Superior Iron Spider Legs

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Whoo! First Upload! Inspired by HappyMoon's Great Iron Spider Legs Design, Combined with Marvel Legends' Disappointing Lack of Articulation, I've Created Articulated Legs for Marvel Legends Scale Figures! HappyMoon's design was fantastic, but it had some issues with actual articulation and especially joint stability. I've corrected these problems and added bore holes to fit a 20 gauge wire armature; so that the legs hold their poses effectively. Also included is a version of the "backpack" with a peg to fit Marvel Legends figures that have it. Unfortunately, the very figures I'm making this for, Superior Spidey and Iron Spidey, actually don't have this feature. (Maybe new re-releases will include it?) All pieces are scaled to print as they are, with supports recommended. Using Cura's concentric supports is a good idea, as they're the easiest to remove. If you want to scale these pieces back up to human-size, they're 15% of HappyMoon's original size. I chose this scale because it sizes the legs to look more accurate to the comics (where Peter/Otto can almost be vertical, but also lifted off the ground), instead of the usual Marvel Legends size. Print in gold for Iron Spider! Print in red for Superior Spider-Man! Maybe black for a sick Symbiote Spider-Man? Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! Note: You don't have to wrap the armature wire all the way down. Just pull it through each piece and crimp at the very end. BUT I *do* recommend linking two legs together using a single piece of wire, effectively making a "U" shape, starting at the tip of one leg, linking through each piece and through the harness and back through the second leg from first part to the tip; and most importantly, do not put a horizontal "bolt" through the first knuckle where the leg attaches to the harness. This will allow your legs to swivel as well as flex. Basically what I've done in my photo is to both string two legs using one wire, but also wrap the ends of the wire on each leg down and use it to double as a horizontal link through each knuckle (except the very bottom one). Sorry if that's confusing; I'll try to work up a diagram.