Not posting for a long time? Yep that seems like my m.o. but I have a good excuse because I've been busy! Customizing and/or repainting a bunch of figures. Too many figures at once I would say. I pick one up, leave it halfway done and go start another one because the idea just popped in my head and like a child... or a puppy... or a puppy child with A.D.D. I just had to drop everything and invest myself in a brand new experimental idea.

Anyway, I bought the bootleg version of the NECA 7" Joker from The Dark Knight movie starring Heath Ledger from AliExpress because the original figure was released in 2015 I think and it's not the cheapest at the moment.

And although Jack Nicholson's Joker will likely always be my Number 1 Guy, Heath Ledger's version is my second favorite and there are barely any figures that are decent looking and not mad expensive in this scale, so this was the perfect chance. 

Here's how the bootleg originally looked like, you can see there were some atrocities being committed mainly gold streaks over the forehead, mismatched colors between arms and torso, bright baby blue suit under the purple jacket, and a too-perfectly painted red smile are among the biggest offenders. 

Bootleg version:

Repainted bootleg version:

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So I can say that even though it's not completely finished, I'm pretty proud of this conversation as back when I started to play around with the idea, I didn't think it would actually work. So, why not just buy a Mr. Freeze 1:12 scale or 7 inch figure? Amazingly, there are none unless you're willing to pay hundreds for them and the alternatives at decent prices are... well...

 

DC Collectibles DC Comics Designer Action Figures Series 2: Mr. Freeze Figure by Greg Capullo

 

DIAMOND SELECT TOYS Gotham Select Mr. Freeze

And their expensive competition...

One:12 Collective Mr. Freeze - Deluxe Edition

DC Direct Batman: Arkham City: Mister Freeze Deluxe

I went for the absolute cheapest because if it didn't work out then it wouldn't pain me that much. With the Gotham version I had affordability and my only worries were a bald head and the helmet/dome. So from these two ugly-ass prototype helmets...

 

 I decided to shave the ever loving crap out of him and gave him a gun. It was actually Marvel Legends Superpatriot's arm.

 

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Hey. Picking up where I left off back in July 2020, I decided to work on some proton streams so that the whole crew could go blast-happy.

 

 

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This was one of my holy grails, but I still hold on and hope someday we'll get an ultimate version of this iconic character.

 For more info on the repainted Vanishing Vault from the original Kenner toy line, click here.

So in my seemingly never-ending quest of finding a Tim Burton Batmobile big enough to house a 1/12 scale figure, the closest I've come to as of yet has been this 1/16 scale bootleg. It's a bootleg because, well...

 

Everyone knows the best way to be a bad-ass vigilante is to advertise "New", "Fashion" and "Super Bat Car" decals.

 

In case it wasn't obvious, the decals, the orange-colored front windows, chrome side gadgets and rear lights, the turbine is white (and oddly shapen), there's a red artifact smack dab in the middle like some sort of siren, missiles are not only where machine guns are supposed to be but they're also white(!) AND the entire thing is lifted from the front. Now this last part has nothing to do with it being a bootleg, but it is a pretty shitty decision in toy design.

This toy's entire shtick was to go round and round while flailing missiles around and trying to be entertaining until its batteries ran out. I saw potential in making it a little bit better. Truth be told, I only had an slight idea of what to do, but much like many custom things I've worked on I didn't have an idea how or where to start. In my ignorance I made the mistake of heating it up too much and ended up warping it some, which would eventually end up giving me issues to no end.

 

Even at the most basic level, I had to at least paint it since removing the decals actually removed the top layer of paint. The fact there was a missing rear light erm... set, pushed me to try my hand at redoing them to be more movie accurate. You can see I filled up various hollow areas.

Since there was already a working light-up mechanism, I decided to use it for the headlights instead.

And here are some shots of the end product, eventually it'll have a sealer but since I've never used a spray one, I'd rather try on something that hasn't been so troublesome in fear of ruining it.