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Not
following the various Green Lantern stories as closely as I'd like,
I'd never heard of Soranik Natu until fellow CAPE enthusiast Ned
contacted me about a potential commission as a birthday gift for
his wife Margie. Lucky for Ned I had a brief window in my schedule.
It doesn't hurt that Ned and Margie both build some of the finest
costumes I've ever seen. Check out Ned's
site. (You really have to see them in person for the full effect,
though.)
Given the birthday
factor, I had to act fast. That meant using what was already available
in my fodder supplies. My solution involved the limbs and pelvis
from a DC direct Phantom Lady figure, merged with the torso of a
Sydney Savage figure. I added non-heeled feet from some old Jim
Lee-based gal. The work-in-progress photo below features a temporary
head, later replaced by an Abbey Chase head. After that photo was
taken, I decided the abdomen was too long, and thus shortened it.
After the figure
was painted and Dullcote applied, I brushed on some glossy sealer
over the green portions of the costume. This is not something I
normally do, but I felt the shine added a nice layer of depth the
the final product, and helped the figure fit in among her DC Direct
brethren in the Corps.
Casimir
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