I've seen this recipe a few times, and it seems to work quite well. My only problem with the revoltech base was the arms couldn't go down to the sides too well and one arm was a little higher than the other. I dremelled and drilled and sanded a bit, so he could achieve a better pose. The head was from a playmates turtles Usagi with a bit of sculpting to the ears and hair on the sides and back. The hands can from a marvel legends figure because the Kenshin hands were not too great and kept snapping at the joint. Some didn't snap, so will be included with the figure. Thanks folks.