Bride of Venom (Marvel Legends) Custom Action Figure
Custom #:113044
Name:Bride of Venom
Custom Type:Action Figure
Toy Series:Marvel Legends
Creator:BILLIUM  
Date Added:May 23, 2022
Base Figure:Spider-Woman/Shriek
Height:6.00 inches
Completion Time:3.00 hours
Articulation:29 points
Critiques:Requested!
I was on Figure Realm and saw aaronchase's She Venom custom and said to myself, "Wow, I need me one of those!"

Head: Bride of Venom (ToyBiz)
Body: Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter; Molten Man Series; 2019)
Arms and legs: Shriek
Hands: Back in Black Deadpool

I didn't want to copy aaronchase's recipe, so I changed up a few things. I heated and popped the limbs off of the Spider-Woman figure, as well as from Shriek. I used some paint brush restorer to remove the white paint from Shriek's arms. I reheated the torso and legs and popped the limbs on the Spider-Woman body. With that done, I then heated the forearms and popped the Back in Black Deadpool hands in.

For the head, I used a drill bit on my Dremel to crack open the old ToyBiz "Bride of Venom" figure from when I was a kid, and removed the head. As a kid, her figure wasn't very fun; she had odd articulation and was pre-posed in a rather odd stance. The chance to vastly improve upon her really appealed to me. Once the head was removed, I then shaved and grinded the neck away before hollowing out the head to fit on the modern neck ball peg. Next, I repainted the skin tone, lipstick, and hair (complete with a wash to bring out the hair's details). I finally gave her an eyebrow, which she never had prior to making this custom. I also painted the symbiote eye and teeth white (the colors underneath and around them had bled through back when ToyBiz first made her).

Finally, after about 24-25 years, I have a Bride of Venom figure that's not awkwardly pre-posed. Simple, yet very effective; it's always great when I can add an all-new character to the shelf.

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User Comments
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yakuzanese -
Friday, July 29, 2022
Nice custom and good usage of that toy biz head lol
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BILLIUM -
Friday, July 29, 2022
Thank you! The head sculpt really helps her stand out from other symbiotes in the collection.
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windblock2007 -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
I made one similar, but yours came out so much better!👍👍👏👏
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BILLIUM -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Thank you! Your choice of Witchblade as a base was quite inspired!
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knightmare -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Very sleek. Well done!
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BILLIUM -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Thank you very much!
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loranthippus -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Oooh she looks so good! So clean and crisp
Which paintbrush restorer did you use?
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BILLIUM -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Thank you, and here you go! Search for this on Amazon since it won't allow links:
Reeves Brush Cleaner and Restorer 4 Ounces/Bottle (2-Pack)
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loranthippus -
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Excellent, Thank you BILLIUM!
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