Just having fun with the toys
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:32 am
I know this is kinda random, but after a long, LONG absence from the forum, I thought I could amuse some people with these little pictures.
And of course, there's a backstory for this:
Around a year ago I bought a few action figures on eBay, these two among them. Less than a month later, I came home one day to find Spidey's leg broken at the knee articulation (either by the cleaning lady or my mother, I will never know). I used adhesive tape to keep the leg from falling off until I found a more permanent solution.
So one night, not long after, I was kinda bored and I was idly moving some of my action figures around the desk, choosing new poses for them, but I couldn't keep Spiderman upright and couldn't find him a decent pose because I couldn't bend his leg. I ended up trying to lean him against Nightcrawler, but he kept falling, sometimes bringing Kurt down with him. I then tried to pose Kurt in a way that he would somehow support Spidey... and things kinda spiraled down from there.
I've read the thread about NC and Spidey and I agree that they should be more friendly to each other. There's an author in FFNet who has written a few crossover stories with Marvel and the TMNT, and all of them feature Kurt and Spidey (actually, 2 of them are written on Spidey's POV). And I love the way she writes them. They are constantly taunting and teasing each other, but in a good way, and they also complement each other in a way, and they respect each other. She calls their friendship a "friendly rivalry" and I think it's spot on.
PS. Spidey's leg could not be saved, and though I still have him in a drawer, I've since replaced him. Sorry, Spidey!
And of course, there's a backstory for this:
Around a year ago I bought a few action figures on eBay, these two among them. Less than a month later, I came home one day to find Spidey's leg broken at the knee articulation (either by the cleaning lady or my mother, I will never know). I used adhesive tape to keep the leg from falling off until I found a more permanent solution.
So one night, not long after, I was kinda bored and I was idly moving some of my action figures around the desk, choosing new poses for them, but I couldn't keep Spiderman upright and couldn't find him a decent pose because I couldn't bend his leg. I ended up trying to lean him against Nightcrawler, but he kept falling, sometimes bringing Kurt down with him. I then tried to pose Kurt in a way that he would somehow support Spidey... and things kinda spiraled down from there.
I've read the thread about NC and Spidey and I agree that they should be more friendly to each other. There's an author in FFNet who has written a few crossover stories with Marvel and the TMNT, and all of them feature Kurt and Spidey (actually, 2 of them are written on Spidey's POV). And I love the way she writes them. They are constantly taunting and teasing each other, but in a good way, and they also complement each other in a way, and they respect each other. She calls their friendship a "friendly rivalry" and I think it's spot on.
PS. Spidey's leg could not be saved, and though I still have him in a drawer, I've since replaced him. Sorry, Spidey!