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Travis Hernandez

1- What does the word Customizer mean to you?
It’s a person that takes something already made and puts his or her own spin on it.

2- What do you Customize?
I mostly do heroclix, the Batman is my first real action figure.

3- What made you start Customizing?
I really liked heroclix and I have always been somewhat of an artist and just started seeing ways of improving or recreating them. 

The Green Lantern

4- Do you sell them and if so why not keep it?
Yeah, I sell a lot almost all of them just to see the public reaction or to see what level I am on.

5- Do you plan on making any more Customs?
Most definitely.  

6- What reaction did you get when you made the Marvel Legends Batman Custom?
People were pretty surprised for it being my first and I was pretty pleased with how it did on ebay.

7- What is your process when you are Customizing, from start to finish?
First I see it right in front of me in my head then I decide what materials or parts I’ll need then assemble and paint which is my favorite part.

8- What is the next couple of Customs you would like to do?
I’d like to do a Legends Green Lantern and Superman.

Marvel Legends style Batman

9- When you are Customizing what are the essential tools one needs?
I mostly use X-actos, for glue I use finger nail glue quick drying transparent holds awesome and I paint with a tiny brush but for heroclix I mostly use a straight pin.

10- Who in the Customizing world or other has been an inspiration?
I was really inspired by another customizer Cals Customs his work is just awesome and Joe Amaro, looking at their stuff you would think they work for the toy companies.


11-When you want to see other Customizers is there a place where you go?
Just surfing the web mostly.

12- What has been the best Custom creation that you have seen?
I think it would have to be the Marvel Legends style of a Ninja Turtle that is just too sweet I love to have a set of four.

The Dark Knight

13- On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate yourself as a Customizer?
For heroclix an 8 Maybe a 9 on a good day. As for full on figures I’m not sure yet. I need some more work for sure.

14- What would you say makes your Custom Batman different from others?
Not much really I mean I’ve seen others like him but everyone puts there spin on there stuff like paints or parts.

15- Why do you think people started Customizing? And where do you think Customizing will lead to in the future?
I’m sure people have all sorts of reasons for it like money, fame, fun, hobby, just the need to have something that no one else has.  I have no idea where it will lead I know I try new stuff all the time and I see new crazy stuff everyday so it’s anyone’s guess.

16- Do you hope to create your own toy line like McFarlane?
I’m not really going that far but to be known like Joe Amaro would be cool.

17- Do you also Collect toys or artwork perhaps for inspiration?
Oh yeah I Collect all kinds of toys I have a huge Marvel Legends Collection and Masters of the Universe stuff and mostly any thing that catches my eye.

18- Any advice for anyone looking to get into customizing?
Just start out doing for your self it’s easier to learn if you’re just trying to please yourself. That worked well for me.




   
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