All parts and accessories: Moltar (Remco)

The Saga of Crystar: Crystal Warrior was a short-lived toyline produced by Remco in 1982. It was unique because the idea for the line originated with Marvel Comics - they wanted to develop a toyline that they would then promote with a comic book that they would produce. Sadly, the line was not successful, and the comic run came to an end after 11 issues. But this line holds a special place in my heart. I had a number of the toys as a kid, and they were completely awesome. So as I built a collection of the figures, I wanted to do customs with them, along the lines of what would have happened had Remco made better toys and the line had seen some success. Grand Slam and Flash totally talk about this back at the Pit.

Here is a custom of Moltar, the Prince of Magma. The main thing was a complete repaint - Moltar's original action figure is a bright orange, while in the comics he's a dark red. So this figure is a more comic-accurate colour, and I drilled some holes into the nodules along his arms, back and head, to reflect the fact that in many comic appearances those are represented as similar to smoking calderas.