Angst Alfred, by Iron-Cow:

Behind every great man, there's a better...uh, butler!

For quite awhile I've wanted to make an Angst scale Alfred, but never found quite the right base. The Professor X from the X-Men movie line works pretty well. The arms needed to be heavily reworked and the legs modified. His posture's a little stiff, but it suits the character well. Next up, Alfred in a tux!

Casimir can't stand the Flash, but there's just something about his costume that totally appeals to me. Perhaps it's the simplicity of the design. Anyway, Flash is a reworked DC 7" Superman figure. I removed the lower legs and head, reworking them with parts from a Zorro figure. Styrene and Kneadatite were used for the lightning accents. Not nearly as poseable as I'd hoped, but not bad either. If you do decide to make a Flash for yourself, I'd suggest using the DC 7" Electric Blue Superman instead. It's actually a better base, despite the etched lines.

Angst Flash by Iron-Cow:

Animated Penguin by Casimir

Several years ago, I realized that with some effort, an old school Penguin figure could be transformed into a new school Penguin. I procured the older style figure, and then promptly procrastinated the project. I never could seem to find the motivation to make the effort. Well, our customizing buddy Scott Rogers had the same thought, and made an excellent new school Penguin using the same technique. Not only did this motivate me to get off my bum, but Scott's proved the project could be done with great success.

First, I removed the old school Penguin head from the body, so as to have easier access to the soon-to-be removed hair. I also subtly changed the shape of his nose, as the new style nose is more slender than the old beak. Most of the old Penguin's chest details were sanded off, followed by the addition of a Kneadatite jacket and sleeves. (The sleeves are extended so as to partially cover the shirt cuffs.) The Tim Burton hands were replaced with Wild Card Joker hands, while Joker's tux tails now found themselves covering Penguin's fanny. The cummerbund is styrene. Finally, the umbrella is Kneadatite over a small piece of metal dowel, bent to form a handle.

Why? Why did I make such a boring, not-likely-to-appear again villain? Because I had the parts, that's why. The body is new school Two-Face, with a modified Nightwing head. (I added the curly-Q.) While the results may be less than stunning, he does add a certain brightness of color to the grey and black dominated shelves.

Animated Sneak Peek by Casimir:

Animated Chauffeur Alfred by Casimir:

How could I be satisfied with just one Alfred? He had to have at least interesting variation so he could fit in with the rest of his plastic friends. The obvious choice was his chauffeur outfit. The construction was very similar to Mercy and Chef Joker, the exception being the aviator-style pants. (Kneadatite.) The torso details were sanded off, and poured Alumilite made the double breasted jacket. After being poured, I used a sharp X-Acto bade to cut off the excess. Finally, as with Mercy, his hat came from a Resident Evil figure.

"Wanna try some of my pie?" Oy! I guffawed when I saw that scene the first time. Great comedy, on so many levels... Er, anyway, as for my plastic interpretation... This is another one of those inspired uses for spare parts. The Harley you see here contains only 2% real, grade-A Harley parts. (The tassels.) The rest is cobbled together from arms and legs in the parts box, while the head is a spare casting of Harley. The limbs were glued together, tossing articulation out the window. But lack of articulation wasn't a problem, as she was smothered in hot glue. The giant "crust" is from the bath tub included in one of the Mulan gift sets. The tub was filled with a piece of soft foam, with Harley's feet planted in the middle. When the hot glue was dry, I simply painted her. Oh, and the, er, cherry is just a small wooden sphere.

Animated Anniversary Harley by Casimir:

Animated Bat-Escape Clayface by Casimir:

I'd always wanted to make a Clayface that was in some way changing shape. I toyed with this idea for years. Then I saw Charlie Jackam's great Transforming Clayface. It looked great, and proved the idea could work. One of my favorite images comes from the episode "Mudslide," where Batman tries to break out of Clayface's interior. I wanted to make a representation of that, and this is the result. It's really nothing more than a lump of plumber's epoxy, Bats' head and hands. I further changed the look of the Hasbro version by changing the shape of the mouth with Kneadatite. Finally, I repainted him an accurate terra cotta color, with yellow eyes outlined in black.

Animated Killer Croc by Casimir:

Killer Croc: After the success of my new school Bane, I realized that recipe could be used for a number of characters. High on that list of muscle-bound individuals was new school Killer Croc. As with Bane, the torso and arms come from Happy, with the chest sanded into Swiss cheese and reconstructed. The legs are from the Arkham Escape Two-Pack Batman, so as to make Croc that much different from Bane. Croc's head came from an unusually generous Bizarro. I used Kneadatite to sculpt some details (pecs, square jar, brow) and strips of styrene to give the abdomen some dimensionality. His "scales" on his shoulders and arms are simply painted on, as they don't show up in Croc's silhouette. (Thus I felt justified in making them "flat.")