KITBASH!!!! Superman Returns

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My girlfriend is away on a school trip for one week and I have nothing much to do. So I decided to pursue in kitbashing (customizing of figures). I bought a "Ken as Superman" Barbie dol few weeks back and have always decided to kitbash that damn thing. Finally, when I bought Sculpey at Art Friends, my first successful kitbashing journey begins...

Kitbash: Superman Returns
Since I don't really make the costume, I took out those bloody unwanted sponges that made Ken look buff. But with the new body, I don't need any of those paddings...


The process of taking out those extra Padding

I dressed the new body with the Superman Returns Ken doll costume. Quite a tight fit (especially the boots), but managed to in the end...


The new body and the process of fitting the bloody costume.


The end product without the cape...

The most proudest moment for this particular project, is the creation of the head... Well more of the hair and the eyebrows...


Sculpey and the head from the new body. I think it came from some 12 inch soldier figure...

I started sculpting the right side of his hair before finishing off with the left. I did some texture paterns on it to make it look like real hair and using my mum's hair dryer to harden the Sculpey.


The right and left side of the hair...


Finally, the fringe in the shape of an 'S' and the eyebrows...

Now I present to you my friends, the finalised product of my customized Superman Returns 12 inch figure!!!!


From this...


To this....

What's left of this whole project is the color of Superman's eyes and probably a better textured cape... Hope you enjoy my little journey. Peace...

Total Time Spent: 2 1/2 hours
Total Money Spent: Below SGD60
Total Amount of Satisfaction: Priceless

FYI, though the whole concept of this project is to create Brandon Routh potraying Superman, the design of the hair is totally inspired by Christopher Reeve (God Bless his Soul).