Its
been a looong time since I did any custom work, and even longer since I made a
figure. Despite the fact that I have a
few outstanding works for other people, I wanted to ease back into it with a
project that’s been percolating for ages.
While I liked my Rocketeer custom, I was always wanted to improve upon
it, as well as actually make a decent scratch-build of the helmet.
The figure was a Spider-Man at one time in the distant
past. I spliced on some Bullseye boots,
LOTR Denethor hands, and clothed him in some fabric...the jacket is made from
some thin material that has a leathery texture (thanks phinny), allowing for
greater range of motion, and scales better.
The pants were made from some stretchy material that unfortunately
pilled up when painted...I’m not too happy with the texture. The helmet is pure epoxy putty that has been
sanded and smoothed, with styrene fin and intakes, and fishing line for the art
deco styling on the side. The recessed
lenses and breathing grate were achieved by applying masking tape to those
areas, spraying several layers of primer, and removing the masking tape once
the primer had dried. There was enough
of a recess in the paint to distinguish the lines.
The “Cirrus X-5” (as opposed to the X-3), was made from a
plumber fitting, a plastic vial for the dome top, some styrene rod chopped up
for the little rivets, fodder bits, and
some strips of vinyl. I sprayed it with
metallic silver, and accented it with antique gold. I outfitted the bottom booster with a narrow channel to
accommodate a flame chunk from a Marvel Legends War Machine.
