All parts and accessories: Feldspar (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 would argue that Feldspar is the most overlooked character, but Flash would never concede.

This custom of Feldspar, the allegedly-neutral regent, is simply a paint upgrade of the original. The original figure had very little in the way of paint applications, so the entire lower half was repainted. The legs and groin area were painted to match, since the original paint on the lower torso and the plastic of the legs didn't quite match.