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The Living Monolith was always
a very striking character visually, which is why I decided to capture him
in plastic. His base is a Dark Alliance Lucifer figure, measuring in
at 9" tall. Which if you're into dioramas at all, is perfect scale with
the new Heroclix figures. I trimmed him down, and the new accessories are sculpted in Milliput.
The
straps between his arms and helmet are cut vinyl. The cheek-flaps on
his helmet are cut from a plastic soda bottle and superglued in place. The
round accessory on his helmet is cut out of the plastic bubble you get from
a gumball machine.
The truly patience-stretching part of this custom was
the chrome finish. I think I went through 7 or 8 rounds of sanding/priming on every part
of his costume. Obsessive, I know, but I think it was worth it in the
end. As you can see from the close-up of his boot, the finish is truly
mirror-like; you can even read the printing in the reflection of the paintbrush
handle. I used Duplicolor Aluminum Chrome spray paint, available in
the automotive paint section of finer Walmarts everywhere. I
think it works a little better than Krylon chrome. Oh, and the eyes/mouth
are pink and white artist oils, which is my first attempt at blending oils.
