The thing about being a toy customizer with a specific fandom or focus is that no matter how many versions of your favorite character you've made, you'll never be satisfied.

For me, every official Spider-Man figure released so far has been a disappointment in some way or another. That's why I got into customizing in the first place - I wanted to have *the* Spider-Man figure, that one toy that can really do whatever a [S]pider[-Man] can. I was ready to throw in the towel with my previous attempt (a combination of parts from various ToyBiz and Hasbro Spideys) but when I saw Mezco's Daredevil, Captain America, and Punisher from the One:12 Collective line, I fell in love. Now, I know they'll eventually get around to releasing Spidey in all his webbed glory... but I didn't want to wait another year, AND I wanted to make a Spidey of similar quality before Mezco could.

I had a spare ThreeA Yellow Hornet body lying around. I was halfway through turning it into a Manga Spidey when I realized that I had everything I needed to make regular ol' Peter Parker: a head (with resculpted eyes) and three pairs of hands from Pizza Spidey, as well as Walgreens Black Ant's neck. All I had to do next was learn to sew, so I did. The costume's made out of red and blue spandex, with the weblines drawn in using a very fine permanent pen. I also had to modify the neck joint and sculpt some muscles (without going overboard, which is the tricky part when you're working with fabric in this scale) on the base figure before making the costume.

I know I'll probably still buy the Mezco version when it comes out (including the variants - I better start saving up now!), but at least I have something that'll let me sleep peacefully at night until that day comes. Thanks for viewing, and I hope you liked it!