Once
again I find myself returning to Batgirl. Like so many others,
I'll keep returning until I get her right. I think I've come
pretty darned close this time!
Babs uses a
Justice League Hawkgirl as a base, with the appropriate details
sanded off or covered with Kneadatite. The belt is cut from vinyl,
the buckle cut with a leather puncher. The hands and head are
from the Mattel Batgirl. (A nice attempt, but way too short and
painted wrong, even the Playstation exclusive figure.) The hair
was too short over the shoulders, so it was lengthened with Kneadatite.
The diameter of the lower arms didn't match Hawkgirl's upper
arms, so those had to be widened as well. The cape is simply
vinyl. The emblem was laser printed and decoupaged on after painting.
I'm really
happy with this version. The Mattel head sculpt is spot-on, and
the body is closest I've yet found to her design. And this time,
no thunder-thighs!
Casimir
Fall 2003
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