I haven't posted a custom here in a long time. My customizing skills aren't much compared to most here, but I enjoy doing it. I like to keep my customs looking as if Mego had made them. I like the Mego aesthetic, and it kind of helps hide my novice skills.
Anyway, I'm pretty pleased with how this Hawkman turned out. I've been working on him for well over a year, here and there. For the helmet I used a DM Batman cowl, wings from a little plastic bird and Crayola model magic for the beak and to smooth things out.
His head is obviously a Mr. Fantastic head. I painted zombie gray Reed Richards head I had. I felt like Reed's curly hair would work for a Murphy Anderson type Silver Age Hawkman. The wings are a Polar Lights reissue of an old Monster accessory model kit set by Aurora. The mace is from a Marx Noble Knight. I thought these old pieces gave it a more Mego feel. If Mego had made Hawkman, his wings would have probably been kept pretty small and managable. The green tights were CTVT Wolfman tights painted green with a fabric marker. Red DM shorts and boots round it up, with some yellow electric tape for the straps.
I have some other customs in the work, and many others I never got around to posting here yet, but this was my most ambitious so far. I'm pleased with it.
Anyway, I'm pretty pleased with how this Hawkman turned out. I've been working on him for well over a year, here and there. For the helmet I used a DM Batman cowl, wings from a little plastic bird and Crayola model magic for the beak and to smooth things out.
His head is obviously a Mr. Fantastic head. I painted zombie gray Reed Richards head I had. I felt like Reed's curly hair would work for a Murphy Anderson type Silver Age Hawkman. The wings are a Polar Lights reissue of an old Monster accessory model kit set by Aurora. The mace is from a Marx Noble Knight. I thought these old pieces gave it a more Mego feel. If Mego had made Hawkman, his wings would have probably been kept pretty small and managable. The green tights were CTVT Wolfman tights painted green with a fabric marker. Red DM shorts and boots round it up, with some yellow electric tape for the straps.
I have some other customs in the work, and many others I never got around to posting here yet, but this was my most ambitious so far. I'm pleased with it.
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