Customs by solitaire
Judge Dredd (Judge Dredd)
by solitaire
After a long hiatus, I have returned. Dredd here began as a sideshow body, an old Horizon vinyl Judge Dredd Model (love those Horizon kits) and the bodysuit from an 8" Cyclops I found at target. The...[See More]
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Gotham By Gaslight Batman (Batman)
by solitaire
The first of the official "elseworlds" books DC produced, Gotham By Gaslight re-imagined Batman as having existed in Victorian era Gotham and altered his look to have a more Highwayman-esque...[See More]
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The Spider: Look 2 (Pulp Characters)
by solitaire
The Spider was one of the original Pulp heroes like the Shadow and Doc Savage. He has had several looks in his time, but the two best known are the monster and the shadow. The Shadow was essentially...[See More]
The Spider (Pulp Characters)
by solitaire
The Spider was one of the original Pulp heroes like the Shadow and Doc Savage. He has had several looks in his time, but the two best known are the monster and the shadow. The Monster was a look...[See More]
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Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
by solitaire
Here is snake as he appears in his first animated incarnation. Because black is hard to show details with in therms of old school animation, snake eyes wore royal blue and purple in the original mini...[See More]
Dick Tracy (Dick Tracy)
by solitaire
Chester Gould hawk nosed look from the original strip. The body is from a generic 12" joe with a modified headsculpt and paint job. The suit is from a 12" Patrick Dempsey and the coat is from a 12"...[See More]
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Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
by solitaire
This one was pretty straightforward. I took a 12" Jacqueline and added boots from a sideshow Jinx, glasses from a cy com figure (with repainted lenses, gotta have the red!)some custom clothes and a...[See More]
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Destro (G.I. Joe)
by solitaire
When I first saw the surfer figure, a whole bunch of things popped into my head: The thing is basically a customizers dream - a well muscled body with no detail whatsoever...but the head screamed...[See More]
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Wesley Gibson / The Killer (Wanted)
by solitaire
The design of this guy was just too cool not to do. I started with a bbi figure and added a joe head. I re sculpted the hair and added metal hoop earrings. The rest of the suit was essentially made...[See More]
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Xorn (X-Men)
by solitaire
Here we have one of the coolest looking characters ever to wear an "X". Xorn was introduced as an Asian mutant born with a miniature star in his head, which gave him amazing powers over matter and...[See More]
Doctor Doom (Marvel)
by solitaire
This baaaaaaaaaaaad boy has been on the agenda for a while. When they announced there would be a large scale Doctor Doom, I plotzed. When I got him home, I liked most of it, but felt Victor needed a...[See More]
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Racer X (Movie Version) (Speed Racer)
by solitaire
Seen Speed Racer? It is better than you heard...actually, it is a ton of fun and a nice tribute to the spirit of the original cartoon series. For me, it was never about Speed Racer himself, however....[See More]
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Robocop (Robocop)
by solitaire
So there I am in Quebec city a few weeks back for the 400th anniversary (it was a great time) and a friend of mine sees a movie memorabilia store and demands we stop because he saw my eyes light up....[See More]
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Lobster Johnson (Hellboy)
by solitaire
I love this character, absolutely adore him. Mike Mignola's tribute to pulp heroes like the Green Hornet and The Shadow, Lobster Johnson has a great look with his early pilot's gear and over sized...[See More]
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Sho'Nuff, The Shogun Of Harlem (Last Dragon)
by solitaire
If you have never seen Barry Gordy's the last dragon, you are missing out. It is a great blend of martial arts, music and entertaining characters - none more so than the big baddie, Sho'Nuff, The...[See More]
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The Comedian (Watchmen)
by solitaire
As the movie approaches, Watchmen is going to become a big deal in the mainstream media, and the story of watchmen all begins with this big guy here: Edward Blake, alias The Comedian. I started with...[See More]
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Ninja Gaiden (Ninja Gaiden)
by solitaire
I am awful at video games, just flush worthy. The worst part about it is because with my hobby/business being custom figures, my love of comic books and sci fi and my propensity for donning a costume...[See More]
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Afro Samurai (Afro Samurai)
by solitaire
I remember hearing about this, and the three main ingredients - animation, samurai and Samuel L. Jackson sold me before I ever saw frame 1. I used a 12" tyr, removed the dreds and gave him a shave,...[See More]
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Captain America (Captain America)
by solitaire
So, I had this crazy idea once. I found an old vhs copy of the cap movie and, in between busting a gut at how unintentionally funny it is I couldn't believe that instead of chain mail or some kind of...[See More]
Deathstroke (DC Superheroes)
by solitaire
What do you get if you combine Batman without the moral code, The Punisher without the remorse and Captain America without the ideals? You get one of the deadliest men in the world, a master of every...[See More]
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Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer (Fantasy)
by solitaire
Here is a figure I am always surprised we don't see more often. In terms of beautifully simplistic design, it is hard to top Frazetta, and his Death Dealer has always been a prime example of that. I...[See More]
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Darkman (Darkman)
by solitaire
I have always been a huge fan of this movie, and felt it needed a 12" version. I used a 21st century "Boris" figure and some random 12" clothes and shoes with a custom made coachman's coat like the...[See More]
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Snake-Eyes (G.I. Joe)
by solitaire
I have always been a huge lover of Snake-Eyes and G.I. Joe in general. I set out to make a display piece incorporating the best elements of all his incarnations. I started with a BBi series 1 body...[See More]
The Shadow (Shadow)
by solitaire
So, many moons ago I happened into my local KB toys outlet (can't swing a dead cat here in Maine without hitting a retail outlet)and found they had a mess of BBi cycom figures for fifteen dollars a...[See More]
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Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China)
by solitaire
So let's just say that you're a customizer home alone on a dark and stormy night where the rain is coming down like daggers and the thunder is shaking the pillars of heaven...well you just do what...[See More]
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Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
by solitaire
This one nearly killed me. This was more a case of me seeing the base figure in the store and thinking "wow...I could make that into..." than me having the figure idea and seeking out the materials....[See More]
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Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan)
by solitaire
One of the most intelligent, hilarious and original comic to ever be published (in my own humble opinion) Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan introduced the character of gonzo journalist, truth seeker...[See More]
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Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (Scarecrow of Romney Marsh)
by solitaire
I have great memories of making this a few years back, if you are not familiar with the character, he was part robin hood, part batman with a bit of the shadow thrown in, and was in reality a small...[See More]
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