Late last year, it came to my attention that Dark World Creations (UK) had acquired the much- coveted 2000AD license. This is the graphic anthology (read: comics) that gave the world Judge Dredd.
The first release under the license was Rogue Trooper. Hot on its heels, release #2 gave the fans what they were waiting for: Judge Dredd. 3-D sculpted by David Richardson, the 70mm figure actually measures 77mm in ht., and the kit is comprised of 7 exquisitely cast pieces + the logo-ed base. I picked-up the figure from The Red Lancers at the Show this weekend.
The first thing that struck me was the quality of the castings. Where they perfect? Admittedly not, but what is nowadays? There was your assortment of surface-trapped air bubbles here and there, but certainly nothing to fret over. As a reviewer, what is of greater concern is that these random voids might be overlooked by the hasty or inexperienced modeler! On the other hand, what was really impressive was the high-tolerance, precision interference fit of the pieces! I have never seen anything like this in my many years in the hobby!
This is an exciting release that has "great stuff to come" written all over it! And I can't wait!!
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