Harley Quinn - Arkham Asylum

Hard to believe that it has been nearly 4 weeks since my last posting. . . Actually, what is really hard to believe is that I managed to average about 3 postings/week from the middle of July through mid-October! This has been a quarter from Hell at work, and it has finally caught-up with me: work-demons are anathema to creative Muses, and while my ladies held their own admir- ably, they finally had enough. . . Now it is incumbent upon me to stoke the boilers to life and start clearing some of the accumulated backlog of projects. . .

The piece that I hope will blaze the way is Eaglemoss's third release in their Batman: Arkham Asylum 1/16th scale series of figures, [Nurse] Harley Quinn. I just received the figure today(!); and having passed preliminary examination, it is now soaking in the Purple Bath. . . 

There are a few mods that have tentatively made their way to the TDL; but this one is primarily a strip-prime-paint exercise.

More to follow. . .

20.11.2019--I am now on the third day of "PpS" (pre-prep strip) and things are coming along quite nicely. . . I now know that there are [at least] 4 pieces to this figure: 1) main figure; 2) left arm; and 3) pony tails x 2 (NB-these are the only items cast in 'metallic resin'!). I am fairly certain that, at one time, the right arm was also a separate piece; but, in my sample, it appears as if it has been cast en suite. . .

Casting quality is VG+, and the usual destructive seam removal was thankfully largely disregard- ed. Yes, that means that the base coat of paint (white) is thicker than usual, but the trade-off is well worth it! I am hoping to wrap-up PpS by the Holiday weekend, at the latest.

24.11.2019--PpS is DONE for Harley. . . as well as her companion figure, Poison Ivy.

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