![["Tweedledumb"] hello. continuing on with my batman villains series. i present "tweedledumb" inspired by the Alice in wonderland movie i wanted to make a henchman for the madhatter. made from a penguin figure.
i'am also introducing a different comic style layout for all my customs. Hope you all like it thanks for looking and God bless.
Head: original head sculpt(epoxy)
Body: batman animated series penguin
Hands: old soldier toys
Shoes/socks/shorts: sculpted
Suspenders: rubber strips
RPG and Ammos: scratch built( pen, balloon stick,ink tube,pen head,old toy parts, some rubber strips)](userimages/customs/48000/47950-1.jpg) "Tweedledumb" | ![[Cyborg Superman] hello! been seeing great figures on the realm! here's my Cyborg Superman one of my favorite custom. made from an old lex lugger figure body and lots of sculpting. Hope you like it and God bless!
here's the recipe:
Body: Lex Lugger re-sculpted( part of the abs is detachable to see the inner details which were made from guitar strings,metal chrome bars from old cp parts)
Head: sculpted
feet down: LOTR Legolas re-sculpted (right) / fodder parts(left)
right arm: scratch and sculpt(ear phone wires, guitar strings)
Left hand: penguin figure
Cape: Lotr Legolas
S sign/belt: sculpted](userimages/customs/48000/47918-1.jpg) Cyborg Superman D.C. Universeby fireflyhello! been seeing great figures on the realm! here's my Cyborg Superman one of my favorite custom. made from an old lex lugger figure body and lots o...20 comments |
![[LOTR Orc Crusher] my second custom for Galactape... LOTR Orc Crusher as seen on the extended edition. this is one of my favorite characters in the movie and wanted to do it for years .thanks for looking and God bless!
base:LOTR orc brute(closest similarity perfect base)
head: re-sculpted, movie accurate.
armor:real leather,added real chains and placed it on the arm and belly armor.
(added) shin and arm guards: textured rubber strips
WEAPONS are scratch built.
HAMMER: using my old brush for the handle (cut and sanded, then added leather strips for the grip)
for the hammer head:small pieces of zintra board glued together,
bore some small holes for texture and spread some epoxy mixture on specific places to add more texture and also for the spikes. colored it using flat black spray paint then dry brushed using metallic silver plus burnt umber (washed) for the rusts.
WHIP:(HANDLE), sculpted the bone handle using sculpey then added leather stips. the strands are made of thread colored it with acrylic an](userimages/customs/46500/46169-1.jpg) LOTR Orc Crusher Lord of the Ringsby fireflymy second custom for Galactape... LOTR Orc Crusher as seen on the extended edition. this is one of my favorite characters in the movie and wanted to ...10 comments | ![[LOTR Orc Lieutenant] for my second custom i present, LOTR Orc Lieutenant, from return of the king movie. commissioned for a good friend Galactape. my son said this is one of the most detailed works i did. with lots of sculpting; from the skull, helmet, face (with all the wrinkles, cuts scars and warts)and full body armor.tried different painting techniques for the metallic and weathering effects( specially on the skull, tried my best to make it look real but not scary). also used real dolls' hair with the permission of Galactape and the result is really cool! the weapon is scratch built using my old brush for the stick, the blade is made from plastic glued on the body (staff) sculpted the details and sealed it with super glue to prevent paint peels. you can also view other pics, wips and upcoming customs on my fb page.
thanks for looking and God bless!](userimages/customs/46500/46132-1.jpg) LOTR Orc Lieutenant Lord of the Ringsby fireflyfor my second custom i present, LOTR Orc Lieutenant, from return of the king movie. commissioned for a good friend Galactape. my son said this is one...19 comments |
![[The Joker (Heath Ledger)] hello to everyone! been a while since my last post.my first for the year... and this marks my 50th custom on the realm! I wanted to post my superman custom but i think it still needs some finishing. so i present The Joker! from the dark knight series.
did a lot of head sculpts with different hairstyles and expressions but i think this one is my choice.
base: heroes
arms: LOTR legolas for articulation
coat: real fabric,sewn and glued with pouch to hold the accessories.
head: complete headsculpt using sculpey
vest: sculpted
gloves: sculpted
added some real chain and hand painted the stripes on the pants.
weapons: knife,grenades(not shown in the inner left part of the coat)
accessories:joker card.pencil(scratch/toothpick),detonator(scratch using cellphone parts)
thanks all for looking and God bless!](userimages/customs/46500/46131-1.jpg) The Joker (Heath Ledger) Dark Knightby fireflyhello to everyone! been a while since my last post.my first for the year... and this marks my 50th custom on the realm! I wanted to post my superman c...32 comments | ![[Scarecrow] another character from the series...scarecrow. same base. sculpted the mask gave it a brown suit to match the look overall and added a real "noose" for the effect.thanks again for looking and God bless.](userimages/customs/43500/43444-1.jpg) Scarecrow |
![[Two Face] hello realmers! here's my movie version of twoface,the base is from reservoir dogs (thanks to Mr.?). sculpted the head as accurate as possible from the movie.hand painted the suit and the tie, gave him a pistol and burned half of its suit. thanks for looking,hope you like it and God bless!](userimages/customs/43500/43443-1.jpg) Two Face | ![[Bane] hello again! there are lots of great banes posted here and as part of my batman series here's my custom bane from the movie.used a wrestling figure and the rest were sculpted. thanks for looking and God bless!
mask: i used guitar strings for the "teeth" details plus sculpt.
vest:sculpted plus some rubber and thin fabric strips then colored it.
pants: sculpted the pockets.
glove: leather](userimages/customs/43000/42619-1.jpg) Bane Dark Knightby fireflyhello again! there are lots of great banes posted here and as part of my batman series here's my custom bane from the movie.used a wrestling figure an...28 comments |
![[Green Arrow] here's a custom for my son. he loves archers and the green arrow.
the base is from a LOTR Legolas,sculpted hair,mask facial details.the arms are from a wrestling figure. scratch built the weapons. the arrows were made from paper clips added some rubber for the feathers the arrow head were from ballpen tips.the crossbow s made from toy accessories thanks for looking and God bless.](userimages/customs/43000/42618-1.jpg) Green Arrow DC Superheroesby fireflyhere's a custom for my son. he loves archers and the green arrow.
the base is from a LOTR Legolas,sculpted hair,mask facial details.the arms are from ...32 comments | ![[PUNISHER Hot Toys Style] mabuhay! here's jigsaw's nightmare...the punisher.wanted to do a mean looking punisher,the head is a lex luger, the body is LOTR Legolas,hands from a wrestler figure. the vest is scratch built using old cd casing.sculpted the shoes,gloves and modified his primary weapon then added several handguns and knives as seen on the movie and some ammos that can be detached in the holder.hand painted the skull blended it into the vest.thanks for looking! God bless!](userimages/customs/42500/42453-1.jpg) PUNISHER Hot Toys Style Punisherby fireflymabuhay! here's jigsaw's nightmare...the punisher.wanted to do a mean looking punisher,the head is a lex luger, the body is LOTR Legolas,hands from a ...18 comments |
![[Jigsaw] mabuhay! btw thanks for all the comments! here's a movie version of Jigsaw, not really sure about the base. i think it's from a reservoir dog figure. sorry for the pics, i'm experimenting on my daughter's camera. i also tried to be as accurate as possible in my head sculpt . tell me what you think and thanks for looking.God bless!](userimages/customs/42500/42435-1.jpg) Jigsaw Punisherby fireflymabuhay! btw thanks for all the comments! here's a movie version of Jigsaw, not really sure about the base. i think it's from a reservoir dog figure. ...17 comments | ![[Red Skull] mabuhay!here's my take on redskull. the base is from LOTR coronation Eomer, the head , the skull on his scepter, all the details on his uniform, helmet are all sculpted and scratch built. hand painted the details and emblem. tell me what you think and thanks for looking! God bless!](userimages/customs/42500/42402-1.jpg) Red Skull Avengersby fireflymabuhay!here's my take on redskull. the base is from LOTR coronation Eomer, the head , the skull on his scepter, all the details on his uniform, helm...18 comments |
![[Behemoth Hydra Tank] mabuhay! glad to be back! here's a custom tank i did for the recent 2012 Philippine toycon it won second prize, totally scratch built using my usual recipes. it comes with a custom redskull. thanks for looking.God bless!!!
body/armor:thin plastic sheets
cannon:umbrella part
wheels:bottle caps glued back to back
mufflers:balloon sticks
exhaust pipes: pc parts(keyboard,mouse)
threads:bag straps
lights:LEDs
rivets: rubber band(rounded cut thinly)
details:computer cables,clothesline wires,old comp.processors,computer parts.
paint:flat black spray paint(base color)
hand painted the details.](userimages/customs/42500/42401-1.jpg) Behemoth Hydra Tank Avengersby fireflymabuhay! glad to be back! here's a custom tank i did for the recent 2012 Philippine toycon it won second prize, totally scratch built using my usual ...8 comments | ![[Joker Thug] mabuhay! same recipe as the bank robber joker.
sculpted head,scratch built bag.for the dollar bills i scanned and print back and front side according to the scale of the figure then glued it on white board and dry brushed some of it for weathering effect. thanks for looking! God bless!!!](userimages/customs/39000/38503-1.jpg) Joker Thug |
![[Bank Robber Joker] Mabuhay! been too long since my last submission, worked with some murals and our camera broke. But i.ve seen great inspiring customs!!! well, here's a bank robber joker for starters, i really don't know about the base figure but i bought a lot of it and was a great base for lots of my batman villains customs.
recipe:
sculpted the head( a little quite big ,but i thing its ok)
sculpted the shoes
hand painted the print on his shirt
and scratch built the bag using LOTR urukhai crossbow bag, the strap is from an old garter and thin rubber strips for the details.
hope you guys like it...be nice. To God be the glory!](userimages/customs/39000/38501-1.jpg) Bank Robber Joker | ![[Solomon Grundy] mabuhay! been away for quite some time, here's my attempt at Solomon Grundy,used a street fighter Blanka as base and the rest was sculpted.had to make him upright to make him taller than the blanka figure so I had to cut the legs and filled it with epoxy, the right had was originally open so i had to close it to make him a fist cut all the fingers and close it using epoxy. Hope you guys like it.comments are always welcome.God bless!
base:street fighter blanka,sculpted the hair and forehead.
shirt,torn sleeves and pants:sculpted
coat:thin leather from old bag, spray paint it with flat black and smeared it with brown and cut the edges
belt,buckle and buttons:scratch
boots:sculpted then added some rubber strips some metal accessories for the holes.
boot lace: New born lurtz whip
background diorama: I did it years ago for my military toy collection.](userimages/customs/30000/29916-1.jpg) Solomon Grundy DC Infinite Heroesby fireflymabuhay! been away for quite some time, here's my attempt at Solomon Grundy,used a street fighter Blanka as base and the rest was sculpted.had to make...8 comments |
![[Wolverine] Mabuhay! I've always wanted to have a street clothes wolverine. I asked the permission of my son if I could use his wolverine figure for this custom, the toy's paint were so heavily peeled off, the right arm detached,with very loosed joints...perfect.Hope you all like it,thanks for all the kind comments on my last custom.God bless!!!
head:wolverine x-men movie,re-sculpt the hair
dog tag:scratch
arm bandage:rubber strips and epoxy clay
belt buckle,jeans and tank top: sculpted using epoxy clay
hands: military figure](userimages/customs/30000/29557-1.jpg) Wolverine X-Men - Moviesby fireflyMabuhay! I've always wanted to have a street clothes wolverine. I asked the permission of my son if I could use his wolverine figure for this custom, ...8 comments | ![[Star Wars Battle Droid on STAP] Mabuhay!thanks for all who viewed and commented on my 3 entries in the battle damaged contest and congrats to all the winners!!!!
My battle droid comes with its vehicle as seen in the movie,it was done months ago but I decided to post it just now because of the contest. well here it is, made out of different ordinary materials like:sintra board,cell phone battery cover,earphones,wires...included some pics to show how it was made.thanks for viewing.God bless!!!](userimages/customs/29500/29399-1.jpg) Star Wars Battle Droid on STAP Star Wars Clone Warsby fireflyMabuhay!thanks for all who viewed and commented on my 3 entries in the battle damaged contest and congrats to all the winners!!!!
My battle droid com...9 comments |
![[LOTR Moriah Orc] mabuhay!here's an old custom of a moriah orc as part of my LOTR collection.the base is from a Randy Savage figure, the head was sculpted using sculpy and epoxy clay,the armor,sword and shield was scratch built using vynil tiles. cut the boots and sculpted the toes,I also used real chains around his neck,the cloth were from leather strips and a spider man rubber pants colored it red,the back armor spikes are made from rubber and the helmet is scratch built. Hope you like it!.God bless!!!
(thanks for all the comments on my last customs, sorry for the very late response,thanks kababayan getsa , Adam and to all who gave their comments!... Galactape, I like your fellbeast..it's a dream project for me for a long time now, you inspired me to make one also.) God bless!!!](userimages/customs/29500/29291-1.jpg) LOTR Moriah Orc Lord of the Ringsby fireflymabuhay!here's an old custom of a moriah orc as part of my LOTR collection.the base is from a Randy Savage figure, the head was sculpted using sculpy ...56 comments | ![[Griffon Leader] Mabuhay!Here's our first griffon/griffin... My two kids call it the "leader"... I made two of these and being the first to be finished my kids agreed this one's the leader.Lots of negotiations were made before making this figure... I asked my daughter's permission if I could use her two headless barbies for these customs and she agreed.It was fun making this custom I had to reinvent what I already know and do what I never had done before in customizing figures.Hope you like it. God bless to all!!!
Head,wings,tail tip and talons:cheap rubber eagle
Body up to the rear legs: barbie
Shoulder to arms:military figure
Rear feet(lion): sculpted
Tail:scratch built
Feathers and furs:left over from the eagle toy and spread it over the needed parts the fur is done using epoxy clay.
*Wings can be folded when in landing position and can be spread in flight mode.All feet can be adjusted as well. Thanks for looking.](userimages/customs/29000/28738-1.jpg) Griffon Leader Fantasyby fireflyMabuhay!Here's our first griffon/griffin... My two kids call it the "leader"... I made two of these and being the first to be finished my ki...8 comments |
![[Satyr] Mabuhay!This figure is from a motu stratos , actually my son's stratos, he gave it to me with a very loosed feet (almost impossible to stand)we don't want to throw it away so we made it a satyr or fawn from the movie narnia. It was a very cool character so this is the finished product. Hope you like it.God bless!!!
Thanks for all the kind words and wonderful comments on my last entries!!!!!!
Base:motu stratos
Helmet:scratch
Fur: epoxy clay(wood)
Horns:ml accessories
Hooves:my daughter's barbie
Bierd:left-over lotr legolas hair
Armor:various rubber scraps and leather strips](userimages/customs/29000/28737-1.jpg) Satyr Fantasyby fireflyMabuhay!This figure is from a motu stratos , actually my son's stratos, he gave it to me with a very loosed feet (almost impossible to stand)we don't ...8 comments | ![[Cyclops] mabuhay! I made this cyclops from a skeletor base, I used my recipe for this figure's armor from my LOTR customs all from scratch including the sandals.modified the forearms to make it look less "human" and completely sculpted the head.Thanks for looking God bless!!!!](userimages/customs/29000/28627-1.jpg) Cyclops Fantasyby fireflymabuhay! I made this cyclops from a skeletor base, I used my recipe for this figure's armor from my LOTR customs all from scratch including the sandal...5 comments |
![[Minoboar] Mabuhay! Here's a custom from a character in narnia, a minoboar. Used a wwe batista as base, covered it with epoxy for the hair. The belly is a jackstone ball cut in half then glued into the figure. The snout hooves and ears are from my daughter's old barbie. The armor,leather straps from scrap rubber.Hope you like it. God bless!!!](userimages/customs/29000/28626-1.jpg) Minoboar Fantasyby fireflyMabuhay! Here's a custom from a character in narnia, a minoboar. Used a wwe batista as base, covered it with epoxy for the hair. The belly is a jackst...4 comments | ![[Captain Jack Sparrow] Mabuhay! Just a simple recipe from an lotr coronation eomer, my son influenced me to do this figure and I had fun customizing it.Hope you all like it.God bless!!!
Base:lotr eomer
Coat: old leather bag
Waist cloth:street fighter vega
Braids: lotr new born lurtz whip
Belts:lotr crossbow urukhai,motu he-man
Buttons:rubber wristband
*Gold buckle,sword,guns,capt.Sparrow compass and hat are all scratch built.](userimages/customs/28500/28441-1.jpg) Captain Jack Sparrow |
![[Shock Trooper] I used a simple recipe for this one,a Dr. Doom figure as base, sculpted the body armor.The helmet was scratch built, the belt is from an ML figure & the gun from an old toy.Scratch the paint in some of the parts to make it look like a veteran soldier in the field. I did not modify the Dr. Doom head because I think it matches the over all look.Hope you like it.God bless!!!](userimages/customs/28500/28313-1.jpg) Shock Trooper Star Wars Clone Warsby fireflyI used a simple recipe for this one,a Dr. Doom figure as base, sculpted the body armor.The helmet was scratch built, the belt is from an ML figure &am...4 comments | ![[Battle Damaged Storm Trooper] I really had fun in creating this figure over the weekend, had to do lots of research and found some interesting stuffs in the internet and decided to put as much detail into it.The base is an ML Gambit which I borrowed from my son,sculpted the helmet over the head...sculpted all the armor and did some holes in the chest also on the helmet to make it more "battle damaged", after sculpting,spray paint it with white, after drying, smeared it with mixes of black, brown and orange acrylic(washed and drybrush technique) ...the back gear was scratch built also the ammos and shoulder accessory both can be detached to the figure, the modified blaster was made from different toy gun accessories.Hope you guys like it.God bless!!!](userimages/customs/28500/28308-1.jpg) Battle Damaged Storm Trooper Star Warsby fireflyI really had fun in creating this figure over the weekend, had to do lots of research and found some interesting stuffs in the internet and decided to...5 comments |
![[Battle Droid] I like the unique design of this character, it looks clumsy but dreadful in its own way also, It was hard to find a toy that would match this character.
It was a challenge because I usually create vehicles out of scrap but not a full Figure! making it poss able was another challenge, Lots of cutting ,shaping...putting all the pieces together.Making this custom was really fun especially in the constructing and painting part.I made it look rusty with the paint peeling off making it look like it was in the front line of a fierce battle or part of a small elite squad patrolling the desert. I included a picture of how it was made.hope you like it as much as I do. God bless!!!](userimages/customs/28500/28271-1.jpg) Battle Droid Star Wars Clone Warsby fireflyI like the unique design of this character, it looks clumsy but dreadful in its own way also, It was hard to find a toy that would match this characte...3 comments | ![[King of the Dead] Mabuhay!This is an old custom but one of my favorite. I really wanted the ghoulish king version and the toybiz toy was already hard to find so I made one for our collection.
Thanks for all the comments on my last customs, I really appreciate it, though we do not know each other but I've seen your works also and I really like it a lot!!!! Hope you guys like this one.God bless!!!!
Base:lotr witch king
Head:helm's deep aragorn
Feet:wwe batista
Hand:tna lex luger
Sword:zombie spawn
Cape tie:new born lurtz whip
Crown:scratch](userimages/customs/28500/28270-1.jpg) King of the Dead Lord of the Ringsby fireflyMabuhay!This is an old custom but one of my favorite. I really wanted the ghoulish king version and the toybiz toy was already hard to find so I made ...3 comments |
![[Speeder Bike] Mabuhay! here's my custom of a star wars speeder bike.did lots of research for this one,it's 100% scratch built using available materials found in our homes.It comes with a trooper...hope you guys like it!!! God bless!!!!
BODY:
navigation rod: ballpen part(ink cylinder?)
head:PC mouse (cut to needed shape)
seat: sintra board
control sticks/buttons/rivets: some wires and rubber wristbands(cut thinly)
brake cables: ordinary phone charger cords
handle bars:plastic (cut and shaped)
brake wires:wires in note books
navigational head: thin plastic sheets (cut and shaped)
suspension: ordinary springs
ENGINE:
air intake:marker head
cables: rusted bass guitar string (no.3)
*some plastic(cut and shaped)
jet engine exhaust: PC mouse part(roller gears)
jet engine exhaust cover and body:plastic sheets,old radio parts(sculpted over)
LANDING GEAR:
used 2 ordinary sized wires (fastened together)
pedals:electric guitar part(where strings are connected usually chrome in color, sorry I don't know what'](userimages/customs/28500/28189-1.jpg) Speeder Bike Star Warsby fireflyMabuhay! here's my custom of a star wars speeder bike.did lots of research for this one,it's 100% scratch built using available materials found in our...8 comments | ![[Storm Trooper] Mabuhay! been away from the realm for some time ,nice to be back...been busy with my star wars customs just finished some of it and would like to share it in the near future. Here's my first attempt, a storm trooper. Watched star wars when I was a kid and I was inspired to do one.this figure comes with a vehicle... like they say "there's no trooper without a speeder"( I think).
used a young captain america which is perfect in size for the figure
sculpted the helmet, knee pads, back pack.
used rubber sheets for the breast armor
belt,pouches,gun and holster are scratch built](userimages/customs/28500/28188-1.jpg) Storm Trooper Star Warsby fireflyMabuhay! been away from the realm for some time ,nice to be back...been busy with my star wars customs just finished some of it and would like to shar...5 comments |
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