Toy Biz Marvel Superheroes Custom Nick Fury, Havok, and Quicksilver

I love the early Toy Biz line, from DC and Marvel Superheroes to the X-Men. Unfortunately, the later into the 90s you go, the larger and dumber some of the sculpts became.

Yikes.

So, I try to stick mainly to the early years or figures that fit to that scale. And if I can't find what I want, a custom is the way to go. By the way, if you want a quick base for a custom, the Toy Biz Daredevil unscrews so you don't need to crack his torso.

Nick Fury is one of those figures that goes just a tad too large in comparison to the early figures. Its a shame because they did an awesome job. In creating mine, I decided to go into the MCU/Ultimates direction.

He uses a Daredevil torso, Punisher arms and legs, a JLU John Stewart head, and a JLU gun holster. I think it turned out pretty well. Plus, I now have a basic idea to create any SHIELD figure.

Quicksilver was another one that Toy Biz did a nice job with. For scaling, he was actually pretty close but I wanted one that had his green Brotherhood uniform. Luckily, I had this figure already so I was able to utilize the head.

I used a complete Daredevil body and, of course, the Quicksilver head. Another note about the DD body. The neck peg needs to be super long. I had to use DD's peg and superglue it to the Quicksilver's head.

Toy Biz actually made two Havoks. One in his X-Factor gear and the other, a Toy Fare Exclusive, with his X-Men duds. Though I love his 90s look, I felt that the early gear fit better with the other figures.

I kept the TF Havok head and used an '89 Batman Torso. And here are just some fun shots to give you a better idea of how these figures turned out.

Honestly, besides the amount of times that I slice into my thumb with an x-acto knife, I think I love customizing more than I do collecting.

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