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Shape Shifters Batman
"War on Crime" bust sculpted by Mike Hill and
based on the artwork of Alex Ross from his Graphic Novel
"Batman-War on Crime"....
The bust stands about 7" tall and is made
from hollow cast resin. The casting on this is very, very good,
there was only one minor seam line to clean up, running along the back
of the cape up to the top of the head... No air bubbles and maybe two or three small
pinholes. It came in three parts, the bust and two sets of glove
fins. Painting was pretty straight forward... As usual I
used Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic craft paints, for the costume I used a
couple of different grays, black, charcoal and Payne's gray.
Medium flesh was used for the exposed skin and Dark Umber for the
eyes.
This is a piece that I had been
trying to acquire for well over a year. In my not so humble opinion It
is one of the best looking Batman sculpts out there. Mike out
and out nailed the
likeness to Alex Ross's art. I'm real happy with the way it turned out and love
having it up on my shelf. If you are a fan of well sculpted
kits, in particular... Batman kits, then do your self a favor and
track one of these down.
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