Knightmare Batman (Bust)

I have lost a significant amount of my enthusiasm for superhero movies of late. Disney’s over- sight of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been a fiasco; and DC continues its stuttering and waffling, driven by critics and fanboys, ever looking over its shoulder at/for Disney. That being said, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League offerings—Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Zack Snyder’s Justice League—are the cream of the cinematic crop!

Some of the most compelling scenes in Snyder’s JL movies are those that revolve around the post-apocalyptic Knightmare. These are events in the near future, where Darkseid and his Apokoliptian forces attempt to conquer the Earth, and are resisted by Batman and his allies, the Insurgency. Earth has become an arid, desolate wasteland; and the members of the Insurgency have adopted a Road Warrior-like look, reflecting the landscape. 

Knightmare Batman would make an awesome figure; and if I were a few years younger, it would definitely be on the Projects List! But Knight Models has ably addressed the need with an exceptional bust of the character! 

 

 

The 1/10th scale offering, CAD-designed by the most-capable Jorge Velázquez, is beautifully-cast in PUR in two pieces.

It can certainly be addressed straight OOB. But. . . there are some canon points-of-detail that I wish to incorporate in my rendition. . . 

 

The work has already begun, with an integral plinth sculpted, and the figure transferred to its work- base. The real work on the left side of the collar/lapel is underway, and I will elaborate in the posts to come.

 

Until then. . .

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