Re: HOT TOYS : MMS DX 12 - The Dark Knight Rises - BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE Full Specs &
This is what I got, tamiya epoxy putty -smooth surface.
This is what I did:
I took out the pers eye plate. I had to. There was no way I was gonna sculpt the eyelids on the plate within the cowl. I give mad props to those that did...IMO it would've been way harder had I sculpted it that way. Once the plate came out, i popped out the eyes, which is fairly easy.
my tools. toothpick. yes, I applied the putty with a toothpick, and sculpted with a toothpick. That was my tool.
I had used the Bruce sculpt, high res close up shots of said sculpt as reference during the procedure and replicated the shape as best as I could. You just need to be patient. Every once in a while i restored the eyes to make sure both eye lids are symmetrical. Dont fret when you feel the eyelids are looking droopy, sleepy or lazy. you have to remind yourself that the eyeplate has no brows, so the eyes are going to look weird. if you need to, reinsert the plate into the cowl just for a quick look at your progress. if you like where its going, keep at it. if not, adjust.
Also make sure you sculpt the bottom lids so it has that fold or crease. Some here gave him a full on squint. I chose to make it subtle. The main goal for me was to make his eyes a little smaller. At this point it's all comes down to preference.
The good thing about the putty is that it takes a whole day to fully harden. So you have ample time to sculpt, correct, adjust. I had NO experience what so ever, nor did I cut, sand anything. That putty was damned good.
Hope this helped.
love it. Really can't wait to get my batpod.
