MVL Part Swaps

I’d recommend drilling a pin into the leg above the boot and into the boot to reinforce the bond. Bending at the knee will put stress on the join, and the boot can snap off. It’s happened to lots of my older customs.
When I have performed similar surgery, I've taken a small screw, snipped off the head, and then after drilling pilot holes, screwed-and-glued it in to the upper appendage and then screwed the boot or whatever in to position. That way, you still get a little swivel articulation to help with posing.
 
When I have performed similar surgery, I've taken a small screw, snipped off the head, and then after drilling pilot holes, screwed-and-glued it in to the upper appendage and then screwed the boot or whatever in to position. That way, you still get a little swivel articulation to help with posing.
I used to do it more wastefully - I would cut the limb with excess, then dremel that down to a peg. I'd then drill a hole into the other part of the limb, so the male peg can insert into the female socket. It would waste the unused limb, but it was sturdy without using foreign parts.
 
How's this for a random ask: any recommendations for a body that the What If...? depowered Steve Rogers head would look good on? It's too fun a sculpt to let go to waste, but he's a lil pinhead on top of the Hydra-Stomper and I kinda want to set him up with Captain Carter. The head sits too low on the standard old civilian suit buck. Hilariously, it sits perfectly on an old GOTG1 Star Lord body I had kicking around from when I first tried to find ANY body a Tony Stark head would work on before they released him in a suit, but it looks like lil Steve has been hitting the creatine.
 
How's this for a random ask: any recommendations for a body that the What If...? depowered Steve Rogers head would look good on? It's too fun a sculpt to let go to waste, but he's a lil pinhead on top of the Hydra-Stomper and I kinda want to set him up with Captain Carter. The head sits too low on the standard old civilian suit buck. Hilariously, it sits perfectly on an old GOTG1 Star Lord body I had kicking around from when I first tried to find ANY body a Tony Stark head would work on before they released him in a suit, but it looks like lil Steve has been hitting the creatine.

Darwin?
 
Has anyone tried MCU Riri's head on the Ultimate Iron Man armor? I'm curious if that could be a stand in for her armor, but I'm reluctant to open the Iron Man to check.
 
So, this is less a part swap question and more a custom head question, but does anyone know of anyone who offers a more classic painted head for Mister Hyde? I’ve seen a nice head available on eBay, but it’s not painted, and I’d rather have someone more skilled than I do that.
 
Got a little more involved than part swapping: Madame Masque

Arms are Shriek with some paint. Legs are Shriek with Shield Agent Boots spliced on so she now has boot swivel as well. I did some sanding on the inner thigh to really extend her articulation there. She can cross her legs completely now. Lower Torso is Sharon Carter and the Upper Torso is a paint stripped and repainted Madame Masque torso from the two pack. The hair on the two Madame Masque heads Hasbro provided are compatible across the two sculpts, so I have windswept and neutral hair options for her as well.

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I ordered a headless Sharon Carter off eBay for cheap-ish for a similar swap... I'm still trying to avoid paint. That looks great @Resilient , but you put in more work than what I wanna do!
 
I ordered a headless Sharon Carter off eBay for cheap-ish for a similar swap... I'm still trying to avoid paint. That looks great @Resilient , but you put in more work than what I wanna do!
Thanks Norm! A stock Sharon Carter will work great still! It being a definitive look for an iron man villain, i couldn’t get over the half zip though. Once i saw Masques upper body was molded in white in the promo images, a solution presented itself. I’m really hopefully Hasbro will make a full zipped sculpt with butterflies soon though.
 
So, this is less a part swap question and more a custom head question, but does anyone know of anyone who offers a more classic painted head for Mister Hyde? I’ve seen a nice head available on eBay, but it’s not painted, and I’d rather have someone more skilled than I do that.

I bought this one from Ibentmymanthing years ago and it came painted. They were an old Fwoosh member too.
Ibmmt on eBay- you could ask as I did t see any on site for sale though.
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Anyone try XFactor Jean hair on Shanna? I'm not sure I wanna buy the figure for it if its not gonna work.

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Anyone think of a left arm that is matched in heft and skin color to Random, such that his left gun arm can be swapped to a left normal arm? Looked at comic Gorr and various DCUC/McF Lobos but none will work.

Yes I know this is a weird amount of effort to go through for a character like Random.
 
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