| This is
the Geometric Designs "vinyl" Wolf Man kit. The
sculpting of this beastie was beautifully done by one of my favorite
artist's... Mike Hill.
A nicely detailed sculpt that was originally produced in resin...
From what I've been told by a couple of different folks is that when they decided to
release it in vinyl, somehow during the molding process there was a bit of shrinkage,
the head is a tad bit smaller and so are the shoulders... To me this
is fine, I like the kit as it is, the unintentional shrinkage gives the
character a certain pained and troubled look... As he was played by
Chaney in the film...
The resin deluxe base was
sold separately and is quite detailed, lots of great textures so it presents the opportunity for a great
dry brushing session. The base was sculpted by the gifted hands of
Anthony Mestas and he really did a fantastic job on it... This
was a fun kit to build and I really enjoyed painting it,
despite it's afore mentioned slight imperfections... It's a beautiful
looking piece when completed.
Although
Geometric no longer sells the vinyl version, you can still find them on
E-bay from time to time.... Or you can pick up the resin version
directly from Geometric Deigns. I
would not hesitate to recommend
this kit to anyone
that is a fan of the Wolf Man or of Classic Horror kits in general...
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