Some of the last comic books I read back in the 20th c. were from an ad-hoc publisher, a regrettably short-lived collaborative effort between DC and Marvel that went by the name Amalgam Comics. Unfortunately, there were but 24 issues published from 1996 through 1997.
Amalgam Comics provided us with some of the most memorable superheroes in comic book history. Dark Claw (Logan Wayne//Batman/Wolverine); Dr. StrangeFate (Charles Xavier//Dr. Strange/Dr. Fate— admittedly not the most imaginative of names); and the subject of this homage to Amalgam, Hal Stark, aka Iron Lantern (Hal Jordan/ Tony Stark//Green Lantern/Iron Man).
The base figure—bust—is the “Retro” Iron Man, part of the Group 2 Iron Man mini-bust (mb) 3-pak (Phase III - #2485/2500) offered by Bowen Designs, and sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers. While the now-classic Silver Age Iron Man mb (Phase I) is in some ways a better “fit”, the Retro mb eked out the Silver Age candidate given what I have in mind and the palette.
So how do we go about transforming Tony Stark/Iron Man into Hal Stark/Iron Lantern? The first step is to strip the bust down to the cold-cast porcelain, and disassemble as much as I can—if at all. [FU-16/07/11: DONE! AOTW, the gauntlets have been removed and the bust separated from the pedestal. While I am still examining potential joins, it appears as if this was the extent of the "break-down".] Second comes the actual mods to the original sculpt. These are relatively easy (including the addition of the Lantern insignia) save for the enhancements required on the helmet. Finally, the painting. I will be venturing into uncharted waters when I get to this point. . .
NO FEAR. . . Corps ASSEMBLE!
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