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Here's my latest attempt at adding to my 13" DC Direct JSA team: DR FATE.
I'm not entirely satisfied with the results, and plan to do some more tweaking. The base figure is a DCD 13" Aquaman, the boots are re-painted Nightwing boots (with the cuffs removed), the hands are re-painted Aquaman hands, and the entire costume (including the cape) was hand made. The amulet is a pair of buttons glued together and painted gold, with gold cord added.
The helmet was the biggest challenge, as I insisted on making it removable. I first took some wire mesh (found at a craft store) and shaped it over Aquaman's head. Then I added Super Sculpy over the mesh and sculpted it into the Doc's helmet as best I could. After baking it, I painted it yellow (with just a touch of gold added in). It's a bit on the large side, but the DCD 13" heads are a bit smallish normally, so it works ok I think. Remove the helmet and you get Kent Nelson (or Arthur Curry, I guess!). I need to buff it up a bit to make it smoother and then re-paint; should I stick with the yellow, or maybe try gold?
Excuse the poor photography; the yellow cloth on the cape and shorts is actually much richer than it appears in the pics, which are a bit washed-out. They are actually the same shade as the boots and gloves.
2 more JSA members to add to DCD's GA Flash & Green Lantern:
I'm not entirely satisfied with the results, and plan to do some more tweaking. The base figure is a DCD 13" Aquaman, the boots are re-painted Nightwing boots (with the cuffs removed), the hands are re-painted Aquaman hands, and the entire costume (including the cape) was hand made. The amulet is a pair of buttons glued together and painted gold, with gold cord added.
The helmet was the biggest challenge, as I insisted on making it removable. I first took some wire mesh (found at a craft store) and shaped it over Aquaman's head. Then I added Super Sculpy over the mesh and sculpted it into the Doc's helmet as best I could. After baking it, I painted it yellow (with just a touch of gold added in). It's a bit on the large side, but the DCD 13" heads are a bit smallish normally, so it works ok I think. Remove the helmet and you get Kent Nelson (or Arthur Curry, I guess!). I need to buff it up a bit to make it smoother and then re-paint; should I stick with the yellow, or maybe try gold?
Excuse the poor photography; the yellow cloth on the cape and shorts is actually much richer than it appears in the pics, which are a bit washed-out. They are actually the same shade as the boots and gloves.
2 more JSA members to add to DCD's GA Flash & Green Lantern:
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