How To # 4
Chameleon Boy
Sometimes figures don’t don’t look exactly like you expect them to. I found this Cobra kit on eBay. From the photo, I thought it would make a good male superhero. However, when it showed up, the proportions were very exaggerated, with long legs and a small, cartoony head. This figure would not match with the rest of my collection. So, I’d have to make some alterations.
First I cut the figure’s legs below the knees to shorten then. I pinned the legs at a shorter length, and built the boots up to match Chameleon Boy’s costume. I also used Milliput putty to build up the figure’s chest, which I thought looked to slim compared to the legs.
I added the new head, built up the nose, and sharpened the cheekbones to give the right facial features. I also added a leftover arm from another kit. Next, I took an old arm from a Horizon Thing vinyl kit, and used it to make Chameleon Boy look like he’s shifting from one shape to another. The details of his costume have been added, and the figure is ready to be painting.
Next came the issue of the figure’s head. It was a little too small and the expression didn’t work. Previously I had bought a pair of figures. the female figure wound up being made into Sensor Girl. I tried making the male figure into Ultra Boy, but wasn’t happy with the results. I decided to convert him into spare parts, and felt like his head was the perfect size for Chameleon Boy.
This figure illustrates why it’s important to keep spare parts around that can be recycled and incorporated into new figures. To see how Chameleon Boy turned out, click HERE
I decided to use this figure to make Chameleon Boy, the shape-shifting member of the Legion of Superheroes. I’d make him in the hooded costume he wore in the late late 1980’s.
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This guide is recycling old model parts to create a new figure.
