Michael Amore has been hard at work making customs fans crave for and this week he has a gaggle of Custom Marvel Legends figures so feast your eyes on some of the figures he has in store for you:

Rogue Kitty Pryde and Psylocke Custom Marvel Legends Figures by Amore

Cyclops Custom Marvel Legends Figure by Amore

Ultimate Captain America Marvel Legends Custom by Amore

I have always been impressed with Michael Amore’s work and I think this week he is putting his best foot forward and going above and beyond with his figures.  Some of the aspects that I like about his customs is his attention to detail and his excellent sculpting and painting techniques.  Do view all of the customs he has for sale this week, head over to eBay and check out why Michael Amore is AFC’s Custom Marvel Legends Spotlight customizer.

Michael Amore has displayed his talents once again with his Custom Marvel Legends Thor figure.  As he said, this figure is “Made from the parts of several Marvel Legend figures…and has been seamlessly crafted and sculpted into one powerful looking custom figure!”  That is one aspect that I really like about Michael Amore’s customs…he has the ability to take pieces of several figures and make them into one fantastic looking figure.  Another aspect that is great about this custom is the comic shading and texturing that was done to the figure.  It actually looks like this figure was plucked from the comic in the way that it was made, making this figure very true to the art that it was made to replicate.  To check out more photos of Michael Amore’s Custom Marvel Legends Thor figure, head over to eBay!

Many of the Ironman customs I see are based off of the 2008 Ironman Movie but Michael Amore chose to go the classic route with his Custom Marvel Legends Ironman done in the 1990’s body armor style. Michael is an excellent sculptor, and it shows with this Ironman. The eyes and mouth really set the tone for the figure and are just the right size and shape but if there were any variations to the facial features, that would give Ironman a very different look. The armor is nicely proportioned The figure has a nice gloss to it, as if it was real armor. The paint aps mirror the look of the comic and the yellows and reds are spot on, which also blend nicely with the articulation points in the figure. The leg articulation flows nicely from upper thigh to lower leg and the biceps into the shoulders meld nicely. This Ironman is an all around great figure and would make a very nice addition to anyone’s Ironman collection, especially for you completest’s out there you need every version ever made!

If you want to bid on this classic version of Ironman, head over to eBay and bid on Michael Amore’s Custom Marvel Legends Ironman figure.

Michael Amore has two awesome customs rolled into one auction this week with his Custom Marvel Legends Black Knight and Namor, the Sub Mariner, figures. I first wrote about Michael’s Namor figure back in May and what struck me about that custom was how accurate the flesh tones were. He is continuing to add depth to his current Black Knight figure by doing what he does best, focusing on the tones and delivering an awesome custom! For example, Michael has created a very realistic looking chain mail on this figure, which is a type of armour or that consists of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. Mail armour provided a highly effective defense against the weapons of the Medieval Period. The sculpting is always semetrical and the colors compliment each other nicely.

You can get both of these figure in one auction by heading over to Michael Amore’s Custom Black Knight and Namor auction!

Not satisfied with either ML version of Namor, Michael Amore has risen to the occasion and created a work of art with his Custom Marvel Legends Namor figure. One of the aspects about this custom that makes this unique is the custom flesh tone and the sculpting on this figure. The speedo is even hand sculpted and Michael rounds it out with a trademark N. Another great aspect of this custom is that Michael is able to capture the human element in action figure form. The way the muscles flow, especially from the neck down, makes this custom truly realistic, an aspect that is extremely difficult to capture in a figure but there are a few who can pull it off and Michael is one of them. The second photo below really shows off the superior level of detail. Let’s read more about how Michael made this figure in his own words:

“I really wanted the flesh tone to be realistic and not to rub at all when you move him…so I made my own custom flesh color and attacked his joints by: cutting, scrapping, grinding, sanding and smoothing…he is fully possable, plus he has two sets of hands…one of which holds ah custom trident I fashioned…the other has jointed fingers…and I lined his Speedo w/green felt on the inside so his legs would not rub…thus he retains ALL of his perfect paint apps!!!….His feet and head from the neck up are from the later version or Namor from the last FF line…I used putty and apoxy-scultp to make them seamless w/the rest of the figure…I also sculpted his Speedo to be comic book correct…and dry-brushed his Speedo and ankle wings to give them an awesome look!…you got yer gold gauntlets…yellow belt…gold N for ah buckle…pointy ears…who could ask for anything more huh!!!…all hand painted…mostly custom colors…gloss, semi-gloss and flat pants used!!!…this figure took forever to make…”

Head over to eBay and bid on this one of a kind Custom Marvel Legends Namor figure by Michael Amore now!  Please Note: Items are removed from eBay databases every 90 days so if the item is gone, check out more Custom Marvel Legends figures.

I had the opportunity to interview Michael Amore back in December and I was impressed by his attention to detail and quality of craftsmanship. This week, he has a Custom Marvel Legends Nightwing up for sale and I continue to be marvel (ha ha) at his customs. What I like about this custom are the paint aps as they look really smooth and have a gloss finish. The colors really compliment each other and the lines are of particular note as there are many straight lines on this custom that flow really nicely together. The figure looks like it is peering through you, an aspect very hard to pull off in a custom. All in all, Michael Amore has created another hit which I am sure will please fans.
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The talent of Michael Amore is highlighted in our fifth interview in the series. Michael’s excellent sculpting ability and passion struck me at first when I first reviewed his figure so I thought it would be great for everyone to get to know this talented customizer. You can view Michael’s work at his website as he as some awesome pieces there.

Michael Amore:
I was born in 1973 and grew up in a small New England town. As a child I loved comic books and action figures. I was into Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Transformers, MEGOs and any hero based action figures I could get my hands on. In 1984 I bought my 1st Spider-Man comic book and that was it for me. I began going to my local variety store every week looking for the the latest issues. Though I did not know it at the time, I was reading reprints of the original 1960’s classic tales. I loved the characters and the art and that is when I began really drawing/writing my own stories, and customizing my own figures. At first I would add armor to my Lego figures, holsters to my G.I. Joes, rip apart my Secret War’s figures and make new characters…that kind of stuff. When I got older I got into all kinds of art and my influences included musicians and writers and all types of artists. After High School I attended art school for a few semesters but ran out of funds to finish so…after that I spent the next decade or so writing and publishing books of poetry, along with drinking, getting in trouble and breaking my own heart!