Ken the Eagle (Battle of the Planets) Custom Action Figure
Custom #:50684
Name:Ken the Eagle
Custom Type:Action Figure
Toy Series:Battle of the Planets
Creator:Dravenheart  
Date Added:June 13, 2013
Base Figure:MU Future Foundation Spiderman
Height:3.75 inches
Or, Mark, as he was known as in the American series. Went by Ken in the Japanese Anime, Gatchaman. If you haven't seen Iron Will's renditions of these characters, look them up as he's directly responsible for this being made. His work reignited my interest in the characters, and he helped me get a head to at least get one team member made, which was awesome. After that, it was hard to take the plunge, but then I saw a trailer for Tatsunoko vs Capcom, and fell in love once more. The designs for the three G-Force members in the game were amazing. I've been fighting the urge to get a Wii ever since, just for that one game. lol I immediately knew Spiderman would be the perfect figure to use for the build and the fact that the white base made painting it a lot easier. Sculpted up the boots, gloves, and belt, and then dremeled out the head to fit. Without any mods, the only suitable cape was Batman, so I got my hands on an Infinite Heroes figure. Everything came out great, I love it, and I absolutely want to go back and make Jason (Joe the Condor) as he's probably my favorite of the group, and would love to do Princess (Jun the Swan) as well. We'll see how the next few months go. lol

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ticky -
Friday, June 14, 2013
this is excellent. I love Gatchaman, and think you've done a great job at it. I would love to know what you used for the head. I've wanted to do this team for a while and have had problems figuring out which heads to use.
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Dravenheart -
Friday, June 14, 2013
Well, I searched forever and finally found the head. It's from the Microman Ken they released. Can search Gatchaman Microman, it's the only one they released. Takes some dremeling, but looks fantastic. I'm not sure about the rest though. I just ordered a Joe figure to try the head out. Not sure if it'll work. I think there's a figure for each released close to this scale that'll work, but all 5 figure lots I've found have been $50+ and I'm not yet comfortable spending that on a theory. So, the only one I know for sure is the Microman.
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ticky -
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Thanks.
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GrooTheWanderer -
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Awesome job, this custom is excellent, the painted symbol, the belt, everything! Perfect job Draven!
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Iron Will -
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Thanks for the nod! This turned out great! Very well done! I think that if you finish the team it will be a group of customs you will be very happy you made!
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Dravenheart -
Thursday, June 13, 2013
I'm definitely wanting to try. Aiming low just in case. lol So many of the figures are so expensive, but I think a found a possible choice to Joe the Condor pretty cheap, so I've at least got that in route. Coming up painfully short on Jun the Swan though. But, step by step. Some projects are slow. lol Thanks!
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