Inanimate Objects

Kevin Conroy (I)

In May of 2012, Kevin Conroy was scheduled to make an appearance at a local show here in Dallas. I was not planning on attending the show, until a friend talked me into making a custom of Kevin Conroy (THE voice of Batman, as far as many of us are (read more...)

Jane & Greg

I was honored when my good friend Jane asked me if I’d make toy representations of her and her soon-to-be husband Greg to sit atop their wedding cake. Since this was the first time I would be attempting to make figures based on real people, I relished the opportunity. The (read more...)

Elizabeth & Chris

Congratulations to Elizabeth and Chris! My friend Elizabeth asked me to make caketoppers for her wedding, and I was happy to oblige. I wish them both all the happiness in the world. Chris is made from a Mattel Luthor body, and a Hasbro Luthor head. His hair is Magic Sculpt. (read more...)

Casimir

Making a custom figure of one’s self always seemed a bit silly to me, unless there was a good reason. Well, here at Inanimate Objects, I have a darned good reason! That reason is the Violist, and the Violist figure needed some company. Thus Casimir is now immortalized in plastic. (read more...)

Beth & Wally

Beth was my dance parter for a long time, back when I was dancing as often as I was customizing. We had some great times on the dance floor. Needless to say, I was quite pleased when she told me she’d found a fella worth settling down with. Wally is (read more...)

Allison & Jamey

Allison and Jamey were fun figures to make, as they presented some new challenges. Jamey had chosen to wear a vest without a jacket. Thanks to the odd sculpting choices of Mattel, their animated Two-Face figure fit the bill, requiring minimal sculptural changes on my part. I did swap the (read more...)

Vampirella

Like so many of my projects, this one took years to finish. A few years ago, a fellow customizer made me aware of this Vampirella garage kit, based on art by the amazing Bruce Timm. I subsequently missed an opportunity to obtain such a kit on eBay, and it would (read more...)

Supergirl (STAS)

Through my regular searches for unique animated-style creations, I recently stumbled upon the amazing talent of Kristopher Meadows. Not only is he a talented painter and illustrator, but he’s on fire as a sculptor. Just look at this Supergirl! That’s the most accurate rendition of Kara I’ve ever seen in (read more...)

Poison Ivy (TNBA)

A few years ago I acquired an amazing Harley maquette that I simply had to add to my shelf. Well, if I had Harley, I had to get Ivy, too, right? The following photos are my finished and painted rendition of the fantastic sculpt. (Only took me three years to (read more...)

Nocturna

Sometime during production of the original Batman: The Animated Series, Bruce Timm pitched a vampire character named Nocturna as a new female adversary for Batman. As the story goes, the character and script were shot down by the network (Fox at the time), and so the whole idea was scrapped. (read more...)