Sunday, January 9, 2011

Marvel Universe Moon Knight






I was thoroughly unimpressed with Hasbro's release of Moon Knight so I made an improved version. I swapped out the head, arms, and lower legs from a Hand Ninja to give him some armor, and some height (that Hand Ninja is ridiculously tall!!). The added benefits of the hands allow Moon Knight to properly hold his staff now, and no more tiny little head. Using Apoxie sculpt, I made a three dimensional moon emblem on his chest, and sculpted a point to the crown of his hood. I then gave the figure a white paint scheme and did the armor in a pearlesque color to offset the white.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Marvel Universe Deadpool







I have seen many customs of this guy around...So I felt like in order to be a true customizer, I needed to do one!! I modded this version to utilize the Joe styled legs for the best pose ability, and gave him a full paint job...

GI Joe Zartan

























While I am not a fan of the Dreadnoks, I am a big fan of Zartan...I see him as the lone operator type like in some stories. Anyways, here is my latest. As always, comments are welcome and thanks for taking a look!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Clone Wars Shadow Clone Trooper





I re-painted this trooper for my son, and he has named him "Dark Eye." My boy has come up with a full back story for him...Dark Eye is part of the ARC Troopers, and is good at being sneaky. He is a good trooper but doesn't listen to orders very well. Later on after the troopers betray the Jedi, he sneaks off instead and goes out to become a Bounty Hunter in Mandalorian Armor.

Clone Wars Asajj Ventress






















Asajj Ventress...I really enjoy the style of the animated Clone Wars series, and I repainted Ventress to bring out more of the mold details and to darken her look up some and give her more contrasting colors. I also added a black skirt to her wardrobe. To me, Ventress reminds me of how Transformer's Starscream used to be in the old toon, sneaky, whiny, and a coward. But that is what I like about her character too and this was a fun little repaint.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Star Wars Darth Bane








Darth Bane is without a doubt my absolute favorite Sith Lord. I clipped the collar from his plastic cape and used a Vader cape instead and reattached the collar. I also swapped out the skirt for another soft goods on from my fodder boxes. I painted the removable armor of the figure, and did the rest of the figure in all black. There is some confusion or something about Bane, as some stories have him using a curved hilt red saber, and others where he has a traditional saber with purple blade, so I gave him both.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Custom Rob Zombie By Stronox and Tankster!!













This is a project between me and my good friend and fellow toy maker Tankster! I handled the figure portion while Tankster handled making the custom claw weapons. The figure was made from various GI Joe components, with a Prince of Persia guy head and sculpted beard and dreads. One of the best and most innovative of the toy customizers out there, Tankster has made this figure stand out a ton more and has completed the project with the addition of the claw weapons. This project was the prize made by us for fellow S12 member Proteus for top placement in a recent contest.