Inanimate Objects

Batman (Anti-Fire)

This one’s been on the books for years, but never seemed to make the cut. I finally got around to it with this batch. The boots, gauntlets, and belt buckle are made from Magic Sculpt. For the remainder of the belt, I got lazy and applied cut vinyl. Note to (read more...)

Alfred Pennyworth (1966)

I don’t pretend that this looks anything like the late, great Alan Napier, but my ’66 Bats needed an Alfred, and so this will have to do. I chose the Mattel suited body as a base, as it’s tall and skinny, much like Mr. Napier. For the head I chose (read more...)

Hugo Strange

Another Stew kit. Hugo Strange appeared in one episode of BTAS, and for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in JLU. Naturally, I had to make both versions. Created May 2015 (read more...)

Hill Valley (BTTF)

The vintage-style playsets continue! This time it’s just a backdrop, as the Delorean is really the centerpiece. My choice of the lightning-struck clocktower was more chance than my decision. Not having the time to craft some art from scratch, I searched for the largest images I could find. This one (read more...)

Serenity

The recent vintage-style figures by Funko and ReAction demand playsets for display, but there are none to be had. What’s a customizer to do? Take matters into his own hands, of course. Like Jack’s Lab and Christmastown, the Serenity playset is modeled after the vintage Star Wars versions. I wanted (read more...)

Christmastown

Another fine collaboration with the amazing A-Tyke of the Customs! After Tyke and I finished our vintage-style Jack’s Lab playset, Tyke moved on to Christmastown. The basic premise was to create a backdrop that would work with one of Kenner’s ubiquitous bases. Tyke used screenshots from recent games and modified (read more...)

Buffy Library

I had every intention of building a “vintage” style playset for the ReAction Buffy figures. I may yet get around to that. Until then, I wanted to find a quick display solution. I dug out the old 6″-scale Buffy library playset (which is far too large for the ReAction figures), (read more...)

Red Hood Henchman

One of the few things I’ve enjoyed from DC’s Nu52 is Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s take on Batman. It’s far from perfect, and there’s much about it I would do different, but I appreciate their enthusiasm and dedication to crafting a new corner of the mythos. There’s much to (read more...)

Moloch

I never thought I’d see the day when I not only had a set of Watchmen figures on my shelf, I’d have two (comic and movie). But they needed a villain. Sadly, there isn’t much in the way of costumed villains in the story. The only one is Moloch, and (read more...)

Harley Quinn (Assault on Arkham)

As a card-carrying DC fan, I am required to watch all of the direct-to-disc animated movies produced. Sadly, most of them are junk. (There are only a handful I’ve enjoyed, most I tolerate, and some are downright bad.) One of the surprising gems for me was “Assault on Arkham.” Given (read more...)