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Site Update: June 12, 2021 Inanimate Objects Goes West

I have expanded my Western/Gotham by Gaslight sub-line with a few new additions: Bat Lash Smilin’ Jack (Joker) Professor Wesker and his Clockwork Marvels (Ventriloquist) And if you missed the first batch: Harleen Quinzel by Gaslight Selina Kyle by Gaslight Pamela Isley by Gaslight And, as usual, the photo archive has been (read more...)

Bat Lash

Bartholomew “Bat” Aloysius Lash was a DC character that first appeared in 1968. (And for those of you too young to even have a clue who he is, no, he’s not even remotely related to Gotham or Batman.) Back then Western/cowboy comics were still a thing, and Bat Lash fit (read more...)

Joker (Smilin’ Jack)

Sometimes customs happen because I happen to have parts spread out on the workbench, focusing on solving an unrelated issue, when I see two parts that I simply must try to put together. In this case is was Mcfarlane’s White Knight “Jack” head on a Diamond Select Westworld Man in (read more...)

Ventriloquist (Western)

I always say you never know when or where an idea for a custom(s) will come from. In this case, it came from my good pal Pix, who found this Showdown Bandit figure on clearance. Mr. Bandit already had the facial scar. Pix suggested the figure would somehow work as (read more...)

Site Update: March 26, 2021 Penguin Returns

I normally prefer to wait until I have a batch of customs finished before I update the site. But I am making an exception for these two, because I am so excited to share them. It’s rare that I get to add a vehicle to the roster, much less one (read more...)

Duckmobile

Ideas for customs can appear at weird times and places. A few weeks back I was brushing my teeth, when my brain suddenly asked “Hey, has anybody every made an over-sized rubber duck?” What prompted that inquiry, I cannot say. Nonetheless, 5 seconds on Amazon answered that question with a (read more...)

Penguin (Batman Returns)

In its final days of their having the DC license, Mattel finally bestowed upon the fans a 6″(ish)-scale Penguin from “Batman Returns.” It was hardly perfect, but better than nothing. (They had previously released a 3.75″ version using a superior sculpt. Why not re-use those files?) The version Mattel released (read more...)

Trading Post

Sometimes, when you aren’t looking, life throws you a curveball. As a result, I have made the heart-breaking and challenging decision to sell most of my DC Animated Universe customs in the 4.5″ (ish) size, from a period spanning 30 years. (Kenner/Hasbro/Mattel.) I trust those of you who make a (read more...)

Azrael

“Batman: The Adventures Continue” was announced with much fanfare. Suddenly, the previously solicited figures of characters that never appeared in the show made sense. Sadly, despite the impressive creative team, the comic book did not live up to expectations. I should probably stop talking about it now. When DC Direct (read more...)

Batman (Azrael)

It’s no secret I love Sean Gordon Murphy’s “Batman: White Knight” books. His introduction of Jean-Paul Valley is arguably better than the original. And of course I dig the costume designs. Thankfully, Todd McFarlane knocked those out of the park where the figures are concerned. I had seen some folks (read more...)