BCA Custom Corner #4 - Joe/Shinzaki are ready to Rock

The fourth installment of BCA Custom Corner is unusual in that neither wrestler identifies with the Attitude era, but both Samoa Joe and Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi in the WWF) customs are technically BCA figure molds.

So, considering the purpose of this post is to commend others for their excellent work, I feel like both are worth showcasing on the blog.

Ianarchy over at FigureRealm.com is the creator or mastermind behind these two custom BCA figures, which sounds insulting to call them that since they are far better than anything Jakks Pacific could muster up.

First we'll start with Samoa Joe whose head choice is nearly indecipherable beneath all of the sculpting. Can you guess which BCA head was used? See the answer and how the figure was made here!

Samoa Joe:

For more images of the Samoa Joe finished product, look here.

Anyway, there is certainly a lot to admire with this particular custom. From the re-sculpted head and the flabby torso that is modified to near-perfection to the appropriate thickness of the arms and legs and detail, detail, detail, Samoa Joe is ready to go up against any other custom and kill the competition.

My favorite aspect would be the torso, because I know that when I see the work that's been done, I associate it with Joe. I don't know if it would elicit the same response from me if, say, the torso were used for another wrestler, but it does for Samoa Joe and that's all that's needed.

You've got to love the accessories too, but isn't it more impressive when the accessories aren't that big of a deal because the figure itself is so good? That's what we have here.

Shinzaki, on the other hand, was made from one figure only -- Superstars Series 8 "Team Corporate" The Rock. Want to see how it was made? Click here!

Jinsei Shinzaki:

For more images of the Jinsei Shinzaki finished product, look here.

He might not have symbols all over his body, but you can see the resemble to Jinsei's Hakushi WWF gimmick in the mid-90s. If there's any high-flying mid-carder from mid-90s WWF who should have stayed long enough to have his own BCA figure, it's Shinzaki.

The symbols along the outer portion of his legs look crisp, and I especially enjoy the cleft added to the toe of his boots. Shinzaki's upper body is phenomenal and another excellent torso choice which couldn't look better.

In my opinion, Shinzaki has Joe beat in the accessories department with the boomerang-like belt strap, but you literally cannot go wrong with either.

Good luck deciding the better of the two; I'll just be here trying to figure out which parts were used while I marvel at both sets of images.

If you would like your BCA customs to be shown in a future edition of BCA Custom Corner, please e-mail the images to me at tmac152303@yahoo.com with the subject "BCA Custom Corner."

Until next time, thanks for looking and have a nice day!

- Alex