JJ Watt - Houston Texans - Custom McFarlane Sportspicks figures

Being a Wisconsinite, I love my Badgers. So I love any opportunity to make a JJ Watt figure. Luckily, I've recently had three separate requests for different versions of JJ.

First up is JJ Watt from his his college days as a Wisconsin Badger. I work with a good friend of JJ's cousin so he was able to get this signed.

The second order was for JJ Watt in his "battle red" Texans jersey. I went with the same pose as my original Badgers version but added a completely scratch-built arm brace identical to what JJ Watt wore during the 2012 NFL season.

The most recent version is Watt in the "steel blue" jersey doing a "Watt Swat". Given how well this pose fits Watt, I wouldn't be surprised if McFarlane uses this pose for Watt's debut figure. Though if anyone deserves an original sculpt it's Watt.

McFarlane Toys • The Walking Dead Custom Zombie Merle Dixon Figure • Season 3

I decided to take a short break from customizing McFarlane football figures and took a crack at another McFarlane product. As a huge fan of The Walking Dead it was too tempting not to take their Merle Dixon figure and customize it into his "walker" form. This was my first time customizing something at this scale with this type of articulation. I learned a lot and had more fun than I've had in a long time.

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• Removed holsters & pouches and the two leg bands. Resculpted the pants in their place and put back in seams, wrinkles and details.
• Resculpted the face looking carefully at the prosthetic used on Rooker's face and matching those.
• Sculpted a bit of flesh coming from his mouth.
• Removed the knife from his stump and replaced it with his prison shank.
• Added the tear to the back of his jacket and sculpted entrance & exit wounds.
• Removed his two fingers that were bitten off and added bony nubs in their place.
• Repainted the pants and jacket to match Merle's wardrobe in the episode "This Sorrowful Life"
• Carefully painted the blood in the same patterns as seen the episode, referencing dozens of screen shots.
• Shaved the shoulder & hip joints to allow more movement and limit the amount of rub

Vincent Jackson - Tampa Bay Buccaneers throwback jersey custom McFarlane figure

You just have to love these uniforms (even though you hated them originally).