Greg: Wow, that head does look... odd. To me he looks kinda like Jordan Hembrough from 'Toy Hunters'.

Ya know you could always turn his 'S' backwards and make him Bizarro 

Wow, stainless steel would be awesome!

Superman looks like a real challenge. Those hands, looks like he stole em from the mouse! Three fingers?

I am not going to have my guy for between 48 hours and 48 days, according to M in M! Let's hope its soon. But, I will need a few Vlogs to learn the basics as I've never built a big resin fig before. No idea where to start. Pins in the arms? How to hide the seams?

All new to me.

Great jump-off, there, Shiv. You can almost feel the cool of the granite through the picture!

Here are the semi-obligatory sprue shots of the old Superman kit, as rereleased by Revell around 1999 with a changed/resculpted head. Though it's not as horrific as some of the reviews I'd read lead me to believe, that new head needs work: it's a bit too large, that forelock needs toning down a bit, and the weirdly arched eyebrows will have to be fixed. (I know there is an aftermarket resin of the original Aurora head design available, and I'm not ruling it out, but I'll see what can be done with the kit's first.)  So far, my only concession to aftermarket stuff is a sheet of Archer Fine Transfer eyeballs, should be fun.

With the exception of the hands, which are badly pitted and pin-marked, the rest of the moldings look okay considering their age. A quick dry-fit showed parts fit is generally atrocious, so I'm looking at lots of puttying and sanding of body parts.

Have a great weekend, everybody.

Shiv,

That's coming along nicely! You've definitely gotten the stone texture down. A few years ago I worked with a colleague in the art department on this model. We toyed with the idea of using natural metal on the eagle like the Chrysler Building.

However, because we were under a stiff review deadline, we didn't do it. Maybe one day ...

Yeah nice Shiv, I was thinking it looks like polished granite too.

Needs bird doo.

That looks really cool. It looks like granite, which is appropriate.

Shiv - looks right on.  At this point to me, it looks like polished stone - which is cool.

regards

Jack

got a start on my spiderman. started with the statue.I know he isn't a gargoyle but I am going to call him Bruce. Started with a black primer.

than used different shades of grey oil paint to try and replicate concrete

going to wait a few days for the oil paint to dry thuroughly and than weather it some more with acrylics

I'm looking forward to start this on the weekend. As I'm doing Iron Man I'm tempted to see it I can light it which may slow me down a little but the rest isnt a complicated build so why not challenge myself!

Just got a notice- BACKORDERED!

Conan, do your bidding. I want to hear the lament of their women!

Gamera - Nice! I like that uniform the best of all the seasons. As for the lavender, man, I just don't know.

Thanks for the well wishes! Hopefully, we'll bring back some cool news.

Later,

Tim

Yeah, have fun guys!

Anyway here's Jon-Luc, I didn't bother to strip the pants since they're all black anyway:

And his adversary, I hope that's a warrior purple- the photo darkened it, in real life it's sort of a lavender. No idea why since nothing on a Romulan uniform is that colour:

Tim Kidwell

Hi guys,

Just so you know, we won't be checking in with you tomorrow. Aaron and I will be at iHobby Expo in Schaumburg, Ill. We'll talk at you when we get back.

Tim

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Fond memories of Schaumburg. (Used to live in Arlington Heights, just "next door.")

Have a great show.

Hi guys,

Just so you know, we won't be checking in with you tomorrow. Aaron and I will be at iHobby Expo in Schaumburg, Ill. We'll talk at you when we get back.

Tim

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Aaron Skinner

Alien,

Do not interfere with a Judge in the commission of his duties. Failure to comply will be punished. Meet the latest ammunition for the Lawgiver:

I'm sorry...what part of "Faster than a speeding bullet" is unclear?

Anyway, you're both more or less in the same business. Bad guys don't like you.

Boy, getting big flashback to "Math Club" meetings in High School, circa 1969...

Aaron Skinner

gregbale

Seriously?? Consider:

1) Faster than a speeding bullet.

2) More powerful than a locomotive.

3) Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

4) Able to hide his true identity...apparently from everybody...just by putting on a freakin' pair of glasses.

Superman. 'Nuff said.

Alien,

Do not interfere with a Judge in the commission of his duties. Failure to comply will be punished. Meet the latest ammunition for the Lawgiver:

'Earl Grey a stimulant, um hmph hmph, Prime Directive, I am needed back on the ship... Beam my tail out of here- NOW!' 

gregbale

Seriously?? Consider:

1) Faster than a speeding bullet.

2) More powerful than a locomotive.

3) Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

4) Able to hide his true identity...apparently from everybody...just by putting on a freakin' pair of glasses.

Superman. 'Nuff said.

Alien,

Do not interfere with a Judge in the commission of his duties. Failure to comply will be punished. Meet the latest ammunition for the Lawgiver:

Aaron Skinner

Gamera

Aaron Skinner

Tim Kidwell

Aaron Skinner

All the muscles in the world are no match for the Lawgiver. If the drokking Cimmerian won't go to an iso-cube quietly, a couple of explosive rounds followed by a couple of incendiaries should be enough to send him back to the Hyborian Age.

Bah! Puny "Judge." Crom may be cold and distant, but Conan's sword is immediate and sharp. Law is unnatural--chaos and barbarism are the natural order. Megacity shall feel the weight of Conan's booted heel and tremble beneath its bloody print.

Citizen! You are a mutie in possession of an illegal weapon. The punishment is 10 years encubement beginning now. 

'As a licensed representative of the United Federation of Planets I Captain Jon-Luc Picard am ready to moderate as a neutral should you wish to talk out your differences in a civil and adult fashion.'

'Yes Picard- talk the two of the them to death as you always do. We Romulans appreciate a good fight, where's the popcorn and let the best human win!'  

Citizen. You are in possession of an illegal stimulant — Earl Grey tea — a class 3 felony. Sentence: 3 years in the Iso-Block.

Alien, you are welcome in Mega-City One as long as you abide by the law.

Seriously?? Consider:

1) Faster than a speeding bullet.

2) More powerful than a locomotive.

3) Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

4) Able to hide his true identity...apparently from everybody...just by putting on a freakin' pair of glasses.

Superman. 'Nuff said.

Gamera

Aaron Skinner

Tim Kidwell

Aaron Skinner

All the muscles in the world are no match for the Lawgiver. If the drokking Cimmerian won't go to an iso-cube quietly, a couple of explosive rounds followed by a couple of incendiaries should be enough to send him back to the Hyborian Age.

Bah! Puny "Judge." Crom may be cold and distant, but Conan's sword is immediate and sharp. Law is unnatural--chaos and barbarism are the natural order. Megacity shall feel the weight of Conan's booted heel and tremble beneath its bloody print.

Citizen! You are a mutie in possession of an illegal weapon. The punishment is 10 years encubement beginning now. 

'As a licensed representative of the United Federation of Planets I Captain Jon-Luc Picard am ready to moderate as a neutral should you wish to talk out your differences in a civil and adult fashion.'

'Yes Picard- talk the two of the them to death as you always do. We Romulans appreciate a good fight, where's the popcorn and let the best human win!'  

Citizen. You are in possession of an illegal stimulant — Earl Grey tea — a class 3 felony. Sentence: 3 years in the Iso-Block.

Alien, you are welcome in Mega-City One as long as you abide by the law.

Aaron Skinner

Tim Kidwell

Aaron Skinner

All the muscles in the world are no match for the Lawgiver. If the drokking Cimmerian won't go to an iso-cube quietly, a couple of explosive rounds followed by a couple of incendiaries should be enough to send him back to the Hyborian Age.

Bah! Puny "Judge." Crom may be cold and distant, but Conan's sword is immediate and sharp. Law is unnatural--chaos and barbarism are the natural order. Megacity shall feel the weight of Conan's booted heel and tremble beneath its bloody print.

Citizen! You are a mutie in possession of an illegal weapon. The punishment is 10 years encubement beginning now. 

'As a licensed representative of the United Federation of Planets I Captain Jon-Luc Picard am ready to moderate as a neutral should you wish to talk out your differences in a civil and adult fashion.'

'Yes Picard- talk the two of the them to death as you always do. We Romulans appreciate a good fight, where's the popcorn and let the best human win!'  

Listening to you guys "talk" just reinforces my realization that I'm not in my typical modeling genre with this group build.

So...encubement...that's like being confined to an office cube farm, right?...

I was much happier when you were mentioning explosives and such...I may be learning more than I bargained for,,,

Zoro will be slashing his way out of the box maybe over the weekend.

Tim Kidwell

Aaron Skinner

All the muscles in the world are no match for the Lawgiver. If the drokking Cimmerian won't go to an iso-cube quietly, a couple of explosive rounds followed by a couple of incendiaries should be enough to send him back to the Hyborian Age.

Bah! Puny "Judge." Crom may be cold and distant, but Conan's sword is immediate and sharp. Law is unnatural--chaos and barbarism are the natural order. Megacity shall feel the weight of Conan's booted heel and tremble beneath its bloody print.

Aaron Skinner

All the muscles in the world are no match for the Lawgiver. If the drokking Cimmerian won't go to an iso-cube quietly, a couple of explosive rounds followed by a couple of incendiaries should be enough to send him back to the Hyborian Age.

Bah! Puny "Judge." Crom may be cold and distant, but Conan's sword is immediate and sharp. Law is unnatural--chaos and barbarism are the natural order. Megacity shall feel the weight of Conan's booted heel and tremble beneath its bloody print.

Gamera

'What are the best things in life Conan?'

'TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, DRIVE THEM BEFORE YOU, TO BUILD ALL YOUR MODELS...'

If he gets out of control the Judge can probably slow him down.

'What are the best things in life Conan?'

'TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, DRIVE THEM BEFORE YOU, TO BUILD ALL YOUR MODELS...'

If he gets out of control the Judge can probably slow him down.

Better be careful Tim that he doesn't go barbarian on you after he is finished. Thats a big boy to have go out of control.

Tim-

"My, that's a big one".

Aaron Skinner

One question though: Is Dredd a hero or villain?

A villain to some, hero to others, the most famous of Megacity 1's judges is The Law.