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I entered an ideal for a 'toy customizing' panel at CONvergence, our big local sci-fi % fantasy convention in Minneapolis, in July.  It got enough panelists to make the cut, so we're on.

I'm planning on bringing some of my work to display and discuss the following:

•What to build - planning a custom vs. building one from leftover fodder
•Parts (fodder) - what to look for, where to get it
•Disassembly & assembly - tips & techniques
•Painting - primary coats, weathering, etc.
•Accessories
•Vehicles, props, etc.

Any other ideas on what info. folks might like to share?

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Thanks for commenting on my post SO LOOONG AGO!! anyway i figured i would rop a line!

really liked ur stuff! hope to see more of it in the future, i will be posting a ton more customs again soon.

Mike M.

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There are some really cool, unique figure in there.
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WOW! i had forgotten i had posted on here once before! so sorry everyone i just happened to be browsing on GOOGLE and this old post came through!

Thanks for the comment buddy! look forward to hearing more thoughts and i will be posting more customs very soon.

Mike

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Hey guys!!

My name is Mike M. i am 25 yrs old and have been a huge action figure fan for as long as i can remember.

also! i'm a huge fan of different art mediums, have been for years checking out several customizers, painters sculptors and of course anything related to the above!

I have been a star wars fan since my mother put a YODA mask on my face when i was like 1 years old hehe...Over the years learning about collecting, trading and selling action figures i decided to customize my own! this started around or just before the release of attack of the clones, not only customizing star wars figures but also marvel and gi joes too name a few.

I later discovered it was a popular underground-art form which i could not get enough of...later i would sell alot of these figures on ebay to make enough dough to continue my personal collection of ongoing action figures, replicas comic books and maybe one day leave my kids a good inheretance lol!! (granted if dont decide to be buried with all of it so kids be good to your parents)

so without further boring stories here it is my very first post on here!!! several of my star wars customs of the past few months will be added i will continue to add more as i can.

to JEDIDEFENDER i am not advertising or spamming!! But to everyone in staff and forum members please check out my myspace page add me as a friend!! feel free to comment!! if you dont have myspace no worries i am building a facebook page as well and website that should be launched early next year! So in the time being, follow the link below and check out my work.

myspace.com/mercury_art_studios

thank you for your time guys and i will continue posting as much as i can hope you enjoy!!

Mike M.

mercury art studios

TOR SITH LEADER inspired by the old republic game trailer

head-cobra trooper
body-sgt flash
legs-ripcord
cape-maleval
details sculpted w/ aves apoxie








DARTH KRAYT

BODY-ROADBLOCK GI JOE
HEAD - ASHARAD HETT
ALL ARMOR AND HELMET WERE SCULPTED
THE HELMET STAND WAS SCULPTED OVER A BASE FROM A SITH EVOLUTIONS SITH DROID.





FEMALE DARTH KRAYT

Thi is my what if? Version of lord krayt since i totally dig this character i decided to make another version

body- ventress comic
arms=maris
ALL ARMOR AND DETAILS SCULPTED WITH AVES





DARTH NIHL

BODY- UGHA WARRIOR
HEAD-DUKE GI JOE RESCULPTED HAIR
ARMOR AND DETAILS ALL SCULPTED WITH AVES
SABERSTAFF SCULPTED
SKIRT HAND SOWN AND TRIMMED





darth andeddu

body- ugha warrior
head- army of darkness deadite
sculpted-sash





BOUNTY HUNTER WOOKIE

BODY-CHEWIE MCQUARRIE
LOWER LEGS- WOOKIE WARRIOR
LOWER ARMS WOOKIE WARRIOR



THIS ONE IS AN OLD VISAS MARR I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW VERSION

VISAS MARR

BODY-DARK WOMAN
HEADRESS-SCULPTED
HAND SOWN DRESS





AQUALISH IMPERIAL KNIGHT

antares draco=body
head and hands=po nudo



these characters are original characters

sabine & chakka

sabine is a zeltron species thats why i went with the blue hair and the pinkish skin, chakka obviously a wookie as sabines bodyguard

sabine is real basic and easy to customize

head- scarlett 25th gi joe
body= otc rabe

minor sculpting was done to the neck upper section of the dress

chakka

head=potf chewie sote
body=chewie mcquarrie
feet cut offs from random wookie attached, glued and resculpted fur to loook even.

darth zannah

body = 25th gi joe baroness
head-dunno bought it along time ago if anyone knows hit me up please i totally loved it!
belt and skull pauldrons were acquired from a fodder lot lemme know if u know what they were from.
cloth skirt-hand sown







darth cognus

head sculpted
body-scarlett gi joe25th
pauldrons fodder.
skirt old jabba dancer





darth millenial

head-resculpted shipwreck gi joe
body-sidious
chains-fodder
pauldrons=fodder





darth wyyrlok

body and head= mas amedda rots
armor sculpted
cape=darth vader







original characters NISSY & KAFTAK

NISSy was named after my baby sis she loves my work and always cheers when i get a new proyect well last halloween she put this crazy blue wig on for a 80s fiesta we threw so based on that i decided to make these guys.

nissy is a zeltron species bounty hunter
kaftak is nissys talz loyal companion (kinda like a han and chewie)

head-fodder with resculpted 80s style hair
body-pirates of the caribbean 2
arms-baroness diver

kaftak has additional articulation on his wrists

body - muftak
shield-fodder piece
blaster= random 6 inch scale gun.
goggles- fodder from 6 inch figure
webbing= massiff






emperor roan fel

body-po nudo
armor sculpted with aves apoxie
cape-walmart fabric (dont be ashamed to spend 10-20dls on fabric guys most employees on the waly world dept are older ladies)
head-bbi xdsoldier







emperor roan fel imperial knight armor
head= bbi soldier
body- antares draco or ganner krieg



alright this one is a little of the wall but since we all love harrison ford i had to make the blade runner im a huge fan of that movie and i just read the sequel to the book titleD BLADE RUNNER 2 which was pretty good considering it was not written by the original author but inspired in the book i decided to recreate RICK DECKARD

HEAD= HAN SOLO W/RESCULPTED HAIR
BODY-INDY
TRENCH COAT- CADE
TIE WAS SCULPTED ON
GUN-FODDER






TENEL KA DJO

HEAD- PIRATES POTC ELIZABETH
HAIR-FODDER
BRAIDS=LEIA SLAVE
ARMS AAYLA SECURA
BODY- LUMINARA UNDULI
CLOTHSKIRT HAND SOWN AND TRIMMED
LIGHTSABER HILT RECULPTED TO RESEMBLE RANCORS TOOTH






ORIGINAL CHARACTERS OLIVER CASS AND TIKI UDI KANDI

OLIVER CASS IS A HUMAN SMUGGLER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND THE CEREAN BOUNTY HUNTER TIKI UDI KANDI

OLIVER CASS

HEAD-BUZZER GI JOE25TH
VEST-POTF HAN
BODY-MCQUARRIE LUKE
ARMS GI JOE

TIKI UDI KANDI

HEAD - RESCULPTED LADY JAYE
BODY=LADY JAYE
UPPER BODY=FODDER CAME W/ZANNAH HEAD







ZAYNE CARRICK

HEAD-GI JOE 25TH XAMOT RESCULPTED HAIR
BODY- TOL SKORR
PONCHO-SCULPTED W AVES
LEGS-DC UNIVERSE TODD







ROGUE JEDI

BODY-OBI WAN
LEGS=FODDER MAYBE FELTIPERNS
HEAD-OLDER GI JOE






aayda and sade coruscant citizens female nautolan and female aqualish

aayda and sade are enjoying the party life of coruscant city nights
sade is aaydas best friend and side kick, both of these gals are all about partying their main source of income is information, with all the best clubs and bars in town there is alot to be learned from the scum and villany roaming their grounds, so whatever they hear that may bring some credits their way is a done job.

aayda

head-kit fisto resculpted head and lekku
upper body- bultar swan
arms-scarlett gi joe
legs-fodder
purse=gi joe

sade

head and hands- po nudo w/sculpted hair
body - marion ravenwood
jacket- han solo
arms fodder
purse-gi joe







HEAD-ONE OF A KIND SCULPTED HEAD WITH AVES
BODY-WIOSLEA
SKIRT AND BELT FODDER

I am currently working on a new version of vergere which will be alot more detailed and hopefully alot better








My second custom for this week is Darth Zannah VERSION 2.0

HEAD=elizabeth POTC
HAIR FODDER
BODY=BARONESS
SKIRT-FODDER






MY NEXT DUO IS KALO AND STARK ORIGINAL CUSTOMS

KALO THE BODYGUARD

HEAD, LEGS AND HANDS PABLO JILL
UPPERBODY AND ARMS LAVA MINER

STARK THE BUSINESS MAN

BODY STAR TREK BODY
HEAD- SHIPWRECK W AVES






This one is one of my personal customs i named him ASH RIDLY

BODY-HELLBOY
HEAD-BREAKER GI JOE SCULPTED HAIR AND EYE PATCH
ANAKIN ROBE
FODDER



DARTH MOLOCH

BODY-HELLBOY FIGURE
HEAD-POTE SNITKIN



DARTH RAVENOUS

HEAD-PRUNE FACE
BODY-DOOKU ROTS
ARMS SIDIOUS W/ GI JOE PARTS MODDED
CLOTH SKIRT

DARTH LUNO

FIGURE VOLVIFF MONN

SCULPTED ARMOR WITH AVES AND CLOTH SKIRT



RAYVE MUNDO THE DEATH STICK DEALER



HEAD=MODDED AND RESCULPTED KI ADI MUNDI
BODY =DESTRO
DEATHSTICKS FODDER

I am a huge marvel and Dc fan and have also been customizing them for my personal collection for a very long time, however due to numerous commissions and requests i have decided to start customizing these to sell and help expand my collection some more.

These next customs are not star wars related here is my original IRONMAN IN HI-TECH SUIT i made this one about a year ago this is part of my personal stash being auctioned off this week im a huge iron man and dark knight fan so i decided to combine these 2 and this is what i got

Head= reborn ironman
body- darkknight movie masters
chest piece crzy glue cap
shin guards and hands-ultimate iron man








next is DAREDEVIL another one of my favorite characters

HEAD AND BODY MOVIE MASTERS BATMAN BEGINS BATMAN
CUSTOM BILLYSTICK AND HOLSTER







Besides being a fan of comics i absolutely love customizing stuff from the 80's like thundercats and masters of the universe recently i created a Hordak action figure inspired by a friend of mine,.however i decided to take mine to a whole new level with extreme detail and a unique look that would say "that's mike's work!!"

so here we go hope you enjoy my very first bad guy in the MOTU category HORDAK

HORDAK

HEAD WAS HANDSCULPTED WITH AVES
BODY-WRRALL
CAPE-DARK KNIGHT MOVIE MASTERS
EMBLEMS AND ARMOR SCULPTED WITH AVES
STAFF IS ALSO CUSTOM WITH SOME FODDER AND A STIR STICK FROM APPLEBEES







I AM ALSO WORKING ON MY SECOND VERSION OF THIS GUY WHICH WILL BE MORE ORIENTED TOWARDS THE CARTOON SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIM NEXT MONTH.


DARTH PLAGUEIS






DARTH PHOBOS







DARTH VECTIVUS






TAHIRI VEILA DARK SIDE








SHAUN OF THE DEAD








RESIDENT EVIL ZERO ALBERT WESKER






RESIDENT EVIL 1 JILL VALENTINE






RESIDENT EVIL 4 LEON KENNEDY







ALRIGHT THIS LOT OF ZOMBIES WAS ORIGINALLY MADE TO BE SOLD WITH GEORGE A. ROMEROS AUTOGRAPH HOWEVER THE GUY CANCELLED HIS SHOW AT DRAGON-CON IN ATLANTA SO I DECIDED TO LET IT GO TO A CUSTOMER FOR A FLAT RATE HALF OF THOSE PROCEEDS WENT TO CANCER CHARITIES PICKED BY FIANCE!












HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT A COBRA COMMANDER WOULD LOOK AS A ZOMBIE WELL NOW YOU DO.





WELL I AM A HUGE HORROR FILM FAN AND WHEN THIS REQUEST FOR A FREDDY GI JOE CAME I COULD NOT REFUSE !! FREDDY KRUEGER WAS INSPIRED BY THE NEW MOVIE (COMING OUT CHECK THE TRAILER HE LOOKS SICK)AND A COMIC BOOK SERIES CALLED FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH THATS RIGHT BOYS AND GALS FREDDY FIGHTS ASH FROM EVIL DEAD AND BIG DUMB JASON IN THE COMICS YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE 3 SHOT I AM FINISHING UP JASON AND ASH WILLIAMS SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT.








Thats it for now folks it is late and got a long week ahead. OCTOBER 10-12
FREEDON NADD

Head - serpentor
body - gi joe snails ROC
legs - serpentor
skirt - neimodian warrior
helmet sculpted using aves







Ben Skywalker Legacy of the force

HEAD- LUKE MOISTURE FARMER
BODY - LUKE VOTC BESPIN
VEST - HAN SOLO





THE OLD REPUBLIC FEMALE SITH yakfinities #32 3rd place winner over at yakface.com (NOT BAD!! thanks 4 the ewoks i am thinking THUNDERCATS HINT HINT)

HEAD-BARONESS
BODY - SCARLETT ROC
MASK- SCULPTED W/ AVES





The Old Republic SITH WARRIOR

HEAD=SCULPTED W/ AVES
BODY- COBRA COMMANDER ROC
LEGS - COBRA FRED
ARMS - COBRA FRED






DARTH MALADI Legacy comics

HEAD- VENTRESS COMIC
BODY - VENTRESS COMIC
SKIRT - POTC CAPTAIN
HAIR - AURRA SING
DETAILS SCULPTED W/ AVES









CYBORG-WOOKIE

head-chewie
body - t-600 terminator salvation
gun and wrist saw fodder
fur sculpted with aves





DARTH SION old version I somehow lost these pictures and found them in a friends camera? how? i dunno but well this figure was made around february this year and i am currently working on my 2 New versions of him FORCE UNLEASHEd & KOTOR II SION I even made a box for this guy!!

Head- cripy ANAKIN ROTS
BODY - GUNG HO
LEGS - QUIGON TRAINING POTJ






GI JOE MINICK COBRA-MECHA

HEAD- COPPERHEAD
CHESTPIECE- ULTIMATE IRON MAN
BODY - IRON MONGER







RICK DECKARD BLADE RUNNER ver 2.0

head-indy
body-indy
coat-commissioner gordon
arms - mutt indy







GI JOE 25TH THE PHANTOM

HEAD-SERPENTOR
BODY-SERPENTOR
LEGS-SERPENTOR
EVERYTHING WAS HEAVY MODDED AND RESCULPTED IN SOME AREAS W. AVES FIXIT







GI JOE 25TH ZANDAR

head - DUKE vvv
body - zartan
legs zartan
webbing - copperhead
quivers fodder






GI JOE 25TH POLARBITE CRYOMANCER NINJA original character fan-fic

head-ventress
body-scarlett 25th
fur and details sculpted
base - lava miner







Thats it for this weeks update please be patient i will add on some stuff!! also please check out my myspace page it has been re-done at http://www.myspace.com/mercury_art_studios

if you have any questions feel free to give me a shout out!

take care

Mike M.




















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