I LOVE clear figures!!!
At Jazwares I made a clear blue Sonic that was awesome...fans hated him. They said he was not "Game Specific"...I agree...I just thought a clear Sonic would be awesome!

Here are some clear figures that I did with some friends...

Crystar was a collaborative project. Casted in clear Blue/Green and I painted his the other parts metallic Red.

He-Ro was casted in clear Blue/Green and then I painted him a clear Blue with metallic Silver highlights.

Below are some pictures of the "Mystic Hammer" in progress, that's what I'm calling it.
It's coming out great, a little more cleaning then it's time to cast and paint. The size is almost 5" tall...it's massive...perfect for 12" figures!

Once I'm finished cleaning I'll post pictures of the hammer with some figures to show the size and scale. You can see in the images below that the top part will be hollow. This is so that it's not too heavy which will allow for some awesome posing.

I'm thinking it should be ready for sale in the coming weeks. The price will $15.00 plus shipping.  There will be a very limited quantity made as this is not mass produced.
 

I fixed my custom Shadow Beast and put him on e-Bay! He is massive over 10.5" tall!!!
Take a look at the pics and go bid on him...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170812178011

The hammer is progressing! Check out the 3D model of the hammer. I think it is almost perfect! So now I gotta figure out how I will output it. I have two options that I can do in order to be able to offer them to you guys.

One, I can have it rapid prototyped and have one perfect sample. Then from there I can make a silicone mold to make copies. I guess I can make like 20 copies and sell them on e-Bay? This way is more expensive up front, but I know the result will be great. And they can all be cast in various colors and or painted. I'd have to make at least 20 and sell them at $20.00 to cover the costs. The more we order the cheaper it is. 40 and it's $10.00 per hammer and so on.

Two,  was thinking about trying http://www.shapeways.com/ out. I upload the 3D file and anyone can order one, they are made to order by Shapeways. By the way if you order anything from there make sure you use the material "Frosted Detail & Ultra Detail" the cheaper materials all come very rough and need a lot of work. But if you order them you will have to paint them. I guess I could order a couple for me so I can paint them and offer painted versions? This version is cheaper up front but I have no idea how it will work out? But it does seem easier and it may be cheaper for you as well. And it does give you a lot of options in materials and such.

UPDATE: I did some calculations, based on Shapeways material price structure and it is not cheap! It is actually cheaper for me to rapid prototype it and them make a silicone mold. So that's what I am going to do. For small stuff it is okay, but this hammer is big over 4" tall and it is cheaper the traditional way. Maybe in the future if I made a gun or a small accessory that would be the way to go.

I put my two Rock Monsters on e-Bay. This is your chance to own some of my work!
I am offering both in the same auction...go bid on them now!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170810538644

So my Gerard Butler story...several years back at New York Toy Fair I went to dinner with a bunch of friends. We went to this cool restaurant called Craft Bar www.craftrestaurant.com/. There was a bunch of us just hanging out having fun. Then someone at our table mentioned that across the restaurant was Gerard Butler http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124930/

We thought it was cool and started talking about his movies. My bestest friend Xavier Marrero then drew an awesome stylized/urban vinyl Spartan. For the rest of the night we debated giving him the drawing, finally we decided to give it a cute waitress so she could to take over to his table. He got it and laughed out loud then he yelled over to us:
"Is that what I look like?!" ...We all laughed and said: "NO!!!"

He came over to our table with his group and we all hung out the rest of the night. He asked what we all did and we said we all worked in the toy industry. They all thought it was super cool, then he asked me:
"So you could make this for me?"...and I said "YES I can!"

 We talked about it and exchanged information. When we got back home X did some turn around drawings for me and we went to work! I kept Gerry (yeah we are buddies now) in the loop and sent him work in progress pictures. Finally the sculpt was done and I hand painted it for him. I sent it to him and the last I heard it was on the mantle in his apartment! Here are some pics...

I have a new holy grail...a new quest!

When I was a kid I used to paint metal miniatures. I never really got into the whole Dungeons and Dragons thing...but I loved the miniatures! My dad and I would cast little metal soldiers and I would paint them. He even helped me build a smaller scale Castle Grayskull for all my miniatures. Some of my favorites were my ElfQuest miniatures, which I found again couple months back.

But the other day, thanks to He-Man.org, I found out Grenadier made Master of the Universe miniatures!!! Now the quest begins to find these...