Juninho, Celtic

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Here's the latest in my run of Celtic (usually away kit!) repaints!

I did this kit before on a Craig Bellamy figure, so there were no difficult surprises when it came to doing this one.

The only minor problem was the arm and hand being attached to the side of the figure; this pose means a bit more care has to be taken to make sure paint doesn't go on the arm!

I also had to mix this bluey-green, but it didn't take too long!

I can't find a pic of Juninho in this kit, so here's the shirt!

Okocha, Nigeria; World Cup '94

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Here's an international repaint: JayJay Okocha in Nigeria's infamous 'money' kit from the World Cup of 1994.

I enjoyed painting this; the intricate details gave me a challenge!

What I did not enjoy was the guy who asked me to do it not replying to my messages when I sent him the picture of it finished. That's the only time something like that has happened because, fortunately, most of my customers are lovely!

So with that in mind, if anyone wants this figure, it is available! Comment below, or get me on facebook or twitter if you're interested!

... it's the one on the right!

Saha x2, Spurs

Another Prostar/Microstar combi post!

This time the subject is Louis Saha:

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These figures were for 2 different customers, but the same kit was requested... thinking about it, Saha probably didn't play in many kits for Spurs anyway.

Another repaint where it can be said that a very simple kit looks pretty effective.

Here's a photo of the real Saha for comparison:

England, France '98 Squad Building!

As I think I mentioned in my Euro '96 post, companies that make any kind of International tournament product always have to play a bit of a guessing game when it comes to the final squads!

Here are 5 England players that Corinthian didn't originally paint into England's kit for France '98.

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Yeah,.. I had to put them in number order!

You'll notice all are home kits except Owen. England wore the red kit in the 2-0 victory over Colombia that ensured qualification into the knockout stage. 

Personally, I would have gone for the all white that he was wearing when he scored the solo goal against Argentina, but I was glad to have the chance to paint the red kit. I like the subtle, slightly darker stripes that it had!

You'll also know that I'm a sucker for spot on shirt number fonts, which we have here!

Interestingly (to me anyway!) the away kit used a different name/number font than the home!

Here are the kits, to compare them to... including the goalie kit, which I did in this post, if you're interested!!

Woodgate x2, Leeds

There were 2 different Microstar sculpts of Jonathan Woodgate

Surprisingly, there was no Prostar release of Woodgate, but there was a Fan Favourite figure, which I have previously repainted on a couple of occasions.

Here they are, repainted into Leeds United kits:

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The first one is part of my own collection, and it is based on Woodgate's appearance in the earlier part of his career; that's why I chose it.

The second one looks more like he did in his time at Spurs/Middlesbrough, if I remember rightly.

The kit chosen for both figures is the one worn in our Champions League run!