ALT-1 Gift Ideas for the Action Figure Customizer
Action figure customizers have the skill and patience to enhance the beauty of figurines. When a master action figure customizer is at work, he needs to be left to his art.
You may think purchasing a gift for the action figure customizer is a difficult task. But it's not. Here are some gift ideas the customizer will truly appreciate:
1. Workstation Tools: A customizer never has enough stuff or too much of anything. Take a walk around the workstation and see what is needed. Small tool kits, extra parts, clamps, magnifying glasses, paint sets, or paint brushes.
There are so many needed tools and gadgets needed to customize action figures. The customizer will appreciate an added apparatus or two.
2. Chair: A swiveling, comfortable, and functional chair is a great gift idea. Many times the artist will work with a hunched back, on a rock hard seat and complain of pain after many arduous hours of work. Purchasing the perfect chair will be greatly appreciated.
The workbench type chairs with a loop foot rest, steel springs for manual adjustments to move up and down, and wheels to roll back and forth work the best.
3. Customization Supplies: When customizing action figures, many supplies are needed. Purchasing paints, brushes, clothing, accessories, weapons, hair pieces, jewelry, and any other type of custom products imaginable are very beneficial gifts.
Any and all custom accessories are always cherished.
4. Articulation Supplies: Many action figure customizers enjoy adding articulation to their figures. Adding joints to limbs requires added supplies. Purchasing an X-acto knife, tiny drill for working on action figures, blow dryer, glue, adhesives, small screw driver, miniature hammer, and pegs and joints will help in getting started.
Adding articulation is a difficult task; however, customizers usually enjoy and thrive on the added challenge.
5. Gift Card: When all else fails and you're still not sure what to buy, get a gift card. Supplying a gift card allows the customizer to purchase whatever is needed to complete an action figure in progress or to begin working on the next action figure.
Gift cards can be purchased in various amounts to suit anyone's budget and they will be greatly appreciated.
Many online stores and hobby stores have most of the supplies that action figure customizers use. So, try purchasing a present at your local hobby store or on an online action figure supply store for those great gift ideas.
