I am launching a new series here at the Factory called Customizer Spotlight. Each entry in this series will focus on the talents of one minimate customizer. The idea for this series came from comments that readers submitted in the Minimate Factory Poll that I held earlier this year. I knew that the first person [...]
January 26, 2010 – 12:01 pm
The Sinestro Corps, pictured above, is my latest set of minimate customs. You can click the image to view a much larger version with more detail. This is a commission set, and my next step is to make custom packaging for these. I didn’t really start thinking about the packaging until I had finished the customs, and then I realized this package would be one heck of a challenge!
Earlier this Spring, I received a commission order for two Mr. Monster minimates, a monster-fighting hero created by Michael Gilbert. The order was very specific that these two minimates had to be identical. This made me stop and really think about how I was going to design these minimates before I moved forward. I realized [...]
April 21, 2009 – 10:12 am
If you have been following my recent customs, you will know that I am on a Dr. Who kick right now. Right now I am finishing up a set of four aliens and monsters, including Morbius pictured above. If you are unfamiliar with the character, you can see a screenshot of his apearance in The Brain of Morbius here. Morbius had some unique challenges, so I decided to take some pictures during his creation.
February 23, 2009 – 4:21 pm
The first part of my Custom Minimate VS Official Minimates entry looked at some of my recent customs. Today we are going back in time to some of my first minimate customs, and looking at the official minimates that came later. Most of these customs are at least four years old, so be gentle. 
