09/14/2022
**Long post warning, 1st paragraph is just me bitching, 2nd is in regards to the Metallic Charizard pictured. Read it all, none of it or whatever you feel like doing. **
So it's been quite a while since I have posted anything, it's been pretty boring honestly. I seem to have this reoccurring issue lately of people contacting me about commissioning a custom pop. When it comes time to discuss cost they begin to backpedal to try to reduce the cost or they become almost offended because they expected the price to be just a bit more than the retail cost of an off the shelf pop. This response is always my favorite though, they insist on basically naming their own price and then give ya the old "I have someone who says they can do it way cheaper." I know the prices can be shocking to hear for custom work sometimes but remember there is material costs (Base figure(s) needed to transform into your custom, paint, primer, clear coat, brushes, air brushes, air brush supplies, cleaning supplies, clay, moldable plastic, etc etc) and most importantly time. Time put into creating something from essentially nothing, time away from the family, time I could be devoting to other tasks. You get what you pay for with just about anything in life, so please try to be understanding of the reasoning why this type of thing doesn't cost $10 more than the pops on the shelves at every store in the country. If you got through all of this and are still with me here, thank you for you time listening to me rant. Now to talk about something more fun
I did a Charizard like this not long ago and the response to it was very good and surprising actually. Since so many inquired about the previous one I figured hell maybe I should do a few more to list for sale. Here's the 1st one completed and going up for sale. This guy is fully metallic, all colors have metal flake added to it. The eyes and flame on the end of his tail are also Glow In The Dark. He is clear coated in high gloss to bring the metallic colors to life. Looks amazing in the light and the dark, if you're interested in this guy I will be listing him for sale on Mercari tonight and as I finish more they will go up on other sites as well. Go find me on Mercari @ Michael Tisa if you are interested in owning this shiny little bastard, as always thanks for looking!!