[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey

So I've owned th ToyBiz Blade ML for quite some time and I like the figure...except my hips are so loose that the figure can't stand. I was thinking about kit bashing the figure with the Hasbro ML Nick Fury mold but I don't know how much I'd need to modify it. I've seen people do it online and it looks pretty good so I'm just wondering.

The same thing happened to me with my Blade, which I ended up kitbashing with the Thomas Jane Punisher movie figure. The legs are a bit bulkier, and fit the figure nearly perfectly, in terms of look and function. I really loved the steel heels and toes on the boots, which give the appearance that they are made of actually made of silver, perfect for busting vampire skulls with a roundhouse kick.



It's not entirely perfect though, as you can see I needed to apply a little bit of a mod on the side to hide where I cracked him open. I glued a piece of the waist holster on the Tom Jane figure vertically to the side of Blade's vest, as the body doesn't quite close around the waist peg with the new pair of legs all the way, and there was a tiny bit of gap present. Despite this little mod, the figure still holds up rather nicely, and the waist rotation and articulation isn't hindered in any way. Even more importantly, the ball joints in the Tom Jane Punisher were casted in black plastic, getting rid of that unsightly paint rub which exposed the brown ball joints on the black pants that the old Blade figure had...



Also ended up ditching his leathery jacket as the vinyl had worn out over the years. Blade here is wearing the cloth jacket from the Punisher featured in the Urban Legends set, and I got rid of the incredibly large pistol that barely fit his hand, and replaced it with an extra NECA Robocop Auto 9 I had lying around, which I felt worked perfectly with the character.



Best yet...Tom Jane Punishers tend not to run too high in price, so perhaps this kitbash might work for you as well. Good luck!