People come to Instagram to read, right? Wait- they don’t?
If you actually spend the time occasionally reading the novels I post with my pics, and if you like plastic as much as me, AND if you GOTTA know MORE about the behind the scenes #drama / process / details behind the things I make, you can check out my resurrected blog at travisstevensnerdcrafts.org which is linked in my profile. I’m going to try to keep this blog going regularly with more detailed info about what I’m working on, and MAYBE a few personal anecdotes / kernels of wisdom / dad-jokes on the side. Thanks if you check it out! NO PRESSURE. Today’s post was about my action figure history & collecting philosophy / motivations. (crowd quietly exits the room) #blog #toyblog #collectingblog #customblog #checkoutmywebsite #website #travisstevensnerdcrafts #travisstevens #nerdcrafts #behindthescenes #customtoys #custom #customfigures #customactionfigures #toycollecting
MOSTLY finished VOLTRON display, made from a My Little Pony crystal castle from the flea market! I had picked up this broken diecast Voltron a while ago- the seller included ALL THESE accessories totally unexpectedly- they weren’t even pictured. The vac-chrome finish on all of them is absolutely perfect too, even if the figure’s head was basically shattered. I used a heat gun to bend some acrylic sheeting around the back of the MLP pedestal, then sprayed it black, glitter blue, & glitter purple, then painted on the stars. I would eventually like to add a vintage Voltron logo to the top, and arrange the Panosh Place figures around on the base... which I don’t yet have. #voltron #voltronlegendarydefender #voltrondefenderoftheuniverse #golion #anime #80s #transformers #gundam #custom #display #80stoys #diorama #actionfigures #figures #repair #collection #actionfigure #vintagetoys #toys #figures #figure #travisstevensnerdcrafts
FINISHED recarding of Apokolips’ #1 bad boy, DARKSEID. @cylon_centurion78 was kind enough to donate & ship a vintage UNPUNCHED cardback for the project- thanks man! I have a token of my appreciation ready to send your way!
I ended up putting Darkseid back without his cape. I don’t think of Darkseid in a cape, & he has exactly 0 people that he needs to impress, so I thought capeless was a more authentic look. Also, experimented with a custom Omega Effect accessory, but it didn’t turn out as nicely as I would have liked.
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