Like
so many other customizers, I knew as soon as I saw the 10" Wonder
Woman figure she'd make a great base for a Giganta
custom. Unlike the aforementioned artisans, my Giganta custom
was started, but then took over a year to finish. Seems I kept
getting sidetracked!
Obviously,
the first thing to go was Diana's hair. What a chore that was!
The remaining Wonder Woman details were then removed or filled
in. Kneadatite was used to increase Giganta's bust.
Giganta's hair
was shaped from Super Sculpey. The skirt, belt, shoulder clasp,
earrings and boot cuffs are all Kneadatite. I also added Kneadatite
to her jawline, making it a bit more square. Her bracelets are
strips of vinyl, painted separate and applied after
the figure
was fully
painted. (They hang loose, as they should.)
Overall, a
fun figure that "raises the bar" on the shelf, so to speak. I
will say working on a larger figure was tougher than I expected,
though. I should also add that Giganta was the first figure I
ever painted with an audience in attendance. She was painted
at Zeus
Comics and Toys in Dallas, Texas, during the big CAPE
event, May 7th, 2005. Casimir
Spring
2005
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