The best contract sculpter for Bowen Designs...

[Parky]

I was thinking about this and thought it would make a cool new thread topic,

So...

Who do you think has been the best contract sculpter for Bowen from the beginning and why?

Mine

Statues: Ray Villafane
His sheer attention to detail (sometimes lost in the paint) and not over sculpting his pieces; LESS is MORE in my opinion.

Busts: The Kucharek Brothers
The talent to capture the essense of the character with excellent human propotions in their sculptures.

For bullseye

1) Erick Sosa
2) The Kucharek Brothers
3) Seth Vandable
4) Carl Surgess
5) The Shifflett Brothers
6) Ray Villafane
7) John Cleary
8) Bruno Bolteau
9) Jim Maddox
10) Ruben Procopio
11) Martin Canale
12) Tom & Joy Snider - well done CK13
13) Mark Newman - thanks Kirk
14) Sam Greenwell
15) Thomas Kuntz
16) Mark VanTine
17) any more?

[lord odin]

Ray V. has done an awesome job on his statues this guy is going places.

[Bullseye]

This is a very hard question to answer. I'll have to think long and hard before i give my answer. It would be helpful if we had a full list of sculptors and their work.

[Collection King 13]

The Kucharek Bros I think are the best BD pick up yet... Dont get me worng all the others are also great...

[lord odin]

This is a very hard question to answer. I'll have to think long and hard before i give my answer. It would be helpful if we had a full list of sculptors and their work.
Just look on your boxes DUH. :rolleyes2
And I thought you never miss. :laugh:

[Bullseye]

Just look on your boxes DUH. :rolleyes2
And I thought you never miss. :laugh:

Keep it up and you'll be choking on a deck of cards. :eplus2:

[Collection King 13]

Just look on your boxes DUH. :rolleyes2
And I thought you never miss. :laugh:
:laugh: Its also written on the base of the bust/statue....

[Azog]

The Kucharek Bros I think are the best BD pick up yet... Dont get me worng all the others are also great...


Yep, between The Watcher Bust and now Gambit, The K Bros. all the way, followed closely by R. Villa. and Erick Sosa

[Bullseye]

I don't have all the statues or busts so how can i go and look:)

[Parky]

Just look on your boxes DUH. :rolleyes2
And I thought you never miss. :laugh:

Just edited the main message up top for you guys. Aren't I good to you :)

Hmm, a poll would have been good :rolleyes2

[Bullseye]

I'd have to say from the ones i know that Ericks Scarlet Witch & Deadpool and Rays Magneto FS are all excellent. John Cleary has made a great start with Bowen Design and IMO will be the sculptor to beat in the future. The Shiflett Brothers for me though have produced with the help of Randy three awesome sculpts Juggy, Vision and Thanos. The Kub Bros are also worth a mention. While i won't be picking up Nightcrawler their Moonknight is a must for anyones collection.

Jim Maddock is quite simply awesome and should be sculpting more fullsizes.

[Collection King 13]

For bullseye

1) Erick Sosa
2) The Kucharek Brothers
3) Seth Venable
4) Carl Surgess
5) The Shifflett Brothers
6) Ray Villafane
7) John Cleary
8) Bruno Bolteau
9) Jim Maddox
10) Ruben Procopio
11) any more?

Tom & Joy Snider...
And who did Omega Red? Wasnt it somebody from the Gore Group or used to be part of the Gore Group?

[lord odin]

I'd have to say from the ones i know that Rays Scarlet Witch, Deadpool and Magneto FS are all excellent. John Cleary has made a great start with Bowen Design and IMO will be the sculptor to beat in the future. The Shiflett Brothers for me though have produced with the helpt of Randy three awesome sculpts Juggy, Vision and Thanos. The Kub Bros are also worth a mention. While i won't be picking up Nightcrawler their Moonknight is a must for anyones collection.
Ray didn`t do scarlet witch.
Good thing you don`t have any real powers you`d hurt yourself. :laugh:

[Bullseye]

Tom & Joy Snider...
And who did Omega Red? Wasnt it somebody from the Gore Group or used to be part of the Gore Group?

Martin Canale sculpted this. They are working full time for Sideshow now.

[nolilia]

Ray Villafane and Kutcharek Bros for me. Also Seth Vandable (the one who does Iron Fist).

[Collection King 13]

I'd have to say from the ones i know that Rays Scarlet Witch, Deadpool and Magneto FS are all excellent. John Cleary has made a great start with Bowen Design and IMO will be the sculptor to beat in the future. The Shiflett Brothers for me though have produced with the helpt of Randy three awesome sculpts Juggy, Vision and Thanos. The Kub Bros are also worth a mention. While i won't be picking up Nightcrawler their Moonknight is a must for anyones collection.
Ray didnt do Scalet Witch... Eric Sosa did... And I think he did Deadpool also...

[Bullseye]

Ray didnt do Scalet Witch... Eric Sosa did... And I think he did Deadpool also...

Typo. :)

[Bullseye]

Ray didn`t do scarlet witch.
Good thing you don`t have any real powers you`d hurt yourself. :laugh:

I'll hurt you in a minute. :eplus2:

[imthkman]

I like Ruben Procopio's work so far. Loved Taskmaster, and Union Jack looks fantastic. I also like Villafane's Sabretooth. It's excellent. However, the Shifflet's work on several of my favorite busts (Wolverine, Black Panther), and Juggernaut FS, make them my favorite overall.

[bat_collector]

Everybody should know, Ray V. is my favorite. He did the definitive Sabertooth and Logan statues.

Shifletts are a close second to me. My 3rd and 4th favorite statues are Jugg. and Grey Hulk.

[Bullseye]

Has Tony C. done any work for Randy yet. I'd love to see him work with BD. A truly great sculptor. And if Clay Moore was to do some work;)

[Kirk Durfey]

Mark Newman
Sam Greenwell
Thomas Kuntz

All did pieces...

[Meta Jon]

Jim Maddox hands down.
but holy crap are the others very good at thier craft (Come on Randy - pick up Sam's Spiral!!)

[Bullseye]

Jim Maddox hands down.
but holy crap are the others very good at thier craft (Come on Randy - pick up Sam's Spiral!!)

Man i'd love that Spiral as a FS.

[hellspawn77]

Ray hands down!

Also the most handsome.... er..... so he says anyways! :confused2

:laugh:

claudio

[Bullseye]

Claudio have you shown that Elektra to Randy?

[Mad4Busts]

For me it's
1) Villafane
2) Cleary
3) Sosa


those are my top 3 but...most of them are good...not a big fan of a couple too

[syzygy]

who's the guy who sculpted man-thing?? is he on the list?

[Bullseye]

For me it's
1) Villafane
2) Cleary
3) Sosa


those are my top 3 but...most of them are good...not a big fan of a couple too

Which two? :)

[JDH]

The one I would most like to buy another BD statue from would be Mark Newman. I would also like it to have Spider-Woman's logo on the box...

That aside, did Seth Vandable sculpt anything other than the Iron Fist bust? If not, he's probably the only sculptor batting 1.000 in the Bowen line, in my book.

[syzygy]

never mind, answered my own question, its mark van tine. even though it's his first bowen piece and all i have to go on is the preview photo, i think he could be one of the best.

[nexus]

Top 5, in no particular order.
Erick, Ray, Jim, John, Kucharek Bros.
Shifletts have a great dynamic though.
I say, just keep 'em all bizy.

[dtorrens]

10) Ruben Procopio

[Tao]

I can't say enough positive things about the sculptors who have worked for Bowen. They have delivered great work, IMO and RB has keep a good deal of consistency in the line overall.

I have often quoted a friend of mine who said "Talent is a gift you did not earn." So I won't call these people talented, though some may be. I really do respect, however, their skills.

[Odinson]

Best: Ruben Procopio, taskmaster MB is amazing 360.

[acrylic paint]

Don't forget Neil Surges (FFF) and Steve West (Scarlet Witch bust).

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Top 3 in no particular order.

Ray
Ray
Ray

A very close 4th (by a short hair:rolleyes2 ) is
Sosa

[hellspawn77]

Claudio have you shown that Elektra to Randy?

A long time ago - yes. I don't think he's interested in my type of style (I've shown him other work in the past as well). ;)

I'd like to fix her up one day when I have more time. In reality I'd love to do a Blade bust based on this comic book version (attached) one day soon for myself.

Ray is my favourite sculptor of all time: even though all the other sculptors are incredibley amazing as well... Ray just is exactly what I like in terms of sculpture. :buttrock:

Claudio

[The Watcher]

My favorite sculptors right now are the Kucharek Brothers. They sculpted the following (among other sculpts):

1. The Watcher mini bust
2. Battle Armor Thor mini bust
3. The Sandman mini bust
4. The Vulture mini bust

My second pick would be Ray Villafane.

[OneOne78]

My top five in no particular order:

Erick Sosa - Psylocke
Carl Surgess - Nova
The Shifflett Brothers - Juggernaut FS
Ray Villafane - Sabretooth
The Kucharek Brothers - Vulture & others

[carrillj]

After seeing the Thanos FS statue, I have to say my favorite sculptor by far is BOWFLETT! :buttrock: ;)

[Sniper]

all of them are truly talented and I love all their works!!

[FNGrimm]

those Kucharek guys all the way

[fhurtado3627]

My vote is for Ruben Procopio.
He is an extremely talented sculptor. His work for BD on The Taskmaster is outstanding! I am looking forward to his Lockjaw and Union Jack busts. Randy, send some full-size work his way.

[ManthingVT]

Thanks syzygy... :rolleyes2

[SirConor]

Everyone that sculpts for BD is incredibly talented and I think its almost unfair to have to pick a "best" of the bunch. However, I will say that my personal favorite(s) have been a toss up between Ray, Erick, and the Kuchareks. Jim Maddox doesn't get nearly enough credit and I think may be overlooked a bit in this question because he hasn't been given ENOUGH work yet... but he's incredible, and will shine in the future.

[Bullseye]

Mark VanTine's Manthing is also awesome but i'd like to see more work from him and BD.

[Leon]

14) Sam Greenwell
Which bust did he do for Bowen? Anyone?

[Parky]

Which bust did he do for Bowen? Anyone?

Green Goblin? Doctor Strange? Quicksilver? not exactly sure Leon

Kirk gave me that name.

[Leon]

Green Goblin & Dr. Strange were done by Kuntz and Quicksilver was done by the Snyders.

[Jesse321]

I think that all the contract artists are insanely talented, I honestly couldn't pick favorites, they're all amazing.



hehehehehe ... who says I don't have a career in politics :eplus2:

[imthkman]

Greenwell did Angel.

[Dr.V2005]

I like the Snyder's She-Hulk and Spider-Woman a lot, Ruben Procopio's Taskmaster, Union Jack and Lockjaw and the Kuchareks various pieces.

[The General]

Too close to call. Villafane is on a major roll. Cleary is looking strong. Kurachek Bros are insane and Martin Canalle might have the best sculpt of the phase with his Omega Red. Sosa is also on fire. So say one is the best is hard. Maybe a better and fair question is who of the contracted sculptors did the best sculpt thus far. Personally it's between Martins Omega Red and Villafanes unpainted Logan.

[acrylic paint]

Maybe you guys are not giving enough credit for the artist direction they are being given. They are all good at what they do, but most of the concepts, suggested changes and tweaks remain with Randy, as well as mold design, paint masters, final factory approval and quality control. This is where Randy excels in building a consistent quality line of product. He could retire from sculpting (heaven forbid) and the body of work would not skip a beat as long as he provides direction.

[Leon]

Greenwell did Angel.
thank you

Martin Canalle might have the best sculpt of the phase with his Omega Red.
I agree, that sculpt is amazing.

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Maybe you guys are not giving enough credit for the artist direction they are being given. They are all good at what they do, but most of the concepts, suggested changes and tweaks remain with Randy, as well as mold design, paint masters, final factory approval and quality control. This is where Randy excels in building a consistent quality line of product. He could retire from sculpting (heaven forbid) and the body of work would not skip a beat as long as he provides direction.
I don't think anyone is saying any of the artists are bad and I'd bet everyone on this forum thinks all the sculptors Randy has contracted with are very talented. We can still have a favorite.

[mwf6171]

That is too hard of a question to answer!!

[acrylic paint]

I don't think anyone is saying any of the artists are bad and I'd bet everyone on this forum thinks all the sculptors Randy has contracted with are very talented. We can still have a favorite.

None are bad - they are all good masters of their art. It's tough to choose a favourite on the basis of one sculpt without appreciating the efforts of everyone else involved in making it. Some of the original prototypes developed by the sculptors may only vaguely resemble the final product because of the direction involved.

It's great to see the artists independent work; it gives you a sense of their specific style.

[Leon]

I'm most impressed with:
-Martin Canale's Omega Red
-Mark Newman's Power Man
-Snyders' Quicksilver

[Kirk Durfey]

If I remember correctly, John Dennett did the Doc Ock...

[Kirk Durfey]

The one I would most like to buy another BD statue from would be Mark Newman. I would also like it to have Spider-Woman's logo on the box....
Mark Newman is one of my favorite sculptors. He did an incredible garage kit titled 'Moonsinger', one of the best werewolf sculpts around.



That aside, did Seth Vandable sculpt anything other than the Iron Fist bust? If not, he's probably the only sculptor batting 1.000 in the Bowen line, in my book.
I think Shawn Nagle only did Deathlok, which was quite nice...

[to me my board!]

yep - Kucharek Bros for me also. I also like Villafane's work and I think we will also see a helluva lot more of John Cleary in the future.

[enzo]

Villafane. his detail is awsome

[JohnCleary]

yep - Kucharek Bros for me also. I also like Villafane's work and I think we will also see a helluva lot more of John Cleary in the future.

Thanks to those who mentioned my name. I really appreciate it. :)

I hope youll see alot more of me doing stuff for BD. :)

[Bullseye]

So do i John and in particular Spidey Villains and a nice Apocalypse FS too.

[JohnCleary]

So do i John and in particular Spidey Villains and a nice Apocalypse FS too.

Thanks Bullseye! That would all rock! I'm ready to get busting on some more cool projects! :buttrock: