Ghost Rider

Customs by Dave Harris e-mail Raven6859@yahoo.com Web Address none

Custom Recipes:

Wave 1: Ghost Rider Rides Again

Stacy Dolan	Deathwatch

Stacy Dolan:
This figure is based on Stacy’s attire in issue 50. She uses a Battle Blasters Jean Grey Torso and Head, Bloodstorm’s legs and Black Queen’s Jacket and arms . Her gun is from a cheap Police figure and her belt comes from Black Queen’s energy spear. I’m quite disappointed with Stacy. She’s a bit too tall, and she has an awfully strange posture, especially with the splayed out fingers on her left hand. I may try again, but putting her in another outfit like the suit she sometimes wore. I hope to make a Dan Ketch soon, to replace the transforming version and his huge chest.

Deathwatch:
Made from an X-Force Black Tom, with a Hercules head and AOA Wolverine’s right hand. Mask was made from a Citadel Miniatures shield. I think he’s okay, the base figure was ideal. However, the Hercules head has quite a thick neck, and the hairline isn’t accurate. Like Centurious, the mask is removable.

Michael Badilino	Zodiak

Michael Badilino:
This figure is based on Badilino’s appearance during the few issues of Ghost Rider that he was headlining. The body is Spider Sense Peter Parker, and the head is from a Mutant X Havok. His gun and holster come from yet another cheap Police figure, and his night-stick (Is that what they’re called? I’m English, we have truncheons over here) is a wrestling accessory. I’ve never seen him use a night-stick, but I thought it looked cool.

Zodiak:
I’m quite happy with this one, I think he looks kind of sinister. He was made with a Spiderman body, a Marvel Dark Side Dormammu head and a JLA Martian Manhunter cape. I’m a bit concerned I may have trimmed the back of the cape too short, and the collar looks huge. Also, the ankh is a bit messy.

Wave 2: Road to Vengeance

Centurious	Caretaker

Centurious:
I’m quite disappointed with this one, I think it really shows up my lack of experience. He was made using a Spiderman torso, a Star Trek Picard head, the arms and legs from the first Colossus figure, the hands from a Spider Sense Peter Parker and a cape from a Superman Steel. The mask is a modified Visionaries helmet that used to belong to Lexor. The helmet is removable, but the paint job on the face is abysmal. This custom was inspired by Luke Thompson of Whizkid’s toys, a talented customiser with a great site (whizkidtoys.topcities.com). I plan to have another crack at Centurious, using Black Tom’s arms, and perhaps Mr Sinister’s legs.

Caretaker:
Caretaker was made using Spider Sense Peter Parker torso and legs, the head from a Star Trek Dixon Hill Picard and the arms from an Extreme Ghostbusters Eduardo. The shovel is a wrestling accessory. Caretaker was my first custom, not counting a really bad Aunt May figure. I’m not sure I like how he turned out, the arms and hands are quite disproportionate, but I think he’ll do. Also, it’s the wrong kind of shovel.

Lilith	Carver

Lilith:
Possibly my favourite. Lilith was made using the head and arms from a Bloodstorm figure, the legs and torso of a Black Queen and the cape from a Batman and Robin Batgirl. She has trouble standing. I’m quite happy with how her head turned out, it looks better from the side though.

Carver:
Carver was made using the head from the first Colossus figure, the arms from a Hercules, the torso and legs of an AOA Wolverine and the cape from a Robin. His blades came from an X-men/X-Force figure, but I’m not sure which, and his belt is from a cheap Police figure. There’s a holster for one of the blades on the back of the belt. Carver turned out a bit too short, and I still haven’t found a suitable base for his strange pet monkey-cyborg-thing.