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Site Update: July 9, 2024 March of the Penguins

I have dozens of projects cooking at any given time. Usually, a handful will start to coalesce around each other to form a unified theme. Never was that more obvious than this recent bunch of flightless waterfowl bubbling to the surface together. I’d been working on my 3D-printed TNBA Penguin (read more...)

Penguin (TNBA)

I have mixed feelings about McFarlane reissuing the DC Direct 1:12 animated Bat lines. On the one hand, more figures means more fodder, and keeps after market prices down. That’s good. And new characters via Build-a-Figures is… kinda good, but also dirty pool on Todd’s part. But TNBA doesn’t even (read more...)

Penguin (No Man’s Land)

So McFarlane finally got around to producing a proper, comic-based Penguin. And it’s fairly decent! The scale is wrong (he’s too large, his head is ginormous compared to others), but it’s a solid sculpt and articulation. Todd’s version represents Penguin’s “classic” color scheme, which surprised me, given Todd’s clear preference (read more...)

Penguin (Iceberg Lounge)

So McFarlane finally got around to producing a proper, comic-based Penguin. And it’s fairly decent! The scale is wrong (he’s too large, his head is ginormous compared to others), but it’s a solid sculpt and articulation. Todd’s version represents Penguin’s “classic” color scheme, which surprised me, given Todd’s clear preference (read more...)

TNBA Penguin Kits

As of this writing, it’s clear that Todd McFarlane is happy enough to re-sell DC Direct’s 1:12 animated Bat lines, but not interested enough to offer new characters to “fill the gaps.” At least as far as the TNBA line is concerned. (Making us re-buy BTAS figures in order to (read more...)

The Cost of Customs

The Cost of Customs (or Why I Rarely Sell My Work) I am often told, by fellow enthusiasts and “muggles” alike, that I should sell my customized toys and creations. “You could make a lot of money,” they say. No disrespect, but anyone saying this has no idea what they (read more...)

Sean Murphy Event, June 8, 2024

I was honored (and flattered, and floored!) to be asked by Sean Murphy, creator of the Batman: White Knight books I so enjoy, to attend a private event he was hosting in Dallas, Texas. He asked if I would bring my custom figures based on his work. I could not (read more...)

Harley Quinn Noir 2.0 (White Knight)

You might be wondering why I chose to remake a character as a custom figure so soon after my previous effort. Two reasons: 1) better parts became available, and 2) I had the opportunity to prepare one as a gift for Mr. Sean Murphy and his wife Katana Collins. This (read more...)

Harleen Quinzel (Casual)

This White Knight style Harleen statue was made as a gift for Sean Murphy and his wife Katana Collins. I may have also made a copy for myself. 😉 The body and door frame come from a digital sculpt of Penny (Big Bang Theory) by the talented @torrida.minis. I swapped (read more...)

Harleen Quinzel (Go-Go Dancer)

In the book Batman White Knight Presents Harley Quinn, we see a younger Harleen Quinzel making her way through college as a Go-Go dancer at a “gentlemen’s club,” as depicted by artist Matteo Scalera. As I was preparing some customs for an event, I realized I had just enough time (read more...)