Customs in progress

[Therin of Andor]

A generic redhaired female head on a Mary Marvel torso, and a leg-shortened Oliver Hardy, with bowler hat surgically removed. Any ideas on these "in progress" Batman villain customs?


In progress customs by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[dell]

Olga, Queen of the Cossacks and King Tut?

[AndyFish]

Zelda and Eval

[Ben Bentley]

I'm with Fish, my money is on Zelda and Eval Ekdol.

[dell]

My first thought was Zelda and Eval too, but Zelda doesn't have red hair. I'd call her more of a strawberry blonde. Taking a good look and the male is almost certainly Eval though. but I am sticking with Zelda for the woman.

[Therin of Andor]

My intention is to turn the Oliver Hardy into a Colonel Gumm figure. I already had a pink shirt on hand, and a white tie with red stripes that quickly turned blue with a permanent blue Sharpie, and the denim overalls that came with Hardy have spray-painted bright pink quite nicely, although it's a bib-n-braces style outfit rather than the jumpsuit.


Olga and Gumm by Ian McLean, on Flickr

The matching Stan Laurel ("Lackey", below) has already joined the ranks of Penguin's G.O.O.N.S.


Goons by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[dell]

Oh for crying out loud; I watched part of the Colonel Gumm episode yesterday!!!

[STP Swallowthispill]

Knock on my door first! Knock! Did you see anything?

No sir I didn't see you playing with your dolls again

Good work nice bunch of goons you have there.

Charles

[Therin of Andor]

Gumm is completed!


Batman and Robin meet Colonel Gumm and a minion by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[burkestudio]

Very Cool!!

-Jeremy

[Therin of Andor]

Cassandra in progress by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Dr Cassandra started out as a female "Lost" figure, after I realized she was a smaller height to stand next to the bald "Anchorman" figure I was using for Cabala. I peeled off the blonde rubber hair, and replaced it with sections of similar brunette hair from a female wrestler. (Unexpectedly, Juliet's purple shirt helped me extend the sleeves of an otherwise-correct pink dress of a "Big Bang Theory" Penny! Otherwise I was going to need a friend with a sewing machine. Hurrah for hemming web and steam irons!)


Cassandra & Cabala by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Lost Anchorman by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Cabala: waiting for Dr Cassandra to appear by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Notice how the "Anchorman" Champ figure already had a yellow shirt and a dark jacket? Serendipity! I then found "Wizard of Oz" pants and vest on eBay (and forfeited red material from a pair of my own underpants to change the vest colour). Mad Hatter claimed this first, less successful, orange bowler hat for his collection.


Custom Cassandra and Cabala by Ian McLean, on Flickr


"Quick, swallow the pills!" (Catwoman went first.) by Ian McLean, on Flickr

And yes, Undine first used an unpainted version of Cassandra's fish purse in "Surf's Up, Joker's Under!"


Undine and fish purse by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[Therin of Andor]

A generic redhaired female head on a Mary Marvel torso...


In progress customs by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Olga and Gumm by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks by Ian McLean, on Flickr

I am not handy with a sewing machine, so the outfit uses a red Mary Marvel mini-dress, worn over a powder blue, long-sleeved, frilly-collared Lois Lane blouse (coloured red with permanent ink Sharpie). The metallic trim is glued onto all the hems. The distinctive piping across the chest is a piece of corrugated ribbon from a Lindt chocolate Easter Bunny, with added gold glitter Kindy Glitz. I shortened the legs because Anne Baxter was quite petite, and that furry hat was already going to add some height! The hat is made from the hood off my customized Sandman's coat (which I'd previously only tried to tuck in; I wasn't game to cut it till I needed more fur!) It's Bob the Mexican's amazing fur coat from "The Hateful Eight" action figure.

[Therin of Andor]

On one of the action figures Facebook pages, a collector recently photographed his 8" Bat villains on a miniature fire escape curio shelf. There are currently several on eBay (at various prices and postage rates), and also at Wallmart and art supply stores.

Really cool for displays and photo sessions! I just ordered mine!


Fire escape by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Meanwhile, my latest customs have emerged:


Harlequin in progress by Ian McLean, on Flickr

The 60s Teen Titan, Harlequin (also known as the Joker's Daughter and Duela Dent, mysterious supposed-daughter of Harvey) - started life as a free "Mad Clowns" Nurse Dementia figure, a bonus when ordering some other items by mail from Figures Toy Company, and also uses a Dinah Mite purple jumpsuit.


Harlequin, Clock King and Robin by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Clock King uses a "Mad Monsters" Count Dracula outfit, with his cloak lined in red, a black "Three Stooges" jacket, a spare tie, replica "Wizard of Oz" top hat, and an Alfred head. The clocks are hard, flat, plastic, glitter stickers. Fastest custom ever!

[Gadgeteer]

I really like your customs, good job!

[Therin of Andor]

Ma Parker awaits the arrival of her red undershirt by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Ma Parker, coming soon. I found the b/w striped fabric from a quilting specialist on eBay, and used iron-on hemming web to affix it to the "Mad Clowns" Nurse Dementia figure's uniform. The "5432" signage is font from "Word", stuck on with double-sided sticky tape. The head is a Ma Kent (bought as just the head) with added quickset putty bun and Bernadette Rostenkowski's glasses, painted silver. Another look at some more "Batman" stills of Shelley Winters in character as Ma revealed her red leggings, so I used some red ribbon on her calves and built up Dementia's white nurse shoes to meet the ribbon, to create the black boots. Hopefully the hem of the dress will meet the ribbon? Anxiously awaiting the arrival of a red undershirt from eBay to complete the figure. This week I noticed a $3 plastic soldier with a gun that might work as a tommy gun.