My first custom figure : Niners center

[the french guy]

Hi,

Tonight before diner I had a little spare time, so I decided to make my first try on customizing miniature football figures.

My goal is to reproduce the Center of the 49ers, Mr Heitmann, #66, in a typical center scrimmage position.


For my project, I started with a FF.net center figure ("The Squatter", sorry I did'nt took a pic of it) :




I started to heavily modify it. I first cutted it in spare parts (I cutted the right shoulder too after I took the pic):




I cutted the feet, because I wanted to spread the legs and glue the feet in a good anatomic position. Finally, the feet are more larger than the figure base, but not larger than a TTC base.

I cutted shoulder pads, arms, and remove the edge on helmet, and also the facemask and face of the figure (since I'll add a photo etched facemask, I'll resculpt the face of Heitmann, with the moustache and chin strap ).

I also cutted the left hand, to pose it more naturally on the athlete knee, and modify the arm and shoulder to make a correct shape.


Here 's the result for now (ossry for the pics quality, my camera has difficulties to focus macro pics on bad light) :










Next step : scupt a football, and add the right arm. Then, sculpt the athlete face.

After that, make a realistic anatomy for mr Heitmann and correct some points (shoulder alignement, muscles shape, things like that).


to be continued...

Dimitri