[DC] Nuclear Men

Atomic-powered superheroes have the coolest power sets. Not only do they get the traditionally "cool" superpowers such as super strength, flight, and invulnerability, but they also boast abilities such as matter manipulation and time dilation.

 

Firestorm's my second-favorite DC superhero - everything about him is super cool. Consequently, I've been trying for quite a while to make a proper purist version of him for my collection. The head has always been the hardest part; Flash's has visible pupils and doesn't look enough like a helmet, and it's quite difficult to find a good flame piece that can be integrated into the Nexo Knight visor solution I came up with about a year ago.

 

But now I think I'm quite happy with this final iteration. This figure boasts a 1x1 open stud plate with a scissor-cut tube threaded through the bottom to hold it in place in the visor receptacle. This allows for the attachment of any minifig hairpiece on top of the helmet. Adam was kind enough to give his opinions on whether the Syndrome or Ghost Rider flame piece looked better for a purist fig, and I agree that the smoother finish of the former lends it a certain kind of sleekness.

 

Captain Atom and Major Force are purist upgrades of my previous custom-printed versions. When I was looking for a suitable hairpiece for Atom on BL, I was really surprised to find out that Lego actually made an official pearl-grey version of his flat-top hair. The background choice for this shot was inspired by Captain Atom's ludicrous New 52 run where he phased into the time stream of life itself and literally became a Hindu God.

 

Check out my second photostream (tagged below) for the Jefferson Jackson variant that's actually going in my collection!

 

Fig formulas:

 

Captain Atom: Dimensions Cyberman torso, Titanium Zane head/hair, Captain Phasma legs, Scarlet Witch violet energy construct

 

Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond): NK Ultimate Macy visor, Syndrome hair, NK Ultimate Flama torso, Hyperion legs, Bart Simpson arms, MM Thanos shoulder armor

 

Major Force: LBM CMF Red Hood head, Hyperion torso, Bart Simpson arms, yellow legs

Done