I CANNOT BELIEVE I didn't post this at the beginning of summer! Seriously!! I took the pictures, I wrote the description, I had it all loaded and ready to go on the site . . . and I must have completely forgotten to submit the form!! And then I take a break, deal with the summer (and the numerous unexpected crises that ultimately arose), come back a little late, and what do I discover? No final Guardians post!! What kind of idiot am I??!

Well, now here we are, at last, three and a half months late, but my More-Than-Complete Guardians of the Galaxy is finally complete. Here are Captain Marvel, Drax the Destroyer, and Rocket Raccoon.

The last three custom figures are being listed together because they are, individually, barely customs. Three minor repaints, two additional accessories, and a small sculpting modification. Alone, hardly worth posting, but together, along with the final pics of the group, all customs and unmodified figures together, that makes a nice little finisher to this series!

We'll start with the most basic, yet obvious of the bunch, Captain Marvel. Our dear Colonel Carol Danvers (the "Captain" in her name is actually well below her true military rank) was originally released in a shade of blue so dark, it was largely indistinguishable from black. To make the costume more accurate to the comics, and to make her blend well with the colors of the rest of the team, I repainted her a matching blue.

Rocket Raccoon, likewise, was a bit dark. He too received a blue repaint, though his is more of a dry brushing to give his costume more of a durable, denim appearance, as with Star-Lord himself. Likewise, I silvered up his buttons to match the buttons on all the custom figures in the series. Additionally, I gave Rocket a second gun. Ever look at the small-scale custom Kree submachine gun that Rocket sometimes uses in the Annihilation comics? Ever notice how much it looks like Han Solo's blaster pistol? I had one lying around, and it seemed perfect, so Rocket is now even more heavily armed than he already was.

Finally, we have Drax the Destroyer. At first glance, one might not even notice the changes I made, and it's true, I didn't to a lot. Unlike some, I actually like the original Hasbro release, I just felt it needed a few minor touch-ups and one design adjustment. I once again, gave his dark blue pants a lighter blue dry brushing to match the rest of the team. I also repainted his red tattoos to make them stand out a bit more, and I lightened some of his dark green skin accents to make the green-on-green variation a little less severe (he looked like he had big, black smears all over his body). The real change to the figure, however, was the small shiv knife on the back of his hand. Originally a sculpted cosmetic element, I removed it, cut it down into an actual blade shape, and resculpted the arm wrap to act as a sheath. Now Drax has yet another knife to add to his slasher arsenal.

Alongside the unchanged Groot, Nova, and Deep Space Iron Man, as well as my other twelve customs, these three heroes complete one of the largest custom projects I've ever finished (MOTU and Metroid are bigger, but neither series is done, not by a long shot), and I'm really proud of the work I did here! Maybe they're not perfect (and God knows, I screwed up the posting schedule, duh!), but I'm so happy to have this massive team on my shelf, ready to face any cosmic threat Hasbro throws at me!

Excelsior!