We mentioned at the weekend that we would be announcing a massive new custom project from artist Adam Pratt (featuring a little helping hand from MAN-E-TOYS!), so without further ado, we pass you over to the man himself to explain a little more about what to expect in the coming months.
To all you MOTU and He-Man fans, this one’s for you….
I had decided about a week or so ago (and after some prompting from some of my fans) to tackle the Masters of the Universe line. I have done the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures, but I didn’t have any aim or direction, just kind of doing the ones I like. After thinking about the He Man back story, and the really rich environment, I decided to go ahead and dabble in the canon a bit…
Alt Eternia is a world similar to Marvel Comics “What If?”- What if Man-E-Faces never turned from evil to good? What if He-Man was from the Vine Jungle and were a tribal warrior? I thought it would make a cool basis for some customs, and a neat story for people to follow.
I know the lineup so far will be Man-E-Faces, He-Man, Man at Arms, Mer-Man, Skeletor, Fisto, Trap Jaw, Zodiac, and Beast Man. I am going to also include Battle Cat and even Castle Greyskull in my custom repaints. That lineup might change, but I want to stay with those characters. Some of the figures from the 80’s line aren’t a good fit for customization due to the way the toys gimmick works, or the material they are made out of- That being said, it would be cool to re-fur Grizzlor into an arctic version of himself…hmm…
So this Man-E-Faces (pictured) was a working prototype. I had a little difficulty getting the figure prepped for customization, but from here on in I’m confident I have disassembly and reassembly of the Masters of the Universe figures down to a fine art…
Now this is where we come in… Adam has given us the honor of designing header and stat cards for each of the customs, with the first coming in the form of the aforementioned ‘Ever Evil’ Man-E-Faces. Taking inspiration from the classic trading cards of our miss-spent youth, the one-off designs will help to explain a little more about the various characters’ alter egos, whilst proving the perfect nostalgic companion to Adam’s awesome customs.
We’ll be following the project to completion, so stay tuned for exclusive reveals of the [Alt] Eternia cast (plus stat cards!) over the coming months here at MAN-E-TOYS…
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