I was tinkering around with making body for the Puppeteer head and was able to nail down a base look for him. It was tough to find what to use for the gloves and boots detail but I managed to find some tiny cut outs to create the raised detail needed to get it close to what he looks like in the JLU Legion. Here is what I was able to come up with as my prototype and possibly have it ready for molding this fall. Just another step moving forward to get the background characters made. Hopefully I’ll find more extra time to tinker around to get more characters made and maybe get turned into castings.

I’m wrapping up some of my last commission figures for the season. Here are 3 popular ones that has magnetic articulation for the arms and head, except Toyman just has magnetic arms because the head is already on a neck peg.

A lot of good things are happening with me at this time that has been keeping me very busy. Back at work with new position in the company and I’m looking to buy a new house. So far I’m set up with a good outlook for the year. Unfortunately real life gets in the way of my hobby. As much as I enjoy making and painting JLU figures for people, this part of the collection building (custom commissions) will have to be paused until after summer or so. the store will be up for a few more weeks before I have to start traveling out of town for work. So get what you can before the store closes. If all goes well, I will open back up and will have an actual workshop to produce even more JLU goodness that is already in the planning stage. Thanks to everyone that has enjoyed and supported me at what I do.

With all the work in 2011 of bringing in some of the Legion villains in the hands of the custom collectors and customizers, 2012 will probably really shine. To join in with the ranks of the JLU Legion and other villains that Greatwhite and myself has made available like the Thinker, the new cast of Monocle and Major Disaster, Hellhound and Trickster… a few more to the roster will be added this year that I know of from myself and looking forward to present another talented customizer adding a couple new original sculpts for the store so others can enjoy them in their custom collection that will be coming soon. Here is one to come as a tease that I just created to get the molding treatment….. enjoy and Happy New Year to everyone!

I finally got my computer back from the shop. now I’m gearing up by taking photos of my current custom work and castings that I will be updating soon to the store. I just created another character to add to our figure collecting roster. The Monocle has now been officially made and duplicated. I couldn’t wait to start this custom and by the time it was finished, my computer went on the fritz. so here is my WIP picture just to show I practice what I preach when it come to customizing.

the Monocle and a revision of the Thinker is now posted. a couple more are done but that will have to wait for another couple weeks. but I do have plans to make a couple more.