Venom (90's Mark Bagley Inspired)

What up everyone! This next little write up will be swift as I despised making him and really don’t want to talk about it. Lol Here’s my Mark Bagley inspired 90’s Venom. 

I decided to make this custom for multiple reasons. I am not a fan of the Hyperion buck, especially for Venom. When Hasbro originally revealed Omega Red on a new base body, I knew I needed a 90’s style Venom and Sabertooth (coming soon!) built on that buck. I also wanted a nice blue shade on the black on the body. 

I made venom using a mix of Warpath and Omega Red parts (same base body). His claw hands came from the Green Goblin BAF wave Toxin and the fists were from Warpath. The McFarlane style head is simply a repaint of the Marvel Select head. The Baglley inspired head was a creation of my own. The symbiotic effect and Eddie Brock head came from the Monster Venom BAF wave Venom. 

I made the open mouthed head by rebuilding the Marvel Select Venom head. I cut it up and adjusted the placement of the jaw. I also redid the teeth completely by rolling little needles of Procreate and glueing them into place. I then sculpted lips over top to achieve the final look. His tongue is made of Green Stuff and is attached with a magnet so I can be removed or rotated as needed. 

Painting this baby sucked in all the worst ways. I fucking hate that stupid spider logo. Fuck that thing! 

Considering how easy on paper this custom was, it actually took me about 2.5 months to complete. It was very frustrating and I still to this day hate how it turned out. I like the build, I like the heads, I even like the black color base I was able to get. But that stupid spider logo pissed me off beyond believe. Sadly, when I look at it now, I can only see the flaws. Oh well, at least he’s done and now that he’s been revealed I can never speak of him again lol. See you guys next time!