My plans to start on my own custom Polaris Marvel Legends figure have gone bust. At least in terms of what I originally wanted to do. There's a wealth of Polaris customs out there that are just spot on to her various looks. I began to notice that my talents were more on the lazy side so my plans for Polaris now include making my own interpretation of the figure on a Scarlet Witch ML figure. They are sisters and in the great tradition of total shared repainted parts like Toybiz was famous for back in the day, it just seems like the right thing to do with sharing those parts. The mistress of magnetism is going to take a bit longer to actually complete.
With Polaris a bit on the back-burner, I also decided to take on the task of painting another figure, one who has been a part of All My Toys before: Gwen Stacy! A couple months ago the local Walmart had the new Spider Gwen Marvel Legends figure and that extra Gwen Stacy head sculpt was just begging me to find a new body for it. I don't like having extra heads rolling around the Archival Room. This is not Death Becomes Her. This is real life. Heads belong on bodies! Unless it's a brutal toy death scene. That changes everything.
So after a decent hunt through my local comic store I was finally able to grab an extra Rachel Summer ML figure which has the perfect design elements for Gwen Stacy. Here's a picture of my progress.
Anyways, I wanted to share this because I really love being able to do this from time to time. I find it therapeutic and with work and life just being busy and messy all the time it is nice to zone out painting toys. While chewing bubblegum.
Hope you guys are all doing well! I hope these figures will turn out super fun. Talk to y'all later!
ReplyDeletei'm assuming some sort of Barbie jacket would be too big?
Maybe, it would depend. I could probably find a jacket from a smaller doll line that would work perfectly. I need to do more research.
DeleteBut also, now don't you have a Rachel Summers head laying around?
ReplyDeleteI do! I was planning on using it though to make a custom Dazzler figure when she had short pink hair. lol I think it might work. We shall see. Hope you have been doing well!
DeleteQuite the endeavor! As for the gloves, I say paint them purple so they at least match the rest of her outfit.
ReplyDeleteSo far I have painted the green strips black on the gloves if only because I am trying to figure out what look will work best. I think the golden glove part might actually end up purple. It would give it some character.
DeleteI thought about suggesting painting the gloves white like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, but they wear those gloves to distinguish their hands from their dark fur, something which was a bigger issue in the 1930s than it is now.
Deletedon't feel bad polaris is on the back burner for if nothing else at least you tried . though given marvel now has decided magentoe is not scarlet wtiches and quicksilvers father. polaris is no longer her half sister.
ReplyDeleteI don't like how Marvel has been rewriting history like that. It annoys me. I wish they'd just leave that all alone. I will get back to Polaris though!
DeleteI've found myself saying "I wish they'd just leave it alone!" just as often when watching the evening news as I do reading current comic continuity.
DeleteLooking forward to the final results. Are you going to get her the umbrella from that classic picture you are doing, the one with the boots and the purple skirt.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try to. I want a coat and an umbrella to help finish the look. It will happen. I can feel it!
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