War on Crime

Sculpt By
Mike Hill
 
 
Kit Name:  Batman - War on Crime Bust Scale:  1/4 
Manufacturer:  Shape Shifters Date Built:  February 2002
 
This is the Shape Shifters Batman "War on Crime" bust sculpted by Mike Hill and based on the artwork of Alex Ross from his Graphic Novel "Batman-War on Crime"....

The bust stands about 7" tall and is made from hollow cast resin.  The casting on this is very, very good, there was only one minor seam line to clean up, running along the back of the cape up to the top of the head...  No air bubbles and maybe two or three small pinholes.  It came in three parts, the bust and two sets of glove fins.  Painting was pretty straight forward...  As usual I used Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic craft paints, for the costume I used a couple of different grays, black, charcoal and Payne's gray.  Medium flesh was used for the exposed skin and Dark Umber for the eyes.

This is a piece that I had been trying to acquire for well over a year.   In my not so humble opinion It is one of the best looking Batman sculpts out there.  Mike out and out nailed the likeness to Alex Ross's art.  I'm real happy with the way it turned out and love having it up on my shelf.  If you are a fan of well sculpted kits, in particular... Batman kits, then do your self a favor and track one of these down.