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Originally Posted by warmachine6

Doc ock display tip!

So somehow i discovered a way to have doc ock stand on his robot arms.
though you need a wall or back or something to help support the figure as well as a fairly weighted figure one that doesn't fall over easily.
pose the legs as such in the image below, might be able to change em , and stick your fairly weighted figure i used rhino, so something with equal weight should work , in front of one of legs against the wall use the over for balance and you may end up hopefully something that looks like this.

Yes, Doc Ock will indeed stand on his own using only two tentacles (easily, using three). I posted these pics a long time ago, so to some, this re-post might serve as a shameless plug...but meh, I'm not the first to have done it and I think the pics/concept/set-up came out well enough to risk redundancy! :









The pose/set-up held for days before I ultimately took it down. Doc is precariously perched on stacked foot-stands to provide the desired height, but the fig IS supporting his own weight...like a boss! It does take some doing and a bit of patience to find the fig's center of gravity, but the results are very satisfying. Ock himself is a smaller figure, which makes all of this possible. Had he been heavier, I'm sure this feat would not be as easy to accomplish.

Weighing in on the Hasbro vs Toy Biz design differences, I'd say personal preference factors mightily into the equation. Personally, I dig both lines; each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Variety and detail ruled the day with Toybiz, but it is true that proportions were all over the place. Toy Biz's finished products had just as much of a chance to look wonky as they did to look awesome. Hasbro's recent wares look considerably more polished (overall), but rampant abuse via the repurposing of molds runs the risk of wearing thin fan appreciation. DCUC (also one of my favorite lines) flirted with the same dilemma and some believe that fact became the line's ultimate downfall. To each his (or her) own. Enjoy your favorite line for what it is...and for as long as it lasts.