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Firefly's unmasked head is from the first MCU Hela.I yanked out her antlers, half of which needed the adhesive boiled free. Those gaps were filled in. Her peg hole was dremeled wider to fit upon Gwen’s neck. The mask ridges were sanded down & sculpted over. There’s a strip of Historex tape pasted across her forehead for the edge of her cowl.Burn scars were carved & sculpted on.
Goggles were cut from a plastic lid with a clear rubber band strap. I made them less snug to avoid scraping the all the lovely paintwork on her face each time I removed them. Much like Mr. Freeze without a dome, Firefly looks incomplete without antenna. So I poked pins into foam earpieces to make her less screen accurate.
Her body & masked head are MS Spider-Gwen. I scored crosshatching into Spider-Gwen’s mask. Then I folded up the hood slightly & glued it in place. Peripheral vision maters! The bottom of her hood was snipped off so it wouldn’t collide with her backpack. I thought it needed a pair of antenna to really capture the classic Firefly feel, so I pierced her cowl with pins.
Texture was cut into Gwen's body & sarmor plates were cut from a cardboard then pin-pricked to simulate rivets.
The flamethrowers was the shotgun from an AIM scientist. The folded stock was sliced off the top & the handles extended with pieces of sprue. A pen spring was wrapped around the barrel. Although definitely not screen accurate, I keep the circular magazine attached as an additional fuel source to further its Tommy gun vibe. The fuel line is a tiny hose. Its nozzle was cut from a lead model spear.
The flame burst was made from hot glue judiciously applied around a twist tie. Getting it to attach to the flamethrower without snapping the nozzle off the barrel became the latest problem. The initial sculpture was twice as long as what you see here. Although very pleased with how it turned out, I had to cut it in twain because it was too heavy. Luckily I was able to extract the twist tie spine. Then I cut it open so it could wrap around the muzzle. The muzzle’s basin is too shallow to accommodate a support peg for the the flame for a more natural look.
The AIM scientist also came with two identical harnesses when he’s only going to need one, so the other was converted into Bridgit’s belts. Because this was a crisscross harness, it had to be quartered. I deliberately used the more textured portions for her utility belt, although you can hardly notice with the plastic model lenses glued on as cartridges. The pouches were molded in the wrong direction, so they were cut off & glued on perpendicular to the waist belt. The smoother portions were used for the underboob belt with a strip of Historex tape on top. The buckles are cardboard & plastic.
Her gauntlets, boots, thigh plate, & knee pads were cut from a circular piece of corrugated cardboard that came with a small cheesecake. Grooves were cut into her boots. This piece was glued above the thigh swivel while its strap is a piece of Historex tape glued beneath the joint to keep it usable. (Her collar is also made of this.) For the rare instances she’s not wielding her weapon, I installed an oversize hook fashioned from a paperclip to her belt. Her platform heels are sawn down plastic brackets.
A hole was drilled into her back to accommodate MCU Wasp's wingpack. An aerosol spray nozzle was harvested for its exhaust thruster. Foam filled in the gaps on the sides of her backpack & provided shoulder support. The two canisters are from an airplane model with googly eyes glued to the ends.
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TL,DR: I made Gotham's Firefly from MCU Hela, MS Spider-Gwen, MCU Wasp & AIM scientist.
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