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Art 200 – Custom M.U.S.C.L.E. Figures
Art 100 highlights manufacturers who mimicked or directly copied M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. These manufacturers were concerned with rushing an inferior product to market, with zero or minimal originality, to capitalize on a popular trend. These M.U.S.C.L.E. figure customizers are not trying to doing this.
The custom figures allow the creators to do two main things: (1) showcase their ingenuity and creativity; and (2) provide collectors with pieces of art inspired by their favorite toy line. These pieces are often created in limited quantities, and most exhibit completely unique characteristics.
Creativity and originality are rarely found in a long discontinued toy line. Thanks to these creative people new and interesting M.U.S.C.L.E. figures can still be discovered. These artists and their figures are a true treasure to the M.U.S.C.L.E. community.
Custom M.U.S.C.L.E. Figures
M.U.S.C.L.E. Artist Spotlights
- Auction Watch #33 « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 – Update « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Sociology 300 – Bill Raeth « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Counterfeit Figure Typology « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- M.U.S.C.L.E. Figure Giveaway III – Marty Hansen (TheGodBeast) « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Auction Watch #50 « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- M.U.S.C.L.E. Figure Giveaway IV – Luke Harris (l.designs) « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Auction Watch #53 « University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Wolf Voigt Custom Figure Review | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 – Drawings, Paintings, Etc. – 1997 | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 – Drawings, Paintings, Etc. – 1999 | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 – Drawings, Paintings, Etc. – 2002 | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 – Drawings, Paintings, Etc. – 2005 | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- Art 200 - The Earliest M.U.S.C.L.E. Figure Fan Art | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
- UofM Housekeeping | University of M.U.S.C.L.E.
#1 by Adam Pratt on March 18, 2012 - 11:59 pm
My artists profile is empty! =)
#2 by Chad Perry on March 19, 2012 - 9:31 am
That’s because I haven’t written it yet. Plus I still need to snap a few pictures.
It was easier for me to have a blank placeholder. I guess I should have used the friendly UofM construction bear to illustrate it was a work in progress.
#3 by Adam Pratt on March 21, 2012 - 11:06 am
RUN ITS A BEAR!