Vintage Starla, POP custom

[Mantisaur82]

Custom figure is based on the prototype and final toy look of unreleased figure from Mattel catalogs.






It seems that Peekablue figure was used as a base to build Starla prototype, so I've done the same.
Here are some W.I.P pictures:

[Mistico]

Oh WOW! She looks nice! Excellent job! Gonna do the other two?

[motumulder]

Smashing custom! You've realy made her come alive once again, super job!

[Mantisaur82]

Thanks guys!

Oh WOW! She looks nice! Excellent job! Gonna do the other two?

I am planing to make the other two, but they are much more complicated to do because I want them to be able to do the same things as the prototypes.
I will probably make Glory Bird before other two sisters.

Smashing custom! You've realy made her come alive once again, super job!

I want to buy staff from MOTUC Starla, and to make it shorter to fit this custom. But also I should figure out how to make that "star glitter backpack".

[Niki]

Great work!

To bad you can´t make her legs transulcent as they were intended and i always wondered how her back pack could have looked liked from the back and the how exactly they planned on making it work.

I always assumed it´s like those toys filled with water or liquid and where you have to push soft buttons. The air pressure whirls up what ever is inside, normally it´s some kind of fish but in Starlas case it´s glitter which is whirled around and than every thing is sparkling.

I truly hope you find a way to make one!

[Tallstar]

She turned out fantastic.

[yeahthatsme1973]

*mind blown*

[Mantisaur82]

Thank you all very much.

Great work!

To bad you can´t make her legs transulcent as they were intended and i always wondered how her back pack could have looked liked from the back and the how exactly they planned on making it work.

I always assumed it´s like those toys filled with water or liquid and where you have to push soft buttons. The air pressure whirls up what ever is inside, normally it´s some kind of fish but in Starlas case it´s glitter which is whirled around and than every thing is sparkling.

I truly hope you find a way to make one!

The legs on custom look something between prototype (painted, nontranslucent ) and final figure design (shape of the star on boots)...but with some glittering effect in paint. :/ I hope that I will have some opportunity to mold and cast legs in some translucent plastic with glitter, as they should be...then I could just replace the legs on this custom.

I am thinking the same about backpack, but I am confused with that white thing on top of the backpack...what's that for?
Is that something that should be pressed to whirls up glitters, but I can't see how. I think that whole backpack is soft enough to press it anywhere and water with glitters will be moved.

[Niki]

Thank you all very much.



The legs on custom look something between prototype (painted, nontranslucent ) and final figure design (shape of the star on boots)...but with some glittering effect in paint. :/ I hope that I will have some opportunity to mold and cast legs in some translucent plastic with glitter, as they should be...then I could just replace the legs on this custom.

I am thinking the same about backpack, but I am confused with that white thing on top of the backpack...what's that for?
Is that something that should be pressed to whirls up glitters, but I can't see how. I think that whole backpack is soft enough to press it anywhere and water with glitters will be moved.

I honestly think the white thingy is just the plug and i don´t think it was removable but a necessity to fill up the backpack.

Soft enough so it can be whirled and squeezed everywhere, nice idea and sounds logical but difficult to achieve i guess, the material must be firm enough to hold itself up straight but soft enough to be squeezable.....?!

[Mantisaur82]

I honestly think the white thingy is just the plug and i don´t think it was removable but a necessity to fill up the backpack.

Soft enough so it can be whirled and squeezed everywhere, nice idea and sounds logical but difficult to achieve i guess, the material must be firm enough to hold itself up straight but soft enough to be squeezable.....?!

In a case that the white thing is just a plug, it seems to big and to visible. :/
The material firm enough to hold itself up straight but soft enough to be squeezable, that could be something like plastic that was used for bubbles on MOTU/POP cards.

[docfairday]

Absolutely gorgeous. I don't think I have ever wanted to buy a custom before today. This is awesome. Can't wait to see the rest.

[iron_pride]

Amazing work. She looks beautiful.

[Mantisaur82]

Amazing work. She looks beautiful.

Thank you!

Absolutely gorgeous. I don't think I have ever wanted to buy a custom before today. This is awesome. Can't wait to see the rest.

Thanks! Hehe let me know if you want to buy one!

[mykan]

Impressive. Most Impressive. Will you be doing Tallstar and Jewelstar?

[Jubilation]

She looks amazing that really is a great custom, Starla has always been my favourite Star Sister.

[Mantisaur82]

Impressive. Most Impressive. Will you be doing Tallstar and Jewelstar?

Thank you so much mykan!
I am planning to, but still need to figure out how to do them.

She looks amazing that really is a great custom, Starla has always been my favourite Star Sister.

Thanks! She is my favourite Star Sister too!

[Niki]

Is there a progress for Jewelstar or Tallstar?

I am a huge Jewelstar fan, not the way she looks like in MOTUC but her vintage prototype figure. I really would like to see her made the way she was intended to be.

So you are my last hope

[Mantisaur82]

Is there a progress for Jewelstar or Tallstar?

I am a huge Jewelstar fan, not the way she looks like in MOTUC but her vintage prototype figure. I really would like to see her made the way she was intended to be.

So you are my last hope

Thanks Niki!
As soon as I get some idea what to use as a base and how to do it, I am gonna make the other two Star Sisters.
If any of you have any idea how to do that without sculpting/molding/casting complete figure, please share with us.
I like what LadyAngora did here:
http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...progress/page2
and I am thinking of using the same base, with resculpting some parts from Invisible Woman (Fantastic Four) action figure... but still hoping and looking for some better solution.

[Niki]

Thanks Niki!
As soon as I get some idea what to use as a base and how to do it, I am gonna make the other two Star Sisters.
If any of you have any idea how to do that without sculpting/molding/casting complete figure, please share with us.
I like what LadyAngora did here:
http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...progress/page2
and I am thinking of using the same base, with resculpting some parts from Invisible Woman (Fantastic Four) action figure... but still hoping and looking for some better solution.

This spider man action figure could work for her, maybe he is still to tall ?!?

But he is at least red already...not the same red but it could work....

http://www.onepercase.net/2012/06/ma...pider-man.html

[Tyke]

wow that is a nice custom! She's gorgeous!

[eurorko]

Great job!!! I think you should redo her make-up and make her look more like the prototype's, other than that she is perfect.

[Mantisaur82]

@ Niki
It seems easier to modify Invisible Woman and make her look semitransparent red with glitters, than to make girl out of Spider Man.
I was also thinking about this one...but he fits better if I wanna make custom based on early prototype (from italian catalog), not the later one (from US catalog)


Fantastic 4 - Human Torch




Thanks Tyke!

@ eurorko
Thanks! The base for a prototype was also Peekablue. It is just contrast in catalog picture which makes her make-up darker green. The same goes for Tallstar (Entrapta face).
Head of Jewelstar is molded in a new sculpt but the paintjob for the face was done the same as Glimmer.

[Salamandra]

Wow! Really gorgeous!

Would something like this work for your Jewelstar? http://cooltoyreview.com/DST_MS_PhoenixFire.asp

I suspect that figure is probably a bit too big, but I love the transparent plastic, and the hair would be very similar to her crown.

[Mantisaur82]

I think what's needed is the body which is transparent and closest to the Jewelstar prototype based on articulations/function and size... crystal details and crown might be sculpted eventually. And face can be "transplanted" from Glimmer.