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customs are a lot like animated figures: they tend to easily multiply
.I knew I might get sucked in once I made Superlad.
Robin
is part of my effort to finish out the "S" and "B"
teams seen in the "Public Enemies" storyline. The base
figure is a DCD Impulse figure, with lots of Dremeling and sanding
to remove the dimensional details. (Could still use some more, truth
be told). I felt that the Impulse figure was similar in style to
the McG-style figures, thus allowing Robin to be of smaller frame
than his muscle-bound comrades. It only made sense, then, to use
a Crimson Alex figure for the head, since the same artist had draw
both Alex and Impulse as they were later depicted in plastic .I
removed some of Alex's hair. The mask is simply painted on. Robin's
glove, belt and the tunic buckles (what are those supposed to be?)
are Magic Sculpt and/or vinyl. His boots were cast from a McG Superwoman.
A perfect fit! The cape is taken from a DCD Teen Titans Robin. I
had intended to make a longer, more accurate cape, but this one
fit so nice I opted to take the easy route.
I
should say that both my McG Huntress and Robin were sitting on my
desk for a year. I worked on them as time allowed, but by the end
I was really ready for them to be finished. I think I cut some corners
as a result.
Casimir
Winter 2008
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