My Little X-Force! (12 ponies + 3 extra)

[Shadow Spark]

Uh, hi.  So, I'm completely terrified of posting my efforts here, because I'm in awe of all the amazing work on display, but here goes:

I like the toys a lot, and I love seeing what people do with them and, as a collector of BJDs, I like customizing things. Many many months ago, I snagged the first pony I'd had in years (a big-10" or so-G3.5 styling pony) at a thrift store and turned her/him into Dr. Whooves, but ultimately ended up not that happy with the result. Fast forward a few months, and my Marvel obsession flared up again, and Dr Whooves ended up being stripped down and turned into a My (Not-So) Little Deadpool. (Uh, I mayyy also have a thing for Deadpool specifically. Possibly.  ) Then I decided I need a Cable to go with him, and a Domino to go with him.

...And then came Bronycon, when I picked up a dozen of the McDonald's prize ponies for $4. (3 ponies for a dollar! Who could possibly resist that ? Certainly not me.) I actually only had plans for about half of them, which were to make a my little Uncanny X-Force (the incarnation with Wolverine as leader). That particular plan was shot once I sat down and started making a list. You know how it goes, right? "Well, if I make A, B, C, D, and E, what harm is there in making X? And if I make X, I should probably make Y. And of course, having Z around wouldn't hurt." And so it happens that I now have a dozen members of the ever-changing X-Force roster trotting around my house along with their giant buddies.

All of the McD's ponies are G3, a mix of the 2005 and 2008 sets, and they've all had some degree of sculpting done with sculpey. The biggest issue for all of them was carving off the moulded tails and patching up the rear legs. I think I did a reasonably decent job for a n00b, but the paint doesn't entirely hide that the patches exist. Some of the paint jobs are slightly messier than others. but since they're collectively my first effort at working on this scale, I can't be too disappointed in myself, I suppose. Additionally, the two pegasi have had wing transplants from DG pony toys called "Golden Beauty", and all of the unicorns have had their horns sculpted on; all of the ponies I bought were originally earth ponies.

So, ponies!:

Cyclops:
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Storm:
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Domino (whose face really needs a touch up, since the white is a bit streaky):
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Cable:
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Wolverine:
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X-23:
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Fantomex:
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Psylocke:
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Deadpool (who may need a repaint, because the grey came out oddly spotty):
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Nightcrawler:
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Hope Summers:
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Archangel:
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and the larger ponies, who are all various types of fakie styling ponies:

Cable:
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Rehaired in grey, and has harness/holsters constructed of pleather. Guns are single-shot cap guns. (His tail was rooted, so I had to cut an actual hole for replacing it properly.)

Domino:
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Rehaired in black and, again, the tail was rooted and I had to cut a hole to properly replace the hair. Please forgive the fact that her hair is sticking up; I still need to fix it. All of her straps and harness/holsters are in pleather, and her gun is out of a quarter machine. She's smaller and lighter weight than the boys, so I needed a smaller gun.


And the one who started it all, Deadpool:
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Harness/holster/katana rig all made of pleather. His knife is from a GI Joe, the grenades are also from action figures, and his guns are single-shot cap guns in a different style than Cable's. Katanas were made from pencils painted and wrapped with yarn. (Don't tell the others, but he's my absolute favorite.)

Bonus shot, for size reference. Big Deadpool on the left, little Deadpool on the right (obviously):
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and before I forget, the character/pony list is:
Hope-2005 Minty, Fantomex-2005 Pinkie Pie, X-23-2005 Wysteria, Wolverine-2008 Toola-roola, Psylocke-2008 Toola-roola, Archangel-2008 Pinkie Pie, Nightcrawler-2005 Pinkie Pie, Cyclops-lightly-modified (head repositioned with judicious use of super glue and sculpey) 2005 Butterscotch, Deadpool-2005 Wysteria, Cable-2005 Sparkleworks, Storm-2008 Cheerilee, and Domino-2008 Pinkie Pie

My only problem now is that I want to make a set of Avengers ponies (and possibly a set of Justice League ponies) to go with them. 

[Uninu]

Wow! They look like they have been a lot of work! What a great bunch

[gemini_pony]

Oh I love the Deadpool ones!!!! <3 <3 <3 I LOVE Deadpool *flails around thread*

[Shenanigans]

Psylooooocke!!!!! My second favorite X-Men character Lovely ponies!

[Roogna]

storm looks awesome. I love g4 princess wings on g3s

[Griffin]

Wow, how long did it take you (roughly) to complete the set? I know it would take me a year at least, but of course I'm notoriously slooow. Then again, I spend much more time on procrastination than actual customising, oooops.

I'm not too familiar with the subject but I can see a lot of work went into those ponies, and the results look great! I like Storm a lot, and Wolverine's steel claws look awesome. Last but not least, the big Deadpool pony is really impressive!

[TinyShinyUnique]

Deadpool And that Fakie!Cable looks impressive as well Great work!

[Prideth]

The wings look really great on those.  Storm is my favorite!

[sunshine29102]

Love your giant Deadpool! All of these are very cool!

[kaoskat]

Very cool! I love your wings!

[blackestbird]

This is a cool set of ponies I love X-Men too. Storm is one of my favorites, and I love how you did her. The wings were a really perfect touch for her. I really really like your Fakie Deadpool too.

[snwbear24]

They look awesome great job!!

[wiccanpony1]

Wow that must have been alot of work but completly worth it as they all came out fab xx

[Juliepants]

They are amazing! I love the X-men, and I love ponies, what's not to like?!! I also love avengers, so it'd be ace to see the results if you do decide to make them. Well done!

Jules xx

[Colorscapesart]

You really captured so many details!  Wonderful work!