Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
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Costume making, prop building and other '66 Bat-related arts and crafts. Great place for info and helpful tips. Proudly display your latest creation. Please keep it '66 Batman related otherwise it will be moved to OFF-TOPIC.
(NO SOLICITATION). If you're looking to BUY or SELL something, go to the MERCHANDISE SECTION. Even if you're trying to assemble a costume by buying or acquiring different crafted items rather than constructing or customizing them yourself, then it belongs in the MERCHANDISE SECTION. Don't even ask somebody if they're planning on selling something within this section.
Be sure to read the Board Rules as well before posting for the first time.
Thank you!
- Therin of Andor
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Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
It may not take much effort to customise Stan Lee's head into George Sanders' Mr Freeze, using a McFarlane Preminger Freeze torso...
Customising Mr Freeze No 1 by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Not finished yet. Somewhere around here, I have some transparent Christmas baubles... Mmmmmm. Now where did I hide them?
Previously, I made a 4" Sanders Mr Freeze to accompany the two commercial Funko variations (Otto Preminger and the chase figure, Eli Wallach):
Funko Three Mr Freezes by Ian McLean, on Flickr
That new head was originally a ReAction Korben Dallas (from "The Fifth Element"), with the hair colour-changed to grey. His transparent helmet - painted silver - and movable faceplate came from a FourHorsemen female "Outer Space Men" astronaut I found on eBay. I made the helmet match the "Batman '66" villain's look, somewhat, with some quickset putty and silver paint.
Customising Mr Freeze No 1 by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Not finished yet. Somewhere around here, I have some transparent Christmas baubles... Mmmmmm. Now where did I hide them?
Previously, I made a 4" Sanders Mr Freeze to accompany the two commercial Funko variations (Otto Preminger and the chase figure, Eli Wallach):
Funko Three Mr Freezes by Ian McLean, on Flickr
That new head was originally a ReAction Korben Dallas (from "The Fifth Element"), with the hair colour-changed to grey. His transparent helmet - painted silver - and movable faceplate came from a FourHorsemen female "Outer Space Men" astronaut I found on eBay. I made the helmet match the "Batman '66" villain's look, somewhat, with some quickset putty and silver paint.
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
So innovative and creative! Ha ha!
Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
Ian, You are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Buddy
Cheers, Buddy
Larry
- Therin of Andor
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Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
- Therin of Andor
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Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
Still working on Mr Sanders and his helmet. Getting there...
Customising Mr Freeze helmet by Ian McLean, on Flickr
I scraped off the grey paint on the mustache with a thumbnail. Meanwhile, while the paint is drying... Bits of trimmed hair from the now-spare Sersi head glued in place:
Customising hair for Mr Freeze by Ian McLean, on Flickr
So, now customising an Eli Wallach Mr Freeze as well, from another Otto Preminger Mr Freeze. (Comparison with the smaller Funko "chase" figure of Wallach.)
Mr Freeze from the back by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Customising George Sanders' and Eli Wallach's unreleased Mr Freeze figures in the same size ratio as the McFarlane figures.
Adding more quickset putty to create Wallach's hair:
Two custom Mr Freezes - work in progress by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Customising Mr Freeze helmet by Ian McLean, on Flickr
I scraped off the grey paint on the mustache with a thumbnail. Meanwhile, while the paint is drying... Bits of trimmed hair from the now-spare Sersi head glued in place:
Customising hair for Mr Freeze by Ian McLean, on Flickr
So, now customising an Eli Wallach Mr Freeze as well, from another Otto Preminger Mr Freeze. (Comparison with the smaller Funko "chase" figure of Wallach.)
Mr Freeze from the back by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Customising George Sanders' and Eli Wallach's unreleased Mr Freeze figures in the same size ratio as the McFarlane figures.
Adding more quickset putty to create Wallach's hair:
Two custom Mr Freezes - work in progress by Ian McLean, on Flickr
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
Wow. Funny how these actors were pressured into the roles by their kids and grandkids. Ian,,awesome!
Some days you just can't get rid of a ... SHARK!
- Therin of Andor
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Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
Helmet completed...
George Sanders Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Glitter hair effect...
Eli Wallach Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
George Sanders Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Glitter hair effect...
Eli Wallach Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
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Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
As creepy as Otto's look was with his bald-silver dome, your custom has confirmed that it would have been even worse if they'd given him a rugTherin of Andor wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:42 pm Helmet completed...
George Sanders Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Glitter hair effect...
Eli Wallach Mr Freeze custom by Ian McLean, on Flickr
- Therin of Andor
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Re: Customizing 6" Mr Freeze
I liked how "The Return of the Caped Crusaders" did a compromise between Otto and Eli.Ben Bentley wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:47 am As creepy as Otto's look was with his bald-silver dome, your custom has confirmed that it would have been even worse if they'd given him a rug
Batman 66 villains by Ian McLean, on Flickr
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)
Therin of Andor
(aka Ian McLean, from Sydney, Australia)