Inanimate Objects

Egon Spengler (Courtroom)

When the Mattel Ghostbusters line ended, they left a small hole in the collection. “Courtroom” Peter and ray were made, but not Egon. I meant to take matters into my own hands for some time, but I waited until I found a deal on the parts. I simple placed the (read more...)

Catwoman (New 52)

Some time ago DC Collectibles released a set of seven villain figures. The only new on in the bunch was Catwoman. Naturally, that’s the only one I wanted. But I wasn’t about to pay over $100 for just the one figure. So I waited, hoping Catwoman might show up on (read more...)

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...)