From 2006 to 2008, I started creating my own collection of Masters Of The Universe custom figures, mostly in the 200x line, but I did start work on some vintage figures as well. Most of the figures aren't quite complete but I figured I'd share them anyway.
MOTU 200x Batros
Although he never appeared in the 200x show, and only once in the original series, he was one of my favorite characters. This was one of my first custom figures ever and is basically a Skeletor repaint with a sculpted head and chest plate. I went back and did some touch up work on him but never fully finished.
MOTU 200x Count Marzo
I'm still mad the 200x line ended, the cartoon, the action figures, hands down this was my favorite of all time. And although he appeared in multiple episodes of the 200x and original series, we didn't get a Marzo figure. As one of my earliest customs, I planned on going back and resculpting his chest plate with more detail as well as adding onto his loin cloth.
MOTU 200x Faker
I had to have Faker, I just couldn't afford Faker as he was a con exclusive. I added some paint detailing that wasn't on the actual figure and for a simple repaint, he came out quite well. Of course this was my first custom because that's how we all get into it, you start with a repaint. Now I have the real thing so this figure isn't exactly necessary and I'd probably reuse him if I ever get back into customizing.
MOTU 200x Goat Man
He didn't have a figure in the original series, or the 200x line. He didn't appear on screen at any point in time. He wasn't even in the comics. He appeared one time in a children's book as one of Beast Man's henchmen, and he looked like a total badass. I sculpted his head and chestplate but should have also sculpted the the design on it and shown some of his stomach like in his lone appearance.
MOTU 200x Icer
He appeared once in the original series as a one-off villain, but man was he awesome. He never got a chance to show up in the 200x cartoon or figures but if he did, there's no doubt it would have been epic. It felt like they made Ice Armor He-Man just to have a sculpt for Icer, turns out it was for Fisto. I sculpted the fur hood but never got around to finishing this piece.
MOTU 200x King Randor (incomplete)
Now if Ice Armor He-Man was made to have a Fisto mold, Battle Sound He-Man was made to give us the King Randor we sadly never got. I sculpted the armor on his leg as well as his beard but never got around to finishing the king. This one figure goes to show how much we missed out on by the early demise of this phenomenal series.
MOTU 200x Moss Man
Like Faker, I needed a Moss Man, but couldn't afford his con exclusive. So I did the simple repaint just like the official exclusive figure, well, minus the flocking. But now that I own the real thing, I've been wanting to go back and make him cartoon accurate with a friendly face and vines wrapping around him. If only I could give him a talking figure feature, I loved his McConaughey accent.
MOTU 200x Ninjor (incomplete)
Unfortunately I didn't get very far on this one. Ninjor never made it into the 200x line or cartoon but you just knew he was coming, and I couldn't wait. But sadly, he never did. So I had to make my own. I sculpted the hair and would have made a hood and vest but as one of my last ever customs, I never got that far. Ninjor was one of the coolest figures ever and we deserve a 200x version.
MOTU 200x Saurod
Hands down, one of the coolest Masters characters. He unfortunately didn't get a 200x figure or so much as an appearance but we can dream. Until they, fingers crossed, continue the line like they're doing with the vintage series, I'll have to live with this one. I sculpted his left leg, wristband, helmet and tail.
MOTU 200x Spikor
I'm still mad they never got around to putting Spikor in the 200x line, or even the stactions that came afterwards. He would have been amazing. This one came out, well, kind of plain but I sculpted his body armor and head spikes. I decided to leave his arm rather than turn it into his trident weapon but planned on making one for him to hold.
MOTU 200x Stinkor
The original Stinkor used Mekaneck's armor so I used Mekaneck's body for this one, and a vintage Stinkor head. I should have sanded down the mechanical arms and legs to make him look more like he did in the 200x cartoon and sculpted an original head. How did we not get a 200x figure? If I get back to customizing, I'll make him look more like his cartoon accurate staction figure.
MOTU 200x Strongarm
He appeared only one time, but I think it's safe to say we all wanted to see more of him. We finally got him in the Classics line but I needed him in the vintage and 200x lines as well. Although never completed, I sculpted his head and part of his chest plate, attached Man-At-Arms' fur loincloth and added a large Mega Punch He-Man fist to his robotic arm.
MOTU 200x Scareglow (incomplete)
One of my favorites since the first time I saw him back in 1987, I knew when the 200x line ended and we didn't have a Scareglow that I'd have to make one. I didn't get very far into the project other than a sculpted head and some paint. I would have trimmed down his waist armor and painted his glow in the dark bones but I want a damn staction or official 200x figure. At least we got a phenomenal Classics and even a Mega Construx on the way.
MOTU Vintage Cringer
Sure, you can take off Battle Cat's armor and pretend he's Cringer, but it's just not the same. As a kid, I never understood why we didn't get a Cringer, with his friendly feline face and pre-Battle Cat body. I never fully completed this custom but he's close enough to get a good idea of what he would have looked like.
MOTU Vintage Goat Man
We never got a Goat Man in the original line because he only appeared once and that was in a Golden Book. We finally got him in the Classics line but long before that figure ever existed, I made him in the 200x and vintage style, though I never quite finished him. I sculpted his body armor and head but I'm hoping we get him in the retro vintage line sooner or later.
MOTU Vintage Hordak
Long before we got the retro styled cartoon accurate Hordak, I decided to make my own. I never understood why his toy was gray but he was blue in the cartoon and always wanted to fix that. Just a simple repaint I never completed but he was coming out pretty good. I never got around to painting his armor and now that we have the official retro version, my incomplete custom doesn't need to be completed.
MOTU Vintage Icer
He appeared only one time in the vintage cartoon but he made a lasting impression, at least on me. As my very first time sculpting a head, it came out a little less detailed than I would have liked but the clay I was using at the time was pretty hard to work with. It did give him a slightly squishy head like many of the vintage MOTU figures had.
MOTU Vintage Lodar
He appeared in one mini-comic fairly early in the series so we never got a figure or even a cartoon appearance. You could tell by looking at him on the cover of the Slave City mini-comic that he was one bad one. I sculpted his head, chestplate and shoulderpads but never finished the Mortal Kombat looking character.
MOTU Vintage Strongarm (incomplete)
Intended to be a recurring character in the 80s cartoon, he was replaced by Jitsu, who we did get a figure for. But Strongarm was forgotten. I sculpted a head for the figure but it came out pretty bad and broke before I could fix it so he remains headless until I get back to customizing. He would have made for a great figure, it's a shame we couldn't get both him and Jitsu.
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