Catanas Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Speedcat zooms into The Gotham Museum just in time to disarm one of the Jokers Laughter bombs. ADDITIONAL IMAGES: - Larger image of Vignette Some of the design work. The decals themselves Project Inspiration. As soon as I saw this contest, I knew I was going to enter the hero category as my first real attempt at minifigure customization. I love fun and quirky heroes, especially the Flash. I was a bit unsure at first about doing a speedster but then I decided what the heck, why can't Gotham have a speedster? So off to work I went. Her looks came partly from a character I'd posted before in my reviews here, and partly from my DC Universe character, but with a totally revamped costume (Pinktastic!). Her backstory was another thing entirely. I wanted to try and have a way for a young British (Aye, British because well, there aren't enough Brits in Gotham!) speedster to get into Gotham and one of the comics I'd fallen in love with recently gave me a way in! Knight and Squire are kind of like a British version of Batman and Robin, and get involved in Batmans affairs from time to time. As with most comic book British heroes, magic takes a big role and there was my way in! After that I just had to figure out a way to move her to Gotham. Waynetech seemed like a great answer, and it allowed Batman to keep an eye on her...which he does! As this was my first proper attempt at customizing, I ended up going through a few torsos and legs experimenting with decals, but settled on Vinyl stickers in the end as I couldn't quite seem to get the gloss coat right. It doesn't look too bad however! :) Cost: - Mia Hair - £1.00 4x Black Torso - 4x 0.30 = £1.20 4x Black Legs - 4x 0.20 = 0.80 Surfer Girl Legs - 0.10 2x Dark Pink arm sets - 2x 0.60 = £1.20 Transfer Paper - £2.20 Vinyl Sticker Paper - £1.30 Final cost = £7.80 + the odd bit of decal fix and gloss coat. Hope you enjoy it! Cat (PS: My photography still isn't the best! ) Edited June 26, 2012 by Catanas Quote
sok117 Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 enough said. I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it Quote
The Penguin Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Now that is pure awesomenees! Even though I don't like decals very much, you did a terrific jod. Good day, ladies and gentlemen! ) Quote
Catanas Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 enough said. I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it Thanks very much. And I'll take any you have spare. Loved Nighthawk by the way! Terrific effort, very well done! Thanks very much! Now that is pure awesomenees! Even though I don't like decals very much, you did a terrific jod. Good day, ladies and gentlemen! ) Aww, thankee Cobblepot! And Pshhh to you! Pink decals are fun Now fix Star Sapphire! Thanks again for this awesome competition, really enjoyed it. Quote
purpleparadox Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 It's a great entry and everything, but what makes it really stand out IMO is the mock-up comic book cover! Fantastic job! Best of luck in the contest. Quote
Ceroknight Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Super sarcasm One of my favourite entries so far! Good luck! Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Living up to your 'Cat persona' eh? Very impressive entry - excellent custom decals, effective pink-black color combo, and great comic image - really well done! And it's always great to see chicks kitteh cats join the hero forces. Great job and best of luck in the contest! Quote
Catanas Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 I've just added a link to the decals themselves, just to make up a bit for the photos. If thats not cool, please free to remove the link or tell me off! Theres nothing new on there. Living up to your 'Cat persona' eh? Very impressive entry - excellent custom decals, effective pink-black color combo, and great comic image - really well done! And it's always great to see chicks kitteh cats join the hero forces. Great job and best of luck in the contest! Thanks very mucho! The world needs more cats of course And thanks Cero, best of luck to you too! Quote
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