No, I'm not gonna start this one crying about how slow I work. Been busy with my kids since they're out of school for summer. On top o' that I joined a new band and have been doing a lot of practicing and rehearsing. In the midst of all this I have found some time to work on - Daredevil, The Man Without Fear! Marvel Universe Classics style! Props to DisThunder for the MUC term.
This is my 2nd Daredevil, the first Daredevil I made was sold on eBay. When I got my hands on a DCUC Wave 8 Flash I knew the time had come to make another DD, this time, for my shelf. I loved the Daredevil: Guardian Devil story by Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada and I really wanted make this DD as close to the way Quesada drew him.
The hardest part about this custom, besides finding time to work on it, was covering up the yellow on his boots. Mattel uses some thick paint. What I did for the parts that weren't red was give 'em a couple coats of Citadel Foundation Red. The Foundation line of paints are made specifically to be great base coats with good coverage. Then I went at him with Model Masters Guards Red. His little bit of flesh was painted with MM Light Flesh with a drop of Citadel Beastial Brown mixed in. The MM Light Flesh is way too pale on it's own but a drop of brown added to 3 or 4 drops of MMLF makes a natural caucasian flesh tone.
On to the pics!
WIP Pic >
Finished >
Size Comparisons >
Recipe >
ML Face Off Daredevil Head
DCUC Flash Body except for the forearms which came from a DCUC Batman, for that cool sculpted glove look
Belt made from Styrene, Buckle from Fixit Sculpt
DD Insignia is a vinyl sticker courtesy of my good friend Synner
Teaser >
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