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04-05-2010, 03:13 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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So I kind of hated the MU Secret Wars Magneto because it used the stumpy Daredevil body. I wanted to simply pop the head and cape on a MU Sunfire, but there is a serious lack of Hammer File figures in my area, so I picked up an extra Guardian to use as the base and after stripping away the paint, realized that he's actually red plastic under all that paint! I merged that body with Magneto parts and here is a taller, leaner, and more menacing Master of Magnetism, far more befitting than his Secret Wars counterpart.
Recipe: torso - MU Guardian arms, legs, head, cape - MU Magneto I actually contemplated using Guardian's arms and legs, but he's actually taller with the original legs and I liked that he could keep his arms closer to his sides with the Magneto arms. Hope you like him! |
04-05-2010, 03:15 PM | #2 |
Iron Grenadier
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A couple more:
And a comparison shot with Guardian (the new base) and Daredevil (the old base): |
04-05-2010, 03:15 PM | #3 |
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Did you repaint the Guardian torso after stripping it? Or is that the base plastic that's pictured?
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04-05-2010, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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That looks so much better. I'm not sure why Hasbro has a love affair with the Daredevil body, but what you've done is a big improvement. Great job!
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04-05-2010, 03:32 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Jaybird!
And manicmotive, I did have to repaint after stripping the paint. The plastic is a very dark red, so I darkened the Magneto parts with a games workshop gore red to match the darker color, then brightened it all up with a primary red to get an overall blended look. |
04-05-2010, 03:35 PM | #6 |
Weed Commando
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Awesome! I was thinking the same thing about that damn Daredevil body. Yours look awesome, but I still think he should be a bit bigger imho, like maybe using Piledrivers body.
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04-05-2010, 03:42 PM | #7 |
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Much better job!
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04-05-2010, 03:46 PM | #8 |
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Thanks Jaybird!
And manicmotive, I did have to repaint after stripping the paint. The plastic is a very dark red, so I darkened the Magneto parts with a games workshop gore red to match the darker color, then brightened it all up with a primary red to get an overall blended look. |
04-05-2010, 09:29 PM | #9 |
Iron Grenadier
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Thanks everyone. My Doom actually isn't so bad. My only issue is the limited hip movement due to the size of the thighs and the small hip well in the torso. If I get another I'll tackle that problem and give him a grittier paint job.
And RedEyes I considered the Piledriver body but I thought it kinda dwarfed the Magneto head. It may have just been that the head sat too low, but it looked wrong in any case. I wanted him big, but I don't think I need him huge or biggr than Sabertooth. |
04-05-2010, 10:49 PM | #10 |
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the piledriver idea is what I was gunna do......make him look like the jim lee era one. yours is still waaaaay better than the OG. |
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