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kramwartap
06-02-2008, 08:15 AM
This is a Remora, a randomly encountered coral monster from the 1990 Squaresoft Final Fantasy III Nintendo Famicom video game (said game was also recently remade, in 3D, for the Nintendo DS).

Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, acrylic paint, and sand.

Dimensions:
6.9 cm/2.7 in. x 9.0 cm/3.5 in. (highest point x widest point)

Time:
Approximately two days; I started this project on 5/30/08 and finished it the next day, 5/31/08.


http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF3_remora1.jpg
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF3_remora2.jpg



http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF3_remora_process.jpg


For comparison purposes, below is the Remora game sprite from the Nintendo Famicom version of Final Fantasy III.

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/FF3_remora_sprite.gif






This is a Blood Skeleton Whipper, an invincible undead monster from the 1990 Konami Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse NES video game.

Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white/hot glue, wire twist ties, gloss nail polish, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions*:
(*The dimensions given for this figure are approximations, as the height/width can vary considerably, depending on how the joints are positioned.)
6.5 cm/2.6 in. x 2.3 cm/0.9 in. (highest point x widest point)

Articulation:
Thirty points total: Neck (4), shoulders (4), elbows (4), wrists (2), mid-torso (6), hips (4), knees (4), and ankles (2). Additionally, the whip accessory has 22 joints.

Time:
Approximately four days; I started this project on 5/11/08 and finished it on 5/14/08.


http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CS3_rboneswhip-1.jpg


http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CS3_rboneswhip_FAB.jpg


For comparison purposes, below is a Blood Skeleton Whipper game sprite, as well as the instruction manual artwork (the color was added by me, the original is black and white), from the Nintendo version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CS3_rboneswhip_game01.gif http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/CS3_rboneswhip_manualedit.gif

Skullshine
06-02-2008, 08:23 AM
Those are neat. I like random customs like that.

Avatar_of_Chaos
06-02-2008, 05:57 PM
are you the guy who did the Splatterhouse customs from awhile back?

Pirate X
06-02-2008, 06:13 PM
very interesting.

kramwartap
06-06-2008, 01:08 PM
are you the guy who did the Splatterhouse customs from awhile back?

Probably--I think I may have posted pictures of my five Splatterhouse figures here at one point.

Bender
06-06-2008, 01:42 PM
that skeleton is great

Avatar_of_Chaos
06-06-2008, 01:57 PM
Probably--I think I may have posted pictures of my five Splatterhouse figures here at one point.

I've seen them around, they're done in a very similar style so I figured you were the same guy. Those were mighty impressive.