As it should be!
I recently finished reading Brian Azzarello's Batman: Damned, illustrated by Lee Bermejo. I picked-up the collected HC edition while Christmas shopping last month. This three-issue super- natural horror story is, in a word, AWESOME! The fact that it includes fresh and provocative iterations of some of my favorite DC characters is merely the maraschino cherry on top of the sundae!
The team's interpretation of Harley Quinn is priceless! And begged to be done!! Fortunately, I was afforded a Quality (with a capital Q!) base sculpture: Life Miniatures' "Bye Bye Baby", a 1/10th-scale bust of Marilyn Monroe in Korea during her 1954 USO Tour (LMB013).
Intrigued?
The casting--and sculpting!--is, as one would expect, bordering on perfection! A simple two-piece bust comprised of head and torso, the design and engineering is Exemplary (with a capital E!!). While there is very little work (if any!) to be done on the head, converting the nylon flight-jacket to a trench-coat will be the major obstacle to negotiate.
To date, the sprues have been removed, the resin sanded, and the head fitted; the fur collar has been reduced; and the arm has been removed.. .
More to follow. . .
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
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