Mista' J - Prepwork I & II: Review & The Head

I decided to spend some time today on the focal point of this piece, indeed, any Joker piece(!), the head.

The casting on the face was excellent! A little surface granularity, but nothing to lose any sleep over--and quickly resolved! The coiffure, on the other hand evinced moderate mold deterioration. Again, nothing to fret over; but nothing to be ignored, either.

I started by attempting to restore the the original design, but this did not work: there was either too much metal, or not enough. So I reduced the excess metal to a more classic Joker do, and then enhanced the head-sculpt with MS strands.  PERFECT! Hopefully, the MS will withstand handling, etc., otherwise I will have to replicate the work in Duro.

The Joker's hairstyle is anything but dogmatic, so there is plenty of maniacal latitude! It's also a relatively easy way to make the piece truly your own. And the research is sooooo much fun!!!
_____________________________________________________________________________
[NB: The following is the recovered introductory posting lost during the debacle of 14/03/2017.]

Mista' J - Review & Prepwork I (10 August 2016)

I've been in a bit of a Joker mood of late. . . And no, I haven't seen Suicide Squad!

So today I received Knight Models' Joker Comiquette (KDC004) after finding it on eBay at an unbeatable price! Other than the fact that this 2013 release is in their 1/28th scale/70mm range, and the kit is comprised of 8 white-metal pieces (including display plinth), there is no additional introductory information to add.

Despite this being one of the later iterations of this kit, the casting quality is remarkably good! In fact, I would say that the castings comprising this kit are some of the best metal castings that I have from this company!! Regrettably, others have not been so fortunate. . .

As of this writing the foot lugs have been removed, and the legs have been pegged and mounted on the workbase. The coat tails have been permanently attached to the torso, and the torso has been fitted to the legs--in that order! The latter required moderate putty work to maximize the fit and effect a seamless join.

So far, so good. . .

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003