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Raving Toy Maniac & CustomCon 10 Present

 

D.C.’s New and Improved:

Hawkman and Batman

 

Created by Ric Alfonso,  a.k.a. Lone Horseman

 

 

 

 

Hawkman

 

-         A bootleg He-man figure was used as the base.   This figure can be found in the Philippines for $3.  It’s has less articulation than a real He-man toy but has exactly the same sculpt and much larger in scale.

-         Wings are from a Freedom the American Eagle figure by Mezco

-         The helmet wings are from Marvel Legends Thor and epoxy clay and plastic were used for sculpting.

-         His belt buckle was taken from a Marvel Legends Dr. Doom figure.

-         The mace is from the bootleg He-man’s ax combined with a wooden knob for the ball and plastic parts for the spikes.

-         The disk with his symbol on the chest was made from a quarter. The tails side of the coin with eagle was covered with his printed symbol.

 

 

Hawkgirl

 

-         The base figure used was a Street fighter Cammy.

-         Wings are from a Redeemer figure from Spawn series 25.

-         The helmet was made using parts from an old He-man bird figure and sculpted with epoxy clay and some plastic.

 

 

Batman

 

-         This is a repainted Batman from the Mattel Nightwing/Batman set.

-         The cape is made of cloth measured and cut appropriately then painted black.

-         The batarang is from a Mattel Zipline Batman figure.

 

Bane

 

-         This is a repaint of the Bane from the Legends of the Dark Knight series

-         Some plastic pieces were added behind his head.

 

Killer Croc

 

-         The Killer Croc from the Batman Knight Force Ninjas series was the base figure.

-         Knee joints were taken from a Doctor Octopus figure from Spider-man Classic and sculpted into the legs with epoxy clay to make the figure taller and more poseable.

 

 

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