![[Fantomex] Here is a quick mod to my Marvel Legends Fantomex. I bought a lot of figures off of eBay for some fodder, and one of the figures was a broken LCBH Madman. So I thought it was time to get rid of those terrible flipper feet on Fantomex. Using the Madman boots I used them to measure out how much to cut off of the Fantomex lower legs. Then I cut the pegs off of Madman's lower legs and drilled a whole into them and into the now cut Fantomex's lower legs. I then glued a styrene rod into the lower leg, cut it to length, and then glued the peg onto the the styrene rod. After that I used my Dremel to grind down the Madman boots to match up with the shape of the Fantomex legs. And finally a little black paint for a touch up on the boots.](userimages/customs/50500/50202-1.jpg) Fantomex Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Here is a quick mod to my Marvel Legends Fantomex. I bought a lot of figures off of eBay for some fodder, and one of the figures was a broken LCBH Mad...5 comments | ![[New 52 Red Hood V2] This is another New 52 Red Hood for fellow collector he requested this Red Hood after seeing the first one I made. I made a few changes on this one, but I really like how this turned out.
Recipe: the torso is a DCUC Guy Gardner; Jonah Hex's shoulders, arms, and hands; a modified ML X3 Beast jacket; MM Batman Begins belt; ML Fantomex holsters; Samurai's waist and upper legs; Young Justice Batman lower legs and feet; and finally a re-sculpted Sportsmaster head. To create the embossed bat logo I printed it on label paper then layer several sheets together, and I carefully cut out the logo then glued the logo to the chest. After that I gave him a full paint job. I noticed after taking the pictures that the belt wasn't straight it isn't glued down, so it can be repositioned. Let me know what you all think.](userimages/customs/49500/49138-1.jpg) New 52 Red Hood V2 D.C. Universeby 1987olds442This is another New 52 Red Hood for fellow collector he requested this Red Hood after seeing the first one I made. I made a few changes on this one, b...12 comments |
![[Damian Wayne] Damian Wayne started as a Young Justice Robin. I re-sculpted the chest and added the costume piping with styrene strips I also used styrene to fabricate the belt. To make the shirt tail I used the soft rubber coat from a Movie Fantastic Four Doctor Doom. The boots are from a DCSH Supergirl to make them work I cut the Robin legs and made new pins using styrene. The Cape is a trimmed down Doctor Midnight's cape. For the head I used a casting of Beast Boy and I re-sculpted the hair to look slicked back.](userimages/customs/48500/48291-1.jpg) Damian Wayne D.C. Universeby 1987olds442Damian Wayne started as a Young Justice Robin. I re-sculpted the chest and added the costume piping with styrene strips I also used styrene to fabrica...11 comments | ![[Miss Martian] Miss Martian's main body is a DCUC Raven with re-sculpted shoulders and biceps for the shirt details. The forearms, hands, and skirt are from a DCSH Supergirl with sculpted glove cuffs on the forearms. The cape is from a Young Justice Robin. The legs are from a YJ Artemis and the feet from a DCUC Superwoman. The cartoon accurate head is an enlarged casting from Glassman customs, and the alternate head is a modified DCUC Mary Marvel with a Spectre hood. I made the belt with a piece of Marvel Legends Mr. Sinister's cape. Then Finally the paint job.](userimages/customs/48500/48284-1.jpg) Miss Martian Young Justiceby 1987olds442Miss Martian's main body is a DCUC Raven with re-sculpted shoulders and biceps for the shirt details. The forearms, hands, and skirt are from a DCSH S...12 comments |
![[Iron Man Bleeding Edge Armor] After picking up the new Marvel Legends Heroic Age Iron Man I was a little disappointed in the paint job. I thought the colors were a little too dull looking, so I had to experiment on the paint job a little. The first thing I did was do some panel lining, and then sealed the lines with some dullcote. After the dullcote dried I painted over the red areas and the panel lines with a metallic red, and the same with the gold areas. Then I repainted all the reactors. Finally I sealed him with nice shiny top coat for the metallic look. I hope you all like him.](userimages/customs/48000/47519-1.jpg) Iron Man Bleeding Edge Armor Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442After picking up the new Marvel Legends Heroic Age Iron Man I was a little disappointed in the paint job. I thought the colors were a little too dull ...17 comments | ![[Red Robin] This was made for a fellow collector over at the Fwoosh boards that wanted a more in scale Tim Drake Red Robin. He is made from: a Young Justice Aqualad main body; Movie Masters Batman Begins forearms, lower legs, and feet; DCUC Batman cape; YJ Robin belt; and ML Guardian head cast. He was a pretty straight forward build. The only problem now is I have to make another for myself :)](userimages/customs/47500/47427-1.jpg) Red Robin D.C. Universeby 1987olds442This was made for a fellow collector over at the Fwoosh boards that wanted a more in scale Tim Drake Red Robin. He is made from: a Young Justice Aqual...13 comments |
![[General Zod] Next up is a General Zod as he appeared in the War of the Supermen. The base figure is a DCUC Batman with Captain Marvel's forearms, Sportsmaster's lower legs & feet, Samurai's head & hands, Omac's belt, and YJ Red Arrow's holsters. I did do some minor sculpting for the costume, on the torso and shoulder pads, and I also re-sculpted the forehead and hair on the head. I ended up repainting the face four times to try and get the eyes and brows just right.](userimages/customs/47500/47426-1.jpg) General Zod D.C. Universeby 1987olds442Next up is a General Zod as he appeared in the War of the Supermen. The base figure is a DCUC Batman with Captain Marvel's forearms, Sportsmaster's lo...16 comments | ![[Bucky Captain America] I just wanted a variant head to change up my display every now and then for my Bucky Captain America, so I ordered a Winter Soldier head cast from CKCastings. I painted up the head cast with trying to match up the skin tones the best that I could.](userimages/customs/47000/46894-1.jpg) Bucky Captain America Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442I just wanted a variant head to change up my display every now and then for my Bucky Captain America, so I ordered a Winter Soldier head cast from CKC...10 comments |
![[Mystique] This Mystique was just a little head swap with her original Toybiz figure to have the option of displaying her with different heads. I drilled out the neck peg on the original head, touched up the paint, and then I had an optional head for Mystique.](userimages/customs/47000/46743-1.jpg) Mystique Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442This Mystique was just a little head swap with her original Toybiz figure to have the option of displaying her with different heads. I drilled out the...12 comments | ![[Viper Madame Hydra] Like most I wasn't happy with the head that Hasbro made for the Madame Hydra figure. I wanted try and give Viper a more attractive head, so I ordered a head cast of Marvel Legends Shanna. After a little paint work I think the Shanna head ended up working out pretty well for Viper.](userimages/customs/47000/46638-1.jpg) Viper Madame Hydra Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Like most I wasn't happy with the head that Hasbro made for the Madame Hydra figure. I wanted try and give Viper a more attractive head, so I ordered ...10 comments |
![[Young Justice Superboy/Conner Kent] Here is another Young Justice figure that I made for a collector on the Fwoosh boards. I started out with a Young Justice Aqualad I used his Torso, shoulders, and forearms with a head cast of Young Justice Superboy. The commissioner wanted Superboy to be more buff, so I used the biceps from a DCUC Samurai. His hands are from Young Justice Sportsmaster. For the lower body and legs I used Avatar Movie Masters Colonel Miles Quatrich, but I also extended and re-sculpted the legs to make him taller. After I got all the parts worked out all that was left was to hand paint everything. I really liked the final results with Superboy/Conner the only problem now is I need to make one for myself.
So the complete is Recipe:
Young Justice Aqualad Torso, shoulders, and forearms
Young Justice Superboy head cast
Young Justice Sportsmaster hands
Biceps DCUC Samurai
Avatar Movie Masters Colonel Miles Quatrich lower body and legs](userimages/customs/47000/46637-1.jpg) Young Justice Superboy/Conner Kent Young Justiceby 1987olds442Here is another Young Justice figure that I made for a collector on the Fwoosh boards. I started out with a Young Justice Aqualad I used his Torso, sh...6 comments | ![[Young Justice Wonder Girl] Here is a Young Justice Wonder Girl that I made for a fellow collector on the Fwoosh forum. Cassandra was made using a DCUC Cheetah as the main body; biceps, hands, and feet from YJ Artemis, Star Sapphire Wonder Woman's forearms and lasso, and DSCH Supergirl's head. I did some minor sculpting for the shirt tail and to fill the hole in the Cheetah waist. Then I finished her up with a paint job to match her Young Justice costume.](userimages/customs/46500/46464-1.jpg) Young Justice Wonder Girl Young Justiceby 1987olds442Here is a Young Justice Wonder Girl that I made for a fellow collector on the Fwoosh forum. Cassandra was made using a DCUC Cheetah as the main body; ...14 comments |
![[Young Justice Aqualad] This is a minor modification to Aqualad. I wanted my Aqualad to be a little taller, so I cut the fins off his lower legs and attached them to a set off of a DCUC Toyman. After that I painted them to match his original legs. There isn't much to it, but I liked the final results.](userimages/customs/46500/46387-1.jpg) Young Justice Aqualad Young Justiceby 1987olds442This is a minor modification to Aqualad. I wanted my Aqualad to be a little taller, so I cut the fins off his lower legs and attached them to a set of...4 comments | ![[Punisher] This just a simple repaint. I wanted a darker more gritty looking Punisher. First thing I removed the large belt; then after that I repainted the boots, holster, and belt; and then I did a fine mist of black over the Skull on his shirt to give it a faded look.](userimages/customs/46500/46307-1.jpg) Punisher Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442This just a simple repaint. I wanted a darker more gritty looking Punisher. First thing I removed the large belt; then after that I repainted the boot...8 comments |
![[Spider-Man] Here is a custom Spider-Man that I made in between projects while their paint was drying. Hagop from the Fwoosh boards hooked me up with the cool Spider-Man head that I used to modify my ML Series 10 - First Appearance Spider-Man. Spider-Man had a piece broken off his back that needed to be repaired after that I repainted the entire figure.](userimages/customs/46500/46217-1.jpg) Spider-Man Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Here is a custom Spider-Man that I made in between projects while their paint was drying. Hagop from the Fwoosh boards hooked me up with the cool Spid...10 comments | ![[Sinestro Corps Klaw] Over the weekend the local K-Mart had their DCUC figures on sale, and I picked up some extra figures for fodder. One of those was a wave 20 Sinestro, so I decided to bolster my Sinestro Corps roster and recruit Klaw into the Corps. It is a pretty basic custom I removed the collar, swapped out the right forearm with Klaw's and the left forearm with BL Abin Sur's with Klaw's hand, I also added a ring to Klaw's left hand, drilled out the Klaw head to fit the DCUC neck peg, and finally I painted the new parts to match the Sinestro body.](userimages/customs/45500/45218-1.jpg) Sinestro Corps Klaw Green Lanternby 1987olds442Over the weekend the local K-Mart had their DCUC figures on sale, and I picked up some extra figures for fodder. One of those was a wave 20 Sinestro, ...8 comments |
![[Optimus Prime] I was rearranging my collection shelves last night, and I decided to take some pictures of an older custom I made back when the first Transformers movie came out. It is kind of hybridization of a movie style with a little G1 thrown in the mix. It started out as a Target Exclusive Robo-Vision Optimus Prime repainted in a more G1 color scheme. I also added a ball-jointed neck and Alternators Optimus Prime's head.](userimages/customs/45500/45216-1.jpg) Optimus Prime Transformersby 1987olds442I was rearranging my collection shelves last night, and I decided to take some pictures of an older custom I made back when the first Transformers mov...4 comments | ![[Black Knight] I recently purchased a Hasbro Marvel Legends Black Knight off of eBay, and I was disappointing in it's condition when I received it. The Auction had a bad picture, and I couldn't really make out the condition from the photo. The paint was really worn and the sword was actually chewed up on the end. So I decided to give the Black Knight a little repair job and upgrade. I cracked the body apart, and modded the torso to accept Aquaman's shoulders and arms. Then I modded the Aquaman forearms to attach the Black Knight gauntlets which still retains the twist articulation. For the lower body I used a DCSH Superman waist, DCUC Copperhead upper legs, DCUC Golden Pharaoh lower legs, and DCUC Cyborg feet. I used my Dremel to smooth out the teeth marks on the sword, and used putty to fill in the nicks on the sword. Then finally I gave him a full paint job. Let me know what you all think.](userimages/customs/45500/45004-1.jpg) Black Knight Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442I recently purchased a Hasbro Marvel Legends Black Knight off of eBay, and I was disappointing in it's condition when I received it. The Auction had a...20 comments |
![[Sinestro Corps Member] After seeing Shinobitron's Nick Fury I bought a Movie Masters Bane on the sole purpose of updating my Nick Fury, and giving him Bane's coat, so after that I decided to make a generic Sinestro Corp member with Bane's head and fist. Any name suggestions?](userimages/customs/45500/45003-1.jpg) Sinestro Corps Member Green Lanternby 1987olds442After seeing Shinobitron's Nick Fury I bought a Movie Masters Bane on the sole purpose of updating my Nick Fury, and giving him Bane's coat, so after ...6 comments | ![[Ironhide] Here is an oldie, but still a good one. I made this back in the days of R.I.D. Transformers. I posted on Transformers custom boards back in the day as well, but I wanted to share some better pictures of this one.
This one done in my pre-dremel days, so everything was hand sanded which was a pain. It started out as a RID X-Brawn I sculpted the chest with Squadron White Putty. And restyled the alt mode into a Ford Escape. The head is from a RID Wedge with some minor mods. I also smoothed over the right fist, and made a two removable fist for his right arm to make his arms looks a little more in proportion with each other.](userimages/customs/44500/44456-1.jpg) Ironhide Transformersby 1987olds442Here is an oldie, but still a good one. I made this back in the days of R.I.D. Transformers. I posted on Transformers custom boards back in the day as...4 comments |
![[Optimus Primal] I was going through some of my old custom figures today, and I found a bat Optimus Primal that I painted up many years ago to match his show colors. I thought it would be fun to refresh the paint and give new life to an old custom.](userimages/customs/44500/44244-1.jpg) Optimus Primal | ![[New 52 Red Hood] This is the first custom that I've made for someone other than myself. A fellow collector over at the fwoosh asked if I could make him a new 52 Red Hood.
The base body was a DCUC Samurai, Starman's arms with Aquaman's hands, a modified ML X3 Beast jacket, MM Batman belt with ML Fantomex holsters, and finally a re-sculpted Sportsmaster head. To create the embossed bat logo I printed it on label paper then layer several sheets together, and I carefully cut out the logo then glued the logo to the chest. After that I primed and painted everything. Let me know what you all think.](userimages/customs/44500/44241-1.jpg) New 52 Red Hood D.C. Universeby 1987olds442This is the first custom that I've made for someone other than myself. A fellow collector over at the fwoosh asked if I could make him a new 52 Red Ho...28 comments |
![[Luke Cage] Luke is more just a cool result from the parts swap from using his lower legs and boots for my U.S.Agent. After a little paint I have a Luke Cage with regular pants and boots. I've been thinking of making a modern Luke, but Hasbro may end up making one using the new Sentry body, so for now I'm content with this one.](userimages/customs/44000/43631-1.jpg) Luke Cage Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Luke is more just a cool result from the parts swap from using his lower legs and boots for my U.S.Agent. After a little paint I have a Luke Cage with...2 comments | ![[U.S.Agent] Now I finished up my Drax I was wondering what I would do with the other Drax figure. Then I picked up U.S.Agent, and as much as I love the sculpt of the Bucky Cap body, but my OCD on scale won out in the end and U.S.Agent needed a bigger body. One problem solved now what to do with Agent's body maybe a future Snake Eyes... LOL
This was a simple recipe: U.S.Agent's head, forearms, hands, belt, and weapons; Drax's main body; and Luke Cage's lower legs and feet. I did have to extend the belt for the larger body, but that was the only modification. After that a full paint job to match his original U.S.Agent body.](userimages/customs/44000/43630-1.jpg) U.S.Agent Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Now I finished up my Drax I was wondering what I would do with the other Drax figure. Then I picked up U.S.Agent, and as much as I love the sculpt of ...9 comments |
![[Drax the Destroyer] Hello everyone,
Last weekend I picked up a couple of WWE elite figures from Big Lots for some fodder. So I thought I would use an WWE Ultimate Warrior that I bought to make a bigger Drax. I wasn't really pleased with ROML Drax figure that we got from Hasbro. I felt he needed to be more buff. It ended up being a pretty easy custom comparatively speaking. I had extra ROML Drax parts left over from my Ghost Rider body swap. The forearms and lower legs worked without any modifications, but I did have to Dremel/drill out the head to fit the Ultimate Warrior neck peg. After that all that was left was his paint job, in which I went a little darker with the skin tone more like his first appearance in this body. I really like how he turned out, and I hope you all like him as well.](userimages/customs/44000/43543-1.jpg) Drax the Destroyer Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442Hello everyone,
Last weekend I picked up a couple of WWE elite figures from Big Lots for some fodder. So I thought I would use an WWE Ultimate Warrior...19 comments | ![[Solitaire] I finished up my next character from the Ultraverse Solitaire. Solitaire was kind of like Batman/Punisher/Weapon X mixed together. He was the son of a rich crime boss that fought against everything his father stood for as a masked crime fighter, and he had enhanced abilities from nanites in his body that made him faster, stronger, and much more resilient than the average man.
Solitaire was made from DCUC Black Hand and Legendary Comic Book Heroes Judge Dredd. The main body is the DCUC Black Hand's which worked out great with his two tone costume, I just had to re-sculpt the chest to get rid of the Black Lantern emblem, and I also re-sculpted Black Hand's head. The biceps, elbows, forearms, hands, lower legs, and feet are from Judge Dredd. The hood is a ML Bishop bandana turned backwards with the knot removed, the chest harness came from a ML Ultimate WWII Captain America, the gun holster, and the boot pouches are from a movie Nick Fury. I did take some liberties on the costume a littl](userimages/customs/43000/42899-1.jpg) Solitaire Ultraverseby 1987olds442I finished up my next character from the Ultraverse Solitaire. Solitaire was kind of like Batman/Punisher/Weapon X mixed together. He was the son of a...12 comments |
![[Electrocute from the Strangers] I finished my next Ultraverse character, and Strangers teammate with Atom Bob it is Electrocute. Electrocute is an android that gained sentience and the power to generate electricity in the Jumpstart event.
Electrocute was made mostly from a DCUC Crime Syndicate Superwoman with Mary Marvel's hair, and Star Sapphire lower legs. I had to re-sculpt the back to remove the huge cape peg on Superwoman, and I modded the waist and legs to try and reduce the square waist look on the DCUC females when the legs are posed. For the costume lines I used thin strips of styrene. Finally I finished her up with a full paint job. Let me know what you think.](userimages/customs/43000/42569-1.jpg) Electrocute from the Strangers Ultraverseby 1987olds442I finished my next Ultraverse character, and Strangers teammate with Atom Bob it is Electrocute. Electrocute is an android that gained sentience and t...13 comments | ![[Ghost Rider] I finally found a Blue ROML Ghost Rider this week, and the first thing I did was tear it apart. I didn't like the Ronin body that they used for Ghost Rider, so did some parts swapping with a ROML Drax and a little painting. I painted the Drax torso, shoulders, biceps, and upper legs black. I swapped out the forearms and hands, lower legs and feet, head, and jacket from Ghost Rider. Then I had a bigger more imposing Ghost Rider with a better neck joint.](userimages/customs/42500/42146-1.jpg) Ghost Rider Marvel Legendsby 1987olds442I finally found a Blue ROML Ghost Rider this week, and the first thing I did was tear it apart. I didn't like the Ronin body that they used for Ghost ...6 comments |
![[Superman] Here is another quick custom. I never really liked the head on the DCUC Superman something just seemed off about it.
The head is from blue camo suit Aquaman with the hair and eyebrows painted black with some light blue highlights. I also wanted bigger fist for Superman, so swapped the hands from a DCSH Superman. I also cut down the ankles some to allow enough room for the foot rocker to actually work.](userimages/customs/42500/42061-1.jpg) Superman D.C. Universeby 1987olds442Here is another quick custom. I never really liked the head on the DCUC Superman something just seemed off about it.
The head is from blue camo suit...20 comments | ![[Avengers Captain America] I picked up the 2nd release of the Avengers Captain America over the weekend, and I did minor repaint on the gloves, boots, and stripes on the lower torso. I really like the blue on this Cap much better, but I had to paint over the odd shade of red on the gloves and boots. I also painted the gray stripes on the lower torso white and repainted the red stripes as well.](userimages/customs/42500/42059-1.jpg) Avengers Captain America Avengersby 1987olds442I picked up the 2nd release of the Avengers Captain America over the weekend, and I did minor repaint on the gloves, boots, and stripes on the lower t...6 comments |
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