[jamaro]

Hey guys!
I wanted to show you my custom Castle Grayskull that I made for the new Masters of the Universe Classics line!

You can see a bunch more pictures on my website:

http://www.joeamaro.net/index.html

Whatch think?

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[Eric]

Absolutely outstanding. This is the best custom Grayskull I've seen. We can only dream that Mattel would make something similar for us.

Is this the same Joe Amaro who did the 200X customs that appeared in ToyFare? This should appear in there, too.

[jamaro]

Eric, on Aug 26 2009, 11:51 AM, said:

Absolutely outstanding. This is the best custom Grayskull I've seen. We can only dream that Mattel would make something similar for us.

Is this the same Joe Amaro who did the 200X customs that appeared in ToyFare? This should appear in there, too.

Yup it's me.
Still loving MOTU!

[Snowman81]

AWESOME man, just AWESOME.....what else can be said!!!

[shokker]

dude this is the best thing ever. i made one myself but i destroyed it because i have no patience and i cannot sculpt, sadly. i can paint but sculpting is something else. this is amazing and woah, i am so jealous this is something i will buy in an instant if the big companys would get it in there minds. great man.

[Leatusiv]

Joe is awesome!! I'd still love a Fisto Sword !!

[jamaro]

Leatusiv, on Aug 27 2009, 09:27 AM, said:

Joe is awesome!! I'd still love a Fisto Sword !!

I hate Fisto swords
Sorry, I have no more that was a long time ago.

So...moving forward, I really tried to capture the essence of the box art.
That has always been my favorite part of the the He-Man toys.

[Eric]

If the Horsemen sculpted a Castle Grayskull for this line, I imagine it would look strikingly similar to this as they've used box art for their own inspiration.

I can't get over the size of this. I've always felt the toy Grayskulls were too small, but this one seems to nail it.

What does the back of this Grayskull look like? And though it's perfect as is, have you given any thought to expanding it with separate pieces? Maybe some original designs?

[Alexx]

Geeze, Jamaro! I didn't know you rocked the sculpting! Now I'm even more thankful that Jazwares has you on board!

[jamaro]

Alexx, on Aug 27 2009, 07:29 PM, said:

Geeze, Jamaro! I didn't know you rocked the sculpting! Now I'm even more thankful that Jazwares has you on board!

Thanks!
Yup I am a true fanboy!

I love this stuff.

[Leatusiv]

So Joe when you create a piece do you make 2?? For example do you know who currently has the marzo that was auctioned a few years back by (I believe) Toyfare?? And secondly What would I need to do to get a Snake 2 armor?? I know you used to do commission work so I was just curious.....

[Toysniper]

WoW, that Castle is amazing. It doesn't even look like you made it from scratch either. Outstanding!

[jamaro]

Leatusiv, on Aug 28 2009, 09:28 AM, said:

So Joe when you create a piece do you make 2?? For example do you know who currently has the marzo that was auctioned a few years back by (I believe) Toyfare?? And secondly What would I need to do to get a Snake 2 armor?? I know you used to do commission work so I was just curious.....

Not really, usually I only make one.
Sometimes I sculpt them so I can make casts, so that they are sturdier.

The Count Marzo figure was made for ToyFare Magazine.
I donated it to He-Man.org and it was auctioned off to raise money for the site.

I usually do not do commission work for customs figures.
I learned my lesson

[Leatusiv]

I knew Toyfare was involved....I totally forgot it was For He-Man.org.....Learned your lesson?? I take it there's a sad,sad story with that remark.lol

[Nguyen_Dragon]

Freaking sweet...

[CaptainTriumph]

Nice castle...Great work!

[jamaro]

Thanks!

I did sculpt the back of the castle.
It's basic but cool, I'll take some pics and show you guys.

[montrossx]

That is fantastic.

[Bandalero]

jamaro you need to insure your hands for $1M each, and then gold-plate them - your sculpting skills are off-the-hook! I've admired your 200X Custom Castle Grayskull since 2002!!! And this classics one does not disappoint. Do you ever wonder how much money you could fetch on eBay for these works of art?

[shokker]

Bandalero, on 09 September 2009 - 01:41 PM, said:

jamaro you need to insure your hands for $1M each, and then gold-plate them - your sculpting skills are off-the-hook! I've admired your 200X Custom Castle Grayskull since 2002!!! And this classics one does not disappoint. Do you ever wonder how much money you could fetch on eBay for these works of art?

what he did a castle greyskull of the 200x line? i havent seen that, pics please. :D:D

[Bandalero]

shokker, on 09 September 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:

Bandalero, on 09 September 2009 - 01:41 PM, said:

jamaro you need to insure your hands for $1M each, and then gold-plate them - your sculpting skills are off-the-hook! I've admired your 200X Custom Castle Grayskull since 2002!!! And this classics one does not disappoint. Do you ever wonder how much money you could fetch on eBay for these works of art?

what he did a castle greyskull of the 200x line? i havent seen that, pics please. :D:D

Joe might still have it on his site somewhere, I'm at work or I'd link itto ya, but I'd have to explain why there's a huge castle grayskull on my screen if someone inquired lol.

The 200X Castle he created is 3-dimensional, has all 4 walls and a roof, he even did some landscaping with a bridge if I recall. It's truely a work of art and in-scale with the figures. I hope he's planning to add the other 3 walls to this one.

[shokker]

Bandalero, on 09 September 2009 - 01:56 PM, said:

shokker, on 09 September 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:

Bandalero, on 09 September 2009 - 01:41 PM, said:

jamaro you need to insure your hands for $1M each, and then gold-plate them - your sculpting skills are off-the-hook! I've admired your 200X Custom Castle Grayskull since 2002!!! And this classics one does not disappoint. Do you ever wonder how much money you could fetch on eBay for these works of art?

what he did a castle greyskull of the 200x line? i havent seen that, pics please. :D:D

Joe might still have it on his site somewhere, I'm at work or I'd link itto ya, but I'd have to explain why there's a huge castle grayskull on my screen if someone inquired lol.

The 200X Castle he created is 3-dimensional, has all 4 walls and a roof, he even did some landscaping with a bridge if I recall. It's truely a work of art and in-scale with the figures. I hope he's planning to add the other 3 walls to this one.

i just checked the website and it is also amazing how he did it. joe, great work on the 200x castle. wow. i am amazed. i love your sigma six rambo figure. it looks fantastic. you should do snake mountain. i saw skeletors throne room and you should do a snake mountain.