[Trivial Psychic]

Finally got around to adding some dry-brushing to Shocker's kneepads, using a bit of silver and black to more closely match the shock gauntlets.



And while I'm on the topic of mods, really quick, I was wondering what some of you might think or prefer in this situation. One of the major issues that I had with Phoenix when the figure came out, was the head. It sat really high on the neck (a problem I have since remedied by sanding down the ball joint a bit so it fits deeper into the socket.) The other was that there was something off about the hair, as it too sat really high on the head, and gave Phoenix a wierd, semi-mullet.

A lot of people remedied this by simply swapping out Phoenix's head for the head from Hope Summers, which I wasn't a fan of, as I actually prefer the more refined, mature features of the Phoenix sculpt. So, I decided to swap out the hair pieces from the two, but to do that, I had to shave A LOT off of the Phoenix head, which when done actually fixes the previous issue the original Phoenix's head had of the hair sitting too high on the head, giving the mullet appearance.

So, I was just curious which one you guys might like better, before I glue one of these hair pieces back to the headsculpt. It's hard to convey the differences the original Phoenix's head has to my modded version in photo (as I feel there are very few angles, if any, that this figure photographs well from,) but in person, the hair now sits a bit lower, the bangs now cover up the huge forehead the original had, which combined with the lower neck, really helps Jean out a bit. Should I stick with this slightly modded look, or with the newer, shorter haired appearance?