A little update:

1. I inserted the brainy teeth here using a cyanoacrylate super glue. I also used a blow dryer to make the vinyl more workable and found out that this is a dangerous combination. Heat + glue does create some ugly fumes.

2. I am still playing around with this part. I am not sure yet how to integrate the tongue…

3. The teddy bear suits are not tailored to fit but instead actually teddy bears that I found on a local flea market, degutted and customized.

Here are a few more progress shots from the weekend.

1. The incision on the head: I usually don’t plan that much when making a unique custom but here it is different. I try to plan ahead and mark the places where incisions need to made so that the whole run is as similar as possible.

2. The opened heads with a vertical brainy-toothy grin: I must admit, I enjoy making these small custom runs. It gives the whole process a different sense of legitimacy.

3. Previz: Temporarily holding everything together gives me sense of where the custom is heading. For me this is much more helpful than trying to imagine everything.

4. Same story here: I thought I’d pick up some of Bob’s original Nightgamer story and here is a first test. It looks weird but that’s nothing bad, right?

More updates soon. Stay tuned.

I have the incredible honor of working on a small custom run of Bob Conge’s (website) Nightgamer figure.

Here is the beginning. I washed the toys in hot soapy water as the instructions recommended and then quickly proceeded to cutting away some of the parts that I tend to change…

More updates soon.