“Not only was this a cool, fun, awesome movie from a kid’s perspective, but it also had a lot of details that weren’t in other movies. “It made a huge impression on me,” he recalled. A tour of his Instagram page features plenty of custom superheroes, but Star Wars will always have a special place in his heart: Fitzmaurice still remembers seeing the first movie, A New Hope, in theaters when he was five years old. While Fitzmaurice still does some commission work for a few repeat customers, he mostly customizes for fun. “I made all my biggest mistakes,” he said, “including physical injuries, because X-Acto knives are super sharp.” The regular work helped the airman figure out the tips and tricks of the trade, such as how long to let things sit, which medium to use, and even how the weather outside effects things like drying times.