Smart Max figures are infectious! They are an absolute joy to paint,
and very amenable to "per- sonalization". I've lost count of how many
Smart Max conversions I have planned or already un- derway, but this
will probably be the third such venture that I see through to
completion. . .
The project will revolve around the Smog 1888 series' issue number LXX, Kaïn Finger. The fan- tastic sculpture comes from the
masterful hands of one of my favourite sculptors, Allan Carrasco, who
also sculpted Mister Honk, Divio Jackal, the Canopic Beast,
and many more. Compared to the Great White Apes of Barsoom, this is hardly as ambitious a project as
its predecessors, but it is quite challenging in its own right: my goal
is to 'convert' Kaïn Finger into Kirk Langstrom, bka Man-Bat, Batman's alter-ego--and nemesis. . . with a twist. The setting is to be turn-of-the-[20th] century Gotham City! [NB: This idea was first explored in Countdown presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight #1 - Night of the Bat (2007); however Man-Bat and his min- ions were regrettably given rather short-shrift, artistically.] My figure TDL involves adding a pair of hands(?), and reworking the anatomy of the feet (see below).
The
kit is comprised of 8 pieces + the standard Smart Max plinth. The
figure itself is but 3 pcs.-- the remainder is devoted to the pipes from
which Kaïn is suspended and a lantern. I intend to use only the
figure, with the suspension provided by a streetlamp from MiniArt 35560--this is where the rework of the feet comes in.
The casting overall is VG: there are a few more surface air holes than
usual, but this is more reflective of the age of the molds than any
lapse in procedural care.
To be continued. . .
“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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