I needed a Rocket Racoon to go with my Marvel Select Collection and also sit on top of my custom Groot.

Took to eBay and bought myself a bootleg Rocket Racoon from China, a Marvel Universe Winter Soldier and a 3.75" Lion-O from the Thundercats 2011 toy series.

The bootleg was used for the head and tail, winter soldiers upper torso and arms and with a little shortening of the shins Lion-O sacrificed his legs in pursuit of awesome.

I had toyed with the idea of customising over the iconic Winter Soldier bionic arm but I actually quite like the look so I'm sure I'll think of a story behind it when it sits amongst the rest of my little universe.

I toyed with a few ideas of how to make the proportions more Racoon like but because my main concern is always articulation this is the result of compromise.