Toymaker Extraordinaire

This one is a shout-out to all the big kids out there, the ones who still get a grin on their faces when they see a cool looking toy.

There's a man by the name of Sillof who, just for the pure fun of it, decided one day to lop off the head of his X-Wing Pilot Luke Skywalker, and replace it with the blond-headed Tattoine-robed version - just to see what it looked like.

From those humble beginning, it's safe to say that the man's talent didn't just bloom. It exploded. He's become the Modder's modder, someone who takes existing action figures and...well, in the words of Emeril, adds a little BAM to them.

His specialty seems to be taking "modern" designs and turning them into historical-period or Steampunk versions. His WWI versions of Star Wars figures are amazing to look at, the level of detail is incredible. I found myself chuckling at his Snowtroopers, if only because he included a handy snow shovel on their equipment belt. He's done a Victorian version of the Justice League that's reminiscent of DCs own Gotham by Gaslight alterverse - I especially like his take on Green Lantern and Aquaman (the water-filled scuba bubble is GENIUS!)

You'll also never forgive yourself if you don't look over his steampunk versions of Star Wars.


You can see his whole line here at: http://www.sillof.com/index.htm