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Gillman Productions of the USA 1/4 scale resin bust of Pennywise the clown from the Stephen King novel 'IT'. King created Pennywise as an ancient shape shifting entity that landed on earth during an asteroid strike and came to live in the sewer system under the town of Derry, Maine, preying on the fears and impressionable minds of the local children and occasionally adults. Pennywise would mostly take the form of a clown as King believed children had a deep rooted fear of them. Pennywise would awaken every 30 years or thereabouts to feed and many catastrophic events in the town take place during these periods. Pennywise was originally portrayed by Tim Curry in the 1990 television adaptation of the book and the by Bill Skarsgard in the most recent film adaptations IT chapter 1 (2017) and IT chapter 2 (2019). Pennywise is modelled here as he would appear in the 2017 movie, finished in a mix of acrylic and oil paints.

The base is lovely and based on the towers on the Death Star, it was a great piece to paint, plenty of detail to bring out. Preshaded with black then oversprayed with various shades of grey a few washes and light drybrush.

Gillman Productions of the US 1:4 scale bust of the Star Wars villain Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin sculpted by the talented Jeff Yagher. Tarkin, portrayed by Peter Cushing, first appears in Star Wars episode IV: A New Hope (1977) as the high ranking Grand Moff of the Empire in charge of the imperial battle station the Death Star and along with Darth Vader is attempting to recover the stolen plans of the mighty battle station and crush the rebellion against imperial rule. Tarkin perishes at the end of the film when the Death Star is destroyed by Luke Skywalker. Tarkins character makes a number of subsequent appearances in both live action prequels and animated series. A young Tarkin makes a cameo appearance in Revenge of the sith (2005) and a CGI version is portrayed in Rogue One (2016) where the ending of the film is the event that leads into the beginning of the first 1977 Star Wars movie. More of his back story is revealed in the animated series The Clone Wars, Rebels and The Bad Batch. Tarkin is modelled here as he appears in the original 1977 film and is finished mainly in oil paints over acrylics.

Thanks, hopefully there will be more but it will probably depend on how the sales on these figures go.

1/4 scale resin bust of The Penguin aka Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot produced by the garage company KillerKits. Oswald was the son of wealthy parents however his short stature, obesity and large nose made him an outcast and embarrassment to them, this rejection turning him to evil. As crime boss and super villain Penguin, who got his name from his grotesque appearance and love of birds, became one of the most enduring and popular member of Batman's Rogues Gallery, often paired with the Joker and Catwoman. The final picture is the 3 busts in the range in my display cabinet along with the optional head for the Batman figure that I made into a Bruce Wayne mini bust. Finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

Recently completed the 1:4 scale cast resin bust of Robin produced by Killer Kits. This is the companion piece for my last build, Batman and has the same level of fantastic detail, texture and weave on the clothing. Robin was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson as a young sidekick to Batman, first appearing in comic books in 1940. Robin, real name Dick Grayson was part of a travelling acrobat family and circus who was taken in as a legal ward by Bruce Wayne after his family were killed by a crime boss. Trained by Batman the pair stayed as the dynamic duo until the early 80's when Grayson gave up the Robin title and became a superhero in his own right, Nightwing. In the following years the Robin role was taken on by a number of people. Jason Todd who went on to become Red Hood, Stephanie Brown had a short stint before becoming Bat Girl.Tim Drake and Damian Wayne have also taken on the role. The figure is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels.

Thanks, I combine drybrushing and washes/ filters in oil paints for shading and highlighting. I also stay away from white to lighten my paints, so for the cape and hood I use lamp black with a touch of prussian blue lightened with naples yellow which gives a much nicer colour than just adding white to the black. The same for the undersuit mixing paynes grey with prussian blue and naples yellow with washes and filters of heavily thinned prussian blue and indigo. It's alot of back and forward with the processes till I get the colour and effect I want. I think I'm a bit old school with my painting as I still use oil paints, I find the colours more vibrant and easier to work with but I do use acrylics to airbrush or brush paint base layers as well as airbrush pre and post shading. I also find acrylics are good for airbrushing thin layers of different colours over each other. I do mainy larger scale stuff so think these techniques work better on these scales rather than smaller scale figures

That looks fabulous, bet its even better in person as the photos probably won't capture the sparkle as good as seeing it in hand

Jim, thank you very much for the kind comment, glad you like him

1:4 scale resin bust of Batman produced by UK garage kit company Killer Kits. Beautifully cast with detail of the different weave and textures on the undersuit, cape and hood. Batman first appeared in comic books in 1939 created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and as part of the DC universe seeks vengeance on the criminals of Gotham city after the murder of his parents. Batman is the alter ego of Bruce Wayne who inherited his families wealth after their death and although classed as a superhero he has no actual superpower but relies on his fighting skills and intellect as well as a host of tech and gadgets to bring villains to justice. Batman has appeared in many guides over the years in comics books, animated and TV series as well as a host of films. The figure is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

I've no idea what your on about if you think the detail is not up to scale, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

Shadow Kreations from the U.S 1/4 scale kit of "Samara from the Well" , a fantastic sculpt of Samara Morgan from the 2002 psychological horror film "The Ring". Samara was born with supernatural powers where she could imprint thoughts into people's minds. Given up for adoption by her birth mother, who was fearful of her abilities, she was adopted by the Morgan family however being unable to control her abilities led to the death of all the horses on their ranch. Anna Morgan, her adoptive mother who is aware of her abilities, throws her down a well where Samara survives for 7 days. Her spirit lives on as she burns her image onto a video tape that anyone watching will die after 7 days unless they can get someone else to watch the tape. The Ring provides one of the iconic moments in modern horror films where we see Samara crawl out of a TV screen and go from being on video to suddenly being in the room. Finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels.

A Dark Joke is a 1/3 scale bust of the Joker attempting a Batman Disguise sculpted by Steve Peacock and inspired by the artwork of Simon Bisley. The kit is produced by Fantasy Realms, a fun piece to paint and is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

N&T productions1/4 scale bust of Catwoman. Catwoman, real name Selina Kyle, first appeared as an adversary of Batman in 1940. She was a skilled thief/burglar and was a key member of Batman's Rogues Gallery although unlike other villains she was not evil and over the years enjoyed a complex love hate relationship with Batman where she is often portrayed as an antiheroine. Catwoman has been played by many notable actresses over the years from Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt in the original tv series to Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway amongst others in more modern film and TV series. The figure is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

Not good at scaling this size that why I said appropriately, might be 1:4 or slightly smaller, don't think I've taken into account the actual size of the Hulk. I've edited the original post to clarify that. Not sure what you mean about the detail, it seems a pretty good cast to me. Definitely not a recast, it was bought from the producer and caster Benn Clarkson of Fantasy Realms at Sword and Lance. Wouldn't touch a recast.

The Hulk bust in approx 1:3 scale or thereabouts. Produced by Fantasy Realms, cast in resin and sculpted by Steve Peacock. Hulk first appeared in Mavel comics in 1962, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby he was the alter ego of Dr Bruce Banner, his ability to transform when enraged as a result of exposure to gamma rays in a failed experiment. Finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

Thanks. The larger scales gives a different set of painting challenges. Most of the work on this is done with the airbrush.

1/3 scale scale bust from the Batman v Dracula Red Rain comic. Produced in the 90's by Mysteria models and long out of production now. Batman v Dracula Red Rain was the first of what became a trilogy of graphic novels published in 1991, followed by Bloodstorm(1994) and Crimson Mist(1998) they were part of DC comics Elseworlds series. Set in a parallel universe where Dracula and his followers are feeding off Gothams homeless. Batman after investigating the murders has to become a vampire in order to gain the strength to eventually defeat Dracula. Batman is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels. Much of the shading was done with the airbrush and oil paint filters/ washes.

Looks that way, I've got Tom Gannon's book on Israeli Shermans and it does show a mix of U.S, British and French kit

I'm currently building the Tamiya M51 from the 6 day war of 1967. Looking for crew from this period other than the 2 figures provided in the kit I have the following metal figures from Verlinden but wanting to confirm that this is a later uniform than that worn in 1967. Miniart have a couple of figure sets but again they look like later outfits worn during Yom Kippur and later, the same with meng and royal model. Are there options for 1967 IDF tank crew in 1/35 scale?

1/3 scale resin bust of The Surgeon cenobite from the film Hellraiser:Hellseeker. Bust produced by Keith Cousins and sculpted by Steve Peacock. Deacon Vrainian was a skilled and famous surgeon however he inadvertently killed his wife during a procedure which eventually drove him mad and all he wanted to do was to shut out the noise. By solving the lament configuration puzzle box he summoned Pinhead who offered him a means to forget his pain, accepting the offer he was transformed into The Surgeon cenobite and became a servant of Pinhead The Surgeons screen time can be measured in seconds however he has become a fan favourite from the hellraiser universe. I've included a screenshot of how he appeared in the film The bust is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels

That's an old one, painted it myself years ago. It's one of Verlindens early releases around late 80's/ early 90's in 120mm / 1:16 scale. Nice paint up https://www.scalemates.com/kits/verlinden-productions-s08-luftwaffe-fighter-pilot--219073

1/3 scale bust of J.P Monroe who later became the cenobite Pistonhead from the film Hellraiser 3 Hell on Earth. All of these Hellraiser garage kits I paint are from Keith Cousins Demented Dervish studio. They are very much a niche market and not to everyone's taste but they are striking characters and offer real challenges to painting. J.P Monroe was the owner of the Boiler room night club and a collector of dark art. He came into possession of the pillar of souls, a statue, which contained Pinhead. After blood accidently dripped onto the statue, Pinhead was awakened and struck a deal with J.P to bring him victims he could kill and absorb their blood to free him from the pillar. J.P tried to sacrifice his girlfriend Terri however a fight ensues and J.P ends up being killed by Pinhead driving a piston through his head. He then becomes the Cenobite Pistonhead and serves Pinhead. I've added a screenshot to show how he looked in the film Pistonhead is finished in a mix of acrylics, oils and pastels.

Thanks again for the comments, much appreciated. Always good to go out of my comfort zone and try something different.

Thanks for the comment Pappy. The overall finish of this figure does appear a bit more washed out than it really is due to the camera phone. Getting the skin colour is the challenge and contrasting it with the hair shirt and jacket. The figure was initially primed in grey, shadows airbrushed with scale75 Graphene Grey, highlights airbrushed in Scale75 Thar Brown then Mojave white for top highlights. I then play about with oil filters, davys grey, paynes grey and charcoal grey to get the overall tone I want. Scale 75 mojave white + white misted over head to tie everything together. Thinned titanium white oils then used on highlights with paynes grey and davys grey used on shadows. It's very much a constant back and forward with the oils to get the tone and shade I'm happy with. It's my first attempt at this style and is alot more challenging than it appears. I've seen a number of models done in this style and it's a great idea for busts and figures from this era of films. Here's a screenshot from the film I used for reference