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CustomCon 24 at TheFwoosh.com

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the winter holidays – it’s Winter CustomCon, the 24th installment and the third hosted by TheFwoosh.com.

What is CustomCon?

CustomCon is a special presentation of new custom toy creations by customizers around the globe. Eight years in the running, it’s still going strong. Inspired by the presentations of new product by legitimate manufacturers at Toy Fair and other trade shows, CustomCon is a “fake” convention, whereby customizers present their latest creations and recipes as if unveiling a new line of real toys to retailers. It’s always a lot of fun, for both the viewers and the participants.

This special event is running all week, so I’ll try to pick out some of the custom entries that I found really compelling. Here’s three from day one.

Marvel Legends of Evil by the Man in the Anthill

via CustomCon 24 – Index | thefwoosh.com.

Border Patrol: Bat Signal, Optimus Prime, and Black Panther

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

1/6 Dark Knight Bat Signal – I somehow missed this in my last pass, so there’s only a few hours left on this fully-functional, custom Dark Knight Bat Signal – ends Dec 01, 200913:54:24 PST

ROTF G1 Optimus Prime – Sabrina Ng has kicked it up a notch with richer colors and working LEDs – ends Dec 05, 200920:39:02 PST

Marvel Legends Black Panther – you’ll have to tilt your head, but this Black Panther comes with interchangeable heads for a simple but wonderfully executed classic look – ends Dec 07, 200920:34:29 PST

DC Universe Classics Cosmic Odyssey John Stewart by RoboKillah

DC Universe Classics Custom John Stewart with DCD Guy Gardner, DCD Kilowog, and Hal Jordan

Those of you who have known me for a while know that I am a big Cosmic Odyssey fan. And while many people think that DC Universe Classics is a toy line paying homage to Super Powers, my fandom has helped me realize the incontrovertible truth that DCUC is actually a toy line for Cosmic Odyssey*.

However, long before DCUC Wave 11 was announced, my collection was sorely missing two characters – the Green Lantern John Stewart and the Martian Manhunter J’onn J’onnz. When RoboKillah from the Fwoosh made his custom John Stewart, I knew that I would need to enlist him to create one for me in the costume John wore in Cosmic Odyssey. It wasn’t easy, but me sending him fodder unsolicited combined with my incessant whining resulted in this fine custom.

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Border Patrol: Make a Wish Transformers, Stryfe, and Red Hood

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

G1 Ark Autobots – a collaboration of 8 customizers, this auction includes 11 G1 Autobot customs and benefits the Make A Wish Foundation – ends Nov 29, 200918:00:12 PST

Marvel Legends Stryfe – I’m not really a fan of Cable, especially during the time when Stryfe became his main antagonist, but this custom is pretty cool – ends Nov 24, 200917:46:28 PST

DC Universe Classics Red Hood – this one is so simple and clean, I wonder why Mattel hasn’t made one yet – ends Nov 28, 200915:28:08 PST

Border Patrol: Micronauts, Dark X-Men, Optimus Prime, Shadow Weaver

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

Micronauts with comics

Micronauts with Comics – now, as customs these are just ok, but do find the auction interesting in light of the news that Hasbro will be relaunching Micronauts in 2010 – with Hasbro holding Marvel license too, might we see some of these fan favorites at long last? – ends Nov 07, 200917:12:13 PST

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