KH / SLE's....... hair work for Colby (colbster)

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I always find it a pleasure to work on a KH, and these 2 guys were very welcome in my green room! These belong to Colby (colbster), one of the coolest, and nicest dudes in this hobby! Both of these KHs came to me with paint work already done by Ken, so all I had to do is trim the eyes and top them with some nice hair. Colby had some specific ideas of what he envisioned with the eyes and hair, and all I had to do was make it happen. Some of you probably know that I made a promise to Matt L. that I would not do any more KH SLEs other than the ones I have done for him… but since it wasn’t a full blown rework, Matt and Colby worked all of that out! I’m telling you… these are 2 of the nicest guys that you will ever have the pleasure to meet, and I am proud to call them my buds!

Thanks for giving these KHs a look, I’m sure Colby appreciates it as much as I do! Oh and by the way… Colby asked if I would let Jett throw the H2 on for a few quick worns, which we gladly did! The neck of the H1 hasn’t been cut, which is rare, and not even Jett could get that sucker on! lol

Thanks,
JC






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Those are two very unique SLE’s!!Not every day you see an H1 copy and both of them are so distinct.Great job on the hair with these beauties,James.They look amazing with your hair work setting them off.Very,very sweet!!I agree with all that you said about Colby.I have had the pleasure of dealing with him and speaking to him via PM and he is aces…one of the finest we have.


Great job here,James and amazing pictures as always.Congrats,Colby!!

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Very nice work dude! The hair looks great on them now and really pops that H2 like crazy!!

Great photos and looks like Jett is having a blast!! Thanks for sharing these rare beauties

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Very nice. Hair looks great. Really makes those beauties pop.

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Ken’s finishing on certain copies was exceptional just like some of the early one’s from the original run KH, nice job on the hair man.

Congrats Colby.

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I like the way the H2 version looks. But the KH is definitely not an H1 mask. Great job hairing James!

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Two amazing masks to look at. I really like how simple yet subtle the finishing is on the H2, it just looks amazing. Excellent work hairing these beauties James and congrats Colby! :rock: :rock: :rock: -Tom

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Love the hair, what type is it?; and love that third picture.

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Of course great work by all… Question… Is Ken making more SLEs or are these from the original run?

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Yea, personally I’m baffled that there were still two blanks out there, after all this time.

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I could be wrong, but if I had to take a guess, I would say these blanks came from Andrew as I was offered partially painted blanks like these from a former member some time ago. I was given the story that they were blanks from Ken, but later found out that they were in fact cast by Andrew.

Either way, great work JC and congrats Colby on these excellent additions.

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I’m speechless, James. Your hair work never cease to amaze me, there’s nothing like it. I love it! You have proven over many times that you are truly a professional. Hey, I appreciate the great words about my character! The same could be said about you, my good friend. I’m proud to call you and Matt L. my good, trustworthy friends. You have made me a happy man. I’m looking forward to getting these guys back! Enjoy your vacation on the beach, you deserve it.

Thank you for the comments, Randy, Chris, Ryn, Anthony, slasher75, Tom, DarknessBDJM, Josh, and Kris. Hey Randy, I appreciate the great words about my character as well, I consider you to be a good friend of mine! Keep in touch, buddy.
slasher75, I agree, it’s definitely not a H1 mask. It makes a great H2 mask for sure like you said, I’m proud to own both versions nonetheless.

Okay guys, here’s the story behind these copies:

As some of you already know, KH originally made 10 copies, 6 of these copies went to his customers and 2 of these copies went to AS and DW (“the special inner circle of friends” as some of you see it). He kept the remaining two copies for himself which I bought directly from him months ago, the prototype which he painted up H1 style and the pull that he picked out for himself which he called his personal copy which he painted up H2 style. Sadly, there are 15 copies (including mine) out there that I know of which could mean that there are at least 5 recast copies. I’m pretty certain that Colin Mayne and Andrew Santagato are the ones who are responsible, I have already told this story not too long ago in another thread. There is one copy that I know for sure that is a recast (its owner confirmed it and it came from Mayne), and there are other two that I suspect to be recasts as they came from Mayne/Santagato as well (that’s three out of five). As for the remaining two, I’m not sure. I’m not going to point out which copies they are but I will just say this, if a KH SLE copy came from Mayne, it’s most likely to be a recast or a non-legitimate copy. Mine are the geniune prototype and the artist’s personal copy.

I found a way to contact KH directly and asked him about his Rare copy, he told me that it was long gone as the silicone didn’t last as he had hoped but he told me that he did have a KH SLE copy if I wanted one. I told him yeah. He sent me pics and revealed that he had two copies, he told me that I could choose which one I wanted. I just had to try to get both as they were so distinct from one other so it was hard for me to choose just one. He initially refused to sell both as they were the last ones he had and there’s no way for him to make any more, I was able to work out a deal with him and got both.

Thanks for looking, guys!

EDIT:

Here’s a couple of pics KH sent me while I was trying to work out a deal with him…

Here’s a pic I took of the prototype…

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VERY nice pick up Colby! Not 1 but 2 and from the man himself!! Nice to see these beauties with some hair!!! :rock: :rock:
…benn7

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Nice story Colby, with no BS attached to how you came to aquire them, always a good thing, shame about the recasts floating around but i think that was inevitable with whom some copies ended up in the hands of. like i said to you earlier Ken’s finish on that H2 is the best finish i have seen on an H2 mask no question, so unique nothing else like it.

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Nice work, James. Colby, good going & congratz to you for not only getting one from Ken himself but two. Way to go. I’m sure you will treasure both as they both look great.

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I’m glad to see your copies are the real deal! Colin offered me a SLE that he claimed was Ken’s personal copy and prototype, but clearly that copy was a forgery as you own the actual proto. I feel bad for the collector, who picked up that copy under false pretenses. More importantly major congrats on being one of the few, who actually has the ability to personally converse with Ken! Nice to see a good guy such yourself actually having an in with Ken and not just a defrauder like Andrew, who played gatekeeper to Ken for years. :drinkers:

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Glad you passed on the offer, Kris. I’ll continue my thoughts on “The Vent”

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It certainly puts a bad taste in my mouth hearing how so many of these jewels have been recasted, but glad to see you got two of the original copies, and to beat it all from the man himself! I think both look great, especially after James added the hair. Congratulations, Colby.

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Oh ((.)) My man That’s my friend Colby !! Hey Congrats Colby !!..Looks Beauty of Both Your Good Job James C. !!!

Leo

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Very nice work James! Very screen accurate looking :smiley: :drinkers: Congrats Colby!