Integration

Harbinger · 11-25-2018, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

The hairpiece is from the Cull Obsidian Black Widow figure. It's a perfect match color wise and will fit the Gwen head with a minor bit of tweaking. What I did was simply cut some of the hair off the right side by following the lines where the hair "overlaps" on the sculpt.

The only difficulty I encountered with it is that since the Gwen figure has bangs, I had to sand off some of the glue on her forehead. As I mentioned, the hairpiece isn't a 100 percent perfect fit, so you will either have to hollow it out a little bit, or shave a little bit off of the back of Gwen's head for an ideal fit. I did a little bit of both, to get it just right, allowing the hairpiece to sit a bit lower and to cover up some of the flaws from the sanding process.

Here's a collage so you can better see the "Overlap" cuts I was mentioning. I could have went a bit shorter, but opted not to for because A. I didn't want to paint the shaved "peachfuzz" portion under the hair on the head, and B. Since I am shaving the side that is parted, it already gives the appearance of having the faux-hawk comb-over effect. It's a relatively simply mod to do provided you take your time. Also...WEAR EYE PROTECTION when using a dremel! I got hit in the face with with a good chunk of soft plastic while doing this...thank goodness I was wearing goggles.

I was really scoffing this re-release of Gwen as a waste of plastic when it was first announced, but having it in hand, it's the tinier details that I mentioned that make the original Absorbing Man wave Gwen feel like a Chinese knockoff in comparison. And yes, in case you were wondering, the head from that figure does fit on the new Gwen as well, giving you some options if you want to go through with this mod.

Yeah...I was pleasantly surprised I won it for that price. I threw out a random bid on one of those auctions that people started at one dollar, and lucked out. Ebay can be a great spot to grab figures if you properly understand bidding practices, and truly only bid what you're willing to pay (I.E....don't always feed the scalper beast and use buy it now.) While it's possible to get sniped or get outbid by shill bidding, often at times, you will get lucky and nab something for a much lower price than you expected.

Okay cool. You can go ahead and send that head to me.

11-25-2018, 08:52 AM	#48157
Harbinger Overlord of Evil Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lost Ruins. Posts: 15,139	Quote: Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic The hairpiece is from the Cull Obsidian Black Widow figure. It's a perfect match color wise and will fit the Gwen head with a minor bit of tweaking. What I did was simply cut some of the hair off the right side by following the lines where the hair "overlaps" on the sculpt. The only difficulty I encountered with it is that since the Gwen figure has bangs, I had to sand off some of the glue on her forehead. As I mentioned, the hairpiece isn't a 100 percent perfect fit, so you will either have to hollow it out a little bit, or shave a little bit off of the back of Gwen's head for an ideal fit. I did a little bit of both, to get it just right, allowing the hairpiece to sit a bit lower and to cover up some of the flaws from the sanding process. Here's a collage so you can better see the "Overlap" cuts I was mentioning. I could have went a bit shorter, but opted not to for because A. I didn't want to paint the shaved "peachfuzz" portion under the hair on the head, and B. Since I am shaving the side that is parted, it already gives the appearance of having the faux-hawk comb-over effect. It's a relatively simply mod to do provided you take your time. Also...WEAR EYE PROTECTION when using a dremel! I got hit in the face with with a good chunk of soft plastic while doing this...thank goodness I was wearing goggles. I was really scoffing this re-release of Gwen as a waste of plastic when it was first announced, but having it in hand, it's the tinier details that I mentioned that make the original Absorbing Man wave Gwen feel like a Chinese knockoff in comparison. And yes, in case you were wondering, the head from that figure does fit on the new Gwen as well, giving you some options if you want to go through with this mod. Yeah...I was pleasantly surprised I won it for that price. I threw out a random bid on one of those auctions that people started at one dollar, and lucked out. Ebay can be a great spot to grab figures if you properly understand bidding practices, and truly only bid what you're willing to pay (I.E....don't always feed the scalper beast and use buy it now.) While it's possible to get sniped or get outbid by shill bidding, often at times, you will get lucky and nab something for a much lower price than you expected. Okay cool. You can go ahead and send that head to me. __________________