the details of the videogame proton pack ("super gun", slime tank, extra wires etc) as well as the flashlight & walkie talkie on the pack straps and the flat pke and trap hanging from his belt. so I took a ton of fraps screencaps from the game, from all different angles of the pack, the gun, and although very difficult, the front of the Rookie (can usually only be done after he is knocked down)

here is a cap from the game
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/309/ ... 939052.jpg

and a quick photoshop of what I was imagining for the final product...


this was not going to be an easy task. so I bought an extra slimed Peter figure on ebay and sent it to him along with some various wires and parts that I thought would come in handy during the sculpting process. we were still wondering how we were going to do the head, when one day I had a breakthrough. my 6 yr old nephew was staying over one day, and he has a couple large containers filled with toys that I keep at my house for him when he stays over. we had one of them dumped out on the floor and I came across a Playmates Terminator Salvation "Marcus" figure

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2 ... ymates.jpg

while not a perfect match for the Rookie, his is the same exact size as the Mattel Ghostbusters figures, his haircut was similar to that of the Rookie - so I sent the Marcus figure and my slimed Egon figure (we had come to the agreement that Capt would take Egons legs and put them on Peters body, so that the Rookie figure would have tucked in pantlegs and gloved hands, just like in the game) to Capt, and paypal'd him some funds, as we agreed upon when first starting out. anyway, over the course of the last few weeks the Capt has been sending me a progress pic or 2 of which I will share with you...



needless to say I am very pleased with how the project is coming along. once the body parts are switched around I think it will be easier to visualize what the final product will be, and Im sure the Capt will be adding to the this thread as the project progresses further.

This is really cool. I can't wait to see what Capt adds, much more so even the final project.

Pretty awesome. Just got into the mattel figures myself and that would be cool if they came out with a rookie figure.

Looks great so far! Can't wait to see the completed pack and gun!

can't wait to see the finished product, and can't wait to mattel for doin that

yeah but mine is going to be so much better then anything Mattel releases. and at this rate if they do make a Rookie figure it probably wont be until late 2010 or next year.

NOOOOOO! Beat me to the punch again Capt! You sir are truly an artist!

Great work Cap! Wish I had a figure like that...would have made a much better Club Ecto-1 exclusive...sigh

wow awesome ideer!

Looking good mang

That is the TITS!

This is interesting. Im not one of the people who want a rookie figure so much. I just think its a generic face which has no meaning to me other than the game ( wich i considered to be me) So I would want it to be my face. But anyway, Capt I am real intrested in how ur gonna do this pack. This i have a feeling is gonna be amazing. Cant wait to see more.

Cool project joeghostbuster, u spending some big $ on this??

This looks pretty cool. Thanks for sharing the project progress with all of us!

this is awesome, i was so hoping the rookie would be this years ecto-1 sub exclussive

Capt, I am blown away.

Wow. There isn't enough crunch bars in the world! Even in these early stages you can see it's going to be an outstanding build! Amazing craftsmanship!

Can't wait to see how this figure turns out!

This is gonna be awsome! I wish I had the money to get an extra 12", or at least get 1/6 proton pack to get some cusomizations going!
Question... Has anyone been able to figure out how to remove the pack from the 6" figures?

I just hope Ryan French doesnt see this thread and demand royalties

Capt, that is awesome, but dont kill yourself on the details! when I commissioned you for this, I honestly didnt expect you to try to make it so screen accurate. am I thrilled that you are? yes. but good god man! dont feel like you have to try to mimic the eyes with decals or exact positioning of eyebrows. if you can match the skin color of the other Mattel figures, give him some brown hair and paint in some eyes, I think that would be good enough. you're gonna have enough trouble with the "super gun" and some of the pack details / wires etc I just dont want you to get burned out.

You should totally cast that head though and offer them Especially if you have the socket in the neck worked out so that all we need is a little paint and an extra GB figure.

YES! I would!
I have some stuff in mind to use on customizing the figures, but I don't want to damage/alter the original peices.
I"ve seen kits online and tutorials on using legos to make molds, but any help and tips are appreciated.

When it comes to something like this Capt, I'm rooting for YOU to do it!

capt! quick question!!how did you replace the head?boil and pop?