I was able to pick this miniature up at the CMON Expo this weekend (thanks to Josh!!!), and it is stellar! The casting quality is superb, and the design. . . well, it was sculpted by Allan Carrasco, so 'nuff said.
While it is a marvelous mini based on and/or inspired by an arsinoithere, I have other plans for this. This will be the first of three (that I know of) projects depicting Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich, better known as The Rhino. You might recall my initial dalliances with Rhino #1, and while this project has been shelved (but not forgotten!), it is time to start getting serious about one of my favorite Spidey villains. Especially as Paul Giamatti has been cast to play the Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2!
Enter M. Carrasco's anthropomorphic arsiniothere, Kifaro. This piece is just about the perfect core figure for a conversion to a standing Rhino. Once you carefully remove the snout/horns, the skull girdle, and separate the hands from the wicked hafted "cleaver", you are over half way to the finish line! Of course, a new face will have to be sculpted (already roughed-in in SSF!) and the hooves reworked. . .
Stay tuned!
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