While
researching the details of Classic Ra's
al Ghul, I viewed both Ra's and Talia's first appearances
with fresh eyes. I was struck by how similar Talia's dress from
her first appearance was to that of the Mary Jane figure from
the Spider-Man line. Except for Mary Jane's sculpted clasp,
the cut was almost identical! How did I not see this before?
So, one Mary Jane figure a head swap later...
Very little
work was needed for the body. I Dremeled away the clasp along
the right collar bone and the dress was ready. I masked off
the limbs and sprayed the dress red. The squiggly lines were
drawn with a good ball point pen. The head took a bit more work.
I used a Danger Girl "Natatsha" head, mainly because I had one
in the parts drawer. (Actually, it's the "female heads drawer,"
but that sounds morbid.) I added some more hair to her left side
with Magic Sculpt, and shaped a new neck from Kneadatite.
The end result
is a classy looking figure that works well on the shelf.
Casimir
Summer 2005 |
