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 January
16th, 2008 - Hot out
the molds! Have a look at my latest
creation/modifications.
On the left if my modified He-Man torso and on the right is
what I call the Heroic crotch or pelvis. The torso, as
you can tell, has the shoulders built up on the tops to
better accommodate upper arms. Because the shoulder
sockets are angled up normally the torso only works best
with really big arms but now this beauty will gladly take
standard type 2 biceps, LJN Swivel biceps AND the larger
wrestler swivel biceps. Pretty kick ass. I also
modified the neck area so it will more easily accept a
standard Mego neck plug will much less effort, as well as
the Flatt style necks. As for the pelvis, I was tired
of seeing these really awesome beefy customs coming out with
a flat package so I did a little surgery and now our men can
look like men instead of tuck jobs:) Both of these
items are now proudly for purchase, and both come hollow and
ready to go without the hassle of having to spend all that
time and effort dremeling out a solid chunk of resin.
thanks for looking folks, and be sure to check back here and
over at the Mego Museum for more updates from Black
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January
13th, 2008 - Well it's
2008. Hopefully this year will bring better fortune
than the past few years for me. If not, I would just
rather pass on it. I've been getting emails from a few
of you asking where I've been and showing concern for my
absence at some of the forums I frequent. Sorry
people, my intentions have not been to avoid any of you, and
I'm definitely not mad at anyone. On a personal note
I'm in a bit financial turmoil so I've been laying low and
trying to focus on ways to get out of this rut.
Unfortunately there's not solution to it short of winning
the lottery or having some rich guy hook me up. So I'm
left to my own devices which are about to include a form of
begging. Something I'm not accustom to doing, however
it's become a reality I have to face. In short, I owe
the IRS some cashola and they've started coming down on me
hard because according to them, THEY ARE NOT A BANK.
So any payment I send them that doesn't include the entire
amount is penalized to the point of if hardly amounting to
anything. Apparently I don't owe enough to justify a
payment option, but I personally don't have enough to pay it
off so they are about to "levy my assets" which is a really
nice way of saying they are about to take money out of my
bank account by force. This is quit a dramatic event
for a guy who literally lives paycheck to paycheck.
And I mean that in the most extreme way.
So here's my deal. I beg for money on my website here in
order to pay off our lovely government and in turn whoever
donates at least $10 will have their choice of any 1 of my
heads or parts. The only thing this is going to
exclude will be my beefy legs but only because they use up a
load of resin. Everything else is up for grabs.
Just leave a note during the donation process through Paypal
about what part or head you want along with your shipping
info and I'll get it shipped out to you ASAP!
I've come to realize that in order to get through this I've
had to humble myself somewhat which is way out of my comfort
zone because I've always considered people that solicit
online as scammers or lazy or other. Those of
you who know me one on one know what kind of person I am and
know what I'm all about though so I'm asking any and all of
you to please give me a hand with this. I will be
forever grateful and in debt to each and every one of you.
Let the begging begin!
So what's new along the lines of customs with Black Kryptonite?
Funny you should ask. This year I'll be redoing a lot
of my old favorite molds like Dr Fate (expect to see a
wicked new fin!
sneak peek),
my hollow Remco torso is getting the new mold treatment and
will be joined by a nicely modified He-Man torso! I
spent a little time on this baby, just wait to you see it.
I build up the tops of the shoulders so upper arms will now
rest on either side in a more natural position. The
angle in which that torso has made arms jet out from each
side has always bothered me. I will also be offering a
new and improved Heroic Type 2 Pelvis, new beefy swivel
biceps, some new hand sets, and some other goodies that I'll
talk about later on. Be on the lookout for some
possible head/other accessory combos like my Klaw head and
hand set, as well. So keep checking back here and at
the Mego Museum for my updates. Hopefully this whole
IRS thing will pass over and I'll be back to 100%
operational capacity ASAP! Thanks for all the well
wishes and concerns people, and God bless! BLK
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November
6 , 2007 - Sorry for
the lack of updates, folks. Real life is smoking me
these days. So I've been doing more parts selling than
customizing or sculpting but a million thanks to all you
people out there that are buying my stuff! More good
stuff along the way including some neat Hulk body mods.
I really good customer of mine just sent me a pic of his
newly finished Dr. Fate using my JLU style Fate head.
Check it out:
Real good stuff! Please send me photos of your custom
using my parts. I'd love to get enough together to
open a customer gallery so don't forget! Email to
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August
29 , 2007 - Well it
seems like everyone these days has their own version of an
8" Mego style action figure so here's mine too.
All the parts are based off a Mego Type 2 body so you've got
all the same connections and the same articulation for those
of you who dig that funky jazz. If you want one just
email me and let me know but it might take a few day for me
to get it together because i still haven't devised a way to
put these things together quickly! Anyway, check it out in
WIPS. |
August
27 , 2007 - I had a chance
to get a few more things done this weekend. All of
which you can check out as usual in WIPS.
I want to give a special thanks out to all
you guys and gals that are keeping me in business with this
hobby. Your orders are really helping out right now. |
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August
23 , 2007 - 2 updates in
just as many days? Don't count on anymore for a
while:) Here's this torso I'm working on for
characters that are more muscular than average. Like
say your Bains and your Atom Smashers.... you get the
picture. Heck I'm even thinking i might see how this
torso looks using the original Mego Hulk parts with one of
my pelvis'. Check it out here |
August
22 , 2007 - Wow, talk about
a long time between update huh? Well at least I
finally got a domain name, right? Anyway, yes I took a
break but yes I'm back so I've been hard at work
coming up with some new ideas and putting together some new
stuff.
Ever come across a head that is just dying to be kit bashed?
I mean one of those heads that is the perfect scale already
and all it needs it a neck plug so you go to work kitting
and bashing until you've got something to work with.
Well I've been wanting to have a go at some of the Justice
League Unlimited 10" figure heads for some time now so
I got a hold of a Flash from a garage sale that had his poor
lightning bolts ripped (or chewed) off and carefully
removed his head using the ole boil and pop method. Then
i just sculpted some nice wings on either side of his head,
added a neck plug with some Apoxie putty and gave him a
rubber bath. Check out the results
in
WIPS |
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February
21, 2007 - Tell you guys
what, my biggest problem with ordering stuff online is that
is takes so freakin' long to get to me. Usually when
I order my supplies I expect to get it at least within a
week. Sometimes it takes some of the companies I order
from up to a month! Not acceptable. So in my
quest to find a reliable online supplier I stumbled upon
The
Engineer Guy's website and decided I'd give them a try
since I hadn't tried them before. They have everything
I need for making molds and casting and the prices are
pretty good. I placed an order last Thursday for some
Oomoo because I was out and I have several parts to mold.
Well not 5 minutes after I placed my order I get an email
from a real person saying my order has been received and it
currently waiting to be shipped. Wow! I real
person and not one of those automated emails:) Anyway,
by the end of the day I had received another email from that
same real person telling me the order had been shipped.
My order made it to me that following Monday so I emailed
the guy letting him know I had received my order and I was
grateful that he had made things so easy. So if any of
you are looking for a quick and reliable source for molding
and casting supplies you should check this site out.
You won't be disappointed.
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I've been really focising on
painting over the past month and i just finished a custom
Mephisto head for my good friend Paul over at the Mego
Museum. The paint and the hair turned out much better
than I expected and I think ole Paul will be really happy
with him. Check it out:
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January
26, 2007 - Well, it just
never seems to end! So many project and so little
time. I'm very grateful that so many of you respect
what I do enough to get me to help though. Anyway,
during my breaks I still find time to practice and do some
minor things for myself which is mostly painting and some
sewing. I had a chance to make a pair of repro pants
for my Hulk a couple of nights ago and practice painting
some more heads. I also finally finished an enlarging
project of a Joker head I've been working on too and I'm
rather pleased with how this guy turned out. Check
them out!
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January
16, 2007 - Hey everyone,
I've been so busy these days that it's not even funny.
Plenty of projects going on personally and for others.
Anyway, I'm having fun and cranking out some pretty cool
stuff for the custom community.
Here is
just a small portion of some things I'm working:
Click on the image to learn a little more.
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January
15, 2007 - Added
my sculpted head of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight to the
shop! I'll have some more
original work for sale later this month including a certain
gold helmeted JLU magician:) Keep checking back!
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December
15, 2006 -
New items added to the shop!
Merry Christmas!
November
16, 2006 -
New site goes live!
Welcome aboard all. i decided to revert back to my
previous design on the site which was put up right before I
got in to customizing back in May of this year. Why?
Well, I dig the look and it didn't get used for very long so
I'm giving it a second chance. I'll keep updates
posted on the homepage with the additional links at the top
for checking out some of my latest projects, finished
customs and a links page to all the other great customizers
and custom shop out there. So I'll probably be making
updates a couple times a week so keep checking back!
BLK |
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