the fact u freehand such a large piece is wild, great build

Mickey Lightyear is cute and cool. A Mickey like this will protect the universe and the world in peace.😆 Character collaboration works are fun just to watch. I'll try making it too.

Dave, really awesome conversion of Mickey!!! Love his new proportions!! ❤😊❤

Well Dr. you beat AI again! The figure looks great and I think the painting really looks good. Thanks for sharing this and I am looking forward to your next tutorial.

Dang, You vs AI was very similar this time around. I do like yours better due to the taller Mickey vs the AI version. Yes the AI looks polished (due to being a digital image) but yours just feels better, using Buzz's suit was a good idea. I love how you did the magnets for the hands, and adding the MM on the chest, that was a nice touch. Maybe food for thought. On the reveal do your creation along with a picture-in-picture of the AI render in the top right corner so you can have an easy side by side comparison of the two. Overall noce job

The suit's color is not something I would associate with Mickey but the paint job turned out really good.

Much preferred your version. AI doesn't quite cut it this week.

Yours have a human proportions, which makes Mickey more interesting. Very cool idea, seems simple but requires quite a lot of work as you have said. Bravo!

Great video. It was cool to see how close the AI was to the color scheme you chose. When I think Mickey I usually think, red, white, black & yellow; so I let out a genuine, "oh wow" when I saw you both used blue on the spacesuit. I also wanted to say thanks for the work you do. I've learned alot from your videos. Recently I used the tea light led trick you used in one of your older builds and I have that same Buzz Lightyear figure put aside for a future project so watching you take it apart a bit has given me a leg up on what to expect; so thanks alot and I'm looking forward to seeing more of these you vs AI videos.

I’m rolling with the Doc every time!!

Wow, that was very close..I can't really choose what's better..lol..same idea and yet unique on their own.

I find your "headswap" creations to be some of the most interesting, even if not most technical, builds. The reason being that to be able to transform a figure from one thing to something entirely different by changing a single part is absolutely amazing! I will say the AI version of Mickey is "cuter" as in it's a clean CG image, but you beat out AI simply because you put effort and care into your build which is now a real thing! That will always be more amazing than AI generated images! Great job!

Haha, this looks cool, i was really hoping youd try lining up the buzz head on Mickey's body for a laugh but maybe that would be a bit too Sid.

This is brilliant!

Nobody has mentioned AI Mickey's TAIL. Originally he did have one but it was dropped (or is that lopped) early on in his career. I have to say I like the AI proportions better, as well as the shiny blue boots and spaceman gloves. As an old school EPCOT Center nerd, I'd have painted Mickey's spacesuit silver.

It looks great!

Another Awesome "John Henry Challenge" very cool. I think the only thing you are missing is the Mickey Tail, but other than that you Rocked It. Awesome Job My Friend. 👍👍👍 Love the J.H.C.s keep them coming it's so cool to see Man Against Machine!!!

brilliant

Your kitbash wins hands down! The only thing that I think would have made this a little better would have been keeping the classic red, yellow and black colors for the space suit.

That Ai-generated Mickey was LAME. You definitely beat it

Nailed it! I do like the foot color on the AI one a bit better, but I think keeping the Mickey feet was a better idea. Looks clean, like it came off the shelf! Nice work Dave!

Hi Dave. I loved your approach and the finished product. You beat the AI in my opinion. Human creativity is far better. Thanks once again for sharing your work with us. Graeme

I also keep the boxes and do somethings with them

This is soooo cool i really your mickey

this looks cool. i'm curious as to what would happen if he had one of those model kits, like the ones for model starships, like the ones from the starfield type games and a bunch of stuff from a place like, home depot? like small tubes and stuff for a light switch, what would the end result look like? i'd like to see a video, involving something like that.

maybe you need to add something to the head part (shading, detailing, etc), so people can't say another harsh words as "only head swap"

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Super cool. Do you have plans to make the dome helmet?

I actually like the AI version, mainly because it is clean and crisp - not weathered.

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DR Toys: 2 - IA: 0

Citdial Paints???😊

Super Cool 💎 I Love Your Channel You Give Me Hella Inspo Bro 💎

yours is much better

"Just a simple head swap." -Negative Noodnik who loves the world to burn. There are simple head swaps, yes. You pop a head off two toys, without damaging the neck joint, and pop Barbie's head onto Ken's body and vice versa. But to do it in a manner that looks natural. Blended. Real. That takes skill and time. Matching colors, making things that don't fit...fit. People who say something is stupid, or easy, are people who don't know how to do something, are angry that they don't know how to do something, so they must cut down those who *do* know in order for themselves to feel superior. It is happening far too much lately. Fortunately, most artists are standing up for themselves and, at leadt, dismissing the Noodniks. And that is wonderful. I very much enjoyed your build. The A I was okay. But I enjoyed your efforts more. Your deep blue is also more vibrant, in my opinion. Be Excellent to each other and Party on. 🤘😎🎸