I'm working on a Gem figure made from the Quora body. (Have to read further to figure out how to post picts)

Could not resist working on custom heads for Quora and Sam.

It doesn't look like Castor will see the light of day, at least not around here, so may have to use a Kevin to custom make him, though it's such a waste.

Other ideas:

TRU has Recognizers for $7. Saw somewhere that someone was outfitting one of the larger Clu figures with fiber optic lights... considering doing the same with the Recognizer, and tweeking it a bit more to accomodate action figures. Have always wanted a Recognizer toy, and this is probably as close to an action figure vehicle as we will get! Have already tested it with a Rinzler, and a figure on the stand will stand up in the upper section.


I intend to either add lights or use glow in the dark paint for the outside bits that should be lit up. Have to determine what the best way to alter the inside of the cabbin and legs would be to hold as many figures as possible, and still retain some use as a toy vehicle. One of the ideas I had was to cut out the back, extend it with a detatchable box that would hold a straight line of figures, get it as close to the movie as possible. The idea of the whole upper section sliding down the legs isn't going to work, but the detachable box in the back would. Or else, leave well enough alone, chop out some of the supports and have it so the pilot is in the center with a row to either side and down the legs for figures.

I bought several carded tron figures from a local fleamarket, was able to snag 2 guards, 2 Rinzlers and Kevin. The Kevin I am painging black (unless they release the toy in black) but the 2 extra Rinzlers are custom parts. One of which I intend to make the character Biork, speeling may be off. He was the guy with the scar across his right eye in the bar that I think bit the dust way too early. Call this Biork 2.0.

The extra, extra Rinzler I have not decided on what to do yet. .

Finally, I was inspired by reports about the new De-rezed black guard figure that may or may not come out. Have not seen a pict yet. So I made a mold of just the front of one to cast out of modeling clay. I intend to either make casts of the black guard or the centry's and use the 1/2 figures as background display, OR what I can do is make my own de-rezed figures. I even made one of Sam incase I'd re-do the cycle scene.

Five Below seems to have an abundance of the figures, at $5 a pop. That's pretty good for collectors but not so much for custom fodder.

Any one have a line on the Castor figure?

That's a good enough ramble for 5AM. Going back to bed.