Lady Cilicia of Spartak

This custom is also going to my friend who will be getting the Shaitan. Cilicia is made from Microman material force, a gashapon figure, styrene, beads, parts from military force and plastic piping.


The boot tops are made from the plastic piping. The rivets on her chest and the side of the boots are made from metallic beads that were cut in half and sanded down. I also used Mod'lers Mastic for the shoulder detail.

I looked through several of the comics and viewed several interpetations of Lady Cilicia when I made this. In some pictures there are two rivets on the outside of the boots like I did here, and in some pictures there was one on the inside and one on the outside.


Here's a slightly overhead view. You can see that the ponytail is long and flowing and not curly like in the comics. She also has silver bands on her thighs. I saw this in one of the pictures and tried it. I like the way that it looks so I left it like that. I hope my friend likes it.

Prince Shaitan of Spartak

Here is a nice little custom that I made for a friend of mine. Prince Shaitan brother to Acroyear is made from paint, styrene, beads, Microman material force and a Palisades Micronauts Acroyear sword that modified with styrene.


Here's another pose. It took me a while to do the boots and I ended up doing the feet over again because I wasn't happy with the results. One of the hardest parts were the abs. In the comic Shaitan has similar armor to the Acroyear 2. Since it is sectioned there on the material force it posed a slight problem.


This is not the best pose, but it does show you the detail of the abs, boots and the circles that Shaitan has on the legs and arms. I used brushed aluminum Bare Metal Foil and a hole punch to create these. I had to paint over a coat of clear coat so that they would not fall off.

On Customs and Size Comparison

Bug and Pharoid together to show the size comparison between my Micronaut Microman custom figures and Micronauts released by Palisades Toys. Microman Material Force are slightly bigger but they fit in pretty nicely as far as scale goes.


I recently was told by someone in reponse to a question that I asked in an online group, that they weren't much into customs and that I should make these for myself. I actually do make these for myself, but given the opportunity to make these for others I would. That is if I could make them for what they are worth. They are one of a kind, hand-made customs. Even if I made another of the same character, it would be slightly different.

I understand that some people are into mass produced toys and want their toys to look like one of thousands or millions. I even understand that some people aren't into customs, but to me, being an artist, I need to use this hobby as an outlet for creativity and I happen to like unique things. Whenever I see screws on a toy, I am tempted to take it apart. If I see a blank Dunny, I have to paint it. It leaves me wondering why that person even responed to my post.

Micronauts - Works in Progress

I am currently working on some customs for a friend of mine. Please see the pictures below.


These figures are not finished yet, but I decided to post them here to get feedback. As you can see, they are of Prince Shaitan and Cilicia from the Micronauts comics. Specifically from the planet Spartak.


They are definitely works in progress at this point. I hope you like them so far. I'll post the finished pictures when I am done with them.

Micronauts Group Shot

Here is a group shot of my Micronauts Microman custom figures. I really wanted to do the whole team, but I still have to start working on a Microtron custom.


These shots show the size difference between the Material Force figures and the custom Biotron.

Biotron Custom

This figure is a work in progress. Biotron from the Micronauts comics is made from a Ryukendo figure from Bandai and a vinyl figure. I'm still working on the arms, legs and hands.


I made this figure to be in scale with the Micronauts customs that I created earlier.

Purple Time Traveler

I chose to use one of the new chest pieces for this custom because I wanted it to be an updated version of the Time Traveller.


I used the Acro Biom Microman figure for he body and white hands and feet from a material force figure.

Attacked!

The Acromantid sneaks up on Bug while he is being attacked by a Kronos female.


The Kronos female, like the Mantis, is larger than its male counterpart.


Bug is overwhelmed, when cornered by Kronos, Kronos female and Acromantid.