In the Fall of 2010, I interviewed a HeroClix modder that goes by "Toychop". Unfortunately, my main computer flat-lined around the same time. While the data itself was not lost, I was unable to publish Toychop's interview until now. It was worth the wait.

(click to see Toychop's Zombie Batman Mod)

The Le: So how long have you been modding HeroClix figures?

Toychop: I started with the “Infinity Challenge” set, and that was what, 2001, 2002…? So about eight years or five million band-aids ago.

When HeroClix debuted, my group played a handful of games on the standard paper maps and—having built 3-D D&D boards in the past—I tried my hand at creating a modern, urban setting. That homemade HeroClix map scratched an itch I didn’t know I had; superhero modding. There were only a handful of ‘Clix figures available at the time, so I thought adding a custom to the mix would pop the crowd. I’d seen people mod action figures, so why not one of these lil’ HeroClix buggers…? I’d never done it before and the result (a Super Skrull using bits of a Skrull Agent, Pyro and Constrictor) was…well, a first effort. He was messy, but he did the trick: when he entered the game (as a result of a ten-sided countdown die), my gaming group freaked. I’ve been modding HeroClix—and fingers—ever since.





You can find contact information for Toychop on the last page of this feature.