Custom and Repainted HeroClix Figures Last Updated March 26, 2006 ... Created this Page
I will update and add more photos, descriptions, general ramblings, etc., as I find the time and/or make or repaint more custom HeroClix figures.
Thanks for visiting my Gallery of Custom and Repainted HeroClix figures. HeroClix are game pieces representing Marvel and DC comics characters. They are produced by a company called WhizKids. The figures on the game pieces are very small, approximately 1/48 scale since a 6' tall character is about 1.5". But the scale is very inconsistent from character to character. I decided to collect some of my favorite Silver-Age characters amd make them into miniature dioramas. However, some of the "factory" paint jobs on them are "very poor". So I decided to tediously repaint almost all of them.
Spider-Man vs. Sinister Six
The diorama above shows Spider-Man facing-off against the original Sinister Six. Well, actually one of the six villains is not a proper one. The correct character was not produced by WhizKids in the Silver Age costume, so I went with another Silver Age villain. Test your Silver Age Marvel knowledge. Which one should not be there ?!?!
Below, I showed the before and after for the figure that was "most in need" of a repaint. The Kraven was painted to look like a "black man", so I corrected that. I also put the proper paw print dots on his pants, and added some highlights to the lion mane. 
Original Avengers
The diorama above shows the original members of the Avengers, as per issues #1 - #4, though not necessarily in the exact costumes as in those first four issues. Actually WhizKids did not produce a Silver Age Giant Man, so I used a Yellow Jacket, and customized it to resemble the original Giant Man (which evolved into Yellow Jacket a few years later, in Marvel lore). 
Fantastic Four
The diorama above shows the Fantastic Four, back to back, facing-off against four of their deadliest foes !! Below I showed the figure most in need of a repaint, the Thing. I thought he was much too brown and "splotchy", so I gave him an orangish-brown repaint. I also used a much more brighter blue for his trunks, as I did for the costumes for Reed and Sue, which I deemed as too dark of a blue.  |