Topic: AFE's Customs -- Updated 12/28/13--Back In Black!

[Tamer]

Wow, wouldn't it be great to see something like this mass produced! I like it. On the front page.

[ActionFigEmpire]

Thanks so much Tamer! He's one of my all time favorite characters and so it was a blast making him! I'm actually in the process of negotiating a deal with an online private retailer. So if I have the supplies I might do another Blade figure

[ghostskull18]

Dude this is AWESOME! my alltime favorite character is blade and you have done a wonderful job!

[ActionFigEmpire]

Thanks GS! I totally agree he's so bad a$$! Glad you like him!

[ActionFigEmpire]

I've been buried under a pile of fodder trying to finish, restart, and touch-up some long WIP customs. I have also added 4 new figures to the Gotham Mando collection of figures (Bat-Mandalorians) and have 2 of them finished. I've also been selling some of my earlier work on eBay. Kinda fun to get paid to do something you love

Anyway, I have always looooved Batman The Animated Series, Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond and pretty much anything Bruce Timm lays his hands on. My all time favorite characters from BTAS have always been Joker and Harley Quinn. The Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill is in my opinion the best portrayal of the Joker to date, second only to Heath Ledger's edgier, more modern take. Jack Nicholson is a close third too. They took a lot of cues from the Jack Nicholson Joker from Tim Burton's film--the orange and purple color scheme, the bow tie, the wide brimmed hat, the cane etc. etc. I could go on and on about how I love The Joker. Even better is Harley Quinn and her obsessive love for Mr. J. The dynamic that exists between Joker and Harley Quinn is one of the greatest creations in modern culture. The unrequited love and how Harley is always trying to get Joker to pay attention to her instead of focusing on killing Batman. Harley Quinn was created for the Animated Series and before that she didn't exist. She added an element of depth to the Joker and helped to distract him from his schemes. Anyway, I love these characters and so I put a lot of that love into these customs:

The Joker Mandalorian comes with a Star Wars style Tommy gun, side arm in working holster, a removable helmet, and a removable "bullet proof" mando-armor vest with an acid squirting rose attached to canister of poison or Joker gas, and a rocket pack for quick getaways. His orange undershirt is in this version an Arkham Asylum jumpsuit with the sleeves cut off. The number 0801 is from "The Killing Joke".


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Harley Quinn Mando-girl comes with a helmeted head, an alternate mask-less face, a giant vibro-axe, a pistol in working holster, and an RPG.


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The other dynamic duo:


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Coming soon: Robin and Bane! Tune in next time and thanks for watching! Same Bat-time, same Bat-thread!

[botwt]

Love the Harley Quinn Mandalorian!!

[ActionFigEmpire]

Thanks BOTWT! She's one of my favorites!

[ghostskull18]

WAY TOO AWESOME!!!!  Amazing Job!!!!!!

[Darth Optimus]

HOLY SH*T BATMAN!  Blade and then Mr. J and Harley Quinzel!  I just had a nerdgasm.  Too cool!

[ActionFigEmpire]

@GS18: Thanks brother! Glad you are a fan!

@DO: Don't let Batman catch you talking with that foul mouth Hey if YOU had a nerdgasm I must be doing something right! here's to many more mash-ups for us both

[Jedi Minstrel]

I Love It!  Great cross-over!

[ActionFigEmpire]

@JM: Thanks mate! I can't wait to find another cross-over to try! Any ideas?

[Tamer]

These are spectacular! Ofcourse these are now on the front page. I like them both, but that Mando Joker Helmet has to be one of the most unique Mando Buckets I have ever seen. I can't wait to see the others and then get a group shot!

[ActionFigEmpire]

Thanks! So glad you like them Tamer! I was thinking about what to do with it. Originally I was going to paint it white, green, and then do the plate around the T-visor in red, but I started thinking "What would Joker do to his helmet?" and that's when it hit me. He'd paint a big cartoony evil grin on it!

[Tamer]

Oh yeah, that smile of his had to go on that helmet. I would think a Batman Fan would go nuts for these on ebay.