The regulars in the readership know what a committed fan I am of Smart Max's product line, especially their SMOG 1888 series. Superb design and sculpture; VG+ to Excellent casting; and above all, creativity and imagination to . . . well. . . the Max!
One of the largely unsung perks of this line is their adaptability to other subjects. Last year, as most of you know, I kit-bashed two kits of Mister Honk to create a Great White Ape of Barsoom. This was the first of many conversions that are on the drawing board.
My second excursion into the realm of Smart Max conversions will revolve around the Canopic Beast, a fantastic sculpture by one of my favourite SM sculptors, Allan Carrasco, who also sculpted Mister Honk and Divio Juckal. While hardly as ambitious a project as its predecessor, it is quite challenging in its own right: my goal is to convert the Canopic Beast into Waylon Jones, bka Killer Croc, Batman's reptilian nemesis.
The project is underway. To date, I have attached the tail, the head and the mandible; reduced the length of the jaws by about 5mm; and "fleshed-out" (using MS) the jaws and the chest. This project is off to a great start!. . .
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