(Matt the Henchman and Angus the Minotaur are sitting at a bar. Angus is holding a phone, while matt has a drink in front of him. Angus' phone buzzes with a "boop boop" sound.)
Angus: "ACH! I'm sorry, mate! Duty calls! I'm workin' a gig with The Lethal Librarian!"
Panel 2
Matt (narration panel): "You got picked by the Dewey Decimator?! I'm jealous! I love her tagline!"
Lethal Librarian (a stylish woman with green glasses, a green blazer, and a stern expression, stands pointing.): "You're OVERDUE!"
Panel 3
Angus: "Between you and me, I actually picked her!" Matt (excitedly): "Geez Louise! How many henches get to pick their own assignments?!"
Panel 4
(Angus smirks while Matt looks on, intrigued.)
Angus: "Only two henches have top-level clearance to access the Master Job Board at Evil Inc... Angus: "Me, and Spider Mackenzie."
Off-panel voice: "Spider Mackenzie?! He died in that Land Piranha Incident!"
Panel 5
(Matt leans in, skeptical.)
Angus: "Are you sure?!"
Panel 6
(A skeleton, covered in small green piranha-like creatures, sits eerily still.)
This is our custom LEGO minifig kit. It includes a clear gloss primer (to help the paint adhere to the plastic figures), acrylic paint, a paint well, small brushes, and several minifig parts I found on eBay. I also included a soldering stand to help with the detail work.
So, my younger son turns eight this week. He’s been after me for a while to help him make custom LEGO minifigures for the characters that are unavailable from LEGO (or hard to find). This is what I came up with.
I found out that I could buy a bunch of random LEGO minifig parts on eBay for a really good price. So bought a bunch of heads, torsos, hands, arms and legs. Then, I picked up some acrylic paint, a paint well and some small brushes. I’m using a clear paint primer to try to get the acrylic to stick to the plastic (and then protect it when it’s dry). I organized them in a crafter’s box with adjustable compartments.
Finally, since I have no illusions as to who’s going to be working alongside him during this, I picked up a soldering stand. It’s a weighted stand with a magnifying glass, a small LED light, and two adjutable alligator clips. I figure this will make it easier to hold the small parts steady while we paint those teeny tiny details.
I don’t think we’re going to give Evil Inc arch-henchman David Oakes a run for his money anytime soon, but I’m really looking forward to the time I get to spend with my kid letting out imaginations run wild. I’ll be sure to post some of the results here as soon as we get our first attempts done.
