Have you ever thought that you came up with an awesome idea for a custom, and then looked online to discover that 800,000 other people had already thought of it and executed it to perfection many...[See More]

Jack O'Lantern certainly has a convoluted history, with no less than five different villains assuming the costume/identity if you count his alias "Mad Jack," although I mostly remember him as an...[See More]

I have to credit respected forum member claytonemery for planting the seed that eventually grew into a Doc Savage custom in my brain. If it wasn't for his own inspiring custom work on the series, I...[See More]

I have to give credit to respected forum member Finn Varra, as it was his Phantom Rider entry into the monochromatic contest that got me thinking, "Wow. That's pretty cool! I think I have the parts...[See More]

Well, my Dad just turned 69 and I wanted to get him something awesome for his birthday, but what do you get a guy that already has everything he wants? I decided to throw down on some custom Lone...[See More]

In 1985 Coleco released a line of action figures called Sectaurs: Warriors Of Symbion. The premise was that, "somewhere in space, somewhere in time," a genetic experiment failed on the planet...[See More]

Lion O Head - ML Doc Sampson Body - DCUC Superman Right hand - DCUC Deathstroke Claw and Sword - from LCBH Conan Dagger - from GI Joe Serpentor Mumm-Ra (Mummy) Jaaks Pacific Mummy, head was lopped...[See More]

The Women of The Thundercats! Cheetara - Head - Neca Queen from 300 Body/Arms - WWE wrestler Legs - MOTUC Goddess Pumyra - Head - Neca Gozer Body/Arms - WWE Wrestler Legs - MOTUC Evil Lyn...[See More]

I thought it would be cool and unique to do custom versions of Mumm-Ra and The Evil Mutants in a Mego style. Mumm-Ra (Mummy form) - Head and bandage suit from CTVT (Classic TV Toys) Mad Monsters...[See More]

I thought The Baseball Furies was the awesomest gang in the movie, "The Warriors," so I decided to do a vintage Joe custom of their leader Cobb. There was just something so crazy and scary about The...[See More]

Action Man was a 1/6 scale (12 inches) toy-line produced in the U.K. that was similar to the old school 70's G.I. Joes. The line has a rich history as it was launched in 1966 and active up until...[See More]

Here is another member of The Super Diabolics team produced by Airgam in 1985: Spector! When I initially started this project I thought it was going to be easy. I was envisioning a simple head swap...[See More]

Airgam (est. 1976) is a toy company in Spain that produced Playmobil-esque action figures called the Airgam Boys. In 1985 they released a superhero/villain line called "Airgam Comics: Superstars,"...[See More]

BraveStarr was the last animated television series produced by Filmation (other notable Filmation properties include He Man And The Masters Of The Universe, She Ra: Princess Of Power, Shazam, and...[See More]

I always loved the character Jonah Hex, particularly the Michael Fleisher (writer)/Tony DeZuniga(artist)produced Hex of the mid to late 70s/early 80s. Jonah Hex dominated the comic Weird Western...[See More]

What was Cobra Commander like when he was in high school? Was he class president at some point? Did Scarlett reject him when he asked her to the prom, thus turning him evil? Maybe he started wearing...[See More]

Is there anything scarier than an armed teenager? One day I was thinking about how in cartoons and other popular media they often retcon popular characters and make them into teens, tweens, and even...[See More]

If you recognize this guy from the vintage toy-line Galaxy Laser Team (sometimes also called Star Patrol), released sometime in the late 70s by the company Tim Mee, then you are either old school or...[See More]

I wanted to do a 4 inch version of Shadow Weaver because I love the character design. Plus I am just a sucker for evil women sorceresses (try saying that 10 times fast!). Her arms and upper torso are...[See More]

I have an unnatural affinity for anything that has an eyeball for a head, so making an Optikk custom was a no brainer for me. I decided to do one in the classic GI Joe style. His head was made from...[See More]

Here is my third and final entry of "Pulsar" customs, thus completing the line that was originally introduced to the world by Mattel in 1976. This thing is massively huge and heavy! It was difficult...[See More]

Hypnos: The Ultimate Enemy! was a 14" figure released in 1976 by Mattel as a foil to their baby-face character Pulsar: The Ultimate Man Of Adventure! It was a freakin' sweet toy and I loved that...[See More]

Pulsar: The Ultimate Man Of Adventure! was a 14" action figure released by Mattel in 1976 along with his enemy, Hypnos, and a play-set called Pulsar's Life Systems Center, which was a medical bay...[See More]

I'm a fan of the 1985 Ridley Scott film, "Legend," and particularly fond of the make-up and special f/x work the amazing Rob Bottin (probably better known for his work on John Carpenter's "The...[See More]

This character was never released in America, and is widely considered to be one of the rarest mass produced action figures ever made. It is a "Holy Grail" figure for collectors (like myself) who are...[See More]

The Humanoid was released in 1980 by Mego as part of the second wave of figures in The Black Hole line in support of the Walt Disney movie. However, it was only released in Canada and Italy at that...[See More]

As a child in the Seventies, I had a bunch of the Fisher Price Adventure People, and they were much beloved toys of my youth. Particularly the outer space themed characters that debuted in or around...[See More]

Back when I was a kid, I used to play in a punk rock/rockabilly "band" (Most of the time it was just me and a drummer) called Hillbilly Werewolf, and I would dress up like this guy and go play shows....[See More]

....continuing on with my current Michael Myers/Halloween obsession here. I was almost finished with this piece when I had a vision of a Dr. Loomis mego to chase him. I love Dr. Loomis...most people,...[See More]

I don't really listen to The Residents all that much (or at all, really), but I really dig what they do. I'm really glad that a band like that exists. It is certainly an iconic look. Plus I'm just a...[See More]