Category: Custom Action Figures

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DC Universe Classics Custom Giants of Doom – Bizarro, Sinestro, Toyman, Captain Cold, and the Riddler

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Captain Cold, Toyman, the Riddler, Sinestro, Bizarro, and the rest of the Legion of Doom

The DC Universe Classics Giants of Doom entry in CustomCon 26 started with my desire for a more scale-accurate Sinestro. As that custom came together, I started feeling the pangs of nostalgia-fueled desire for a complete Legion of Doom. Thoughts for how to improve current figures (Sinestro and Captain Cold) and how to add the missing ones (Toyman, Riddler in spandex, and Bizarro in a classic style) kept forming, but I knew I would never get around to making it happen. So I did what I will probably do from now on – I recruited a dream team of customizers from AFP and the Fwoosh – Buzzy Fret, Ibentmyman-thing, and Robokillah.

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Customizing Tips From The Buzzy Cave: Masters of the Universe Classics Hand Mod

Passing on some tips, tricks or minutiae for action figure customizing.

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Howdy from the dark, dank Buzzy Cave!

When I first saw the news about the Masters of the Universe Classics line from Mattel the first thing I thought was, “Cool! Barbarian figures to make custom barbarians with!” Then a couple things put me off the idea – the biggest reason being the tiny hands. I can’t stand the way they look. I understand that Mattel and the Four Horsemen are incorporating a lot of the aesthetic from the original He-Man/MOTU line in MOTUC and the small hands are part of that package, but the little hands on the end of those huge arms really bugged me. But recently I’ve seen some very cool customs made with MOTUC bases and I’ve been inspired to try using them for a couple projects, which leads us here: how to fix those hideous, tiny hands!

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DC Universe Classics Modern Look Green Lantern Hal Jordan by Buzzy Fret

Howdy from the Buzzy Cave! Coming at y’all today with this custom I just finished up of Green Lantern Hal Jordan in his modern look. If you saw it, there was a very early sneak peek of this in my article about eliminating paint rub I did a little while back.

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Toy Wars – a Star Wars Recreation with Toys by Sillof

Are you a fan of Star Wars and action figures? Then Toy Wars may just be your kind of movie. Sillof, who is widely known for his themed custom action figure creations, like the Gaslight Legion of Doom, has published the first part of his remake of Star Wars: a New Hope.

What makes it special? Toy Wars is filmed entirely with Sillof’s 3.75-inch scaled custom figures and dioramas. While I found myself missing the spoken words, I was amazed at the different set pieces that Sillof created.

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Border Patrol: Iron Man 2 Edition

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

Whiplash Mark II – if you haven’t seen Iron Man 2 yet, sorry for the spoiler, and where have you been the past couple of weeks? – this is the first 6-inch scaled custom I’ve seen of the armor that Ivan Danko builds for the climactic showdown – ends May 26, 2010 19:29:35 PDT

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