MCKENZIE MCKUSTOMS PRESENTS-SUPERGIRL

I had been wanting to produce a female Mego custom for quite some time now. I tried various Mego-like figures and nothing seemed to work to my specifications. As I often do when in a jam, I looked to the work of fellow Mego customizers I admire for inspiration. I found the solution to my problems in Mego's backyard. In Mego produced a fully articulated female action figure, Dinah-Mite. Dinah is cute, blond, and able to strike many a superheroic pose so, Bullseye! SG's entire outfit is modeled after late/great artist Michael Turner's version of The Maiden Of Might. handmade by myself, with the exception of the boots, which are modified Breyer Girl boots, and the Supergirl chest logo, courtesy of Doc Mego. I also banged out a custom card for SG, enclosed in Cast-A-Way Toy's Super Clamshell packaging. I hope ya' like Her :) I have a few more female Mego's planned, Stay tuned friends...

MCKENZIE MCKUSTOMS PRESENTS-THE FACE

Hey Folks, Just wanted to share with you McKenzie McKustom's first figure from a new line of customs I currently have on the bench..The Line, World's Greatest Golden Age Heroes, the character..The Face! For those of you unfamiliar with this golden oldy, check out some pics from the comics below... I'm really having fun with this line, can't wait to show you the rest of the gang!

MCKENZIE MCKUSTOMS PRESENTS-THE WORLD'S GREATEST LAWMEN!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you My second line of custom Mego style action figures (After the 'Heroes' line, and before The Creature Commandos) The World's Greatest Lawmen! I'm a big fan of B-Westerns, and Western Comics, so I decided to bang out some custom figures of some of my favorite characters just for fun. The line-up consists of Red Ryder (Star of TV, Film, Radio, and his very own comic), Billy The Kid (Based on the Charlton Comics version of The Kid), Red Mask (real life Western star Tim Holt's comic book alter ego), The Durango Kid (B-Western Icon, and comic book cowboy, played by the great- Charles Starret), And last , but certainly not least, That daring, and resourceful masked man, The Lone Ranger! Each figure features custom outfits, weaponry. and custom card art. The super clamshell packaging is by Cast-A-Way Toys. Hope you like em' Buckaroo's :)

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MCKENZIE MCKUSTOMS PRESENTS-THE CREATURE COMMANDOS!

Hey guys! Just wanted to introduce some new customs of mine in honor of Halloween...Straight from the strange days of DC Comics past, and the pages of Weird War Tales, I present..the Creature Commandos! The first two figures in my series are Velcro(the Vampire), and Taylor (the Frankenstein Monster). I plan on working on the rest of the team soon, for now I hope you enjoy the mock-up's I've posted of the characters. The card is by yours truly, along with all custom figure work. Enjoy, and Happy Halloween!

MCKENZIE MCKUSTOMS PRESENTS-THE OWL!

This is my custom Mego style action figure of Golden Age Comic great, The Owl! This is the second figure in My World's Greatest Golden Age Heroes line. Look for new additions to the line very soon, along with custom backer cards. Hope you like Him!
-Will
Here is a little background on The Owl I pulled up on Wikipedia for those of you unfamiliar with the character..

One of the few original characters to be published by Dell, The Owl first appeared in Crackajack Funnies #25 (July, 1940); Owl Girl debuted in issue #32 (February, 1941). After Crackajack ended, the duo appeared in Dell’s Popular Comics, from issue #72 (February, 1942) to #85 (March, 1943).

In the 1960s, Gold Key Comics revived The Owl and Owl Girl, inspired by the success of the Batman TV series. The two issues of Gold Key’s The Owl — in which the duo was shown in campy, self-parodying stories — came out in April, 1967, and April, 1968. In the 1970s, The Owl appeared in issue #22 of Gold Key’s The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor.

In 1999, The Owl appeared in issue #17 of the AC Comics title Men of Mystery Comics. Most recently, The Owl is one of many public domain characters to appear in Dynamite Entertainment’s 2008 miniseries Project Superpowers.

HEROES MEGOS

Hey Guys and Gals, I'm a big fan of the NBC show Heroes, so I decided to make some Mego like figures based on two of the shows main characters, Sylar, and Nathan Petrelli AKA Flying Man. The headsculpts on both figures are hand sculpted, and painted by Myself, the bodies are CTVT, the clothing on both figures are Mego repros that I custom tailored to meet my needs. The backing card art is also created by yours truly. Super Clamshell packaging courtesy of Cast-A-Way Toys. I plan on making more Heroes customs one of these days, right now my work bench is swamped. PHEW! Hope you enjoy, and thanks for looking!

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SYLAR

NATHAN PETRELLI

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MEGO MUSEUM CUSTOM OF THE WEEK-STRAIGHT ARROW

I woke up this morning, checked my E-Mail, then made my way over to one of my favorite online haunts, Megomuseum.com. As the name implies, Mego Museum is THE place to go for anything Mego. I'm a member of the forums at the museum, and I post my custom work there from time to tme just for the heck of it. Well, long story short, this morning I found out that one of my recent customs (Straight Arrow-Golden Age star of Radio and comic books) is featured as Megomuseum.com's Custom Of The Week! I'm super thrilled, and honored to be chosen. I have been admiring the work of the ultra talented customizers on the forum for years, hoping one day my custom work might be given the spotlight. It may not sound like a big deal to everyone out there, but to me, it's a personal achievement that I'm very proud of. Thank YOU guys, and keep up the great work at the Museum ! :)

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FEATURED CUSTOM - ORION

This is my first official post here at the McKenzie McKustoms blog, and I hope you enjoy :) First custom up to bat is my custom Mego style Orion figure. For those of you not in the know, Orion was created by the legendary King Of Comics, Jack Kirby (R.I.P), and is just one of the colorful cast of characters appearing in the classic DC Comics series, The New Gods. Orion also happens to be the son of the dreaded Darkseid, and one grade 'A' certified bad ass! Orion's head is hand sculpted, and painted by yours truly. The suit, gloves, and boots are repro Mego parts I custom tailored, modified, and repainted.

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