The piece is GEOmetric Designs' 1/4 scale bust of Boris Karloff as "The Mummy", masterfully rendered by Swedish sculptor Kenneth Nyman. My sample is one of the original castings: buff yellow resin with a circular plinth for a base and a white-metal nameplate. The quality is, in a word, PERFECT! Current releases are in a softer, pale grey "polyvinyl" resin about which, as most of you know, I am less than enamoured. On the plus side, current releases include a scenic base that complements the figure very nicely, and is fortunately affordably available as an aftermarket item.
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The first is image is a 3-d'al conceptualization pending approval. The scenic base has been extensively modified: e.g., the canopic jar with the lid representing Duamutef has been relocated to tighten the presentation. Additional work will be forthcoming. The other two images provide an unbiased view of the quality of the casting, to say nothing of the sculptural excellence.
As I mentioned, the casting quality is superb--very little clean-up involved. As is my wont, I have already "fired" the casting, and it is "clean": no sweating; no soft-cures. Hence most of the work in the immediate future will focus on the base.
Until then. . .
As a brief follow-up, inclusion of the scenic base has been approved, and the work can now begin in earnest!
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