I always felt the Metlar toy did not live up to his representation on the box art or the TV show...and certainly not even the basic concept behind his character. I always had a vision of a giant elemental demon composed of rock and heavy minerals from the molten depths of the earth that was as hot and dense as the mantle. So, I set out to combine two projects I had been wanting to try: 1) see if I could make Metlar cool, and 2) experiment with a LOTR Balrog or the Fallen type paint job resembling magma glowing from cracks in the cooler exterior. I tried to make the center of his belly and back appear the hottest and cooler towards his arms and legs. An added challenge was to maintain the glowing look but also honor Metlar's color scheme with the addition of a metallic copper and iron looking finish. The only modifications made were 1) the addition of crushed decorative glass on to his torso, arms, legs, and face to give him a more rocky and sinister appearance, 2) resin was added to his mouth to look like magma drool, and 3) shorten of his stupid long troll nose to look closer to the cartoon appearance.