Inanimate Objects

Batman (Adams Style)

For many people, the Neal Adams/Marshall Rogers/Jim Aparo style Batman is the definitive version. I personally prefer the non-blue, non-oval versions myself, but I appreciate this version all the same. Why a legitimate figure of this interpretation hasn’t been made yet is simply baffling. The basis of this recipe was (read more...)

Batgirl (Cassandra Cain McG Style)

For my second tentative step into the McGuinness pool, I opted to make a Cassandra Batgirl, as she appeared in “Public Enemies.” This wasn’t a terribly difficult project. The base was an existing Superwoman figure, which was just about perfect. I sculpted over the mouth with Magic Sculpt and added (read more...)

Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)

First, thanks go out to StrangeMark of Custom City. He was the first I know of to suggest using the Kabuki figure as a base for a modern Cassandra Cain Batgirl in the 6″ scale. And a great idea it was, StrangeMark! Kabuki is right in scale with the Mattel (read more...)

Batcomputer (6″ scale)

During CustomCon 10, Max Robinson submitted some images featuring a Star Trek: Enterprise computer playset as a background piece for his Batman customs. I thought this was a great idea and built upon it. As seems to be the trend lately, I wanted to keep this project simple and short, (read more...)

Kranix

This Kranix model is a fan-made sculpt and casting. (I can’t remember the exact source. Sorry. This has been in storage for a long time!) The version I ended up with was a “reject” casting, meaning it had more than the usual amount of air bubbles and misshapen bits. I (read more...)

Arcee

This Arcee model was originally released in Japan many years ago. I ended up with a recast, and it’s been sitting in the closet for a long time. I finally dragged it out to finish, and I’m pretty happy I did so! (Note: I do not normally condone using recasts, (read more...)

Mongul

Ultimately, Mongul was released by Mattel. But back in the day, we were told the line was dead, and this prototype slipped out. Castings were made, and this was my copy. I’m glad I chose the grey stripes color scheme, as the released version uses the black stripes. Best of (read more...)

Weather Wizard

Weather Wizard is another one of those not-to-difficult customs that I’ve been meaning to make for ages, and am only now getting around to. His base is Mattel’s Two-Face. The slightly smaller scale means he fits in well with his Secret Society cronies. Magic Sculpt was added to fill in (read more...)

Volcana (STAS)

Many long time readers are familiar with my “curse”: I customize a character, and then an official release is announced. A few years ago I made my first JLU Black Canary. A few months later Mattel’s version was in my hands. (Though it needed to be fixed, in and of (read more...)

Volcana (Only a Dream)

Not much to see here, folks. Just a repainted face. Seems Mattel’s cost-cutting efforts include dropping basic features like EYEBROWS. (And properly painted eyes and lips.) I didn’t want to paint the whole figure, so I masked off the body and sprayed the head and hair with Dullcote. This acted (read more...)