Portal-Closing-Sacrifice Angel (March 2007)

For those unfamiliar with customising, the pale pink stuff is the colour of the 'super sculpey' sculpting clay that I put over the plastic figures. It can be translucent, so you can often see the original colour of the figure underneath. Once I've finished sculpting, I always completely repaint the whole figure.

I made this custom for entry into CustomCon 16.

I had planned to make a double custom of Buffy and Angel, with her running him through with the sword from the end of Becoming Part II. When I looked at the reference photos more carefully, I realised that the orange Lumin Disk that I had bought by mistake for another project would work perfectly as the portal channeling through Acathla. I decided to make Angel on his own.

Sculpt

Thanks to Diamond Select Toys for the parts.

I used a Graduation Day Angel figure with Wesley legs. I sanded down Angel's trousers, then sculpted the tighter fitting leather jeans. I drilled a hole in the torso to hold the sword, then sculpted his shirt and belt.

Acathla's Portal to the Hell Dimension

I sawed the Acathla statue in half and glued the bottom half to a stand, then painted it all in grey. I drilled holes in the wall of the stand and put in two screws. I mounted the Lumin Disk on the wall, with the bottom resting on Acathla.

The Lumin Disk has a glass top and the instructions say that you can touch the disk to attract the plasma lightening bolts. I assumed that meant that the surface didn't get hot and it was safe to glue things onto it. I dyed some Scenic Water in several shades of orange and dark brown. I then cut it up into chunks of gel and glued it all over the disk.

Warning: I did find that the gel amplified the current slightly. Touching the gel while the lights were on sometimes gave me a pinch, similar to static. Not painful but not pleasant. I warned the buyer to avoid touching the gel when the lights are on. The figure itself doesn't seem to conduct the current.

Paint

I painted Angel with a bewildered expression. I painted the leather jeans and black silk shirt with a little blood beneath the stab wound.

Movie Showing the Light Effects