Daryl Dixon - Eaglemoss' TWD

It has been a very difficult fortnight, and the bench has been gathering dust (not the good kind!) for the entire month of February. Slowly, but surely, I am making my way back, and though I don't expect things to return to a semblance of normalcy for quite some time, life must go on. . . 

Tomorrow night will mark the return of The Walking Dead from its mid-season hiatus, and I can't wait for any number of reasons! So while work needs to resume on the Eaglemoss Rick Grimes, I  decided to "warm-up" and refamiliarize myself with the bench on its companion piece of Daryl Dixon. 

Overall, this figure is not quite up to what was seen with Rick. . . if only because of the crossbow. The figure is comprised of 11(?) total pieces (3 resin; 3 white metal; 1 steel [the bolt]; plus the 3(?) pcs. base), and the overall casting quality of the resin is, as with Rick, VG+. 

As alluded to above, the "gorilla" on this piece is the crossbow: this is a "D-" effort--and I am be- ing generous! Whatever refinements might have been evident on the painted prototype are no- where to be found on the production piece. To make matters worse, the scale and proportions are completely off! Save for the bolt and the portion of the stock en suite with the arm, the cross- bow and accessories will have to be essentially rebuilt from scratch.    

In addition to making a 'new' crossbow package,  I intend to:

• Reposition the arms, rework the left hand, etc.
• Rework the seams on the garments where necessary
• Sharpen detail where required
• Add any items that might have been overlooked

This is a L-O-N-G term project, but one that I am perversely looking forward to. . . for now!

Stay tuned!

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003