The Last Samurai was a rather decent film. Not a great classic, but not bad either. The characters are well written, although I was hoping for a lot more action than what was done. I've been wanting to make the Tom Cruise Samurai figure for a long time. I even bought two heads from Lonnie's Frontline to do him, but with the new shop and my baby, I never had the chance to.
So it's only appropriate that I jump at the opportunity of buying a special commission from Heiko, a fellow customizer in Germany. This Nathan Algren figure was a private commission from Heiko, who asked his friend Marius to make the armor and outfit. As you can see from the pictures herewith, Marius' craftsmanship is simply jaw-dropping. I probably cannot do better if I attempted my own Algren. Each of the armor pieces are all hand-made and are completely removeable. Even his sandles are made from string and his hakama are netted!
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The head is from Frontline and Heiko painted it initially when I first got the figure. I added a few more highlights and dry-brushed the hair some more. I also added the two katanas from Mononofu. Other than that, I didn't do anything except pay a hefty price for this figure. I almost never purchase a custom figure (kinda defeats the purpose of customizing right), but this Nathan Algren "Last Samurai" figure is an exception. He is perhaps one of the most finely crafted figures I have ever owned. The detailing work on the armor, the outfit and sandals are just simply amazing. Come take a look at him at my shop if you ever get a chance to stop by in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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