Final WIP: Modern Havok

X-Men Month continues with Havok in his modern costume from Uncanny X-Men.

Ever since Havok was reintroduced into the Marvel Universe by Chuck Austen, his costumes have been cool and getting cooler. I loved the armored arms thing, liked it better when it went down to tech gloves, and I think the streamlining for the Billy Tan Uncanny X-Men book is a great nouveau-classic look. It’s just technical enough to be a containment suit, but also looks like what superheroes wear.

This custom was done in a few hours tops. The base was Havok, and the head was Angel. These are both minimal effort choices, and I’ve seen other heads like Legolas and Gambit that admittedly look better. But when I compared the effort needed to use one of these alternatives, I shrugged by shoulders and popped off Angel’s head. It’s not a bad choice… one thing I don’t like about the Toy Biz Havok is how angry that face is. It perfectly fits the Outback-era Havok, and highlights how much calmer the character is now.

The boots are Bullseye boots painted silver. They’re drawn like a flexible material instead of armor, so he must wear moonboots or something… they’re probably furry on the inside. I wanted to get some fabric sculpt/texture in there to add some detail. Also, I surrounded the white circles and lines with an underlayer of metallic blue. I’ve seen it done more effectively, but this is good enough for me.