Samurai Wolverine (Marvel Legends) Custom Action Figure
Custom #:54700
Name:Samurai Wolverine
Contest:Ninja II
Custom Type:Action Figure
Toy Series:Marvel Legends
Creator:Heroes Assembled Customs  
Date Added:October 15, 2013
Base Figure:Star Wars Black Darth Maul
Height:6.00 inches
Made from a SWB Darth Maul, with REAL METAL CLAWS and 100% FULLY SCULPTED Samurai Armor, here is Samurai Wolverine!

Logan San comes with 2 pairs of hands, one with extended claws, and one pair to hold his Katana and Wakizashi.

Head is a cast from the Casting Cave, and feet are from a ROML Black Panther. Tassels & Swords are from McFarlane Samurai Wars/Manga Spawn figures, and the dog tags are from a Sota Guile.

The sheaths are made from straws; sanded and painted black, and his belt is cloth; painted and glued in place. His Daisho ('the long and short') are placed in the belt/sash according to how Samurai actually wore their swords, with the large sword's (Katana) curve facing the ground.

I wanted to keep the colors of the armor 'traditional' to the usual earth tones of Samurai armor, while using colors that are also associated with Wolverine.

Each tile/scale was fully sculpted, stitched, and then placed on the figure, as well as the hand/forearm guards (Kote), shoulder plates (Sode), and shin guards (Sune-ate).

The hip guards (Kusazari) that hang from the belt were attached by gluing a piece of ribbon up inside the upper torso of the figure, and then glued onto the ribbon itself. This gives the Kusazari free range of motion, so you can pose Logan-San without fear of the armor breaking off.

The thigh armor (Haidate) were sculpted right onto Darth Maul's robes, also allowing for good posability. The shoulder armor (Sode) were also sculpted plate by plate and glued in place.

Each stitch was rolled out of apoxie and then applied to pre made holes in the tiles.

This was a TON of fun to build, and I'm considering maybe making a Silver Samurai in the same fashion.

Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoy!! Check out the link below for more of my customs on Facebook, and check out the listing on eBay for more pics and purchase info!!

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Edgy 3 -
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
This truly is amazing!!!!!!
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ZombieKev -
Monday, May 23, 2016
One word: Incredible.
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Crimsonaxe -
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Oh, Wow! You really made a work of art! Congratulations!!!
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UFGatorAlumni -
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Darn typo or autocorrect...it's "giro" NOT "giro"...*sigh*
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UFGatorAlumni -
Saturday, November 8, 2014
I know my reply, much like my embracing my inner child, is so long overdue! Having accomplished 5 BS degrees and 2 MS degrees ALL in the sciences with one having a minor in Asian Studies, the "giro" or "honor" you brought to the design and articulate accuracy along with the proper Japanese terms for the armor humbles me! I am just starting out as a customizer and to see someone's caliber of work as yours makes me wish you had apprenticeships! Is it possible if you did your Silver Samurai you could videotape the process? I wanted to do a Silver Samurai and use Polystyrene as parts of its armor. I hope you didn't sell this custom but saved it for your collection as it is the worthiest piece I've ever seen! A devoted fan and eternal student! Love to stay in touch, cbclark at outlook dot com.
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Heroes Assembled Customs -
Monday, November 10, 2014
Unfortunately, I did sell this figure, but I'm fine with that. The figure itself isn't the end goal for me, it's the journey in creating it. The process is the reward, and having photos of the figure is enough for me. As far as the money I receive when I sell my work, it allows me to continue making more figures, and continuing my journey as an artist. Also, knowing that someone owns my work, and it brings them happiness is it's own reward.

As far as Silver Samurai, I have not started him yet, as I am inundated with commissions at the moment, and I'm still putting together the formula for making him. I will probably not use styrene or any prefab material for his armor, however. I will probably sculpt it piece by piece as I did with Logan here, to keep a continuity of design between the two figures.

Thanks for looking, and I really appreciate the compliments and feedback!
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Heroes Assembled Customs -
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
You guys are too much. Thanks for all the kind words and the votes.
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loosecollector -
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wow man! Congratulations on the win. Truly well-deserved one. That sculptwork is amazing!
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Heroes Assembled Customs -
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Thanks LC. After all the "un-sportsmanlike" comment about this figure in other areas of this site, I appreciate the positive feedback.
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AREZ -
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
AN AMAZING MASTERPIECE!!!
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fastfreddie -
Saturday, October 26, 2013
It's almost too good it's mind-numbing! Monumental, game changing custom, bro! Congrats on an honorable victory!
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pock63 -
Friday, October 25, 2013
This is amazing!!! Great work
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NeCrollector -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Congratulations on a well-deserved win! The intricate detailing on this masterpiece is just awe-inspiring!
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snobtic -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wowwww, Beautiful wolverine - the work you put in really shows.
best ninja /samurai wolverine.
you should be real proud, hope you get a HUGE sale .
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Toycooker -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Amazing sculpt work as usual. Got my 5 stars for sure. The best ninja/samurai won this dual, and you beat out some very respectable entries. Congrats bro! You are a customizing ninja! haha
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Rosedale -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Fantastic, great sculpt work!
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Heroes Assembled Customs -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
I just wanted to thank everyone for the kind words, and all the votes! I know some people are upset that a 'non ninja' won the contest, but the rules clearly stated that Samurai were allowed as well, and I was already working on a Samurai Wolverine figure idea, so I went full steam ahead. I thought that even if he didn't win, I'd still have a blast making his armor as close as possible to traditional Samurai armor as I could, so even if it didn't place, I'd be happy.

I also knew there would be a lot of ninja entered, and I didn't want to run the risk of doing something someone else was doing, so I took a chance and tried to go a little outside the box. Sometimes, skirting the edge of what people expect of you is the best approach, and that's what I tried to do here.

And CLEARLY a bunch of you liked it enough to vote, so thank you again to everyone!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for my first FIGURE REALM CONTEST WIN!! WOOHOO!!
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TicaL -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
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wardslit -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
HAC, don't be bothered. Yours and G Brand's entry are all worthy of the win, showing sick customizing skills, which made Ninja II contest results better. no internet drama here. the wip says it all.
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The Watcher -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Congrats! This is fantastic.
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RedRebelCustoms -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
That is a mean Wolverine! Great sculpt work and flesh tone! He looks all business bro! Congrats!
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Whiskeytango -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
very well deserved gold. Great job friendo
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lord_dimanche -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
well deserved, great job on the figure overall, totally badass wolverine
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Custom_Universe -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Congratulations
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G Brand -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
This is an incredible work of art. Congrats on First place.
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Heroes Assembled Customs -
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Thanks G Brand. Much respect!
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wardslit -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
congrats on the win!
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Banner/HULK Inc. -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Congrats! I knew this would get first place, it's really an incredible custom.
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Synister Troy's Toys -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
epic piece of work!
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TicaL -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Perfection! congrats on the win!!!
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1andonly5711 -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Congredulations on first
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VicVeinz -
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Congrats on a great detailed epic piece of work!.
Voting ends for the Ninja II Custom Contest (customizer revealed). - Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Super Darth Castro -
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
This Logan is Wicked Man!
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NeCrollector -
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
AMAZING intricate detailing in the sculpt work!
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Ironclad Customs -
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Very good work!
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VicVeinz -
Saturday, October 19, 2013
A spectacular custom ..definetly a museum quality piece!
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Davey Blaze Customs -
Friday, October 18, 2013
Terrific, terrific work!!!
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customfig -
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Really kool
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ZoltanMotherwell -
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Beautiful figure!
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meeko -
Thursday, October 17, 2013
thats a bad a$$ wolverine, you done an amazing job on this I think it one of my fav wolvies I've seen ***** from me
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1andonly5711 -
Thursday, October 17, 2013
This one might take it man
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fitzjedi -
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
HOLY NIGHTRAIN THIS IS AWESOME!!!
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Banner/HULK Inc. -
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
WOW. One of the greatest Wolverine's ever made! All the details on the armor make this one of the best Samurai figures as well.
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ToyArchitect -
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
AMAZING! Great custom, you can tell this took quite some time. Really glad they allowed Samurai's into this contest and that you went for it, seriously this is a work of art!
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Patraw -
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Very impressive sculpt on all of his yoroi (armor) elements and I think the muted brown and red color scheme looks great; outstanding piece!
Voting begins for the Ninja II Custom Contest (pictures revealed). - Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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