Hi, this is my rendition of the Revell 1/6 scale Batman - Val Kilmer. Enjoy.
It looks real good tappie. The facereally turned out. By the way you posted this twice. I think you can delete the other one as long as no one posts under it.
I wouldn’t have known it was your first stab at a vinyl kit. It looks great, thanks for the look.
Excellent Batman, Tappie…
I’ve never painted figure…what type of paints do you use and have any problems with painting?
Dan
Nice work!
Looks great!
4 pix from basically the same angle, though. How about some pix from different angles?
Actually, I prefer Keaton. But your Batman figure is awesome! Wonderful jod, Tappie. I havent built vinyl figures. Is it difficult to build/handle?
Thanks you guys,
The camera angle is due to the fact that the model isn’t stuck to a base yet and still seem tip over. I’ll try some other angles soon. The double posting is due to my pc not responding in kind.
Vinyl is soft - here we average about 30 degrees Celsius ( I guess about 90 degrees Fahrenheit? ), so it is quit easy to position. The hardest part is cutting off the excess vinyl. I weighted the feet down with plaster of paris as the cape makes it top heavy. I primed the vinyl with Future ( what else ) and painted the kit with Humbrol enamels. The body armour was drybrushed with Tamiya gun metal. The shine was done with Future. The kit was without the batarang. The face was painted in oils over the Future primer. The only sloppy fit was where the cape joined the chest but a hairdryer sorted that out real easy.
As vinyl kits are very scarce here, I doubt if I’ll be able to do one again soon.
Gotcha on the angles!
I’d really like to see how the cape drapes from the rear.
Nice work, tappie. You did a good paint job there.
Nice job on Bats Tappie. This is a nice kit. I’ve never heard of using future as a primer. I’ve always used Krylon Sandable primer on my kits. Humm, maybe I should give Future a try? I’ve seen some kits that didn’t have the Batarang and the modeler has replace it by giving him a grapling hook in his throwing hand with a rope place through his left fist. Just something to consider for finishing him off.
Just a thought
Rogue
Working on the grappeling hook & rope idea. Thanks for the tip.