Batsu vinyl Kratos

My second custom of my favorite video game character, Kratos.  This time I took a stab at working with the oh-so popular vinyl medium.  I think it turned out nicely too!  I used a NECA Gears of War Batsu that I got for $5 from TRU.  Nothing like cheap, fun materials!! 

Well here's how it all went down.  I gave him a base coat of Citadel grey foundation.  Then I penciled in his facial features.  Basically I penciled all of the lines before getting to the final paint job.  After penciling, I used a lighter grey/blue Citadel for his skin tone.  He's that color because in the game he's covered in human ashes.  And I wanted to give his black lines on his body a sketchy feel that's why they aren't completely solid.  I think it gives a cool video game vibe.  His little cloth piece in front was from a Pirates o.t.c. figure that I repainted.  And there was no Apoxie sculpt used in this custom for once! 

For his blades I took a pair of God Of War weapons and repainted them completely to give them a metal blade look.  Then I bloodied them up to give them a less friendly look, and also gave them a magnet each.  For the chains I used some McFarlane "Creech" tentacles and painted them a bronze color, and added 2 magnets each.  They are fully flexible since they have a wire inside, and connect to magnets on the back of Kratos' arms.  Makes for some really cool posing actually!  Check the pics!  I used 9 rare earth magnets in all so that his blades could be posed for action shots.  He also has a magnet on his back so he can hold a blade there when not rolling heads. 

Recipe: 

base - Gears of War vinyl Batsu toy
blades - God Of War figure fodder
chains - McFarlane "Creech" tentacles
paints - Citadel
cloth skirty thing - Pirates o.t.c. fodder
9 rare earth magnets for posing 

Before and after shot: