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The one thing Moebuis forgot to give with this kit is a nameplate. They've got a blank slab in front of the Reaper for one. Here is where the aftermarket steps in. I believe I picked this up from Monsters In Motion? It was pretty reasonably price. About $6.00. It is made of resin. And I think finishes off the kit quite nicely. 

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Good job!  And that nameplate really does finish it off nicely.  I have that Grim Reaper kit on my buy list.

Back in the 1970s, a very talented modeler scratch-built a similar figure. IIRC, he started with a skeleton from a "Pirates of the Caribbean" kit (of all things).  He dressed Mr. Bones in black tissue paper stiffened with white glue (an old-school modeling trick).  He also scratch-built a scythe for the figure to hold.  He made up a nameplate saying "Black Plague - Europe, 14th Century." 

For a long time it was in the window of a hobby shop in Orange County, CA.  Wish I could remember that guy's name.  His work was often featured in the "Scale Modeler" and "Military Modeler" magazines.  When I moved from the West to East Coast a few years ago, I threw out a lot of my old magazines. Which I'm regretting now, of course.

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On 21/03/2018 at 3:41 PM, unclescott58 said:

Today I got the following for when Death Takes a Holiday. Despite his inability to show it, the Grim Reaper is really quite excited. It works out well that both kits are in 1/8th scale. 

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I got the same kit the figure was hard to get took me three months to get it. This is going to be my mascot for my hobby room

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