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.
