Custom San Diego Chargers Greats - Dan Fouts & Lance Alworth

Both figures are part of a large order for retired San Diego Charger Jimmy Allison. A second Alworth figure is currently being created for Lance's personal collection.

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Custom Cris Shale - Bowling Green McFarlane Figure

This is the 3rd figure that I've done for Cris after creating his Jet's & Redskin's figures. This is by far the most labor intensive figure I've created. Many reworks were required to get the body mechanics and punting form down correctly. This is truly a one of a kind piece.

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Custom Bart Starr McFarlane Figure

Even though I never got to watch Bart play he is part of the great Packer legacy. This particular piece is going to a retired San Diego Charger's collection while I finish another for myself.

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Custom Steven Jackson McFarlane Figure

Despite missing 4 games last season, Jackson still managed to eclipse the 1000-yd mark for the fourth time in his career. Jackson finished the season strong with 360 yards rushing over his last three games. Hopefully Jackson can remain healthy and get back on top.

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My customer just received his figure today and here is the feedback I got:

"I just opened up my package and it is awesome!!! I will spread the word around to my friends and you will be hearing from me again. Thanks you did a great job!!!"

Custom Ozzie Newsome McFarlane Figure

Ozzie Newsome was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1978. Newsome made three Pro Bowl appearances and was an All-Pro selection seven times.

He finished his career with 662 receptions and 7,980 yards, both Cleveland franchise records, and 47 touchdowns.

In 1999 Newsome was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

There are not a lot of poses to choose from when making tight ends. So once again, I decided it was best to create a new pose. I really feel this original pose captures the size and form of Ozzie Newsome.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Welcome to 4Star Customs

Welcome! I specialize in creating custom football figures that capture any player, any pose & any moment.

What is a custom football figure? McFarlane Toys began producing football SportsPicks figures (see here) in 2001. Each year about two dozen players from the past and present are featured in McFarlane's lineups. Big name players and popular players in big markets are showcased. But what about the semi-stars or stars in smaller markets that may never get a figure? That is where Customizers come in.

Using a McFarlane SportsPick figure (see here) as a base, the figure is then stripped down, reprimed and repainted.

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A few customizers, like myself enjoy going beyond the repaint. Additional sculpting, part swaps and some ingenuity help create something truly unique to add to your collection.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

DISCLAIMER: Sports Customs are created for indivdual display and ownership. Mass production or replication of pieces is refused when requested by the customer. Every custom created is an individual and has its own inherent design attributes. These items are created and sold as specialized art pieces and not mass produced for retail sale. This blog serves as an online display portfolio and none of the items on this site are for sale. All items are made to order by request. All the logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. 4Star Customs is not affiliated with McFarlane SportsPicks or McFarlane Toys.

Custom McFarlane Punters

One of the most difficult customs to pull off is the punter. There is no existing base figure to work off of to create a punter in action. Most customizers choose a more generic sideline or bench pose to represent the punter. Here are 4 punters that I have created.

Let's start with the lefties...

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Dustin Colquitt - Kansas City Chiefs.
This was requested by a customer who has met Dustin a number of times. The blank white plate was added to the base for Dustin's autograph.

























And now the righties...

Cris Shale - New York Jets & Washington Redskins
These were requested by Cris' college roommate as gifts for Cris.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Custom Don Hutson McFarlane Figure

Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 24, 1997) was the first star wide receiver in the National Football League history. He joined the Green Bay Packers out of the University of Alabama in 1935 and retired in 1945 after 11 seasons.

Hutson is credited with creating many of the modern forward pass routes used in the NFL today. He was the dominant receiver of his day and is widely considered to be one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history, holding almost all important receiving records at the time of his retirement.

This custom is now the centerpiece of my collection.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Custom High School Football Figures

Both of these were customer requests for Christmas. The first one is the customer from his playing days and the second is of his brother. While both appear to be simple repaints - a lot of extras were added making these two customs some of the most labor intensive I've worked on.

I always stress a good custom is about nailing all the fine details. All the equipment added was exactly like the customer wore. The knee brace was completely constructed out of plastic and then the pants and sock were sculpted over it. The elbow pads and gloves are also custom sculpted.

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The Douglas butterfly constrictor was constructed by me from plastic. The shoes were resculpted to match the Vick Nikes he wore. The gloves were also resculpted to match the Cutters he wore. All the pride stickers were created in Adobe Illustrator and individually cut out and applied to perfectly match the reference photos - all 44 pride stickers are there.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Custom Joe Flacco McFarlane Figure

This was a customer request that I recently finished up. This was my first Raven's figure I've done and I'm very pleased with the results.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Custom William Henderson McFarlane Figure

William Henderson has always been one of my favorite Packers. He cleared paths for backs like Edgar Bennett, Dorsey Levens & Ahman Green. Henderson was a bruiser who ran and caught the ball well but was also pretty nimble - hurdling defenders became a Hendu staple. One of the great things about William was his locker room presence and team attitude.

I made two versions of Henderson - a dirty and dirtier version. The cleaner one went to a huge Packer fan in Canada. The dirty verison remains in my collection.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!

Custom Brett Favre Jets McFarlane Figure

What better day to post this after the Brett Favre led NY Jets defeat St. Louis 47-3.

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Are you ready to add to your collection or give that perfect gift for your sports fan? Email me at 4StarCustoms@gmail.com with your idea and I'll get back to you with a quote. Thanks for looking!