Man Utd, Black Kit

Freshly posted off this week, here are a couple of Man Utd repaints:

First time I've painted this kit. It went alright!

Weirdly, I think my favourite bit is the blue triangle in the v-neck area! Having a colour in there is definitely preferable than having to dabble with skin tones, if the original figure had a colour in there!

Custom Man United Subbuteo XL

An XL Subbuteo figure for your viewing pleasure today!

This was ordered by someone as a birthday present for his mate! 

He chose the kit and shirt number, and, while this didn't need any of these changes, hair colour and beards can easily be adjusted too. Likewise boot colour.

I'm open to suggestions on the base colours as well, although you surely know me well enough to know that I'm happiest when it a) matches the kit and b) is the same as the original subbuteo figures were for the team!

Anyway, if you want a custom subbuteo figure, get me with the links in the header, or search 'Marc's Corinthians' on Facebook or Insta... or use the contact form below. 

Literally no excuse!!

Rooney, Groggs figure

In a week where Wayne Rooney has been making headlines again, I thought I'd post a Rooney repaint to the blog!

And here it is!

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As I mentioned in my previous post about painting a Groggs Figure, one of the main things on my mind is the fact that I'd better do a good job because of how much the figure costs!!

This was quite a straightforward one though, to be honest; even the shape of the sculpt of the collar suited the paint job.

One of the other issues with these figures is getting the transfers on straight, and neatly because the figure is shaped very differently to most of the figures I do. It has more contours that are much deeper. These ones went on OK tho... it just makes the number look wonky on the photo!

Larsson, Man U

Henrik Larsson only had a short spell at Man Utd... nonetheless, he wore 3 different kits in that time!

Here they are!

"Green", Man Utd

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Here's a 'lookalike' repaint that I did as a novelty birthday present recently!

Someone contacted me with a picture of a loved one and asked if I could do a figure as them. 

As part of the service, I found a shortlist of possible 'lookalikes' and along with the customer discussed which one was best, and which details (hair colour, eye colour, beard etc) needed to be changed.

She asked for his preferred kit, shirt number and boots too.

You can see the result above!

The customer was really pleased with it, so I was pleased too!

The only downside? He was a Man United fan!!

In case you're unsure of what the real kit looks like, here it is:

If you would like a similar service to this, just comment below, or get me on Facebook or Twitter.

Giggs, Man U away

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After doing a Cantona figure in this kit, I decided to do Giggs in the same one, and see how it went on ebay.

It didn't, is the short version, but ultimately, I put it in the Figures for Sale album on my Facebook page, and it has, for the time-being at least, been reserved!

For some reason, a quick google didn't return a pic of Giggs in this kit, so this image will have to do!

If you want a Man Utd figure repainted into this kit, or any other for that matter, contact me in via facebook. twitter or comment below.

Man U, Cantona away

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I have an admission to make; one not becoming of a Leeds United fan... as a child, I loved this kit!! I don't think I ever admitted it at school though!

This was recently requested by a customer, and my first reaction was of being quite pleased to be able to paint a different, and fairly unique kit.

I was pleased with how it turned out. It was also one of those times where I fancied doing the boots too!

I've also done a Giggs in this kit. Keep your eyes peeled, and I'll post it soon!

Blind, Man U

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Here's a figure that I did especially for ebay.

I had a figure that I thought resembled Daley Blind enough to take a punt on making this, and it sold first time I listed it.

Here's a pic of him, so you can look at it and say... "Yeah, it sort of looks like him!"

He is a little less beardy in this pic!

Januzaj, Man Utd (x2)

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The first Man Utd repaint to feature on my blog... it's just business!

This was one of the figures I used to test out the theory that players in the media spotlight sell better on ebay. This one went. So did this one:

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But then again, so have a few players from the past, in significant or unusual kits, such as Hartlepool Beardsley, Swansea Lampard, and Bournemouth Anderton.

While I think current players sell well, I also think that sometimes, a quirky figure will also catch a collectors eye!

Here's a pic of Januzaj, for you to compare my 'lookalike' figure to.