08 February 2014

Judge Dredd - Painting (VIII): The Home Stretch

Dredd is now mounted on its permanent display pedestal! And as such, the project can be deemed completed. 

That being said, the helmet remains to be done. This will be a modular sub-project executed over the next 72 hours. Once the epoxy has cured and set, I will undercoat the helmet. If time--and inclination!--permit, I will then attempt to work the red trim tonight. Once that is done, it's just a matter of finishing the helmet.

This has been an awesome project! In closing, I have heard any number of 'comments' re: the price point of the DWC kits. All I will say is:
  1. You need to check the current price of like-scaled figures. . . DWC's prices are very competitive. And. . . 
  2. This figure more than lives up to its price point. In fact, it far exceeds "bang-for-the-buck" expectations. . . as long as the goals that you are setting for yourself and the figure will require more than a casual weekend to realize--and you have the chops to execute!  
I have scheduled a photo-shoot for Dredd and The Rhino on Wednesday or Thursday. Images of both will be posted by Monday latest.

UPDATE 10.02.2014. . . Save for the final glazing of the visor, and any points of detail that might have been overlooked in the preliminary once-over, "JUSTICE" is done! Sidebar note: Given the difficulty of achieving a glass-smooth compound surface of moderate size in a smaller scale, I decided to give Dredd's helmet a slightly textured finish. It provides that added touch that grounds this rendition on "our" side of the reality fenceline.  

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