Electrocute - from the Strangers
 

This is an update to an earlier custom that I made of an Ultraverse character called Electrocute. Electrocute is an android that gained sentience and the power to generate electricity in the Jumpstart event.

Electrocute's body is made mostly from a DCUC Crime Syndicate Superwoman and Star Sapphire lower legs. I had to re-sculpt the back to remove the huge cape peg on Superwoman, and I modded the waist and legs to try and reduce the square waist look on the DCUC females when the legs are posed. For the costume lines I used thin strips of styrene. When I first made Electrocute I didn't have a lot of parts built up in my fodder bins, so I was limited on the selection of hair pieces that I had to choose from, so originally I used Superwoman's head with Mary Marvel's hair.

This week I decided to refresh this custom and give her an update. One of Electrocute's features was the big hair, so after going through my fodder bins I found a hair piece that I thought would work really well for her. The hair is from a WWE figure but I couldn't tell you from which figure, and the new head is from a DCUC Power Girl. I touched up the flesh tones on the body and head a little, and painted the new hair. I also applied a dullcoat to the gold and a gloss coat to the greens. So what do all think?

Electrocute - V1.5
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Nice work! Your paints are very clean and provide a real pop for the figs you do!

Thank you very much :) I really enjoyed painting this one. For instance I figured out a neat technique for the highlights in the hair while painting her I mixed the base orange with the same gold on her costume and drybrushed it onto the hair, and to me it really makes it pop.

Your meticulous work paid off man! I wasn't even familiar with the character and the excellent job you did made me look her up online. Custom designers like yourself create some very exciting results! Imagination, creativity, craftsmanship, and stellar paints....very inspiring!