Hey again folks! I've decided to add this new page to the site to showcase the Polaris custom action figures that have become a little obsession of mine. I am always looking for more, and I am always working on more so keep checking back if it strikes your fancy!

This is my first Polaris custom action figure. It's not really "mine" because I didn't make it. I just paid for it. I found a very nice, talented guy on EBay that does custom figures and asked if he would give Polaris a try. He was more than willing and we are both really happy with the way she turned out. If you would like information on how to order a figure from EDArt or have any questions about doing so, please let me know and I'll be glad to put you in touch with him!

This is my first attempt at customizing a Polaris action figure.  The original figure was a Battle Suit Rogue figure from the X-Men the Movie ToyBiz line ($2.99 at KayBee, now priceless! *grin*) I started with a cheap figure and a simple costume (Steve Epting, X-Factor costume #4) to see if I had a knack for this before moving on to more expensive figures. There was quite a bit of plastic bits to be removed from this figure which I accomplished with a razor blade and sandpaper. I don't recommend that method if you are short on time or value your fingers. I'm pretty satisfied with the way she turned out considering I'd never done this before. Yellow paint is the spawn of satan and I am already cursing Marvel for dressing her in yellow every chance they get. The face was the scariest bit, but it turned out all right I think.

Look familiar? Another Battle Suit Rogue (hey, they were practically *giving* them away). I decided I really liked this uniform (It's her Alcolyte uniform from when she was running around with Magneto - I'm still working on issue numbers. I keep finding them and mistakenly thinking I will remember them. Ha) I learned a few lessons from the first figure here and she turned out better for it. Spray primer is a must (I used gray, I will be trying white on the next one), yellow paint still sucks. There was a bit more plastic to take off here - she had these ridiculous "wingie" things on her elbows and what appeared to be Elizabethian hip extenders (don't ask) and this time her gloves needed to go as this figure has long gloves. This was first attempted with a Dremel tool but after ruining a few bits and learning to hate the smell of burning plastic I retreated to methods similar to those described above, replacing the razor blade with a Swiss army knife. This worked much, much better.
 

 
Since starting this hobby I knew I wanted to do a Zaladane figure. Every superheroine needs to have an archenemy, right? But it wasn't until I found the Previews Exclusive Goblin Queen figure from Mutant X that I was sure it was possible. This figure was perfect for Zaladane and I'm very pleased with how she turned out - much more "professional" than my previous figures. I have another Goblin Queen figure waiting in the wings, ready to be transformed into a Larry Stroman uniform Polaris figure. I couldn't resist the very Stromanesque hair on the figure!

  
This is my favorite figure by far! It helps when you start with a real quality figure (Abby Chase Dangergirl figure). All those ToyBiz figures were practice for this. For once I was using a figure that didn't require anything to be removed, just added this time.  I used air-hardening modelling clay to make her Jeff Matsuda body armor.

 
Who could resist using the same figure both for Zaladane and for Polaris? (Lots of people, that's who). Anyway, here is another Goblin Queen (oh, the irony) figure made up as Polaris this time in her very first X-Factor uniform, designed by Larry Stroman. I am pleased with how she turned out but this didn't really offer much in the way of fun or challenge. There were some little snakey-like things that required cutting and sanding up and down her arms but other than that it was pretty much a primer and paint job.

  
Finally! This was actually the figure that started it all for me. After buying the Shiar figure and deciding to make my own I set about finding THE perfect figure for Polarisization. I found it in the form of a WildC.A.T.S. Voodoo figure on Ebay. It just took six weeks to get here. Sigh. Anyway, she was really great for this figure of Polaris in her infamous Joe Quesada hormone inducer. I used a different kind of paint on this figure and I am very pleased with the results. The bodysuit is metallic gold which looks great in person but didn't come across too well with my cheap digital camera. There wasn't much customizing neccesary (this was when perfect meant "easy"). I used air-hardening clay for her leg and arm bands. Other than that, just primer and some enamel model paint.

I have to admit that this figure came out better than I had anticipated. I didn't even want to do a Malice figure but a good friend convinced me that my collection would not be complete until I did it. Fate was sealed when I ran across the ToyBiz Space Ninja Deathbird figure and saw it's immediate potential as a Malice figure. This required a good bit of customizing, Headress and wings had to be removed, sleeves, gloves and boots had to be molded out of of air-hardening clay, and five holes needed to be filled in her face (due to removal of her headress). The face, as always, presented the most daunting challenge but I realy couldn't be happier with the way it came out. You can't tell from the picture but in the end I decided to go with the violet eyed version of Malice preferred in the Inferno crossover.

COMING SOON: This seems to be one of those hobbies that once you start you just can't stop. Looks like I'm running out of uniforms to bring into the 3D art realm, huh? Well fear not, I I've found the perfect figure for the new Kia Asamiya "flying nun of death" costume, if I can bring myself to do it.  And there is still the matter of her third X-Factor costume, right? Until I find the perfect figure for that enterprise I am moving onto other (gasp) characters having procured a great figure for the old school Psylocke of the purple body armor and billowing cape days as well as a VERY tentative figure for a Multiple Man figure. I will also be reorganizing this page in the very near future to make it easier to navigate and a bit better looking.  If you have a custom Polaris figure or a recipe for one you want to share please pass it on! Your fellow Polarisites will thank you!