A few months back, I was walking around DesignerCon and something impossible caught my eye. It was a Star Wars Black Series figure, but something was off. This looked different. It looked, dare I say, too good. The face looked so much better than usual. The outfit somehow more detailed and interesting. Then I stepped back and realized the entire booth was just that. Action figures that look standard from afar, but up close, are customized and upgraded to a level any fan or collector can appreciate.
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The figures were the work of 23-year-old San Diego resident Elliot Garnett, who has made a habit of improving off-the-shelf figures since the age of seven. “I initially used Sharpies and whatever I could find around the house to modify my action figures, but over time I gained knowledge and experience,” Garnett told io9 via email. “Now it’s reached a point where I am thankfully able to do this as a full-time job while I work toward the goal of moving to LA to work in the film industry.”
Working under the name Centerpoint Studios (see his amazing Instagram and Linktree at those links), Garnett makes figures and dioramas Star Wars fans only dream of. So io9 asked him to share some images and thoughts on each. Check them out.
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