["How To" Episode 3] CUSTOMIZING 1/6 SCALE FIGURES--LESSON 1: Choosing Heads, Necks, Bodies 

You are so welcome. I will be making a union soldier hopefully next in the next couple of days. It is so cost effective to customize as compared to collect figures. In the end, you have a figure you like better anyway. That's my two cents anyway!!! Thank you for the kind words and please have a great day today!!! PS Welcome to the world of 1/6 scale!!! :-)

I'm so glad!!! You made my day!!! It took some time for me to figure things out. Now I'm trying to figure out this one head I received recently. It was advertised as 1/6th scale, but it looks too big for 1/6 scale, and it does not look good on a 1/6th scale body. It definitely is not 1/4 scale. I'm upset that I spent good money on a good looking sculpt that really won't fit on anything. I can only hope that is a one off. Hope you have fun customizing!!!

THANK you for the kind words!!! Sometimes just a few words make a person's day. :-)

I started off very poorly with the videos, so if you go back and look at the earlier videos, just know I wish I could do them all over, but I cannot. (smile) I cannot make heads myself. I am not gifted in this domain nor am I gifted with painting heads. There is a seller from Spain who makes heads that are obviously not available "anywhere" else that I am aware of currently. He goes by the name enrive and his store is called Custom Model Depot 1/6 on eBay. I don't recall seeing the heads you noted above, but I wasn't looking for them. I know of the figures you are speaking of in that I wanted them also at one time, but had to be very selective way back when . . . I don't know if the seller from Spain takes requests to make other heads, but he has tons of unpainted heads available. I hope this gets you to his store on eBay: www.ebay.com/str/custommodeldepot16?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2563. I purchased a few heads after I found out that snyderman31 would paint them for me. I just saw that he will do a custom heads now, and I am elated. I have asked him in the past, and he eluded he might be willing. I'm glad you asked the question. I now know the service is available. Here is snyderman31's URL: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=125555091150&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2562&_ssn=snyderman31. Here is his URL for a custom head: www.ebay.com/itm/115923678687?hash=item1afd96f5df:g:OcEAAOSw259k1rHk. I wanted (and still want) an Eartha Kitt Catwoman for Batman and Robin, and I went to UnleashedViper Commissions, but it was going to cost a small fortune. This seller suggested that I look for several people who would be willing to pitch in for the same figure to help ease the cost. Once something is up and running, I am sure the costs are much more reasonable, but I did not research this further. Here is their Facebook page. facebook.com/UnleashedViper.Commissions. They do excellent work by the way. However, if snyderman31 is offering $500 for head commissions, that is probably where I will go if I need a unique head unless UnleashedViper Commissions already has it and is selling it. Regarding mold, I've never had to deal with it, but I did just now see Baby Doll's clothing up for sale minus one shoe. It is here: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=1%2F6+sucker+punch&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=1%2F6+robert+redford&_osacat=0. I hope that helps. I did receive a head the other day that baffled me. It was larger than the typical head but listed as 1/6th. Now I am discovering that some places are making larger 1/6 heads and bodies. That is an alarming trend, and I will have to check from this point on to make sure the head will fit a MX02-A or MX02-B body or if I will need a larger CooModel body. Frankly, I don't see the need to make 1/6th scale bodies larger. Sigh. They are numbered as follows: BD001, BD002, BD003, BD004, BD005, BD006, BD007, BD008, BD009, and BD010. They do not appear to be universal (that's what I call it anyway)--that is, you get one neck only. In addition, some numbers are one shade and others are another shade and some are narrow and some are more muscular. I love that the MX02-A and MX02-B bodies come with two necks and A or B represents simply a different color tone. The problem with larger bodies (in my mind) is clothing. This will get really complicated if this new size takes off. Anyway, thank you for the questions. I hope the answers help!!! I subscribed to your channel by the way. :-)

Thank you Brett. I am finding some bigger heads now, which is very frustrating. That means we'll have to get bigger bodies. I am waiting for such a body now because the "1/6" scale head sculpt I got recently dwarfs all of my bodies. Sigh. Thanks for the kind words above!!! :-)

YOU are so VERY welcome. I wish I had the information way back when I do now, and even then I think I have miles to go. Thank you for the kind words. :-)

@@UndergroundActionFigures You’re welcome. I subscribed to your channel. Keep your great videos coming!

You are so welcome!!! Have a wonderful day today!!! :-)

I can tell you one thing . . . "your "English is "better" than my Vietnamese. :-) I don't even know one word. Thank you so much for your kind words!!! Please have a great day.

Thanks a million! I saw the Batmobile video on your channel. The smoke was awesome. :-)

You are so very welcome. I didn't know what I was doing originally. I have learned a lot over the years, and what I don't know I make up along the way. LOL

@@UndergroundActionFigures me myself also beginning no 1/6 modeling and discovered its a while world with so many alternatives!

@@guerradejuguetesalujuanima1588 I apologize for the delayed response. RU-vid mistakenly flagged your comment as "spam" for some reason and hid it from me. Yes! 1/6 figures are an endless assortment of choices (and prices). The main thing is to be happy with the end product. 🙂

Thank you so much for the kind words above. I wish I knew when I got into collecting what I know now. I wouldn't have bought tons of things, and I would have made smarter purchases. Now I'm finding some larger head sculpts are starting to come out. I'm going to have to do an episode about that now. I think companies are making some heads larger so that they can sell slightly larger bodies. I can't prove that, but I sure do suspect it.

Thank you! I did the new and improved Gal Gadot version (female Viking) tonight. I hope you like that one as well!!! :-)

THANK you, thank you, and thank you! You are awesome and thank you for your thoughtful words. I feel like a novice at times and wonder if I am explaining things well enough! Thank you again! :-)

THANK you and please have a great day!!! :-)

I wish I knew more when I first started. I still wish I know more. LOL Thank you!!! Have a great one today!!! :-)

@@UndergroundActionFigures that’s ok you will learn and your welcome also got any tips about sculpting a 1/6 scale head ☺️

Thank you so much for the comment above. I figured I would pass on what I know about customizing, which I am "sure" is a fraction of what others know. I hope to do better over time. Thanks for the feedback above and have an absolutely wonderful day! :-)

You are so welcome. Have a great day!!! :-)

Obrigado pelas suas palavras gentis. Cometi tantos erros ao longo dos anos. Minha missão na vida agora é ajudar as pessoas a não cometerem os mesmos erros. A vida é muito curta para não se divertir! Tenha um ótimo dia!!!

Thank you so much for your kind words. I didn't want to be on the screen at first so the process has evolved. We're still trying to find our way, but I really really REALLY love customizing figures. It is like a journey . . . The first question is, "What do I want to do?" The second question is, "Can I do it?" That is, do I think I can find the pieces that will make it work or can I just make the pieces. That is the most important question. In the end, I have to love the figure because to me it is a piece of art. That's why I will probably never stop changing head sculpts to my figures. Thank you again for your kind words.

I saw a lady who was 'rehabilitating' Bratz dolls. She is a sweet and talented lady who wanted a more wholesome doll for her daughter and also to upcycle as opposed to buying new. She's called Tree Change Dolls and she opened my eyes to the possibility. I'm somewhere floating around miniatures, dioramas, dollhouse and art pieces, I don't feel like I have to nail it down, I like little things, I like tricky problems and novel solutions, I like adapting and working with what I got. My background is pottery, sculpture, storytelling. Keep up the good work. Did you know that the root word from which we get 'enthusiasm', is 'entheos' which means to be filled with or by god. Blessed are the enthusiasts!

Wow. I missed this older IM and am now I'm going back and checking if I missed anything else. I really like how you put it above . . . "I don't feel like I have to nail it down. I like little things, I like tricky problems and novel solutions." I envy your backgrounds. I don't know how to do pottery or sculpture. I do know storytelling in that I teach in academia. Students learn the best through stories. :-) I didn't know that about enthusiasm, but thank you for sharing that!!! You are precious!!! Have a great one!!! :-)

I know lots of folks use that technique, but I'm not that patient. LOL It's probably kinder to the figure than hot water though! :-) You have a great day today!!!

I am so sorry I didn't respond to this sooner. :-( Please be patient with me . . . I have had a really hectic last couple of weeks thinking my fur-babies didn't have much more time on this earth, and I think that contributed to my getting sick. I will do the video over the weekend. In the meantime, please have a great day!!!

@@UndergroundActionFigures Really sorry, I really don't know this 😢. Spend time with your family, god bless you. 😢

Sometimes it is a crap shoot to be honest. Sometimes the pants aren't long enough or the shirt is way too tight on the muscular bodies especially. You need to try to find a lean or slim TBLeague or Phicen body, but even then it can be a process that does or does not work. Here's a chart that can help!!! www.moviefigures.co.uk/blogs/news/phicen-tbleague-action-figure-body-comparison-chart If you really want to dress a muscular TBLeague/Phicen male body, then consult some of the forums out there to get better guidance than I can give. I know if I am going to use a muscular body, I'm going to try to get clothes that say they are made for more muscular bodies. You can find this type of clothing on eBay now, but it will come from China and take a while to get to you. It won't be cheap either. :-( I can't tell you stuff I've bought that doesn't fit perfectly. I have to improvise then. Sigh.

Wow. I bet your collection is awesome. What I hate is that I don't have enough room to do the dioramas I would love to do. That can be just as fun as putting together a figure in and of itself. It sounds like you have really thought of everything. Switching dioramas out for new ones can be fun too. :-) Yes, those Phicen bodies can be tricky . . . getting clothes on them can be frustrating at times. Sometimes baby powder works, but the worst thing is when clothing stains something. I hate that the most. I had one Phicen body where that happened. I need to show folks how to get stains out of a silicone body because those bodies are definitely more expensive. Thanks for sharing!!! :-)

I think this is what you said . . . Awesome!..I want to buy a 9.25 inch male body I found on eBay under 1/6 scale bodies from China to use as a driver for a 1/10 RC truck. Will any 1/6 head be alright for that height body? In general, I think it is safe to say that a 9.25 inch male body is small . . . even Dragon bodies can sometimes be smaller than the 1/6 scale heads they are making today and these bodies are much taller than 9.25 inches. They are like Mini-Times bodies . . . They work with Dragon heads, but they sometimes don't seem to fit the right proportions with most of the newer heads. Today, I showed Gal Gadot using two different bodies. I opted to go with the larger TBLeague body because the other 1/6 scale body is just too small with her head. The more I learn, the more I understand I still need to keep growing with my knowledge base. I should have just said straight out . . . it won't likely work. I've learned over the last few months how unforgiving slight differences are in terms of body height . . . with 9.25 inches, that would be a deficit that would be hard to make up. If it was sitting in a truck, and you had larger clothes on it, you might be able to get away with it, but my guess is you would have to buff the clothing out with cotton or something else to hide the deficits. I hope this helps!!!

@@UndergroundActionFigures thanks. I actually bought a 22cm 8.5 tall male slim body from aliexpress. I have it on hand..it fits inside my fms fj40 truck toyota 1/10 but now need to see what scale head fit it

Does this body come with feet and a long neck attachment or no neck attachment? If you can let me know this will help tremendously, and I will give you my feedback!!! :-) Do you know the company that makes the body? That would help too!!! :-) I'll try to remember that when you respond it will not show up on my comment page . . . I will have to go to this video to find your response. If I forget please just write a new message on this video . . . I won't miss it then. :-)

@@UndergroundActionFigures it's the body under # BD004 from the ones shown..it's from china..no hands or feet or neck..just a ball joint.

I think you're right about the helmet too. In terms of Bruce Lee . . . I have one figure of him, and I love the figure. It isn't the most flexible body, however. Bruce Lee was a true icon who, in my mind, was the first one who created mixed martial arts. If one can find a very flexible body . . . such a body would do justice to Bruce Lee. A Phicen body would work, but the bad thing about Phicen bodies are the costs. Still, a narrow Phicen body (not overly muscular like Arnold Schwarzenegger) would be great! Regardless, I hope you do find a great body!!! Have a great day!!! :-)

Agreed. The only head sculpts from Present Toys that aren't the best so far are those with Robert De Niro, but no one seems to get him perfect. :-( I love your Joker, Batman, Robin, and the Batmobile. So cool with the surprise guest in the front seat. :-)

@@UndergroundActionFigures Totally appreciate the kind words! I love your videos. So happy that you collect as well! I definitely subscribed!

Most of the time not long at all . . . 5-10 seconds. If that doesn't work, I make the water hotter. Sometimes I've used even boiling water. Microwaves are wonderful!!! :-) The only time this does not work is if you are working with a much older body that has a neck that is not really designed to be disassembled. In those cases, the neck piece will be broken when it comes off. There will be a spring and other piece there that I've never taken off. I just hot glue it back together and save it for a head that will fit on it or you rig something together that works. That is rarely though . . . especially with the newer bodies. :-) Have fun customizing and have a great one today!!!

That's a good question. To be honest, I don't know, but I should try it. I just don't have a head sculpt with blond hair to test it on. The trick is not getting the dye on the head sculpt itself--the face, the ears, etc. One question is, "How long do you leave the dye on for the color you want?" I don't know the answer. There are so many things that could go wrong I am thinking with dye. You could paint the hair. Here you would get immediate results, but again, you have to be careful not to get paint on the face or ears. You could try re-rooting the hair with hair that is a darker color. There are RU-vid videos on rooting hair. I rooted a Loki figure once with black hair. You start at the bottom of the head (where the hair ends) and glue on a line of hair little by little straight across. You then go up further and put in a line of hair little by little above the first layer and so on. It actually came out pretty good. I should do that to another figure as a how to video!!! The other option is buying a wig, but you would have to take the rooted hair off. I suppose it's a learning process to see what works--basically experimenting until you find the best way to do something. However, I would experiment on a head I don't really care about losing though. :-)

I will actually do more customs and will likely show a male musketeer next or a female viking. Stay tuned. :-)

Hello . . . I get clothes from eBay (but they are typically really long waits) so I prefer Monkey Depot, Rattlesnake Toys, Toy Anxiety, One Sixth Outfitters, Zhukov's Attic, and World of One Sixth. I hope this helps!!! :-)

Years ago we thought Ken and Barbie's were the best. No more on my end. :-) Sadly, all the good stuff are being made overseas. I hate that I have to wait so long for some good figures now. :-(

I know Barbie won't go away, but I wish they would do more realistic dolls. Too bad is all I can say that they aren't likely going in that direction. :-(