"Man of Steel"
Sculpt By
Mark Vantyne
 
 
Kit Name:  Man of Steel Scale:  1/6
Manufacturer:  Jayco Date Built:  August 2006
 
This is titled  "Man of Steel" sculpted by Mark Vantyne and  produced by Jayco... I consider it to be one of the better looking Superman sculpts out there... Unfortunately it is also out of production, as I received the last pull from the molds according to John Diaz the owner of Jayco, which is a shame, because this is a really excellent kit.   

Mark sculpted the musculature to appear realistically for a body builder and he pulled it off beautifully.  The costume details are excellent... the folds in the cape just flow and hang naturally which really lends to the powerful look of the pose.  It also came with two additional heads designed to represent different era's of the character as seen in the comics.  This way the builder can choose to have the look he or she prefers!  A very cool idea in my opinion.

Painting of the kit was once again done completely by hand (no airbrush) and using Delta Ceramcoat craft paints...  Pastels were used to shade and assist in defining the muscle tone.  Overall I was quite pleased on how this turned out...  If you ever get the opportunity to pick one of these up somewhere, don't hesitate to do so.