EDIT: Scroll down for the new pics!


Well, I made my Captain Marvel quite a while ago, but was always torn as to whether or not to do the rest of the family. On one hand, they're pretty lame (especially their names), but on the other hand, they're iconic and a big part of my childhood, so after reading a Teen Titans Graphic Novel that featured Captain Marvel Jr, I figured it was time to whip these up:



I tweaked my Capt Marvel a bit by swapping his head out for the JP General (was using a Chap Mei diver) and re-doing his cape (still not happy with it.)



EDIT: went back and gave him a little bit of skin tone (the head was bugging me.)



Freddy (I'll just call him "Marvel") I did today on the spot - I almost used my coveted blue Microman, but decided I wanted a darker color, so I used a bunch of scrap pieces and a Slipstream head (still not sold on the head, but it works for now.) Cape is not as good as I'd like it, either:



Mary I've had mostly done for quite a while - I just needed to darken her hair and paint the lightning bolt & boots. I had cobbled together parts trying to make a Storm figure, and liked this look for an updated Mary Marvel:



Anyway, let me know what you think - I've got to go back and clean up some of the details and re-do the capes for the boys, but I like them overall.

EDIT: Oh - and the paint jobs don't look as "sticky" in person. Something to do with the flash, I'm thinking.

Cheers!



EDIT: And now for the "after" pictures:


Re-built Captain Marvel from scratch (needed a better one anyway - although now I don't have any spare Micro-Supermen anymore ) But at least all his joints move now!



Used the old Capt Marvel for Black Adam - the head is a BBI WWII soldier with Spock ears (I wanted to use an MLS Punisher, but the head was way too small.) The face isn't as angry as I'd like, but it's the right size. I don't really plan to use Adam much anyway, so his frozen joints aren't that big of a problem (the reason I needed to make a new CM.)





Went for the innocent Mary look - I may make a "normal" cape for her down the road, but I like the look of this one. She's a little short compared to the rest, but using the heeled feet really didn't look good. Besides, she's supposed to be like 14-15 anyway.





And the updated family photo:





Thanks for all the input guys - I had a lot of fun with these. Now to take a break for a few weeks (going on vacation.)

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They are great, the soft goods look fantastic, excellent job on them.

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They all look great. That JP General head works well as Captain Marvel. Freddie's head doesn't look too bad, I think. Mary looks good to, but maybe just a little too much like a white costume Chun-Li. Any plans for making the red one.

It's sad all I can think about when looking at these is how badly DC has been treating the Marvel family lately.

I think they're pretty damn good, nice choice of heads and good paint apps. How did you do the capes.

But, but - it's more than a white Chun-Li: it's a white Chun-Li with a Princess Leia cape!

No plans for a red one, but I might swap out the current "skirt" for a more Mary Marvel-ish one in the near future (I still like the torso, though, so I'm keeping that.) And I'm hoping to find a better head someday, too. As much as I love the CoverGirl head for my super-heroines, I need a more "golly-gee-whiz" innocent look for Mary (another reason to change the skirt, I suppose...)

Joe - the capes were just cut from a white spandex material then trimmed with gold liquid foil leaf.

Thanks for the comments guys!

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I love them. But your missing a BIG member of the family.... Black Adam. Do you have plans to work him up? I guess you will need another Supes body now.

OOO yeah I have to agree here Chief. Black Adam would ROCK!
These guys kick major arse and BA would just be the cherry on top!

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Yeah, a different skirt would probably do the trick. That skirt is a little too revealing for Mary, I think.

First person to mention the attire of Evil Mary in Countdown gets banned

While we are talking about the Saturday morning shows of our youth... How about my wife's favorite one.

Oh, Mighty Isis...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:52_week_12_isis.jpg

Yeah, Shazam & Isis kicked ass. Isis is supposed to be coming out on DVD sometime soon

I suppose I'll have to get Black Adam into the works - but I don't want to waste another Supes on him, though, so I'll probably build a new Capt Marvel from scratch (this one has some broken parts that I had to glue together) and use this current CM for an Adam (some black paint and a new head and presto!)

Any suggestions for a decent Black Adam head?

Oh, and now I guess I need to make an Isis custom - thanks Crown

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You can thank my wife for that one. She was like... He has all (corrected her to most) of the Marvel family, why doesnt he do Isis?

Head for Adam? that will take some looking into.

Now I want to see Uncle Marvel. And the Lieutenant Marvels. And Talky Tawny, you definitely have to do Talky Tawny.

I've got your Uncle Marvel right here, Lev.....

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Oh, so you have him. The family's been worried, but I'll just let them know he was clearly involved in a terrorist plot. Feel free to feed him to the talking tiger.

http://toys.search.ebay.com/black-adam_ ... QsacatZ246

There are some DCD Black Adam figs that someone could probably shrink for ya.

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