Mike999 Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) The Moebius/Polar Lights Grim Reaper in 1/8 scale. The master was sculpted by the awesome Jeff Yagher, who also acts in horror movies. I wanted to finish this one in time for Halloween, and did for once. It didn't end up on the Shelf Of Shame! The kit's an easy build and brought back pleasant memories of gluing together Aurora monster kits while watching "Shock Theatre." You only have to watch out for a few pitfalls: The skull wouldn't fit into the hood until I trimmed down the 2 big mounting pins on back of the skull. The sleeves are 2 parts and leave a big seam INSIDE the sleeve. I filled those with Perfect Plastic Putty and used sanding sticks until they were smooth. The kit doesn't have a nameplate, but it has space for one. Red Planet makes a nice resin nameplate for $5.95. I just made my own, using Plastruct letters. The Reaper was base-painted with Wal-Mart Color Place Flat Black, one of the flattest and blackest black paints I've ever seen. (And not available for quite a while now.) The folds and creases were highlighted by dry-brushing with various oil paints. The kit has a plastic rope belt, but I didn't like it and replaced the belt with candle-wicking material. The instructions showed the hourglass painted wood. I painted it Brass instead, adding a leather strap and small rivet on top. I also filled the bottom of the hourglass with real sand. NOT a good idea. The hourglass is clear plastic and brittle, and I nearly destroyed it. The grass and ground clutter are a mix of static grasses, oregano and basil. The dead bushes are twigs from the yard, and the leaves are pieces of real leaves. Look closely in front of the tombstone on the left, and you'll see that somebody dropped their CD of a certain Blue Oyster Cult album. Maybe it annoyed Ol' Bone-head... Edited October 24, 2020 by Mike999 goof
Dragline Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Nice touch with the BOC album. Well done brother.
Slimguy Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 Exceptional work Michael. The painting and highlighting Los flawless. What a great idea for the rope tie as well. Really love what you did here. Thanks for sharing it.
Jim B Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 Great work on your Grim Reaper. I really like the way the bones came out.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 Nice work. I have a couple figures, but have never been confident enough in my ability to make them look realistic to move forward.
Mike999 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Posted October 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Modelbuilder Mark said: Nice work. I have a couple figures, but have never been confident enough in my ability to make them look realistic to move forward. Just jump in and do it! At least I didn't have to paint any skin with this one... Thanks for the comments, everybody. Much appreciated.
mustang1989 Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 VERY well built and painted. As was said....cool touch with the album.
Nazz Posted November 17, 2020 Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 10:16 AM, mustang1989 said: VERY well built and painted. As was said....cool touch with the album. I have to agree, very well done Michael. Jerry
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