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CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 21st, 2012, 7:28 am

Hey joeghostbuster!

That is a real beauty shot of the Origional Rookie.

I should have a few complete Kits done by Wednesday and will start to pm the people on the list as to when to send their payment.

I have the tracking update on my Rookie Figure, he's wandering around the Nevada Desert somewhere.

Current Status:Departed
Destination:Middlesex, NJ 08846Estimated Delivery:04/30/12-05/01/12
Date Time Description Location
4/19/2012 07:46 PM In transit Sparks,NV 89441
4/19/2012 01:49 PM Arrived at Shipping Facility Sparks,NV 89441
4/18/2012 01:27 AM Electronic Shipping Info Received Ontario,CA 91761

As soon as I get him, I will start the Rookie 2.0 Build Tutorial.

egie · **Posted:** April 21st, 2012, 9:23 am

If this is already posted sorry, but how much will it be?

Sent from my SGH-T759 using Ghostbusters Fans on Android

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 21st, 2012, 12:38 pm

Hey Egie!

Pricing and other info is on my sale thread here:

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=21889

egie · **Posted:** April 21st, 2012, 1:03 pm

Ok thank you very much!

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joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 21st, 2012, 5:50 pm

I'd like to wander around the Nevada desert myself.

brandanthecarpathian · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 4:24 pm

hey capt do you recommend any paints for this ive never took on a action fig before so this will all be new to me

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 4:49 pm

brandanthecarpathian wrote:

hey capt do you recommend any paints for this ive never took on a action fig before so this will all be new to me

Hey Brandan!

Good question. A good quality Acrylic Paint is what you would wish to use. My favorite is Warhammer Citadel Paints and I use Testors Polly Scale clears for my Decal work, but you don't need to buy those exact paints. I'll be making up a list of basic Tools and Paint Colors I'll be using to do the Rookie 2.0 Build.

But for now, some comparison shots of the Origional Rookie vs the Matty Rookie!

brandanthecarpathian · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 5:18 pm

wow there is no comparrison mattys fig on the right blows your out of the water but in all seriousness a list would be great for the artisticly ungifted.

egie · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 6:19 pm

The kit will be amazing, i cannot wait to upgrade my rookie! It might be hard for me to get the stand to look so great though. Anyways I cant wait to see the Rookie upgraded by capt!

joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 7:09 pm

shit hot!

craptacular · **Posted:** April 24th, 2012, 9:16 pm

I like Mattys head and goggles better but other then that your Rookie is better.

henz · **Posted:** April 25th, 2012, 6:45 am

Matty's Rookie has an enormous head, but I like the expression. Obviously, your upgrades put the official figure to shame lol

GhstbstrLMLIII · **Posted:** April 25th, 2012, 8:21 am

Wow Capt. The side by side really shows all your amazing work. And for re-doing a terminator head - you weren't far off!! I can't wait to get the upgrade kit!

ROOKIEgarcia22 · **Posted:** April 25th, 2012, 5:13 pm

Dammmm your rook looks way better than matty's

loyalGHOSTBUSTER · **Posted:** April 25th, 2012, 6:32 pm

Not really a big fan of matty's ROOKIE,again just another rehash of other GB figures yours goes into full detail IMO and is by far the better figure

spiff · **Posted:** April 25th, 2012, 10:15 pm

Is Matty's Rookie actually smaller? I always thought it was the generic body. Could be Custom Rook is just so full of awesome it grew, but whos knows.

joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 26th, 2012, 9:51 pm

and I started working on my custom "joeghostbuster" figure... I will likely paint his nametag to read "JOE" as JOEGHOSTBUSTER wont fit...

spiff · **Posted:** April 26th, 2012, 10:15 pm

Nice work Joe. Where did you get the sunglasses for your GBII Pete by the way?

joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 26th, 2012, 10:18 pm

NECA (or Mezco?) Reservoir Dogs - Mr Pink

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 8:02 am

Hey Guys!

Thanks for the kind words.

spiff wrote:

Is Matty's Rookie actually smaller? I always thought it was the generic body. Could be Custom Rook is just so full of awesome it grew, but whos knows.

Side by side, yes, the rookie I got is slightly smaller for whatever reason.

Speaking of changes, the Cables from the Tank and the Light are not casting up well, so they will become metal wire parts like in the picture below.

Rather than send you a bunch of wire and saying "wrap it yourself" I've ordered a set of Mandrels so I can make the Cables faster. I should get them about Tuesday next week. Sorry about the delay.

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 8:09 am

joeghostbuster wrote:

...and I started working on my custom "joeghostbuster" figure... I will likely paint his nametag to read "JOE" as JOEGHOSTBUSTER wont fit...

When did Drew Carey become a Ghostbuster? :wink:

Just kidding. Nice Custom there, joeghostbuster.

joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 8:40 am

you asshole, now all I see is drew carey when I look at that pic LOL

is it the glasses? I wonder what it would look like with Egons or Louis' glasses instead... its not easy finding 6" scale glasses...

maybe if I paint a little goatee on his chin... I also need to add a bald spot

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 9:20 am

It could be worse..it could be David Spade :wink:

Rectangular or Round, what shape are your glasses, anyway?

joeghostbuster · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 11:02 am

haha, good point.

I dunno, my real glasses frames are... oval shaped?

sort of like this...

http://www.fudaneyewear.com/images/Imag ... rown-1.jpg

but the metal goes all the way around the lens. if I had an extra egon I would try his glasses but Matty wont make any more of him (or Winston) sad...

brandanthecarpathian · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 3:04 pm

nice work joe glasses look good. i got my rooks today im going to try to make one of mine look like me. does anyone know what i should use to sculp a beard?

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 3:59 pm

brandanthecarpathian wrote:

nice work joe glasses look good. i got my rooks today im going to try to make one of mine look like me. does anyone know what i should use to sculp a beard?

I would use White (super fine grain) Milliput Putty to do that. My friend, Mereel, uses Aves Fixit Sculpt. Both are air dry compounds and would give you great results.

brandanthecarpathian · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 4:04 pm

thanks for the info is that something that can be found in a hobby lobby type place i mention them because it the only craft type store around me

CaptCyan · **Posted:** April 27th, 2012, 6:01 pm

I'm not familiar with that chain, but you can always order online.

http://www.milliput.com/about.htm

or

http://www.avesstudio.com/

Happy hunting!

CaptCyan · **Posted:** May 10th, 2012, 9:25 am

PROGRESS REPORT

I'm continuing to cast up Rookie Kit parts, it comes to 1 set per evening or 5 - 6 sets a week. There have been some changes to the kit as parts did not form up after the 2nd or 3rd castings. The changes are as follows:

The Pack Light and Tank Conduits are now wrapped wire instead of resin cast. Reason 1 was because of Bubble issues with the casts and reason 2 is because they are now flexible and can be bent to meet up with connecting parts. How does this affect the kit? It doesn't, they are made the same way as the original parts.

The Pack Light, all Slime Tube Couplings and Thrower Connectors are now hand cut Styrene. Reason once again, Bubbles in the cast pieces. How does this affect the Kit? It means some more sanding and some extra gluing that you will have to do, otherwise the parts will look the same as that was what they were made of for the origional.

From my standpoint it's taking a bit longer to hand cut and shape these parts, and don't ask about winding the wire Conduits. It was mentioned elsewhere that I should charge more for the extra "hoops" I'm jumping through to make these happen. I've already set the price, so I'm sticking with it for this run of Kits.

GhstbstrLMLIII · **Posted:** May 10th, 2012, 10:05 am

Thanks for the update Capt! I certainly appreciate you sticking with the project even with the unanticipated issues! Can't wait to upgrade my Rookie.

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