![[SHIELD Modern Mandroid] Here is my SHIELD armored trooper- taking the basic look of the Mandroids from the Avengers: EMH cartoon, I used a deep Dive Iron Man armor, added twin machine guns to the search light dimples on the gauntlets, a new unibeam, super gatling gun on his back, missiles on his shoulder and a new helmet from a Halo ODST micro figure thingier.
Then I went a bit nuts with the painting and weathering and added a bunch of decals and such...and a comms antenna.
I find the IM2 Deep Dive armor perfect for a realistic armored suit- as shown by the pic with newly-minted SHIELD agent Snake Eyes (having ditched his old loser team for better pay).
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/49000/48618-1.jpg) SHIELD Modern Mandroid Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonHere is my SHIELD armored trooper- taking the basic look of the Mandroids from the Avengers: EMH cartoon, I used a deep Dive Iron Man armor, added twi...4 comments | ![[Black Knight] Here is my Black Knight. He's a Secret Wars Captain America body with a Slayer head sculpt (these still turn up on ebay occasionally). The tunic is from a Scarlet Spider and the emblem is a custom waterslide decal I printed instead of trying to paint it. The cape is from Thor and the sword is from the three pack Captain Britian.
His cape clasps are Kotubokia greebles.
He's painted in acrylics with Testors' enamel for the gold bits.
This was my very first custom and I'm stil happy with it, though I might update it some now that I'm more advanced in my skills.
Excuse the poor photography- I'll update the pics soon, promise!](userimages/customs/48000/47597-1.jpg) Black Knight Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonHere is my Black Knight. He's a Secret Wars Captain America body with a Slayer head sculpt (these still turn up on ebay occasionally). The tunic is fr...5 comments |
![[Ultron Upgrade] Here's an easy way to buff up your Ultron-
I took an IM2 Hammer drone (the silver one)and swapped on Ultron's head and hands, then painted the chest reactor and his eyes and mouth a fluorescent orange with some yellow and added the spikes from a Velo binding machine.
I think the energy effect is from a SW figure- it was in my Bottomless Parts Pox.
Overall, a super easy custom and it looks prety cool.
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/48000/47596-1.jpg) Ultron Upgrade Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonHere's an easy way to buff up your Ultron-
I took an IM2 Hammer drone (the silver one)and swapped on Ultron's head and hands, then painted the chest r...4 comments | ![[AIM Upgrades] One of my passions is customizing AIM soldiers into more unique specialists. Here is a selection of AIM soldiers all geeked out for battle- 'cause you'd never get science geeks to conform to a standard uniform, right?
In detail is my scientist Supreme- with shoulder armor from a XMO Wolverine figure and various GI Joe weapons upgrades and a gold insignia on his helmet.
I also have my AIM Super Soldier- made from a Wrecker body, which matches the AIM uniform very closely and gives my group shot some height diversity.
In the group shot you'll see the BAF Modok, which is perfect MU scale...which makes me happy.
I'll swap out some better pics when I take them- the gang is up to 13 agents now and some use Crimson Guard bodies for more diversity
As always, Questions and comments are welcomed!
!](userimages/customs/47500/47225-1.jpg) AIM Upgrades Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonOne of my passions is customizing AIM soldiers into more unique specialists. Here is a selection of AIM soldiers all geeked out for battle- 'cause you...4 comments |
![[Hydra Drones] So here's something to make your MU bad guys happy- easy conversions of hammer drones and other robots into Hydra drones.
I just added some parts from my Bottomless Greeble Box added some paint and some custom waterslide decals and viola- instant hydra reinforcements!
Lots of fun to make too!
As always questions and comments are welcome!](userimages/customs/47500/47224-1.jpg) Hydra Drones Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonSo here's something to make your MU bad guys happy- easy conversions of hammer drones and other robots into Hydra drones.
I just added some parts from...2 comments | ![[Iron Man of 2020] Disapointed that the Iron Man of 2020 used the too-thin IM body from the first Marvel Universe wave, I decided to correct the villian of the future by transplanting his head and gear onto a Classic Iron Man body, then repainting the yellow tones into the dark gold of IM2020 with Folkart metallic gold and a hint of red and copper mixed in to darken it up some. I had to dip the gold harness part in very hot water to get it pliable enough to stretch over the bogger torso.
As a finishing touch, I added a greeble from a Kutobokia gundam detailing set as the new unibeam- making it look more cannon like and aggressive.
Useing the right body really makes this figure shine.
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/42500/42046-1.jpg) Iron Man of 2020 Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonDisapointed that the Iron Man of 2020 used the too-thin IM body from the first Marvel Universe wave, I decided to correct the villian of the future by...3 comments |
![[Quake] Daisy Johnson, Director of SHIELD- better known as Quake- is one of my favorite characters and I knew I had to make her for my collection.
The fig is a ROC armored Scarlett with a Renegades Scarlett head and Ultimates Hawkeye lower arms.
Her belt is made from parts of several belts with a styrene bucke and a custom waterslide SHIELD emblem on it (and on her shoulder armor).
Included is a pic with her mentor Nick Fury and Dum Dum...'cause her Secret Warriors hang together.
As always, questions and comments are welcome!](userimages/customs/42500/42045-1.jpg) Quake Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonDaisy Johnson, Director of SHIELD- better known as Quake- is one of my favorite characters and I knew I had to make her for my collection.
The fig is ...4 comments | ![[Firelord] I'm a big fan of Marvel's cosmic titles and of Firelord in particular so when Vortious' Custom Accessories made a head that looked the part, I had to make him.
He's a Cyclops body, custom head and hot glue for his belt. The flames at his shoulders are the lame effect from MU with the bottoms cut off and glued in place so they don’t impair the shoulder movement.
His staff is brass rod with big hot glue effects painted in orange and yellow acrylics and coated with Tamiya clear red and orange coats.
I've been experimenting with the glue effects and found that if you paint the inside of one silver and clear coat the outer layer, you get a nice glowing look- which is what I did with the Surfer there- he's the version that comes with Galactus and is great by himself but better with light blue florescent eyes.
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/42000/41918-1.jpg) Firelord Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonI'm a big fan of Marvel's cosmic titles and of Firelord in particular so when Vortious' Custom Accessories made a head that looked the part, I had to ...5 comments |
![[Heavy Weapons Sentinel] After Figure Realm member Big Hank gave me a bunch of parts, including a complete Sigma Six Duke, I knew right away that a killer sentinel could be made from Duke's inhuman face and proportions.
The build is the Duke figure with a ton of figure and model parts added to it and finished with Folk Art metallic paint.
Some parts included in the build include stuff from Gundam, Zoids, Iron Man (for the whip-tenticles),Armored Core (for the big cannon on his back) and tiny Doc Ock graspers from an old diecast toy added to the ends of the whips (my favorite detail of the build).
Numerous GI Joe panel decals are sprinkled about as well for a mass-produced look.
Looking at Nimrod (in the comics) it seems that Sentinel models get smaller as they get more lethal- making this is sorta the 'War Machine" of the Sentinel line- tons of bang for the buck.
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/42000/41917-1.jpg) Heavy Weapons Sentinel Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonAfter Figure Realm member Big Hank gave me a bunch of parts, including a complete Sigma Six Duke, I knew right away that a killer sentinel could be ma...8 comments | ![[Moon Knight] Not at all happy with the available Moon Knight figure, I took a Steve Rogers figure and added a casting of the Black Panter's head (ears sanded off) and the hood from a 25th Zartan to make this custom.
His arm bracers are from a ROC Storm Shadow and his leg bracers are the ones from the Rogers fig but with some sheet styrene added to make metal guards at the front.
His chest emblem is a custom waterslide decal I made on a laser printer.
The gun is from Rogers and the belt and cape from the Moon Knight carded fig- staff is from Gambit.
Paint is Krylon Fusion white and black acrylc for his mask- if making this custom yourself, use the FF Spidey as a base- same body but in white plastic to save painting!
I've included a comparison shot to show the huge improvment, though obviously the scale of Marvel Universe figs is creeping up some. It also shows how dingy the carded figure is- I had not noticed that before taking pics!
Overall a very easy custom to make Moon Knight shine.
As always,](userimages/customs/42000/41901-1.jpg) Moon Knight Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonNot at all happy with the available Moon Knight figure, I took a Steve Rogers figure and added a casting of the Black Panter's head (ears sanded off) ...6 comments |
![[Kree Officers] I always thought Marvel Universe should make Kree soldiers like they have the Skrulls and when the Cap line three pack came out I knew I had perfect base figs for doing just that.
The guy in metallic blue is Bel Dan, shown several times in the comics as a sorta super soldier in a race where everyone is a soldier. The guy in copper is his infantry equivalent, Kolrath.
Bel Dan is made from Red Guardian and the other from the carded Cap line Captain Britian with only their fins, weapons and belts needing to be constructed from parts and scraps.
The Kree chest insignias are custom waterslide decals I printed on a laser printer.
Both are painted in Folkart metallic acrylics.
As always, questions and comments are welcomed!](userimages/customs/42000/41884-1.jpg) Kree Officers Marvel Universeby Jason AbbadonI always thought Marvel Universe should make Kree soldiers like they have the Skrulls and when the Cap line three pack came out I knew I had perfect b...8 comments | |
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