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Good times.indeed.

I.am sure they will pack in Spider-Man and Wolverine in wave.2

My recipe for Strucker is a good one I think. Really easy, no paint no mucking about. Cheap too.

1. Red Skull body... your choice. Black is nice, I went with the light green one with white gloves. About £6 shipped from Chinese eBay.

2. GiJoe CRIMSON NEO VIPER. This is the Satan Claw. It is articulated at.the forearm and pops off exactly where you need it to. About £3 shipped from Chinese eBay.

3. The head.... tricky business that. A Zartan head would do. A Professor X would do. I went with a cast head from vortious customs. I chose.the BURN VICTOM head for the scars. It would be easy to.heat up a paper clip end and drag it across the face.as.well for the scars. I chose for simplicity. About £6 shipped from his website.
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4.I coloured his brown boots black with a marker. I use ProMarkers. A Sharpie has a slight purplish hue... whatever works.though. His left hand will need seeing to. With the white glove it was.a.snap.with a flesh tone ProMarker. If you use a different body.. then swap a.hand I guess.

***a quick note about.using.markers... they WILL rub off unless you spray with a fixitve. The stuff they spray on a charcoal.drawing so it doesn't smear. You can buy some at any craft,art, or hobby shop. I personally use simple hairspray... works the same and gives.a.nice.shine.

The arm...attaching.the Satan Claw. Since it is articulated, and has a hole. You can easily 'carve'down the forearm just below the elbow on the body and fit into place. I personally snipped the arm off below the elbow with scissors and glued it. Workers me.for my tastes.
(Remember..cut it long if unsure and keep clipping and checking until PERFECT. You can always trim.away a bit more..but you can never add a bit)


The monocle... you can use a blue light sabre and simply "shave" a thin slice. The sabre goes from thick to thin so you can find your perfect diameter. I went a different route. I took a tiny...I mean teeny tiny, ball of BluTak and smoothed it into place. When it was the right amount... I dropped super glue in the eye socket, and smashed into place. Bob's your uncle. The PERFECT colour too in my opinion. (Check before you glue, it is a much smaller.amount than you think it will be)

Last... the detail. The devil is.in the detail, but this is MUCH simpler. I took a fine tip paint marker, white and a .01 drawing pen (make sure it is archival ink or it will.fade) Tiny dot of white...dry. Tap of the old pen for an iris... done. A quick little line for the eyebrow (if using a cast head) then I took a bit of marker and drew onto the head. Immediately wipe off with fingers, it will go into the cracks and off the surface. Highlights the scars. Wait a bit...spray with the fixitiff. Done. Best part is... one eye is easy, it doesn't have to match anything. And with markers and pens instead of.paints you can "erase" if done quickly and before the spray.


So there you go. Baron von Strucker for under £15 and no muss no fuss. If you want.to take it to the next level, go.for.it. I t looks.great even super close.up.as.it is all (almost) factory paint.
And trust me... the BluTak is perfect.