Buzzy Fret’s Custom Radar – Marvel Legends Style Black Widow by StrangePlanet

Welcome to a new and (hopefully) regular article here on AFP; Buzzy Fret’s Custom Radar. Ron has been kind enough to let me showcase my custom figures here on AFP and now I’m going to shine a spotlight on customs that come up on my radar when I’m checking out the custom galleries on the boards.

First up on the custom radar: Marvel Legends Style Black Widow by Strange Planet as shown on The Fwoosh.

The basic story here is Strange Planet is a big Black Widow fan and was a little underwhelmed by the recent Hasbro Marvel Legends version. Even more so when he discovered her ankle joint was busted in the package! So with a plan and a ton of possible fodder, which included an extremely rare Revoltech figure, he set out to make his ultimate (and 4th) custom Black Widow.

RECIPE:

Upper Torso, arms, feet: 2-Pack ML Black Widow
Lower torso (modified), Legs (modified), multiple revolver joints: Revoltech Yoko
Head: Various, but mostly the DCDirect Armory Supergirl.

Mostly, it’s this:

Although that was before I swapped the forearms and hands with Yoko’s. Yoko has a huge belt that needed to go, and big cowboy boots that also had to be ground down and removed. Then I built her calves back on. The torso from Yoko had to be built up to fit onto the upper torso of the new Widow.

And I don’t just like it because it’s so better articulated than the one from 2002, although that is a big part of it. I do love articulation and I actually like it more because of the merits of its construction and design. That’s why I like super-articulated toys: I just think all those moving parts so artfully put together is cooler.

Click To See More of Strange Planet’s Black Widow Work In Progress

I love how this custom turned out, she looks hawt, fits in well with other MLs and has a huge set of hands and accessories to fit any display situation Strange Planet wishes to put her in. Quite inspiring.

Click Here To See More Of Strange Planet’s Black Widow And Other Customs

Thanx for checking out the first installment of Custom Radar!