Rainmans new head release: Bill v3

[paul1987]

Rainman has pictures of how attach the chest piece I believe on his Facebook maybe ask him to send them to you if you can't find them

 

[karamazov80]

I really dig the expressiveness in this sculpt. And likeness is there IMO. But I sold my butcher outfit long ago, so no real need for this now.

 

[Hydeous]

Did he make a bill tutorial one or did he make only the fighter 1999 one?

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, I can understand your perspective, Tim. :duff


Btw, does anyone have the pics tutorial on how to attach the neck piece /body?

I had them saved on my old computer. But I can tell you how it's done, since I did it myself. He used a little j-hook screw that went into the base of the head (you could just screw it in by hand), then a piece of stretchable string that you would tie into a loop. You then loop it over the chest piece connector, push it through the hole at the top of the chest piece, and hang it (somewhat tightly) to the j-hook on the head.

 

[Hydeous]

Thanks, Sam :rock

 

[ShortRound]

 

[Hydeous]

Thanks, shortround. I found the fighter one after scouring the old thread, but I swear I've seen a Bill version of that tutorial before?

 

[cmiller99]

Maybe Addblue?

That'd be a good candidate, aye.

 

[Rdeezy]

Didn't Iris already do a 2nd run of Bill clothes not too long ago?

 

[cmiller99]

Didn't axecutioner organise that second run though?

 

[Darthy]

I think I might take the normal head. The bloody one is nice but it make no sense with a non bloody outfit. And with no neck now, it really needs your own touch on the body's neck. Also I don't want a third figure of Bill. It would be to replace my first Bill head from time to time.

I'm still just not sure.

 

[frenchyoutoo]

Reckon this will hit future restock... for cheaper?

 

[cmiller99]

I doubt it very much, he said it was a one time limited offer.

 

[EdgarFigaro]

That'd be a good candidate, aye.

I have no clue how to get in contact with them though :lol

Very cool to see he's offering the chestpiece for this as well!

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Realised what's throwing it off for me; shouldn't his non eagle eye be brown?

 

[Hydeous]

Realised what's throwing it off for me; shouldn't his non eagle eye be brown?

He's got green eyes.

 

[cmiller99]

I have no clue how to get in contact with them though :lol

Same here, actually, it's always struck me as odd - I've never seen any actual presence online from Addblue. People will mention the name but I haven't seen a forum account, Facebook page, anything... googling just returns search results of the Enterbay Men in Black figures and not anything about the tailors themselves...

 

[PopCultKid]

Alright, tough decisions. The neck and detail look great but won't work with the outfit at all. The torso is a great addition, but I'm wondering how good it'll all look together with the sculpt seam where it is. I guess the torso is the lesser of two evils because the shirt is futzed up a little high in these proto pics and maybe some fabric tape or something was used to "button" it higher. Not only would the neck joint show, but some of the chest would be exposed too.

I think I'm going with both sculpts and both torsos. I'll keep them both built on a bodies and would only have to swap the outfit over when I want to switch things up.

It's just my personal feelings on it Mike. I know each artist can choose what they like and each is different, but when someone puts out a flawless sculpt that's ships within a month for a very reasonable price; it realigns your perspective a bit I guess.

Glad it's going to be neckless though.

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I agree dude. I've always been a proponent of the custom world and how things are priced, but I have to say I see some things getting a little out of hand as of late. It's been a serious turn-off lately actually. There are a few projects that rubbed me the wrong way so bad I was a second away from listing my entire collection for sale a few times recently.

I was similarly put off at first with this offering too TBH. It took a couple days to get past it. After thinking long and hard I know that this will be a one time limited release so that plays a part. But I think the biggest part is what RM values his paint work at. The difference from the H&C to FS prices, and the $70 more a painted sculpt is than an unpainted one says the whole story. He values his paint at roughly $200+ more than Aeon's. Some of the best painters in the hobby are not inexpensive by any means, and they come in way less than that.

I mean, $50 is no small surcharge just to add the bloody app. And now with the neckless option, you lose half of what you're paying for; and then have to pay another $20 to get it added to the torso :lol.

Someone may want to bring this up to him.

Thanks, shortround. I found the fighter one after scouring the old thread, but I swear I've seen a Bill version of that tutorial before?

The one on this page is in the V2 thread, but I believe that's the Bickle torso

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...220-rainman-artwork-butcher-bill-2nd-280.html

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

It's the 20th and late afternoon in Korea already. So, when does this go on sale??

 

[PopCultKid]

It's the 20th and late afternoon in Korea already. So, when does this go on sale??

It's always been based on US central time