Customizing Tips From The Buzzy Cave: Eliminating Paint Rub From DC Universe Classics Customs – Part 1 Shoulder Discs

Passing on some tips, tricks or minutiae that will help make action figure customizing easier for someone out there.

Howdy all! Buzzy Fret coming at ya with another tutorial from the dark, dank Buzzy Cave.

Paint rub! The bane of customizers that wish to maintain the poseable part of the their poseable action figures! There are a lot of tips and tricks out there to try to keep the oh-so fragile acrylic paint clinging to the plastic of your customs but, in my experience, nothing works like breaking the figure down and attacking those rub points with a Dremel and sandpaper. I know, I know, it’s time consuming, it’s hard, it’s not as much fun as painting and sculpting. Well maybe I’m mental, but I just can’t see why anyone would spend so much time and effort trying to make a beautiful looking custom out of a poseable action figure just to see the paint scrape off when you move a limb on it.

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DC Universe Classics The Blue Devil Custom by Buzzy Fret

You’ve probably figured out from the picture that this isn’t a custom of the DC Comics Blue Devil. This Blue Devil was created by my customer, Matt Spaulding back when he was in the 6th grade. Matt’s Blue Devil could best be described as a mix of Green Hornet and Batman.

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Border Patrol: Two Transformers Devastators

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

15-Inch G1-Style Devastator – this monstrous G1-styled Devastator has 46 points of articulation, working LEDs, and details up the wazoo – what, you expected him to be able to transform too? – ends Mar 14, 2010 20:23:27 PDT

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How To Create Your Own Photo Backdrop

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I was chatting with some of the guys about taking pictures of action figures – a hobby near and dear to my heart, in case you hadn’t noticed. We got onto the subject of backgrounds. I’ve used plain dark backgrounds for dramatic lighting and plain light backgrounds to highlight the figures. And there’s guys like Sandman, who build elaborate sets for his photo shoots – see Sandman’s recent pictorial reviews for some mind-blowing shots.

There’s another type of background – the photo backdrop. A simple photo backdrop can provide the effect of a three-dimensional environment without having to build one. That’s the subject of this how-to article.

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Border Patrol: Marvel Legends Rhino, Crimson Dynamo, and Deadpool

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

Marvel Legends Rhino – the auction for this Rhino ends today, so don’t miss out – check out the texture on the Rhino hide! – ends Feb 23, 2010 19:01:14 PST

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