As you see from the title of the custom, I've dubbed this a
"G3" stikfas, for two reasons. First, because I added the
jointed feet from my previous Kain custom. And second, because I managed to
add a joint to the head
(o-cap) as well! That's right, Venom can open and close that tooth-filled mouth
of his as needed! Images of that process are below.
This
figure is also new in the fact that it's a "G3" Omega body! I hacked
up the lower limbs and upper arms of a regular Omega Knight figure to turn
it into a super-articulated monster that's bulkier than the Spidey Doppel
(as befits Venom). Like the first custom, I only double-jointed the top and
bottom arms, while leaving the center arms single-jointed. It saves me a bit
of work and still gives a great overall look to the figure.
So, final count:
Spiderman Doppelganger - 32 points of articulation
Venom Doppelganger - 35 points of articulation
Things to note:
- The eyes are cut from a "sparkly" sticker sheet to make them look
multifaceted, like the comic version Spidey Doppel. They still retain the
"jagged" look of Venom though.
- The feet (as usual) contain magnets, one in each of the two front
toes, to keep him stable and give him extra "sticking" power. Even
with the jointed toes, they still fit in nicely
- The tongue is a reflective twist-tie from a "holiday bag"
thing I found at WalMart. So, it can be posed in different ways too.
- The white spider design was modified to stretch into the
arms, and the back spider was modified to look like a cracked skull with
spider legs.
Oddly enough, the most difficult thing I had to do with this
custom was the feet... the omega legs and arms weren't as hard to put together
as making another pair of jointed toes turned out. It wasn't terribly difficult,
but ended up taking two pairs of feet to get right. Overall, I'm extremely happy
with this one. The white spider designs turned out great, the head and eyes
worked perfectly and the final figure looks nicely dominating on my shelf with
the other customs.
