1/6 Hot Toys 1/6 Avengers: Endgame Black Widow

[Omega9300]

Ok so I’m going to start this off by acknowledging that I know there are several problems with the adjustments made to my Black Widow figure.

As mentioned above, I really like the Endgamw Black Widow but am put off by how undersized she is so I was contemplating doing a body swap. But I was worried about getting a Phicen body bk I wasn’t sure which to get AND there is no zipper in the back of the Endgame costume and I worried about not having the skills to repair the seam on the costume if I cut open the back. I have seen a picture of the back of a modified Endgame figure that had been moded and the customizer clearly has sewing skills I don’t.

So anyway to make her a little taller:

I switched out her boots with Civil War Boots and moved them down on her calves a bit as someone suggested above.

I put the Civil War head in her because it sits higher on the Endgame neck than the Endgame sculpt does.

I moved her belt down a little to make her torso appear a little longer.

*Disclaimer, I know that the Endgame sculpt is superior in several ways to the Civil War Sculpt
And I know I need to smooth out the wrinkles in her costume above her boots. I was doing this in my office at work and didn’t have time to fine tune those wrinkles or her hair.

So with that said here she is:

 

[Drawbak]

As mentioned above, I really like the Endgamw Black Widow but am put off by how undersized she is so I was contemplating doing a body swap.

that first pic w/ CW and EG -- that's with no mods yet?

 

[Omega9300]

that first pic w/ CW and EG -- that's with no mods yet?

Yes, non modified.
I was just standing them next to each other to see the size difference and get a sense of them side by side

 

[Spanbauer]

Playing around with accent lighting again

 

[Omega9300]

Playing around with accent lighting again

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Beautiful photos!

 

[Spanbauer]

Beautiful photos!

Thank you!

 

[mattjack]

I still think this is the best head sculpt.
The new ones are good but the expression of the "black suit" one is weird, like she is squinting her eyes.

 

[Omega9300]

So this is a modification in progress.

I wanted to add some height to Black Widow. Earlier tonight I contemplated swapping the Endgame body with a Phicen I have (23B) but decided against it. I know the costume will fit on a 23B but it will be tight and since, and because a while back I accidentally tore the costume the near seen near her left calf a little I didn’t want to risk that tearing and being a big visible mess.

So I swapped the Endgame body with the Civil War body and put the Civil War head on bk (as I stated earlier) it seems to sit higher.

So here she is. I have not sewn the back of her costume up yet, and she is without her belt and bracelets, but my main goal was to get her a little taller without distorting her proportions. In real life she is clearly relatively thicker in the arms hips and thighs than this figure, but I don’t know what I can do about that. But at least her height seems more accurate now …

 

[Omega9300]

@Gipetto0812 @rory anyone else with any ideas of how to thicken up her legs and arms a little so she looks more like MCU Black Widow proportions …

 

[Gipetto0812]

@Gipetto0812 @rory anyone else with any ideas of how to thicken up her legs and arms a little so she looks more like MCU Black Widow proportions …

Maybe try the foam shaping trick that Rory did for his Endgame Cap? Or you might try to sculpt the shape with some epoxy putty/clay.

Or if you just want to experiment with a less permanent idea, you might try strategically folding paper towels and taping them to the body’s thighs

Rory will probably have some great ideas too

 

[Omega9300]

Maybe try the foam shaping trick that Rory did for his Endgame Cap? Or you might try to sculpt the shape with some epoxy putty/clay.

Or if you just want to experiment with a less permanent idea, you might try strategically folding paper towels and taping them to the body’s thighs

Rory will probably have some great ideas too

Thanks Gipetto, those are all good suggestions.

Last night I was thinking of using the putty option since I have some left over from my Dr. Doom mod. But I am worried about making sure that I make both arms and legs the same width and the permanence issue.

 

[Omega9300]

After batting around some suggestions from @Gipetto0812 I went ahead and did the body modification on the Civil War body I put in the Endgame suit.

It still needs some refinement in a few areas, but I like that she now has some added height and thickness, so now seems less diminutive next to Cap

 

[Omega9300]

Still have to smooth out a few parts but overall happy with this mod.

I am just trying to decide if she looks better with the Civil War head or the Endgame Head. Of course I know the Civil War hair needs some futzing but that being said, I would love to hear any opinions from you guys …

 

[skizzoid]

Still have to smooth out a few parts but overall happy with this mod.

I am just trying to decide if she looks better with the Civil War head or the Endgame Head. Of course I know the Civil War hair needs some futzing but that being said, I would love to hear any opinions from you guys …

I personally think the CW head is the best BW head HT has released (though the A1 might be my favorite), so that has my vote (I'm also partial to rooted hair over sculpted). The neck looks a bit long on both figures, but it's more pronounced on the EG sculpt because it doesn't have the hair to hide behind. If you're going for an EG-specific look though, then that makes the decision for you (and then maybe look at getting the head to sit lower).

Thanks for sharing the progress with your mod!