![[Black Widow (the Avengers)] I'd been waiting awhile to do this one, I just needed the right pieces. I started out placing a Marvel Legends Hope Summers head on a Mystique body and then I got to work. Flat black on the body suit, plus some flesh tones on the chest (doesn't quite match, I know). I cut up the utility belt and replaced much of it with a rubber band. I also cut off the holster and reattached it with another rubber band. Then I made a matching holster out of some plastic and painted the whole harness system glossy black. I like the contrast when I mix glossy and flat colors. I then added the stinger bracelets from a Marvel Select Black Widow, which I had originally purchased for this custom before realizing it was way out of scale with my other Avengers figures. I added some SHIELD emblems, which I created in Illustrator, to the shoulders (those pics didn't turn out so you'll have to take my word for it), although I had to move them down to clear the joint. I added the uniform details, then I took some](userimages/customs/44500/44028-1.jpg) Black Widow (the Avengers) Marvel Legendsby Switch625I'd been waiting awhile to do this one, I just needed the right pieces. I started out placing a Marvel Legends Hope Summers head on a Mystique body an...8 comments | ![[DC Universe Classics Mr. Freeze] Like most people, I was disappointed in the Mr. Freeze from the Batman Legacy line. Not only is this particular sculpt too Schwarzeneggerian, the ice cream color scheme was just bad. So I took that Mr. Freeze, got a junker DCSH Mr. Freeze and swapped the head, helmet and gun/backpack then repainted the whole thing using the character's design from Batman: The Animated Series as inspriation. I painted the suit a flat black and the armor bits metallic colors. I used a light blue for the parts I considered "power ports." I figured this suit of armor would need a lot of power to move, so I imagined parts of the suit lit up and I think the light blue really does the trick. I carried the paint scheme over to the gun and backpack and then painted all the ice parts black and then went over them again with a metallic pearl white. This really gave me the frosty effect I wanted. This is one of my favorite customs I've done so far!](userimages/customs/42000/41599-1.jpg) DC Universe Classics Mr. Freeze DC Universeby Switch625Like most people, I was disappointed in the Mr. Freeze from the Batman Legacy line. Not only is this particular sculpt too Schwarzeneggerian, the ice ...5 comments |