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Will Eisner's The Spirit. custom.
I first heard about the Spirit when the company Graffiti Designs released an 8 inch figure in their Big Blast figures line.
Years went by, and the film by Frank Miller was released to mixed reviews. I loved it, and the fascination with the character started to germinate...
With the film's release also came new comics and collections of older comics for new readers! It was through these that I came to fully get the magic of The Spirit, and Will Eisner's story telling.
I did some research and googled previous customs and admired the works of my fellow fans. It led me back to that first Big Blast figure, because the head sculpts still hold up to this day and I saw my fellow customizers agreed. so....I set out to make a mego Spirit.
Denny Colt utilizes FTC's type S body with the arms upgrade to give him double jointed elbows and wider shoulders.
I glued a neck adapter made by Laser mego to the front half of the torso's neck hole. I love both heads so wanted to be able to change them out on a whim.
Was able to find the original figure for a decent price complete. Dremeled the base of the necks to fit the adapter. The heads look a bit big, so I adapted the figure's hands as well to give everything a balanced look. Did this by using the FTC glove hands ball joint system. Dremeled out the hands at the wrist to fit the balls.
Spirit is dressed in the blue suit from FTC's Jimmy Carter figure with a white shirt, and red tie. Socks and black shoes.
I present...Will Eisner's The Spirit.
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Years went by, and the film by Frank Miller was released to mixed reviews. I loved it, and the fascination with the character started to germinate...
With the film's release also came new comics and collections of older comics for new readers! It was through these that I came to fully get the magic of The Spirit, and Will Eisner's story telling.
I did some research and googled previous customs and admired the works of my fellow fans. It led me back to that first Big Blast figure, because the head sculpts still hold up to this day and I saw my fellow customizers agreed. so....I set out to make a mego Spirit.
Denny Colt utilizes FTC's type S body with the arms upgrade to give him double jointed elbows and wider shoulders.
I glued a neck adapter made by Laser mego to the front half of the torso's neck hole. I love both heads so wanted to be able to change them out on a whim.
Was able to find the original figure for a decent price complete. Dremeled the base of the necks to fit the adapter. The heads look a bit big, so I adapted the figure's hands as well to give everything a balanced look. Did this by using the FTC glove hands ball joint system. Dremeled out the hands at the wrist to fit the balls.
Spirit is dressed in the blue suit from FTC's Jimmy Carter figure with a white shirt, and red tie. Socks and black shoes.
I present...Will Eisner's The Spirit.
IMG_3754.jpg
IMG_3764.jpg
IMG_3758.jpg
IMG_3757.jpg
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