NECA Superman, Batman, & Joker 7″ DC Movie Action Figures Revealed!

Posted on 10/28/2015 by John Harmon

Last year, NECA surprised the entire toy collecting community with their 7″ scaled Michael Keaton 1989 Batman figure. The response was so huge it broke eBay. No, really. Not content with performing just one miracle, NECA Toys has just performed three more. I’m pretty sure this means Randy Falk can achieve sainthood now. NECA just revealed 7″ scaled Christopher Reeve Superman, Adam West Batman, and Heath Ledger Joker action figures! These figures celebrate three specific eras of DC Entertainment movies. These figures were made possible through a special deal with Warner Bros that has the figures packaged with a DVD and sold exclusively through the Warner Bros eBay store. They’re up as a pre sale right now, to be shipped out in November. If you’re interested, be sure to get these while you can! Click on the links above or the thumbnails below to take you to the specific eBay page!

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News – NECA Rambo 2 & Bioshock Infinite Booker DeWitt Now Available!

Posted on 09/17/2014 by John Harmon

NECA Toys now has a slew of new goodies available through their eBay and Amazon stores. These are due to hit retailers soon, but if you just can’t wait then I’ve provided the links here below. Included is the highly anticipated Rambo: First Blood Part II figure, with Rambo in his most iconic look. There’s also the long awaited Bioshock Infinite Booker DeWitt, the 8″ Retro Scream Ghostface, and new Batman and Joker full size Scalers! Just click the links below to go to your preferred site if you want to pick any of these up. For more info on any of these NECA products, just click here.

NECA Rambo 2 on eBay NECA Rambo 2 on Amazon	NECA Booker DeWitt on eBay NECA Booker Dewitt on Amazon	NECA Ghostface on eBay NECA Ghostface on Amazon

NECA Batman Jumbo Scaler on eBay NECA Batman Jumbo Scaler on Amazon	NECA Joker Jumbo Scaler on eBay NECA Joker Jumbo Scaler on Amazon

Custom Figure – It’s Batman Week with Deathstroke, Joker, & Deadshot Customs!

Posted on 12/19/2013 by John Harmon

I dub this Batman Week here at Mint Condition Customs, and to celebrate it I bring you not, not two, but three new customs! This week I have a new custom Deadshot figure, based on his appearance in the Gotham Knight animated feature, a custom Arkham Asylum Joker figure that I added lots of new articulation too, and an Arkham Origins style Deathstroke, complete with unmasked Slade Wilson head! Be sure to click the links to see the full photo sets and descriptions for how each custom was made. Thanks for looking!

And these are also currently for auction on eBay. Just click each photo below to go to the corresponding page on eBay. If you’re interested, feel free to bid. If you know someone who might be, please pass the link along. Thanks for looking!

Custom Joker (Arkham Asylum) w/ Added Articulation DC Universe Action Figure – Created December 18th, 2013

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*** Head on over to my Ebay Auctions to see what’s available this week, or commission me if you’d like your very own custom action figure like this one. ***

I’ve always loved the design of the Arkham Asylum Joker figure, but being a DC Direct figure it was severely lacking in the articulation. I aimed to change that, so I took the existing figure and made him really poseable. I shaved away some plastic inside the shoulders and hips and greatly improved their range of motion. I also sliced the arms and legs and made some bicep and thigh swivels, and I popped apart the torso from the legs and made a waist rotator joint (that’s right, the original figure couldn’t even turn at the waist!). So now that the Joker can actually move, he’s ready take on the Batman as the Clown Prince of Crime!

Custom Joker (Arkham Asylum) w/ Added Articulation DC Universe Action Figure

News – Hot Toys Teases The Crow 1/6 Scale Figure?

Posted on 07/24/2013 by John Harmon

Hot Toys posted a teaser on their Facebook page of an upcoming figure, but it’s cloaked in mystery. They haven’t revealed what the figure is, but most fans seem to be speculating that it’s a figure of The Crow, as portrayed by the late Brandon Lee from the 1994 movie of the same name. I certainly hope so, because that would be amazing!

Continue after the jump for the sneak peek!
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News – DC Unlimited Injustice Joker Figure Images Revealed

Posted on 02/01/2013 by John Harmon

Last October I posted prototype pictures of some upcoming DC Comics Unlimited figures:

New 52 Darkseid
New 52 Aquaman
Injustice Superman

Injustice Joker was supposed to be in that mix as well, but there were no pictures to provide. Well, now there are. EBay seller ws_toys has a copy of this figure for auction right now. This happens a lot with toys, where samples from the factories overseas will leak out and be sold online. There’s no telling if the pictures are of the finished product, or of early factory samples. I’m sure the finished product will be on display at the New York Toy Fair next weekend, so we can know for sure.

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Amazon Finds – Marvel Legends Iron Man, Batman Legacy Harley Quinn

Posted on 12/19/2012 by John Harmon

Hey everybody. I’m introducing a new sporadic feature here on Mint Condition Customs. Whenever a great deal pops up on Amazon, or BBTS, or Entertainment Earth, you’ll know about it right here. Today, I’ve found two amazing deals on Amazon. That’s the reason it will be sporadic, because there’s no telling when these great deals will pop up.

Right now they have the Marvel Legends Series 3 Neo Classic Iron Man figure for just $5.49!

They also have the Batman Legacy Arkham City Harley Quinn figure for just $4.99!

Just click on those links above to go to the corresponding page. I hope this helps someone out there.

Custom Batman (Animated Series Style) 6″ DC Universe Action Figure – Created August 12, 2012

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*** Head on over to my Ebay Auctions to see what’s available this week, or commission me if you’d like your very own custom action figure like this one. ***

Batman the Animated Series is considered one of the best cartoons ever made. I’ve been wanting to capture his likeness in action figure form for quite some time, so I finally set out to do it. He’s made using a DCUC Batman Gotham 5 pack body, DCUC Public Enemies Batman head, and the cape from a 6 inch Young Justice Batman.

I modified the head by sculpting onto his ears to make them longer and to make his jaw bigger and more square. I painted him all over giving a cel shaded look, just like the cartoon, even going so far as to match the harsh blue highlights you see on his cape, cowl, boots, and gloves in the cartoon. After the paint job was finished and head was fully painted, I fashioned him a cartoon accurate grapple gun using parts from a DCUC grapple gun and part of a Revoltech stand that I fit over it. Then I took some thin wire and made a rope that can be attached inside the gun, and attached to the grapple on the other end to give off the appearance that he just fired it off. After giving him a batarang from a 6 inch Young Justice Robin figure, Batman was finished and ready to protect the streets of Gotham, with the menacing voice that only Kevin Conroy can provide.

Custom Batman The Animated Series Style 6" DC Universe Action Figure

W.I.P. It! – Custom Cesar Romero Joker

Posted on 07/06/2012 by John Harmon

Hello there, and welcome to the newest feature on Mint Condition Customs: W.I.P. It! For those who don’t know, the term “W.I.P.” is used in customizing circles. It’s an acronym standing for “work in progress”. I’m going to use this new feature to highlight my past work and give you a closer look at the process I use for creating my custom action figures. I’ll post photos and have a write-up discussing the process as well. I’ll make this a Friday feature. I may not have one to post every Friday, but if I do it will only be on Fridays, for future reference.

For my first W.I.P. It!, I’ll be highlighting my custom Cesar Romero Joker action figure. I feel this is a good one to start off with, since he required a massive amount of work to be done on his head to get him to look like Cesar Romero.

Join me after the jump to get an in-depth look at my creation of the Cesar Romero Joker figure.

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Review – Harley Quinn (Arkham City) – Batman Legacy, Mattel

Posted on 04/12/2012 by John Harmon

We’re continuing Batman Arkham City week by taking a look at the Arkham City Harley Quinn figure by Mattel.

Harley is the Yin to the Joker’s Yang. Or possibly, they’re both Yang which is why they almost never get along (also they’re not very nice people).

Harley was created for the Batman Animated Series back in 1992 by Paul Dini. They wanted a female henchman to give to the Joker, and she was only ever meant to be in one episode, but she was so well received they made her a recurring character and eventually Joker’s girlfriend. She’s now considered an integral part of the Batman rogues gallery, and has firmly planted herself into the DC Comics mythos.

She’s usually depicted in a red and black patterned body suit, with a harlequin hat and white face makeup. In the Arkham City video game, they um…they changed that. Here, she still sports the white face paint, but instead of a harlequin hat she has two pigtails, the ends of which are died black and red, and she’s dressed like any random girl found at a goth club.

The Arkham City designs were meant to be grittier, and if possible more realistic. You wouldn’t see someone running around in a body suit all day, but with this outfit you just might. Regardless it was a bold move on Rocksteady’s part to design her like this.

I think the design is great myself, but did Mattel do a good job of translating that design to plastic? Read on to find out!