About a year ago I was talking to a roadie who works closely to the famous shock rock musician from Denmark, King Diamond.
King was apparently expressing one night that he would like to see an action figure pay tribute to his years like the McFarlane ones you see of Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper..etc.
I know that probably wouldn't happen for quite awhile but I thought about designing a custom mego figure in his likeness. Kyle (the roadie) said the King was familiar with the mego dolls.
Not sure if this guy was blowing smoke up my *** or not. So I got together with my boy from November's Doom (also a member on here) and I think we found a better route to King Diamond. I want to make sure this figure makes it into King's hands and doesn't wind up stapled to the top of a reading bulletin board on top of a urinal in a bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
So, I started back on this project to make a custom mego of one of my heroes and early metal influences that influenced me to take the lead vocal position in bands in the early 90s. I know a lot of people thing King Diamond is a weirdo that is a Satan worshipper and eats human flesh...blah...blah....blah
In all truth, I am more of an atheist and I could care less what people worship or believe in, everyone has theories.
So I am thinking that this figure is going to definatley need a custom back card with a blister. Megoscott gave me a few good ideas to some "pros" on here that do stuff like that but I would rather the person that makes the card be into or at least have knowledge of the figure I am paying a tribute to.
(PMs on thoughts would be greatly appreciated.)
I have had this figure on the back burner for quite some time. I have been changing the head sculpt around from time to time when I have rethought about how it should work.
So now I am officially going to start the custom King Diamond mego once again. I won't stop until I feel it belongs sealed away forever on a card.
Positive thoughts and ideas would be great appreciated.
Thank you.
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